Mayor's Youth Council

Purpose

The purpose of the Mayor's Youth Council is to provide youth an opportunity to share input on community issues, learn about City government, and impact the community through group volunteer efforts. Meetings will be held monthly during the school year, in addition to possible other activities and events. For public and private schools, students may be asked to have parents sign a release form to be dismissed during school for these meetings.

 

2024-25 Mayor's Youth Council

The following students were selected to serve on the council for the 2024-2025 school year: Daniel Wabwire, Harrisburg High School; Khadidja Mahamed, Jefferson High School; Mayble Devine, Kinley Freese, Adeline Roths, and Xander Winter, Lincoln High School; Yaqob Abebe, Margaret Althoff, Sophia Santos, O’Gorman High School; Jackson Grasma and Nathan Lewis, Roosevelt High School; Ellie Maddox, Connor McGowan, Anna Vyn, Sioux Falls Christian; Linda Landaverry Velasquez, Washington High School

Planning Team

The Mayor’s Youth Council is led by a core planning team of City team members: Anne Sprecher, Human Resources Assistant; Chad Quissell, Talent Acquisition Coordinator with Human Resources; Lucy Steiger, teen programming librarian at Siouxland Libraries; Sgt. Michelle Hockett, school resource officer with Sioux Falls Police; and Vanessa Gomez, Mayor’s Office Public Relations & Communications Officer. 

For more information, contact the Mayor’s Youth Council at mayorsyouthcouncil@siouxfalls.gov.