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Cobb Youth Leadership

Cobb Youth Leadership is a leadership program for high school juniors that focuses on developing leadership skills through interactive participation.

This program was created in 1989, under the umbrella of the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association, to provide students a unique opportunity to learn about their community as well as meet and interact with students from other high schools.

Applications are reviewed by the CYL Steering Committee and approximately 60 students are chosen for the class. Students participate in the program during their junior year of high school.

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Through six evening programs during the course of the school year participants in the CYL program are introduced to local, state, and national leaders. They also receive information on the responsibility, ethics, and tools for effective leadership, as well as potential career paths for after graduation. The monthly programs run from August through April. They cover topics such as community service, arts & culture, armed forces, and business. Students also participate in one overnight retreat where they focus on team building and personality inventories.

An evening orientation takes place in August along with a Fall Retreat in September. Following the retreat, evening programs are held monthly October through March. The year concludes with an evening graduation in April.

Current tuition for selected students is $800.

CYL is governed by a steering committee comprised of Leadership Cobb Alumni and high school seniors as recent graduates of CYL

Contact the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association through the Cobb Chamber, or contact Katie Guice at 770-859-2334 or kguice@cobbchamber.org.

By serving on the CYL Steering Committee, providing financial assistance to a candidate who is unable to pay the tuition, or by sponsoring a program for CYL. For more information on providing assistance to the CYL program, contact Katie Guice at 770-859-2334 or kguice@cobbchamber.org

2025-2026 Cobb Youth Leadership Co-Chairs

Tripp Boyer
Boyer Ramey Wealth Management Group

Luci Hogue
Scotland Wright Associates

2025-2026 Cobb Youth Leadership Vice-Chairs

Maranie Brown
BlackRock

Chris Welchel
Marietta Wrecker

Cobb Youth Leadership Steering Committee

Jack Burckhalter
The Walker School

Parker Douglas
The Walker School

Walker Fennel
Harrison High School

Marie Hable
Wheeler High School

LK LaMonica
Allatoona High School

Audrey Jane Leftwich
North Cobb Christian School

Madison Lockhart
Pope High School

Payton Milligan
Harrison High School

Adaki Okeh
Hillgrove High School

Michael Opoku-Mensah
The Walker School

Ellie Wasserman
Pebblebrook High School

Tiffany Barney
Cobb County School District

Tripp Boyer
Boyer Ramey Wealth Management Group

Maranie Brown
BlackRock

Stacey Chapman
CROFT & Associates

Jonathan Fallin
CDH Partners

LaTrese Ferguson
Georgia Tech

Luci Hogue
Scotland Wright Associates

Tre Hutchins
Cobb County School Board

Jason Meade
Sequoyah High School

Tim Milligan
Marietta Fire Department

Gray Stoner
GA Metro Dance Theatre

Chris Welchel
Marietta Wrecker

2025-2026 Class

Asher Adams
Mt. Bethel Christian Academy

Chimamanda Akano
Campbell High School

Gabi Angryk
Walton High School

Aashray Arun
Walton High School

Ashley Bass
Hillgrove High School

Reagan Bass
Hillgrove High School

Takara Cannon
Wheeler High School

Jolie Charles
Wheeler High School

Grace Chisamore 
Kennesaw Mountain High School

Charlotte Clifton

The Walker School

Julia Curtis
Lassiter High School

Hailey Davis
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Lyndon Davison
The Walker School

Rafael Diaz
Marietta High School

Ian Gamble
Osborne High School

Charlie Garten
Marietta High School

Saanvi Goyal
Woodward Academy

Helen Gregory
The Walker School

Abby Harsch
Pope High School

McKinley Henshaw
Pope High School

Chloe Herrero
Marietta High School

Carson Hoffman
The Stonehaven School

Jack Ison, III
Marietta High School

Caleb Johnson
Marietta High School

Makai Johnson
McEachern High School

Jason Johnson-Rogers 
Marietta High School

Nina Johnston
Homeschool

Jocelyn Jones
Hillgrove High School

Young Kirkland
Walton High School

Aidan Konop
Marietta High School

Jensen Kown
The Walker School

Marin Latino
North Cobb Christian School

Lauren Kate Looper
North Cobb Christian School

Cristian Lozano
Marietta High School

Woods Maddox
Marietta High School

Mary McGee
Sprayberry High School

Trey McGruder
North Cobb High School

Michael Minervini
Marietta High School

Kenedi Mitchell
Marietta High School

Kimo Nieto-Hutchins
Pebblebrook High School

Reece O’Connor
Whitefield Academy

Gabby Oden
Hillgrove High School

Safah Patel
Walton High School

Rhodes Patrick
Marietta High School

Raleigh Rhoden
Wheeler High School

Austin Richardson
Harrison High School

Andrew Roland
Marietta High School

Jordyn Rubin
Walton High School

Caleb Schroeder
Sequoyah High School

Emma Schwaig
Mount Paran Christian School

Bella Sleeman
Sequoyah High School

Karmen Smith
Allatoona High School

Lucy Tyran
Marietta High School

Jordana Valdez
Hillgrove High School

Andrew Vincent
Campbell High School

Emerson Webb
Walton High School

Jack Weigle
Marietta High School

Abby West
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy

Daniel Williams
Northwest Classical Academy

Kenzie Willis
Marietta High School