GO Pantry Student Ambassador Council
2021-22 GPAC (GO Pantry Ambassador Council)
We are excited about creating opportunities to engage and involve local high school students as part of our leadership team. Our Junior Board and Student Ambassador programs are unique opportunities for high school students to learn about community service through hands-on participation in the leadership of GO Pantry. Led by Dr. Holly Danneman and Matt McIntire our student ambassadors take an active part in the vision of GO Pantry.
Meet Our Jr Board Members
Dr. Holly Danneman, GO Pantry Board Member and adult lead for the junior council, along with Matt McIntire led the selection process for the incoming junior board members. We welcome Ashley Downing, Heng Yang, Madison Disibio, and Ethan Leicht as new members of the Jr Board of Directors. These young men and women have already demonstrated a dedication to serving GO Pantry in their schools and communities. The new ideas they bring to GO Pantry and their voice at our schools will help educate our community on childhood hunger as they lead the Ambassador council through food drives and outreach activities. As junior board members, these students are invited into the leadership of GO Pantry. They participate in board meetings and are involved in the planning and direction of GO Pantry as it strives to meet the needs of local school kids struggling with food insecurity. The students will also be part of GO Pantry’s leadership team for volunteer events and community outreach activities.
Ashley Downing
Jr Board Member
Ashley is a senior at Ryle High School, where she participates in the Student Council Executive Board, Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, National Honor Society, English Honor Society, and Science National Honor Society. Ashley also volunteers at St. Elizabeth in the Emergency Department, babysits, and works at Kroger. She has a family of 6 with three younger brothers. She is so excited to spread God’s love through GO Pantry and to reduce food insecurity in the Northern Kentucky Area. GO Pantry truly has a place in her heart and she loves having the opportunity to serve her community.
Heng Yang
Jr Board Member
Heng is a senior at Conner High School, where he participates in Earth Club while serving as Team Captain of the school’s Academic Team and President of its Student Council. He also participates as a member of the Boone County school board, leads the Superintendent Student Advisory Committee, and volunteers at St. Elizabeth. As the oldest of two, Heng can be seen regularly helping out in a variety of his family’s restaurants. He is thrilled about the opportunity to be on the Junior Board at GO Pantry because he views everyone in the school community as family. This communal value motivates him to assist his peers in whatever means possible, including alleviating food insecurities.
Madison Disibio
Jr Board Member
Madison is a junior at Boone County High School, where she participates in the National Honor Society, FBLA, FCA, Track and Field, and Drama. Outside of GO Pantry, she does Theater and Acting, Modeling, and has a job at a restaurant. She is the oldest child of 3 kids. She enjoys simple things like journaling and having picnics. She is excited to be on the Executive Council this year to help area students who are experiencing food
Ethan Leicht
Jr Board Member
Ethan is a sophomore at Cooper High School. He is a member of the Student Leadership Council and National Honor Society, to name a few. Some of his favorite hobbies are skiing in the winter, weightlifting, and just having a good time with friends. He joined GO Pantry because of his love of helping others and his desire to help make his community a better place.
Meet Our Ambassadors
Aiden Wagenlander
Cooper High School
Andrew Roach
Ryle High School
Annie Chadwick
Villa Madonna Academy
Ari Edmunds
Scott High School
Britton Murphy
Notre Dame Academy
Brogan Callioni
Villa Madonna Academy
Carisa Wellman
St. Henry District High School
Carson Gould
Covington Catholic High School
Colin Flaherty
Covington Catholic High School
Cooper Stout
Covington Catholic High School
Courtney Dietrich
Beechwood High School
Ella Lehmkuhl
Holy Cross High School
Emily Wolf
Cooper High School
Emily Wright
Beechwood High School
Emma Darpel
Newport Central Catholic
Hope Hampton
Villa Madonna Academy
Jack Adams
Villa Madonna Academy
Jared Brewer
Cooper High School
John Brewer
Ignite Institute
Joseph Coutinho
Holy Cross High School
Kat Heuker
Notre Dame Academy
Kayla Rose
St. Henry District High School
Lauren Marksberry
Williamstown High School
Madeline Berner
Ryle High School
Max Rice
Walton Verona High School
Maya Kondik
Villa Madonna Academy
Morgan Brown
Cooper High School
Nathan Francis
St. Henry District High School
Paige Arthur
St. Henry District High School
Paige Summe
Notre Dame Academy
Payton Erion
Ryle High School
Rebecca Raziano
Villa Madonna Academy
Samantha Disken
Boone County High School
Sydney Short
Villa Madonna Academy
Tessa Schulte
Notre Dame Academy
Ty Dropic
Villa Madonna Academy
Will Downing
Ryle High School
Violet Birtcil
Cooper High School
We are excited about creating opportunities to engage and involve local high school students as part of our leadership team. Our Junior Board and Student Ambassador programs are unique opportunities for high school students to learn about community service through hands-on participation in the leadership of GO Pantry.Both programs are designed to foster leadership skills amongst youth in our community, all the while instilling knowledge of non-profit work, and exposing students to food insecurity issues within our community.