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The Youth Oceanic Initiative was founded to educate younger generations about the oceans. Join us and help us educate the next generation of ocean stewards.
World Ocean Day 2024 Zine
In celebration of World Ocean Day 2024, YOI organized a competition inviting artists and writers to contribute their creations for inclusion in a zine, with the added incentive of a prize draw. The initiative garnered over 20 entries globally, culminating in the presentation of the zine at YOI's World Ocean Day 2024 live webinar on June 8th, 2024.
Our Team
Our team is composed of a diverse group of students all passionate about the ocean.
Marlin Xie
(He/Him)
Founder & President
Ankur Parikh
(He/Him)
Vice President of Research
Grace Corveleyn
(She/Her)
Vice President of Comms.
Angela Liu
(She/Her)
Vice President of Content
Lucine Husain
(Any Pronouns)
Secretary
Sydney Deb
(She/Her)
Treasurer
Issac Liu
(He/Him)
Webmaster
Madelyn Carrera
(She/Her)
Policy Research Director
Winston Kan
(He/Him)
Policy Research Director
Maya Aryanfar
(She/Her)
Scientific Research Director
Fatemtuz Zuhura
(She/Her)
Scientific Research Director
Emerson Lee
(She/Her)
Marketing & Outreach Director
Ryan Kuang
(He/Him)
Marketing & Outreach Director
Janssen Gallenero
(She/Her)
Social Media Director
Veronica Tom
(She/Her)
Social Media Director
Sandy Phan
(She/Her)
Social Media Director
Poe Sid
(They/Them)
Editorial Director
Chloe Gao
(She/Her)
Editorial Director
Cecil Dong
(Any Pronouns)
Visual Design Director
Jia Wen Lin
(She/Her)
Visual Design Director
Isabella Zhao
(She/Her)
Visual Design Director
Jaylee Mui
(She/Her)
Visual Design Director
Sunny Talusan
(They/Them)
Visual Design Director
Joann Zheng
(She/Her)
Visual Design Director
Arham Tajwar
(He/Him)
Film Director
Sumya Zahin
(She/Her)
Game Developer
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