The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) hosted the Vision Zero Youth Ambassador Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, May 16. Speakers included Chris Conklin, director, Dr. Earl Stoddard, assistant chief administrative officer, Montgomery County Police Officer Marcus Lee, and Wade Holland, Vision Zero coordinator.
Ambassadors and peer mentors received certificates and earned 1,311 hours for active participation.
Ambassadors received certificates and earned up to 46 Student Service Learning hours for active participation. Youth Ambassadors were tasked with planning and executing Safety Day, a free family-friendly event focused on pedestrian, bike, and traffic safety. The next opportunity for high school students to apply to the program will be in Fall 2026.
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Congratulations to the following high school Vision Zero graduates:
- Aakif Saifi, Thomas S. Wootton
- Aarush Selvarak, Walt Whitman
- Abisek Karakheti, Clarksburg
- Aleksandr (Sasha) Glick, Montgomery Blair
- Amit Krishna Dasari, Clarksburg
- Ash Njinwo T., Seneca Valley
- Aidan Eagle, Non-MCPS/Private School
- Avyukth Malreddy, Northwest
- Cameron Lang, James Hubert Blake
- Ellery Engle, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Emmanuel Kyalo Mumo, Walter Johnson
- Ashley Guan, Poolesville
- Hannah Panicker, Clarksburg
- Kiechante Holness, Gaithersburg
- Landon Eum, Non-MCPS/Private School
- Lauren Bani Khadja, Springbrook
- Nailah George, Walter Johnson
- Nicole Chang, Walter Johnson
- Rani Mahadwar, Walter Johnson
- Ritika Patel, Sherwood
- Sachin Kundra, Non-MCPS/Private School
- Songyue (Alice) Yang, Thomas S. Wootton
- Varish Desai, Clarksburg
- Kira Davidova, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Victoria A. Villanueva, Richard Montgomery
- Victor Ortiz Morales, John F. Kennedy
- Zamir Kanthor, Albert Einstein
- Vivaan Samaraweera, Winston Churchill
Thank you to the peer mentors and previous Vision Zero graduates:
- Hansel Suthar, Clarksburg
- Ryan Lin, Clarksburg
- Gabriella Frischtak, Winston Churchill
- Harish Ramesh, Northwest
- Jonathan Wang, Winston Churchill
- Jacqueline Daphnis, Albert Einstein
- Zinmar Latt, Damascus
- Pranav Shakya, Clarksburg
Learn more about the Montgomery County Vision Zero initiative.
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