LEAP (Leadership through Education, Activities, and Personal Development), is a student leadership group comprised of student leaders from WIAA member schools throughout the state. Student representatives are involved with WIAA events, meetings and community projects, gain valuable leadership training and personal development in partnership with You-Ish, and have the unique opportunity to be the voice of Washington’s 225,000+ student-participants.
Each spring, the WIAA invites students who will be entering their JUNIOR year the following fall to apply. Eight students will be selected to join the Committee and participate throughout their junior and senior years. The application launches in the early spring and the annual deadline is MAY 31. For questions related to the LEAP Committee, please contact Andy Knapp.
2025-26 committee members
BELLA ADASZEWSKI
CHENEY
Class of 2027
TAYLOR ALMANZA
STANWOOD
Class of 2026
BERNIE ANDERSON
HOLY NAMES ACADEMY
Class of 2026
SOPHIA CHUN
CENTRAL KITSAP
Class of 2027
CATE DOHERTY
HERMISTON
Class of 2026
AVA EDGAR
SHADLE PARK
Class of 2027
MABEL EGAN
HAZEN
Class of 2027
ABEL GARCIA
ROYAL
Class of 2026
MIA HUYNH
CHIEF SEALTH
Class of 2027
DERIN MUHITTINOGLU
BOTHELL
Class of 2027
MICHAEL PRIEST
OCOSTA
Class of 2027
KAIYAH SANDRIDGE
ONALASKA
Class of 2026
JAZLYN SOSA
ZILLAH
Class of 2026
COOPER STAFFORD
SEHOME
Class of 2026
OWEN YEE
FIFE
Class of 2027
PAST committee memberS
BRANDON BAO (Thomas Jefferson)
BRYN BECKMAN (Rainier)
JOEY EARL (Chief Leschi)
MADISON HULL (Renton)
NIK HUSARIK (Emerald Ridge)
KARA MA (The Bush School)
MYA MORALES (Sunnyside)
CHEYENNE SHEWELL (Ellensburg)
RYLEE ALOISIO (Franklin Pierce)
ALEX BESTEMAN (Interlake)
LUKA KAWAHARA (Juanita)
JOEY LURIE (Mercer Island)
GRACIE PHAM (Davis)
KATE SCHNEIDER (Freeman)
ROCKY SRINIVASAN (Eastside Prep)
TURNER VAN SLYKE (Walla Walla)
ZEKE AKINBADE (Prosser)
AYVA BROADBENT (Lewis and Clark)
AVERY BRUMLEY (Sultan)
AMELIA CHIU (Newport (Bellevue))
DREW FIALHO (Lake Washington)
CIARA MENNITTO (Spanaway Lake)
GRACE NELSON (Odessa)
GILLIAN SPILKER (Bellingham)
AULANI BENITEZ (Grandview)
COLE CLARK (Freeman)
MEGAN LETIZ (Wahkiakum)
MAGGIE OGDEN (Clarkston)
AIDAN PERALES (Burlington-Edison)
ISRAEL REYNA (Mount Vernon)
AUSTIN SEALS (Meadowdale)
MICHELLE SOTO MEZA (Highland)
SOSNA ARAYA (Kennedy Catholic)
FIONA CLAYTON (Cleveland)
ANTONIO HERNANDEZ (Stadium)
KJIRSTIN HOPFER (Ocosta)
DANE MCMILLAN (Hoquiam)
NANCY PHAN (Rogers (Spokane))
ROMAN SCHROYER (Sehome)
BILLY SIMPKIN (Kiona-Benton)
