MCDOT held the Vision Zero Youth Ambassadors Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Speakers included MCDOT Director Chris Conklin, Montgomery County Police Department Central Traffic Unit, Officer Brandon Shelton, and Vision Zero Coordinator Wade Holland.
Ambassadors received certificates and had the opportunity to earn up to 46 Student Service Learning hours for active participation. This year, the ambassadors earned 1,247 hours.
Youth Ambassadors were tasked with planning and executing Safety Day, a free, family-friendly event with music, food and activities such as moon bounces, bike obstacle courses and safety demonstrations focused on pedestrian, bike, and traffic safety. The event is hosted on Rockville Pike and annually attracts thousands to participate.
The next opportunity for high school students to apply to the program will be in Fall 2025.
Congratulations to the following high school students:
- Aaron Zheng, Winston Churchill
- Addy Teeters, Walter Johnson
- Ama Bolton, Gaithersburg
- Alexander Chow, Winston Churchill
- Ava Badra, Clarksburg
- Beatriz Cabrera, Wheaton
- Benjamin Werkneh, Gaithersburg
- Crystal Teng, Thomas S. Wootton
- Dylan Parry, Thomas S. Wootton
- Harish Ramesh, Northwest
- Hilliana Birru, Walter Johnson
- Isabella Fang Thomas S. Wootton
- Jaanaki Ranjith, Walter Johnson
- Jacqueline Daphnis, Albert Einstein
- Jonathan Wang, Montgomery Blair
- Kai Walters, Winston Churchill
- Naila Tak, Clarksburg
- Merwa Kezar, Richard Montgomery
- Pranav Shakya, Clarksburg
- Rohit Marimuthusamy, Damascus
- Ryan Lo, Clarksburg
- Sandhya Lakshmanan, Poolesville
- Travish Nadar, Clarksburg
- Tulsi Gupta, Winston Churchill
- Wesley Lin, Clarksburg
- Zinmar Latt, Damascus
