2025 IDA-GA Teen Board
Our Teen Board meets on the third Tuesday of every month and works in teams on various projects. Stay tuned to learn more about what this amazing group is doing to further their mission and the mission of IDA Georgia!
•Aadi Jain, Suwanee, Lambert High School • Ann Lane Rue, Columbus, Brookstone School • Ava Salter, Marietta, Marietta High School • Bray Holcomb, Cumming, West Forsyth High School • Callie Letbetter, Atlanta, Mount Vernon School • Carolina Greider, Fulton County, North Atlanta High School • Carrington Manous, Atlanta, Woodward Academy • Claire Marbach, Marietta, Pope High School • Dylan Kate Simontacchi, Buckhead, Mount Vernon School • Ellery Wang, Roswell, Blessed Trinity Catholic High School • Emily Thompson, Dunwoody, Mount Vernon School • Finn McCarthy, Smyrna, Campbell High School • Finnegan Gawley, Milton, King’s Ridge Christian School • Grace Gibson, Maritetta, Saint Francis •Jack Lockett, Atlanta, Lovett School • Josie Archila, Dekalb, Lakeside High School • Karli Stemple, Atlanta, The Paideia School • Kenzie Leonard, Candler Park, The Paideia School • Kyler Smith, Smyrna, Mill Springs Academy • Layne Huey, Dekalb, Chamblee High School •Leighton Scott, Dunwoody, Mount Vernon School • McCully Means, Peachtree Corners, Wesleyan School • Natalie Buck, Canton, Sequoyah High School • Payton West, Boston, Thomas County Central High School • Phia Calvo, Sandy Springs, Mount Vernon School • Sara Engler, Atlanta, The Weber School • Tess Glenn, Atlanta, Mount Vernon School
Team Captains: Anna Hollis, Arianna Hopkins, Bray Holcomb, Carolina Greider, Kenzie Leonard, Natalie Buck
Adult Project Advisors: Wendy Raynor and Janet Street (Co-chairs), Lindsay Stewart, Erin Lockett, Samantha Flowers, Kelly Kirkland, Ann Marie Lewis
The mission of the IDA-GA Teen Board is to connect with Georgia students who have dyslexia and provide support and assistance to them during their school years. In 2024, the teen board elected to take on several advocacy projects. The first includes infographics, such as “Advocacy for Disabilities,” created by Natalie Buck, and “How to Advocate for Yourself and Your Needs,” created by Arianna Hopkins. Thank you to Rhianna Lewis for creating “Common Misconceptions about Dyslexia.” See below. Please share widely!
Watch the recording of Teen Talk 2024 (November 12, 2024)
Meet the 2024 IDA Teen Board Members. Listen as Arianna, Audrey Jane, Finnegan, Judson, and Rhianna share helpful tips and bits about dyslexia and what they have learned from their own dyslexic journeys.
View this 1-minute clip from Teen Talk 2024
View the entire recording of Teen Talk 2024
Thank you, Arianna, for volunteering to be our 2024 Day-of Dyslexia Dash photographer. Arianna, a senior in high school, was invited to display her work at the Authors & Artists table at the Dyslexia Dash 2024. View here.
Click HERE to access INFOGRAPHICS Created by IDA-GA Teen Board Members
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Check out the projects of previous teen board members:
International Dyslexia Association Georgia YouTube Channel
- Teen Talk 2023 (April): How to Prepare for Exams
- Kickoff to Dyslexia Awareness Month 2023 (September): Interview with artist/author/animator Ryan Sias about his fascinating career and his dyslexia.
- Thinking Differently: An Inside Look at Dyslexia – Thank you, Kahmara, for your dedication to working with IDA-GA throughout your senior year of high school and from that hard work, producing a truly valuable resource for IDA-GA to offer to the public. Learn about this project and watch the interviews at https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/thinking-differently-with-kahmara/
- Teen Board Member Kahmara interviews Teen Board Member Natalie.
- Teen Talk 2022 (August): Facing the Daunting: Navigating Middle and High School
Learning how to stay organized, plan ahead, participate in group projects, and take tests can be daunting for any student, and it is especially important if you have learning challenges. The IDA Georgia Teen Board members discuss how they have successfully navigated these waters throughout their school journeys.
For more information about the prior years’ IDA-GA Teen Board and their events and projects,
click HERE.
