Columbus, OH – Alliance of Youth Leaders

The original website (www.aylus.org/branches/columbus-branch-oh/) contains reports of the first 500 events of the branch (by 10/10/24)

[2016 – Present]

Status: HONOR

Branch-of-the-Year Awards:

2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

About Us

Founded in June of 2016, AYLUS Columbus Branch is a student-led volunteer group dedicated to making a positive difference in the Columbus, Ohio community. Initially launched by 8 founding members, the group grew to approximately 30 members by early 2022. Since June 2022, we have experienced significant growth, expanding to 150 members in 2026. To date, we have organized over 600 volunteer events!

Examples of Our Signature Recurring Projects:

- K-12 Tutoring Program at Abbey Church Village: weekly program established in 2022 and currently led by Austin Xiao
- Meals-on-Wheels Placemat Project: 8-10 times a year, established in 2018 by Brenna Li and currently led by Derek Jiang (1,491 placemats donated through 07/31/25)
- Music performances at Senior Star: bimonthly, established in 2016 by Amy Xuan and currently led by Eric Hong
- Making Mental Health Care Card for Celebrating One in Collaboration with Mind Matters: 4-5 times a year, established in 2023 by Brenna Li and currently led by Brenna Li and Henry Wang (780 care cards made and donated through 3/1/25)
- Dublin Giving Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2021 by Max Wang and currently being led by David Wang
- Dublin Ferris Wright Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2023 by Catherine Harman and currently led by Hannah Wang
- Dublin Miracle League: weekly volunteering at the baseball program May through July, established in 2024 and currently led by Hannah Wang
- Columbus Northwold Road Community Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2023 by Jeffrey Xie and currently being led by Hannah Wang
- Columbus Alzheimer’s Walk annual event, established in 2018 by Michelle Zong and currently being led by Eric Hong
- And More!

Our mission is to provide extracurricular opportunities for students to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. We hope to foster a lifelong sense of dedication, principle, and ethics for our members so that we will carry the same sense of service with us in the future even when our paths part. Whether it be musical performances, tutoring, fundraising, or simply the incline to assist others in any way you can, we welcome you and your ideas to the Columbus Branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States and support any contributions made to the Columbus community and beyond. We believe we can spread our values of leadership and cooperation to expand our group, celebrate volunteerism and diversity, widen our horizons, and truly make a Positive Difference.

Founders: Aidan Li, Alice Nie, Amy Xuan, Eileen Liang, Jason Guo, Mark Wang, Michelle Lin, and Michelle Zong. The Founding Advisor was Shawn Zong.

Advisors: Hong Jiang, Hongping Zhao, Tianxia Zhu at ayluscolumbusbranch@gmail.com

We welcome parents and current members to reach out to us for volunteering and collaboration opportunities!

Current Branch Student Leadership Team

Position	Name	Email
President	Eric Hong	erichong0410@gmail.com
President	Austin xiao	austinx898@gmail.com
Vice President	Derek Jiang	Derekjiang50@gmail.com
Vice President	David Wang	29wang.david@gmail.com
Vice President	Hannah Wang	hawang0121@gmail.com
Sr. President
Sr. President
Sr. President

College mentors: Andrew Xia (Engineers Without Borders-OSU promotion), Aidan Li (NIH All-of-Us Research Program promotion)

Our members continue participating in or leading AYLUS-Columbus volunteering events. We appreciate their bringing in new volunteer opportunities and sharing their college volunteering experiences.

Total Branch Members: 150 members

Grades 6-12 Branch Members: 60 members

Position	Name	Note
Member	Jonas Kan
Member	Evan Liang
Member	Daniel Zheng
Member	Eric Hong
Member	Alex Zhang
Member	Claire Zhao
Member	Allen Su
Member	Jason Luo
Member	Yin Ki Nky Tsai
Member	Vincent Li
Member	Xuanyu Chen
Member	Yining Xia
Member	Lucas Qin
Member	Serena Bai
Member	Eliana Chung
Member	Angie Feng
Member	Avery Li
Member	Ethan Victor Liu
Member	Serena Huang
Member	Aimee Zhang
Member	Shiqi (Bella) Lin
Member	Alex Liu
Member	Ruiyan Xu
Member	Austin Xiao
Member	Baohan Hou
Member	Lucas Zhang
Member	Yibo Joy Wu
Member	Yuk Ki Yuki Tsai
Member	Hannah Wang
Member	Esther Wang
Member	Joseph Guo
Member	Lilya Zhang
Member	Angela Wang
Member	Joe Liu
Member	Juhitha Killada
Member	David Wang
Member	Kevin Zhang
Member	Derek Zhao Jiang
Member	Elliott Chung
Member	Duoqian Li (Matthew)
Member	Sarah Zhang
Member	Iris Sun
Member	Kyle Xuan
Member	Henry Lu
Member	Belinda Zhu
Member	Summer Yutong Zheng
Member	Sophie Zhao Jiang
Member	Alex Burton
Member	Salena Chen
Member	Lucas C. Zhang
Member	Kacey Zhang
Member	Steven Zhang
Member	Tianson Guo
Member	Adam Wu
Member	Justin H. Wang
Member	Stephanie Liu
Member	Aaron Feng
Member	Ethan Hong
Member	Vincent Pham
Member	Aimee Wang
Member
Member

