Team Youth leaders


  • We have volunteer opportunities for students and advisors of all ages.
  • Youth can get involved in awareness, fundraising and advocacy.
  • Team Youth includes all volunteers from elementary to college.

National Youth Council

The National Youth Council is a committee of 19 college students who have been selected because of their demonstrated leadership ability and their potential for service to the March of Dimes Foundation. The purpose of the National Youth Council is to assist the March of Dimes in the design and implementation of programs targeted to young people. 

Our 2011-2012 National Youth Council members:

Anjani Kumar, University of Maryland, College Park
Brenda Luttrell, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Caroline McKnight, University of Florida
Dylan Conn, Stanford University
Emily Feinstein, Johnson and Wales University
Grant Lin, Indiana University
Hayley Henderson, Columbus State University
Hilary Wright, University of Southern California
Jared Doles, Arizona State University
Joey Platt, Kansas State University
Joseph Schibi, Arizona State University
Karen DeMaria, University of Scranton
Kelsey Berning, Northwestern University
Leah Shea Thompson, Montevallo University
Lindsey Hiebert, Yale University
Nikhita Thaper, Rutgers University
Rachel Bervell, Harvard College
Ronak Gandhi, University of Pennsylvania
Taylor Trovillion, Marquette University


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