Announcing the FOP Leader Class of 2026

We are incredibly proud and excited to announce to you the FOP Leader Class of 2026. These FOP leaders have been selected from one of the most competitive applicant pools in FOP history and have completed an entire semester of Wilderness First Aid, outdoor, communication, and leadership skills training. Moreover, they each underwent an intensive eight-day training trip held following the Spring 2026 semester, where they led trips through daily hikes, camp setup, as well as medical and interpersonal situation simulations.

Class of 2027:

Alexander Gong
Charlie Chen
Elizabeth Choi
Janet Ye
Julia Downey
Juliet Bu
Laura Hwang
Skye Tanzmann
Sofiyat Bello
Tobias Elbs

Class of 2028:

Aidan Mostashari
Ainsleigh Cobis
Angelina Li
Angelina Xu
Anthony Bynum
Brandon Mendoza
Catherine Jeon
Claire Grumbacher
Claire Jiang
Courtlyn Crombie
Dionise Guerra-Carrillo
Franny Yong
Grayson Caffrey
Jacob Gokongwei
Joshua Rodriguez Ortiz
Lillie Tyrrell
Linda Ye
Matteo Markel
Natalie Bernstein
Sam Capehart
Shira Galai
Tyler Dalton
Zoe Nathwani

Class of 2029:

Alexander Fan
Amogh Ganjikunta
Andrew Levy
Celerina Lee
Charan Bala
Daisy Star
Emily Yu
Emma Dean (Aster)
Gioia Bonifacio-Proietto
Husam Ramadan
Jackson Barr
Jaden Gillion
Jasiel Arreola
Jolee Kuo
Juan Wulff
Katharine Weiner
Khaya Dryden-Peterson
Kyle Gannon
Matteo Shkupi Di Berto
Michael Panara
Nicholas Bofenkamp
Oriana (Ori) Shi
Osa Unuigbe
Patterson Frazier
Sami Cuaresma
Scott Yamaoka
Steven Silvers
Tony Liu

See you on the trail,

Anda Bilder ‘28 
Elena Ferrari ‘28 
Florian Abruzzi ‘28
Ian Chen ‘28 
Joshua Schultzer ‘28 
Malachi Miller ‘27 
Sarah Thomas ‘27 
Zoe Macaluso ‘28 
FOP Director Kent Ratliff

FOP Steering Committee '26