#  Announcing the FOP Leader Class of 2026 

 





July 02, 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



 

 

 



 

 

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