Award Winners

Some of the extraordinary projects by past Take the Lead students that demonstrate the leadership and vision of young women who are making a difference in the world include:

	Natalia Thompson Founded Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sister!) a city wide initiative to unite high school teen girls in action on local social justice issues.
	Hadley Nagel Raising awareness of James Madison
Photo (unavailable)	Margaret Lazzarini Created Connect a school club that brings high school students to elders who are eager to learn more about the internet and computers
	Alex Abend Organizing a "Stigma-Free" environment with an Autism Family Night at T.G.I. Friday's
	Elizabeth "Jane" Handel Increasing literacy and strengthening family bond in prisons with a "A Book from Mom" and "A Book from Dad"
	Alison Rogers Founding SMILE to improve assisted living facilities residents' quality of life
	Emilie Kimball Raising $26,000 for women-owned microbusiness in Ghana
	Laura Marrin Organizing a weeklong, free summer camp to offer safety and fun to children who witness domestic violence
	Elyse "Vyvy" Trinh Raising nearly $14,000  to aid refugees in Sudan through a monthlong focus on Darfur
	Shaina Muñoz Creating and teaching an elective class, which targets diversity for high school students
	Suzanne Chipkin Tutoring Somali refugees
	Amira Valliani Spreading political awareness among youth
(photo unavailable)	Anne Rhett Established an after-school art class for children in Charleston
	Siobhan Thomas-Smith Elevated the status of women at her school by helping a schoolwide effort to end a "Girls Fantasy League"
	Katherine Ball Organizing the first ACT (Active and Compassionate Teens) Conference for Social Justice
	Caitlin Gorski Organizing Boston's first job fair for the homeless
	Hannah Underdahl Cofounding a branch of SADD at her high school
	Susan Sparrow Getting a state law passed in Utah to study gender equity in pay
	Shanté Bassett Changing people's image of teenagers through community service
	Sarah Ann Geisler Helping children of sick or disabled parents know they are not alone
	Anna Broughton Boatwright Bringing weekly ballet classes to underprivileged children at an urban YMCA
	Heidi Roop Raising funds for school supplies in Mexico while raising awareness about monarch extinction
	Lisa Hunter Developing and presenting an antihomophobia training program for high school teachers
	Marika Joyce Hashimoto Raising awareness of culture and identity through the written word
	Lindsay Mecca Student Writes Play to Speak Out against Capital Punishment