Brianna Zhang
Executive Director & Co-Founder @ Leadersforyouthsports | Co - President @ DECA Chapter
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Harvard
Stanford
PennAwards
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Grant and Mentorship Recipient @ Aspen Institute Project Play
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Regional Honoree, Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award (2025)
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Extracurriculars
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Co-founded a youth-led nonprofit dedicated to making sports accessible for underserved children across Michigan
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Served as director of fundraising in junior year, then rose to co-president; organized mock competitions, recruited business judges, and grew chapter to record membership numbers
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Captained school debate team for 2 years; competed in debate and earned team awards.
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Conducted research as part of KAMSC magnet school curriculum and served as a research assistant in university laboratory settings, gaining hands-on STEM research experience across multiple institutions
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Co - President & Co-Founder @ Cultural Cooking Club
Co-founded and co-leads a school cultural cooking club focused on global awareness, current events, and cross-cultural education through food; raised thousands of dollars for World Central Kitchen and the International Rescue Committee
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Video Producer @ School Newspaper and Co-Vice President @ Student Government
Co-launched the video production branch of a previously print-only school newspaper, leading a team to create and edit video content and shorts; served in student government for three years including as co-vice president in junior year
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Completed three separate professional experiences: a summer law firm internship, a political campaign internship, and a business externship involving on-site observation of management and operations at a local company
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Wrote and delivered speeches at lobby visits with U.S
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Associate Concertmaster & MC @ School Orchestra
Served as associate concertmaster of the school orchestra and MC'd concerts for live audiences; participated in an outreach tour visiting elementary schools to recruit new orchestra members
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Part-Time Employee
Maintained part-time employment primarily during school breaks including spring, winter, and Thanksgiving breaks, demonstrating financial responsibility and time management alongside a rigorous academic schedule