Columbus, OH – Alliance of Youth Leaders

[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-run volunteer group dedicated to making a difference in the Columbus, Ohio community. Starting with 8 group founders, we grew to approximately 30 members by early 2022. Since June 2022, we have significantly expanded to 125 members in 2024. To date, we have organized over 500+ volunteer events!

Examples of Our Signature Recurring Projects:

- Meals-on-Wheels Placemat Project: 8-10 times a year, established in 2018 and currently being led by Maggie Zhang
- K-12 Tutoring Program at Abbey Church Village: weekly program established in 2022 and currently being led by Brenna Li
- Dublin Giving Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2021 and currently being led by Brenna Li and Maggie Zhang
- Music performances at Senior Star: bimonthly, established in 2016 and currently being led by Ayden He
- Dublin Ferris Wright Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2023 by Catherine Harman and currently being led by Eason Wang
- Dublin Miracle League: weekly volunteering at the baseball program May through July, established in 2024 and currently led by Henry Wang
- Mental Health Care Card for Celebrating One in Collaboration with Mind Matters: 4-5 times a year, established in 2023 and currently being led by Brenna Li and Henry Wang
- Columbus Northwold Road Community Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2023 by Jeffrey Xie and currently being led by Henry Wang
- Columbus Alzheimer’s Walk annual event, established in 2018 by Michelle Zong and currently being led by Maggie Zhang
- 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: Dan Yi, Wenhua Yang, Dakun Wang, and Jennifer Harman 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	Maggie Zhang	yixizhang21@gmail.com
President	Ayden He	Ayden.p.he@gmail.com
Vice President	Eason Wang
Vice President	Henry Wang	henryw1322@gmail.com
Vice President	Eric Hong
Sr. President	Brenna Li	brennali2007@gmail.com
Sr. President	Catherine Harman	5.6.7.8.danceoff@gmail.com
Sr. President	Estella Li	chaojieli8511@gmail.com

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: 125 members

Grades 6-12 Branch Members: 73 members

Position	Name	Note
Member	Grace Guo
Member	Xuanyu Chen
Member	Brenna Li
Member	Catherine Harman
Member	Emma Yu
Member	Katie Lu
Member	Angela Zheng
Member	Ethan Liu
Member	June Ni
Member	Sitan Gao
Member	Eliana Chung
Member	Enoch Chung
Member	Ayden He
Member	Eric Zheng
Member	Maggie Zhang
Member	Ben Huang
Member	Angie Feng
Member	Tiany Guo
Member	Avery Li
Member	Helen Kan
Member	Jonas Kan
Member	Chuqiao Guan
Member	Estella Li
Member	Ethan Victor Liu
Member	Andrew Meng
Member	Eric Liu
Member	Senona Shuai
Member	Rachel Tong
Member	Kyle Jiang
Member	Evan Liang
Member	Alex Zhang
Member	Daniel Zheng
Member	Ryan Li
Member	Aimee Zhang
Member	Henry Wang
Member	Hannah Wang
Member	Kyle Xuan
Member	Austin Xiao
Member	Esther Wang
Member	Shiqi (Bella) Lin
Member	Marcus Li
Member	Alex Liu
Member	Joseph Guo
Member	Audrey Lu
Member	Henry Lu
Member	Lilya Zhang
Member	Lyla Yi
Member	Angela Wang
Member	Ruiyan Xu
Member	Eason Wang
Member	Vicky Wang
Member	Yuhan (Hannah) Zhang
Member	Brandon Wang
Member	Aurick Guo
Member	Baohan Hou
Member	Claire Zhao
Member	Lucy Liu
Member	Joe Liu
Member	Allen Su
Member	Vivian Chen
Member	Sofia Wu Wu
Member	Lucas Zhang
Member	Devin Zhao
Member	Jason Luo
Member	Yibo Joy Wu
Member	Alex Burton
Member	Jason Luo
Member	Yin Ki Nky Tsai
Member	Yuk Ki Yuki Tsai
Member	Iris Sun
Member	Vincent Li
Member	Brendan Li
Member	Salena Chen
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College members: 52

Position	Name	Note
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

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) and Shuangmei Zhao (2018 – 2020)

Volunteer Events

2024

October (the 501st event)

September (the 495th event)

August (the 476th event)

July (the 463rd event)

June (the 452nd event)

May (the 442nd event)

April (the 430th event)

March (the 420th event)

February (the 413th event)

January (400th event)

2023

December (389th event)

November (378th event)

October (366th event)

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

2022

2021

2020