18 High School Students Selected to Serve on OCTA’s 2015-16 Teen Council

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Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713 Sept. 24, 2015
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Members take part in transportation-related discussions and projects with their peers and OCTA staff

ORANGE – Eighteen high school students have been selected to serve on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s 2015-16 Teen Council, which held its first meeting this month.

Teen Council members take part in transportation-related discussions and projects with their peers and OCTA staff. Members provide insight into public transportation issues, and work together to make a positive contribution toward public transportation in Orange County.

The 2014-15 Teen Council, for example, provided key feedback that helped OCTA craft its “De-Zombify Yourself” summer youth bus pass campaign.

Teen Council selection is competitive; members serve for one year. The group meets once a month during the regular school year, from September to August.

Listed here are the names and cities of residence for 2015-16 Teen Council members.

For more on the program, visit octa.net/teencouncil.

Orange County Transportation Authority’s 2015-16 Teen Council members:

· Abiral “Abe” Ganguly, Orange

· Amrit Singh, Tustin

· Andrew (AJ) Takata, Dana Point

· Anuli Ononye, Mission Viejo

· Bethany Urbano, Santa Ana

· Brian Wilbert Legaspi, Buena Park

· (Returning member) Emily Yoo, Aliso Viejo

· Gabriela Jimenez, Costa Mesa

· (Returning member) Ian Macdonald, Huntington Beach

· Joshua Swank, Aliso Viejo

· (Returning member) Michael Du Jiang, Irvine

· (Returning member) Natalie Wang, Irvine

· Rachel Li, Irvine

· Sarah Babcock, Huntington Beach

· Sean Spencer, Rancho Santa Margarita

· (Returning member) Shipla Rajagopal, Irvine

· Sydney Roberta Smith, Rancho Santa Margarita

· Timonthy Chen, Irvine

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