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Cobb Youth Leadership

Cobb Youth Leadership is a leadership program for rising high school juniors that focuses on developing leadership skills through interactive participation.

This program was created in 1989, under the umbrella of the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association, to provide students a unique opportunity to learn about their community as well as meet and interact with students from other high schools.

Applications are reviewed by the CYL Steering Committee and approximately 55 students are chosen for the class. Students participate in the program during their junior year of high school.

2024-2025 Applications Open

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 Cobb Youth Leadership Class! Program dates are provided below for your reference. Please consider all dates before applying.

All applications must be submitted by Friday, April 26, 2024.

Contact:
Katie Guice

770-859-2334

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FAQs About CYL

Through six evening programs during the course of the school year participants in the CYL program are introduced to local, state, and national leaders. They also receive information on the responsibility, ethics, and tools for effective leadership, as well as potential career paths for after graduation. The monthly programs run from August through April. They cover topics such as community service, arts & culture, armed forces, and business. Students also participate in one overnight retreat where they focus on team building and personality inventories.

An evening orientation takes place in August along with a Fall Retreat in September. Following the retreat, evening programs are held monthly October through March. The year concludes with an evening graduation in April.

Current tuition for selected students is $800.

CYL is governed by a steering committee comprised of Leadership Cobb Alumni and high school seniors as recent graduates of CYL

Contact the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association through the Cobb Chamber, or contact Katie Guice at 770-859-2334 or kguice@cobbchamber.org.

By serving on the CYL Steering Committee, providing financial assistance to a candidate who is unable to pay the tuition, or by sponsoring a program for CYL. For more information on providing assistance to the CYL program, contact Katie Guice at 770-859-2334 or kguice@cobbchamber.org

2023-2024 Cobb Youth Leadership Co-Chairs

Anna Emerson 

Bill Westenberger
Kennesaw Police Department

Cobb Youth Leadership Steering Committee

Sonya Allen
Fulton County District Attorney’s Office

Emma Bartlett
North Cobb Christian School

Cassidy Bishop
Harrison High School

Allan Bishop
KSU EMBA

Tripp Boyer
Boyer Ramey Wealth Management Group

Andrew Bramlett
Homeschool

Maranie Brown
BlackRock

Emma Daxe
Campbell High School

Anna Emerson

Graeme Flaherty
Wheeler High School

Lily Grubb
Harrison High School

Luci Hogue
Croy Engineering

Tre Hutchins
Cobb County School Board

Carolyn Kirkland
Walton High School

Danny Lutkauskas
Harrison High School

Wayne McGary
Croy Engineering

Dini Monikandan
Wheeler High School

Julie Peck

Aditi Sagi
Walton High School

Alisha Smith
Town Center CID

Derrick Vincent
Kennesaw Mountain High School

Ansley vom Saal
St. Francis High School

Chris Welchel
Marietta Wrecker

Bill Westenberger
Kennesaw Police Department

2023-2024 Class

Mary Kate Atkins
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School

Tate Bachman
The Walker School

Anthony Brantley, II
Kennesaw Mountain High School

Kylei Brown
McEachern High School

Mae Bullington
Marietta High School

Hannah Crisp
Whitefield Academy

Asha Desai
Campbell High School

Jared Dickerson
Kennesaw Mountain High School

Gabe Doss
Harrison High School

Ryan Duckett
Lassiter High School

Olivia Espericueta
Marietta High School

Hunter Fennel
Kennesaw Mountain High School

Elana Gardner
The Westminster School

Mason Gazaway
Marietta High School

Braylen Goodwin
South Cobb High School

Libby Holle
Marietta High School

David Hunter
Marietta High School

Rebekah Ives
Sprayberry High School

Tate Johnson
Dominion Christian School

Berkleigh Jones
Hillgrove High School

Coi Kilcrease
The Lovett School

Payton Konop
Marietta High School

Eden Kown
The Walker School

Lilli Looper
North Cobb Christian School

Josh Markwood
Wheeler High School

Aidan Matthews
Walton High School

Lindsey McNeal
Harrison High School

Savannah Meade
Marietta High School

Julie Miranda
Allatoona High School

Sam Moon
Sprayberry High School

Makani Msangi
Hillgrove High School

Ryan New
Mount Paran Christian School

Anthony Norris
Fellowship Christian School

Izzy O’Connor
North Cobb Christian School

Ali Patrick
Marietta High School

Mary-Grace Pearce
Kennesaw Mountain High School

 

Shealey Peck
North Cobb Christian School

Cade Rearden
Harrison High School

Brennan Rice
Allatoona High School

Amber Ryan
Marietta High School

Joy Sadler
Mount Paran Christian School

Catalina Santiago
North Cobb High School

Isabel Santiago
North Cobb High School

Trinity Seals
Marietta High School

Mac Shirley
Marietta High School

Gabi Sleeman
Sequoyah High School

Peter Starr
Harrison High School

Gracie Swanson
North Cobb Christian School

Kali Sweeney
Wheeler High School

Zuhri Tann-Wilson
North Cobb High School

Liv Teverino
Marietta High School

Dylan Tolchinsky
Pope High School

Sophia Valdez
North Cobb High School

Maggie Beth White
Marietta High School