College members: 90

Position	Name	Note
Member	Ayden He
Member	Maggie Zhang
Member	Aurick Guo
Member	Vivian Chen
Member	Lucy Liu
Member	Grace Guo
Member	Ryan Li
Member	Andrew Meng
Member	Lyla Yi
Member	Eason Wang
Member	Henry Wang
Member	Brandon Wang
Member	Yuhan(Hannah) Zhang
Member	Enoch Chung
Member	Devin Zhao
Member	Brendan Li
Member	Sophia Wu Wu
Member	Audrey Lu
Member	Austin Xiao
Member	Vicky Wang
Member	Marcus Li
Member	Angela Zheng
Member	Ben Huang
Member	June Ni
Member	Eric Zheng
Member	Kyle Jiang
Member	Senona Shuai
Member	Ethan Liu
Member	Sitian Gao
Member	Rachel Tong
Member	Emma Yu
Member	Chuqiao Guan
Member	Helen Kan
Member	Tiany Guo
Member	Katie Lu
Member	Estella Li
Member	Catherine Harman
Member	Brenna Li
Member	Andrew Xia
Member	Maxillian Wang
Member	Andrea Yu
Member	Carey Yi
Member	Eric Zhang
Member	Rachel Zhu
Member	Angelika Lili-Susanto
Member	Justin Wu
Member	Joseph Lin
Member	Patrick Wang
Member	Mark Wang	Moved and co-founded the Chapel Hill branch of AYLUS
Member	Xin Chen
Member	Derek Han
Member	Bill Zhu
Member	Lawrence Zhang
Member	Andy Yu
Member	Eileen Liang
Member	Jason Guo
Member	Amy Xuan
Member	Alice Nie
Member	Michelle Zong
Member	Michelle Lin
Member	Stanley Cao
Member	Claire Li
Member	Misha Lee
Member	Jacob Liu
Member	Kevin Hong
Member	Justin Guo
Member	Aidan Li
Member	Ethan Chung
Member	Alain Welliver
Member	Dorian Tricaud
Member	Gavin Ni
Member	Evan Yu
Member	Dustin He
Member	Max Li
Member	Jeffrey Xie
Member	Grace Fang
Member	Hannah Fan
Member	Nicole Lin
Member	Fuga Takahashi
Member	Sophie Zhuang
Member	Olivia Wang
Member	Kerrie Cheng
Member	Kevin Wang
Member	Gary Ding
Member	Brian Xia
Member	Drean Szablewski
Member	Erica Shen
Member	Jessica Li
Member	Eric Liu
Member	Christina Jin

Management Team and Advisor History

2025-2026: Eason Wang, Henry Wang, Aurick Guo, Enoch Chung, Eric Hong

2024-2025: Maggie Zhang, Ayden He, Eason Wang, Henry Wang, Eric Hong

2023-2024: Catherine Harman, Brenna Li, Maggie Zhang, Ayden He, Estella Li

2022-2023: Andrea Yu, Rachel Zhu, Catherine Harman, Brenna Li, Max Wang, Dustin He, Kevin Wang

2021-2022: Dustin He, Kevin Wang, Andrea Yu, Rachel Zhu, Christina Jin, Patrick Wang, Angelika-Lilli Susanto, Erica Shen

2020-2021: Erica Shen, Angelika-Lilli Susanto, Dustin He, Kevin Wang, Patrick Wang, Aidan Li

2019-2020: Eileen Liang, Aidan Li, Amy Xuan, Alice Nie, Jason Guo

2018-2019: Michelle Zong, Eileen Liang, Michelle Lin

2017-2018: Jason Guo, Aidan Li, Eileen Liang, Michelle Lin

2016-2017: Amy Xuan, Alice Nie, Michelle Zong

Previous advisors: Shawn Zong (2016 – 2022), Shuangmei Zhao (2018 – 2020), Dakun Wang (2020 – 2024),

Jennifer Harman (2023-2024), Wenhua Yang (2024-2025), Dan Yi (2024-2026), Hong Lin (2025-2026)

Volunteer Events

ALL volunteering events organized by AYLUS-Columbus since 2016 are recorded below. Volunteers are responsible for tracking their hours based on the records provided.

2026

May (the 653rd event)

April (the 646th event)

March (the 641st event)

February (the 634th event)

January (the 629th event)

2025

December (the 622nd event)

November (the 618th event)

October (the 611th event)

September (the 604th event)

August (the 593rd event)

July (the 587th event)

June (the 576th event)

May (the 562nd event)

April (the 553rd event)

March (the 544th event)

February (the 535th event)

January (the 528th event)

2024

December (the 521st event)

November (the 514th event)

October (the 508th event)

September (the 496th event)

August (the 477th event)

July (the 464th event)

June (the 453rd event)

May (the 443rd event)

April (the 431st event)

March (the 421st event)

February (the 414th event)

January (400th event)

2023

December (389th event)

November (378th event)

October (366th event)

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

2022

2021

2020