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 District 1: Hikeem Williams-Davis
Hikeem is a 15-year old student at Messmer High School who is a member of the Teen Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Public Library, as well as the Youth Service Health Corps. Hikeem also participates in track and field for Messmer. Hikeem believes the Milwaukee Youth Council is important because teen voices and action are required to help Milwaukee fully achieve its potential. Students in our community, Hikeem argues, need to pay closer attention to the budget events at Milwaukee Public Schools and be more invested in the education opportunities around them. Hikeem chose the Milwaukee Youth Council not only because of his eye toward college applications, but because he also wanted an active role in his city.
 District 2: Marissa Steinbach
Marissa is a 10th grade student at Riverside University High School. She has a strong interest in politics and believes that young people in Milwaukee need more positive opportunities. She is a member of Pearls for Teen Girls. She listed violence is an issue she would like to address as a council member.
District 3: Francis Klein
Francis is an 11th grade student at Pius XI High School. Francis is active in several organizations and programs focused on music, theatre, and civic engagement. Francis was encouraged to apply for the council by his father. As a council member he would like to address environmental issues in Milwaukee.
District 4: Ben Scotty
Ben is a 9th grade student at Rufus King High School. He is an enthusiastic young leader committed to making Milwaukee a better place. He plays soccer, violin, and is an avid reader. He wants to join the council to contribute ideas to address issues important to him and the community.
 District 5: Shavon Rudolph
Shavon is an 11th grade student at Rufus King High School. She is active in forensics, debate, and model UN. She applied for the council to make a difference in the community. She is committed to improving MPS and wants to work on education issues as a council member.
 District 6: Takiya Eiland
Takiya is a 9th grade student at Community High School. She was referred to the council by her teacher, and is an active member of the NAACP Ambassadors for Peace Program. She also plays basketball. She is committed to addressing education issues particularly in MPS.
 District 7: Deja' Hoskin
Deja’ is a 15-year old student at Riverside University High School who reminds her student colleagues that Milwaukee is a great place for youth because of its boundless resources. She credits active police and aldermanic staff for keeping the community engaged and working for positive change in the city.
Deja’ takes her role on the Milwaukee Youth Council seriously as a student body with a voice for those who cannot express their concerns to people. She’ll take that sense of social justice to college where she’ll study law and business.
Deja’ encourages students to take advantage of the Boys and Girls’ Club in Milwaukee, citing the numerous activities for youth that they offer.
Deja’ chose the Milwaukee Youth Council after researching what the council did and how involved they could be in the community.
District 8: Vacant
 District 9: Danielle Sherrer
Danielle is a 16-year-old student at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts who not only plays violin in the orchestra for festivals, shows, concerts and operas, but she also serves the National Honor Society at her school as the secretary. Danielle is also a representative of Peers with Impact.
Danielle sees the Milwaukee Youth Council as a conduit between young people’s issues and concerns and the important processes and governing bodies in the city to work toward solutions or improvements.
Danielle is bound for a degree in fashion merchandising at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee chose to be a part of the Milwaukee Youth Council in order to learn how the city runs financially and politically.
There are plenty of things to do in Milwaukee, Danielle argues, and she encourages youth to take advantage of options like student ticket prices at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the many other art and theater options Milwaukee offers.
 District 10: Zachary Komes
Zach, a 16-year old student at Rufus King High School, values his Milwaukee Public Schools roots, crediting the system as one that inspires thousands of young people to work for progress in the community. Zach does that work himself, too, as the co-captain of the policy debate team that represented his school at the 2011 CFL national competition in Washington, D.C. and the 2011 NFL national competition in Dallas.
Zach is the coordinator of the school’s Amnesty International/ACLU chapter and works with Model United Nations and Student Congress, bringing his debate skills and passion for human rights and civil liberties to the student leadership.
The Milwaukee Youth Council, according to Zach, fills an important need—that of the Common Council and the city at large to understand the views and opinions of the many youth in our community. In addition to advocating for causes like education, civil rights and youth recreation, the Milwaukee Youth Council also exposes students to how city government functions, helping them cultivate their leadership skills.
Zach wants the youth in our community to recognize the MYC as a viable space to have their issues heard and encourages young people to take up more advocacy positions within the community.
 District 11: Kayla Schmeling
Kayla is a 16-year old student at the Milwaukee School of Languages where she works with Peers with Impact to make presentations on the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Kayla plans to take her language studies into college, coupled with a major in business, but for now, recognizes her role on the Milwaukee Youth Council as on that is important in learning the workings of the city.
Kayla encourages her student colleagues to take more advantage of our public library system. Not only does reading itself offer endless benefits, but our library system has a wealth of programming students may not be aware of.
District 12: Dyamond Lewis
Dyamond is a 10th grade student at St. Joan Antida High School. Her career goal is to become a biomedical engineer. She maintains a 4.0 GPA and is an active member of Pearls for Teen Girls who likes to help others. As a council member Dyamond would like to address the issue of violence in the community.
District 13: Vacant
 District 14: Amanda Wood
Amanda is an 11th grade student at Pius XI High School. She is involved in church, Key Club, track, and is trained in local disaster response. She has a strong interest in economics and business. As a council member she would like to work on education, poverty, and improve local transit.
District 15: Shiquita Freeman
Shiquita is a 10th grade student at Milwaukee Vincent High School. She plays basketball and wants to ultimately be a lawyer. She plans to attend Marquette or Duke University. She decided to join the council so that she could make a difference in Milwaukee. As a council member she would like to focus on increasing public safety throughout the city of Milwaukee.
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