Top row (L to R): Khadijah Dhoondia, Shae Dolan, Supipa Sirikul; Bottom row: Cat "Nickie" Tran, Maisy Baer, Lena Kalandjian

Introducing the changemakers who received the 2022 YWPA Awards

Zonta International is pleased to introduce the 2022 Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Awardees. These 31 women—from 18 countries—have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and commitment to public service and civic causes. Ten international YWPA Awardees were awarded US$6,500, while 21 district and region recipients received US$1,500 to be used to support their continued service or their academic endeavors.

International Recipients

• Sruthi Kurada, USA, District 1
• Khadijah Dhoondia, USA, District 6
• Shae Dolan, USA, District 8
• Catherine Xu, USA, District 9
• Lena Kalandjian, USA, District 11
• Supipa Sirikul, Thailand, District 17
• Maisy Baer, Ghana, District 18
• Kertu Birgit Anton, Estonia, District 20
• Cat "Nickie" Tran, Vietnam, District 24
• Sophia Zuo, USA, District 31

District Recipients

• Emma Wade, USA, District 2
• Sydnee Lynch, USA, District 3
• Ava Forbes-Schnick, Canada, District 4
• Katherine Drab, USA, District 5
• Alexia Nastasia, USA, District 7
• Gazelle Schreiner, USA, District 10
• Anika Spilde, USA, District 12
• Anna Olivia Nielsen, Denmark, District 13
• Kiara Hoffman-Kuhnt, Germany, District 14
• Tess Carichner, USA, District 15
• Shuari Naidoo, New Zealand, District 16
• Embla Monemar, Sweden, District 21
• Mahsa Nabizada, Australia, District 22
• Mia Salomon, Australia, District 23
• Vaishnavi Jaiswal, India, District 25
• Rya Kato, Japan, District 26
• Naz Erdogan, Luxembourg/Turkey, District 27
• Helma Pöppel, Switzerland/Germany, District 28
• Ramah Milli, Germany, District 29
• Bianca D'Aversa, Italy, District 30
• Jiseon Lee, South Korea, District 32

To learn more about our 10 international YWPA Awardees, who are addressing issues such as climate change, health care, homelessness, literacy and more, click here to read their bios.

2 AUGUST 2022