The Door County YMCA announced this week that Yana Zenefski has been chosen to serve on the inaugural Youth Advisory Council with YMCA of the USA (Y-USA).  Zenefski, who will be a senior at Southern Door High School this fall, will be one of 16 youths that will be serving on the council to advise and support the Y-USA Executive Team and National Board that oversees 2,600 YMCAs across the country.  The inaugural Youth Advisory Council’s strategy looks to recognize more young people as active contributors to strategic decision-making for emerging issues and programs on a local and global scale.  The 17-year-old Zenefski says her involvement in the Y’s Youth and Government Program was the passion that led her to seek the council membership.

The Inaugural Youth Advisory Council consists of individuals ranging in age from 16 to 23 who will serve until February 2025.  Zenefski, who also was a candidate in the Miss Door County Scholarship Program, began her term on July 1st.