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Apply To Be A Mentor
Youth Leadership Council is seeking friendly, energetic, and enthusiastic working professionals and college students to mentor high school students at our annual Youth Leadership Conference. This year’s theme is “Be Confident. Be You.” and focuses on developing the foundational tools needed for our students…
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29th Annual Banquet Success
Thank you to everyone who came out to Kim Son Restaurant as Youth Leadership Council (YLC) honored Duc Dinh and Justin Yu, two impressive leaders in the Houston community that embody YLC’s dedication to Asian Americans and Houston-area children. Texas House Representative Gene Wu…
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YLC’s 29th Annual Orchid Banquet
Please come support YLC’s 29th Annual Orchid Banquet! Join us at Kim Son Restaurant on April 7th, 2017 to celebrate another great year of mentoring and to honor impressive leaders in the Houston community, Mr. Duc Dinh, founder of Duc Dinh Tutoring Center and…
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The Annual Conference
Each year the Council sponsors a conference that offers high school students a unique opportunity to develop skills for future leadership. In the past, financial support for this conference, as well as the Council, has been received from foundations, community organizations, area businesses, educational institutions and other individuals who believe in the goals of the conference.
- Hosted at Rice University
- Planned, organized, and executed by unpaid volunteers
- 144 students and 36 mentors
- Over 25 years serving the community
If you are interested in volunteering with YLC, please visit either of the following pages: Become a Mentor or Become a Volunteer.
Executive Board Members
April Tieu
PresidentApril Tieu graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in the Fall of 2011 with a BA in Sociology. She currently works as a Marketing Associate for Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. in Houston, TX. April was a student…
Christina Ma
Program DirectorChristina currently works with her mom and brother at a Financial Advising Firm that focuses in retirement planning. She received her Master in Professional Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin. Christina has been involved with YLC since…
Jason Tung
Mentor DirectorDirector of Strategy at Academy Sports + Outdoors. He holds a MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, a MS from the University of Virginia, and a BA from Rice University. Jason has been involved with YLC…
Marcus Gee
VP of Development & TreasurerMarcus is YLC’s VP of Development and Treasurer. He is currently employed by OXY Petroleum as Manager of Financial Analysis and Planning. He graduated from the University of Houston (go Cougars!) and also received his MBA from the University…
Testimonials
“YLC definitely is one of the best camps I’ve been to so far. Going in I didn’t really know anyone, but by the time I left, I had a whole new group of friends. All the activities planned for us were great and really pushed for teamwork and leadership. My experiences this summer lead me...
“I applied for YLC mentor a few years ago with one goal in mind: to share the lessons I had learned in college and in life with high school students. I never expected to receive anything in return aside from personal gratification, and at one point, I even wondered if YLC could offer me anything...
“I believe in YLC. In what it stands for and how much it means to our community. I say this because growing up I can count on one hand the number of times people/event gave me a positive re-enforcement for being Asian American. And going to the YLC conference as a student was definitely one...
“YLC was a great experience for me because every time I go back, I learn something new. It sharpened so many of the skills I need later on in life such as displaying leadership, communicating well with others, working under a stressed time crunched situation, and whole lot more. But of course, I loved the...
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