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The name HEY! was developed with the Youth Fellowship, ensuring this collaborative effort feels accessible and relevant to youth in our community.

The resulting 10-year vision is to build a community where every young person in the Greater Cincinnati region enjoys optimal mental health, is free of stigma, and is empowered to realize their fullest potential now and into the future.

2024 Young Fellows

Our Collaborative Structure

An infrastructure including a Steering Committee, Youth Fellowship, Funder Collaborative, Focus Area Working Groups, and Backbone Support guided the overall assessment, visioning, and planning process.

Youth voices are represented as key decision makers in every stage of the planning process to ensure established strategies best support the needs of regional youth.

2026 Youth Fellows

 

Youth Fellows 2026

Amarreon W. |16 | Over the Rhine
Ananda H. | 17 | Northside
Ananya B. | 22 | Mason
Antonio M.| 15 | Over the Rhine
Ariel S. | 16 | Springfield Township
Caroline B.| 15 | Independence
Danica L. | 17 | Avondale
Delaney P. | 19 | Clifton
Diego A. | 20 | Springfield Township
Drew B. | 20 | Florence

Emily P. | 15 | Mason
Jonah H.  |18 | Westwood
Godspeed D. | 17 | Loveland
Honesty P. | 17 | Madisonville
Laila L. | 16 | Wyoming
Mariah B. | 16 | Mt Airy
Maurice J. | 17 | North College Hill
Micah H. | 22 | Forest Park
Myliah B. | 18 | Colerain
Ornella D. | 21 | Finneytown
Rahifa M. | 17 | West Chester
Ruthy C.| 16 | Kennedy Heights

2025 Youth Fellows 2.0

Adrianna G.  |  21  Hamilton

Ariel S.  |  16  Springfield Township

Brooke W.  |  24  Mt. Adams

Brooklynn J.  | 17  | Wyoming

Caroline B.  |  14  Independence

Christian K. |  15  |  Bellevue

Dani L.  |  17  |  Avondale

David H.  |  21  |  Eastgate

Delaney P.  |  19  |  Silverton

Godspeed D.  |  16  |  Loveland

Hannah A.  |  17  |  Montgomery

Harshman S.  |  21  |  Hamilton County

Hesham A.  |  17  |  Anderson Township

Honesty P.  |  16  |  Clifton

Issa N.  |  17  |  Westwood

Jada S.  |  19  |  Clifton

Jahzaria G.  |  15  |  West End

Jaslin N.  |  17  |  Finneytown

Kamira D.  |  16  |  Lockland

Micah H.  |  21  |  Forest Park

Michael K.  |  22  |  Pricehill

Millie M.  |  15  |  Fort Thomas

Nkosi  W.  |  17  |  Madisonville

Noah C.  |  18  |  Clifton

Olive W.  |  18  |  Mason

Quinn M.  |  18  |  West Price Hill

Raeshawn B.  |  17  |  Finneytown

RT A.  |  21  |  Clifton

2024 Inaugural Youth Fellows
Adarsh Khullar
Adarsh K. | 17 | Ft. Thomas		 Godspeed David
Godspeed D. | 15 | Loveland		 Millie McGlone
Millie M. | 14 | Newport
Amaya Boyd
Amaya B. | 21 | Bond Hill		 Hannah Alex
Hannah A. | 16 | Blue Ash		 Noah Ciolino
Noah C. | 17 | Anderson Township
Ava Miller
Ava M. | 19 | Clifton		 Imani Ward
Imani W. | 14 | Blue Ash		 Olive Weaver
Olive W. | 17 | Mason

Brooke W. | 23 | Downtown		 Jada Scott
Jada S. | 19 | Clifton		 Quinn Merriss
Quinn M. | 18 | Price Hill
Christian Kerans
Christian K. | 14 | Newport		 Jael Ratney
Jael R. | 15 | Westwood		 Sarah Vietze
Sarah V. | 19 | Maysville, KY
Delaney Pennington
Delaney P. | 18 | Clifton		 Khara Hawkins
Khara H. | 14 | Woodlawn		 Vincent Lamb
Vincent L. | 16 | Bond Hill
Ella H
Ella H. | 16 | Mason		 Maia Jones
Maia J. | 15 | Westwood
Yoshua S. | 19 | Reading
Dr. Tynisha Worthy
Dr. Tynisha Worthy
Youth at the Center
HEY! Youth Fellows Facilitator
Shawn Jeffers
Shawn Jeffers
Youth at the Center
HEY! Youth Fellows Facilitator
Steering Commitee

 

Ariel Steele, HEY! Youth Fellow

Bonita Campbell, Lighthouse Youth Service

Dagmar Morales, Kenton County Library

Dani Lee, HEY! Youth Fellow

Debbie Gingrich, BestPoint

Delaney Pennington, HEY! Youth Fellow (UC)

Godspeed David, HEY! Youth Fellow (UC)

Jill Miller, bi3

Julie Herrmann, Easterseals Redwood

Kate Schroder, Interact for Health

LaDonna Wallace Smith, Hamilton County Juvenile Court

Landra’ White II (Dra’), Healthy Visions

Meg Switala, Tier 1 Performance

Nicole Pfirman, MindPeace Cincinnati

Renee Mahaffey Harris, Closing the Health Gap

Dr. Steph Weber, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Clare Zlatic Blankemeyer

Marina Hopkins

Executive Director
Qeiara Manuel-Fuller

Qeiara Manuel-Fuller

Program Manager
Eli Meiners

Eli Meiners

Program Manager

The challenges are too complex for any one organization or sector to solve. Improving mental wellbeing requires cooperation across the entire community. HEY! Greater Cincinnati leverages an array of community expertise and perspectives to build and implement a youth-led strategy to shift outcomes impacting youth mental health and well-being.

Thank you to our partners: