The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) recognized 28 high school students during its Vision Zero Youth Ambassador Graduation Ceremony on May 16. The students collectively earned 1,311 service hours while helping plan and execute Safety Day, a community event focused on pedestrian, bicycle, and traffic safety. Ambassadors earned up to 46 Student Service Learning hours through the program.
2026 Vision Zero Youth Ambassador Graduates:
Aakif Saifi, Thomas S. Wootton
Aarush Selvarak, Walt Whitman
Abisek Karakheti, Clarksburg
Aleksandr (Sasha) Glick, Montgomery Blair
Amit Krishna Dasari, Clarksburg
Ash Njinwo T., Seneca Valley
Aidan Eagle, Non-MCPS/Private School
Avyukth Malreddy, Northwest
Cameron Lang, James Hubert Blake
Ellery Engle, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Emmanuel Kyalo Mumo, Walter Johnson
Ashley Guan, Poolesville
Hannah Panicker, Clarksburg
Kiechante Holness, Gaithersburg
Landon Eum, Non-MCPS/Private School
Lauren Bani Khadja, Springbrook
Nailah George, Walter Johnson
Nicole Chang, Walter Johnson
Rani Mahadwar, Walter Johnson
Ritika Patel, Sherwood
Sachin Kundra, Non-MCPS/Private School
Songyue (Alice) Yang, Thomas S. Wootton
Varish Desai, Clarksburg
Kira Davidova, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Victoria A. Villanueva, Richard Montgomery
Victor Ortiz Morales, John F. Kennedy
Zamir Kanthor, Albert Einstein
Vivaan Samaraweera, Winston Churchill
Peer Mentors and Previous Vision Zero Graduates:
Hansel Suthar, Clarksburg
Ryan Lin, Clarksburg
Gabriella Frischtak, Winston Churchill
Harish Ramesh, Northwest
Jonathan Wang, Winston Churchill
Jacqueline Daphnis, Albert Einstein
Zinmar Latt, Damascus
Pranav Shakya, Clarksbur
