Westport, CT

Status: ALUMNI

On June 5, 2019, two students from the Staples High School in Westport, CT founded the forty-ninth branch for the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): Westport, CT.

Founders:

The founders of the Westport Branch are: Anna Pan and Kaitlyn (Katie) McGillion-Moore, left to right.

Congratulations to Anna and Katie of the Connecticut Westport Branch! Great Job!

The Description of the Westport Branch

We decided to create the Connecticut Branch of Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States because we wanted to contribute to our community in Westport. We, as high school students in Westport, CT, feel that we have an obligation to improve out community, state, and country. Founding the Westport, CT Branch enables us to fulfill our goal of leadership to students and service to our community. We can give back to our community and country with the platform AYLUS provides.

 

Founding Branch Leaders:

Position Name Email

Graduating High School Year

President Anna Pan ap1005278@student.westportps.org

2022

Vice President Kaitlyn (Katie) McGillion-Moore katiemcgillionmoore@gmail.com

2022

Get to Know your Founding Leaders:

Anna Pan: Pan is a high school student in Staples High School located in Westport, CT. She founded the first CT branch in hopes to grow awareness of social justices and give back to her community. Besides her leadership role in AYLUS, she is also the President and Director of Debate of Junior Statesmen of America (JSA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Westport Girl Talk, and Cp-Founder and Co-Captain of her school’s fencing team. As a competitive fencer and violinist, she enjoys her opportunities in traveling around the nation and meeting new people.

Katie McGillion-Moore: to be posted. . .

Current Branch Leaders

Position Name Email

Graduating High School Class

President Anna Pan anniep7272@yahoo.com

2022

Vice President Kaitlyn (Katie) McGillion-Moore katie.mcgillionmoore@gmail.com

2022

Secretary Alexia Abrams Rivera aa1006142@students.westportps.org

2022

Advisor Susan McGillion-Moore mcgillion.susan@yahoo.com
Advisor Janet Pan mandy133326@yahoo.com


Branch Members 2021-22

Position Full Name High School Graduating Class
Member Athina Sacrimento 2024
Member Sophie Hekmat 2022
Member Anya Nair 2024
Member Pragathi Ashok 2022
Member Alana Zitomer 2023
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Branch Members 2020-21

Position Full Name Graduating High School Class
Member Rijul Nair 2022
Member Amy Hogan 2022
Member Athina Sarmiento 2024
Member Christiane Betfarhad 2022
Member Lyah Muktaverum 2022
Member Pragathi Ashok 2022
Member Sophie Hekmat 2022
Member Juliette Savarino 2022
Member Olivia Bag 2022
Member Neha Arora 2024
Member Iva Radman 2023
Member Clara Smith 2024
Member Samantha Edwards 2024
Member Maya Sherman 2024
Member Anya Nair 2024

Branch Members 2019-20

Position Full Name Graduating High School Class
Member Phoebe Barnes 2022
Member Catherine Cunningham 2022
Member Ana Harr 2022

 

Branch Members 2020-21

Activities:

The Gillespie Center & Homes With Hope

Food Drive in November 2019

Toy Drive In December 2019

Tutoring Children for Building One Community

Volunteering at the Westport Public Library

Westport Branch First Meeting of 2020-21 year!

Westport AYLUS Takes Part in the Person-to-Person’s Holiday Toy Drive

President Anna Pan of Westport Branch buying toys for the holiday donation haul

Westport Branch’s New Year, New Donations!

Westport Branch’s Holiday Haul Drive Into the New Year

Westport Branch and Person to Person Helping To Bring in February’s Necessities

Westport Branch’s Wraps and Notes!

Westport Branch’s April Showers Donations!!

AYLUS Westport begins to close out the 2020-21 year!

Westport Branch Wraps Up May!

Westport Branch Donates Socks!

Sleigh Riding Into a Toy Drive!

Westport Branch: New Year, New Donations!