Meet Our Youth Ambassadors
Youth Ambassadors at the USA Pavilion are the “Faces of America” to the millions of visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai, serving as greeters and exhibit guides. Youth Ambassadors come from communities from across the United States and share an authentic and detailed explanation of Pavilion exhibits. As an integral part of the USA Pavilion Team, Youth Ambassadors participate in an exciting cultural exchange program, taking on different roles at the USA Pavilion, representing the United States, telling America’s story, and greeting dignitaries. Youth Ambassadors connect in a free and open manner with visitors from all over the world.


Aaminah Tabassum, MI
Wayne State University

Abdallah Hakeem, ID
Boise State University

Achim Harding, NY
Palm Beach State College & Brooklyn College of The City University of New York

Addy Cross, MN
St. Catherine University

Alban Martinez, CA
Los Angeles Pierce College & University of California, San Diego

Alisa Delaj, NY
The State University of New York at Buffalo

Alyssa Lee Kristeller, PA
American University

Amanda Venereo, FL
Santa Fe College & University of Florida

Aodhán Doyle, MA
Syracuse University & Columbia University

Belinda Lee, MN
St. Cloud State University

Brandon Benny, NV
University of Nevada, Reno & Central European University

Brienné Coates, GA
Spelman College & Georgia Institute of Technology

Caitlyn Phung, MA
The George Washington University

Carleon Outlaw, WI
Morehouse College

Cece Quach, GA
Vanderbilt University

Chandler Christensen, UT
Utah State University

Chay VanDyke, MT
Montana State University

Christie Maly, CA
University of California, Berkeley

Ciera Dykstra, AK
University of Colorado Boulder

CJ Thorpe, PA
Pennsylvania State University

Claire Spethman, NE
University of Nebraska Omaha

Crystal Rabizadeh, CA
Syracuse University

Denison Kappas, CA
San Diego State University

Eleanor Harlan, MA
Colby College

Emily Wang, NJ
University of Mississippi

Emma Holdren, CO
Indiana University

Fatma Elsayed, MD
Yale University

George Eid, NH
Dartmouth College

Hanna Claerbout, HI
University of Hawai’i-Mānoa

Jesús Alejandre Fernández, CA
University of California, San Diego & University of Southern California

Jheel Patel, TX
The University of Texas at Austin

Joannah Brook Quesenberry, WY
Des Moines Area Community College

Joseph Ritchie, AZ
Brigham Young University

Josh Jessiman, CA
Tulane University

Katrina Khosravi, VT
McGill University

Katrina Warren, MD
North Carolina A&T State University

Kelly Hodge, DE
Rochester Institute of Technology

Kevin Izquierdo, NY
University of Maryland Global Campus & Lakeland University Japan & Temple University

Kir-Sey Fam, CA
Lawrence University

Kristin Joy Yuan, IA
Faith Baptist Bible College

Kyah Probst, WI & MO
St. Louis Community College & University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Kyla Denwood, IL
Tulane University

Laura Savage, MN
Beloit College & University of Illinois Chicago

Levi Krum, OR
Temple University

Liam Reis, OH
Kent State University

Lian Feng, GA
Georgia Institute of Technology

Marria Peduto, IN
Indiana University

Matthew Hogan, CA
The George Washington University

Michael Amatulli, NY
Niagara University

Mikyle Hassanali, NY
Columbia University

Miles Leonard, WI
Simpson College

Molly Herring, VA
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mynhan Do, CA
San Francisco State University

Nadine Alkharrat, IL
College of DuPage & University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Othman Ahmed Alawy, OR
L’Université Grenoble Alpes

Paige Anne Liebel, FL
Purdue University

Patrick Hidalgo McCabe, DC
University of Notre Dame

Queen Epomba, TX
University of Houston

Rakan Saleh Alzarqa, VA
Christopher Newport University

Salsabila Nurhidajat, TN
Vanderbilt University

Samara Schuman, OR
University of Oregon

Sara Al Khulaidi, MI
Henry Ford Community College & Wayne State University

Scott Braghetta Huson, VA
Brown University

Scott Sawaya, KS
Brigham Young University

Sebastian Araujo, CA
Los Angeles Pierce College & University of California, Los Angeles

Spencer Cox, KY
University of Louisville & Xavier University

Stephanie Strifert, MN & MA
Brandeis University & Harvard University

Sydney Millerd, HI
University of Hawai’i–West O’ahu

Tarek Meah, NJ
Johns Hopkins University & University College London

Tatyana Alexis Simmons, NC
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte & The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Twinkle Loungani, SC
University of South Carolina & American University

Ty Riley, AL
Coastal Alabama Community College & Mississippi State University

Vishnu Prasad Rao, GA
University of Georgia