GUNNAR AUNE (Colfax)
MALACHY CAFFREY (La Salle)
KELLY CHEN (Foster)
LAUREN FREUH (Issaquah)
ANDREW LIU (Olympia)
ROCCO PARRISH (Grandview)
KAMRYN SHANNON (Ephrata)
ALLISON YAJKO (Skyview)
BRENDEN ARCHER (Shadle Park)
MARTE BORGMANN (Garfield)
KAI BURGMAN (North Thurston)
JOH’NELL CLARK (Spanaway Lake)
ANSON HUANG (Renton)
BRAYDEN KONKLE (Burlington-Edison)
SYDNEY RAINS (Lyle)
ANAYELI TREJO (Bridgeport)
JADE CHAMBERLIN (Connell)
AARON DAVENPORT (Cedarcrest)
KATHY LE (Foss)
TABITHA MESSINEO (Puyallup)
LEXI MIKKELSEN (Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls))
DYLAN MOOERS (Tumwater)
FORD POWERS (Chiawana)
EDDIE ROJAS (Lake Washington)
MEGAN DRAKE (South Whidbey)
FEVEN FESSEHATZION (Lindbergh)
DRAKE MITBY (Ocosta)
MICHAEL LARSON (Everett)
LINDSEY LINDGREN (Oakesdale)
JORDAN OAKES (Holy Names Academy)
CAMERON READ (Goldendale)
KEITHEN SHEPARD (Union)
TYLOR ADCOCK (Kamiak)
SABRINA BOZICH (Hanford)
ALI BRANDT (Wenatchee)
PAYTON GUNHUS (Seattle Christian)
CHLOE LIUM (Bothell)
LEXUS ODEN (Todd Beamer)
ISAAC SANTOS (South Kitsap)
PEYTON VAN PEVANAGE (Davenport)
KACEY COYLE (White River)
BRADY CRANE (Chief Sealth)
MIKAYLA FERENZ (Walla Walla)
CINDY HUYNH (Lindbergh)
NICHOLAS KOSINSKI (Bishop Blanchet)
LORYN MUSGROVE (Kelso)
CONNOR PRATT (Cheney)
MARK WEBBER (Colfax)
GLORIA ALAMEDA (Bridgeport)
BRETT CARTER (Franklin Pierce)
ADAM HUSA (Mount Si)
MONIQUE ISAAK (Almira Coulee Hartline)
SARA LINDQUIST (Mercer Island)
KATE MCGREE (La Salle)
ASHLEE PEDERSEN (Mt. Spokane)
TREVOR TERRIS (Tonasket HS
MERCEDES DEBRULER (Three Rivers Christian)
LILY KARGES (Holy Names Academy)
COLIN MALASKA (Eastside Catholic)
REILLY ROACH (DeSales)
HECTOR RUIZ (Mariner)
BAILEY VALLEE (Bellingham)
TAYLOR WATKINS (East Valley (Spokane))
MADELINE ISAAK (Almira-Coulee-Hartline)
HUNTER LARSON (Aberdeen)
KEVIN NELSON (Enumclaw)
HELEN PETERSEN (Prosser)
LINNEA PHILLIPS (West Valley (Yakima))
JULIE WILSON (Vashon Island)
HAILEY GULLSTAD (Mercer Island)
SHERRY HENRY (Prairie)
NICK JAECH (Camas)
DANIEL KELLY (Onalaska)
NICOLE PRESHO (Mary Walker)
JESSICA WALLACE (Squalicum)
MAC CLARK (Cascade)
SETH DAVIS (Klickitat)
MORGAN MCBRIDE (Bickleton)
SAM MOTA-MARTINEZ (Tri-Cities Prep)
ANTHONY RASCON (Neah Bay)
ANDY SOPER (Franklin Pierce)
MAKENNA HAMRE (Juanita)
RACHEL HAYNES (Tekoa)
ANNA HESTER (Washington)
TATE KELLY (Gonzaga Prep)
AMY OHLINGER (Franklin Pierce)
BEN OLSON (Mount Si)
JUSTIN SLANINA (Washington)
CHERISH SUMMERS (LaCrosse)
CANDI ZION (Toledo)
QUESTIONS?
ANDY KNAPP - WIAA Director of Marketing