Something bright is rising
Hello Sunshine and Être have teamed up to create the first-ever Hello Sunshine Gen Z Advisory Board—who are collaborating with us on something big: a movement for the next generation.
ALENA MCQUARTER
16, Texas
Youngest person of color ever admitted to medical school in the US (at 12); now pursuing her MD/PhD; founder of The Brown STEM Girl non-profit
BROOKLYNN RILEY
17, Kentucky
Founder of the positivity campaign Stick2Kindness and competitive cheerleader
CHLOÉ BRYAN
19, California
Broadway actor (School of Rock), singer, film actor (Hunters), and writer
FRANCESCA TARANTINO
16, Florida
Singer-songwriter (newest single dropped on 2/12/25
JORDAN REEVES
19, Missouri
Disability advocate, author and founder of Design With Us
LEXI ANAND
21, Florida
Vanderbilt student, singersongwriter with over 600,000 global streams on Spotify
NOOR HASSAN
17, New York
High school athlete (volleyball), fundraiser for cancer research, and school newspaper journalist
SOPHIA CROWDER
19, Virginia
UVA engineering student, STEM advocate, and founder of South Side STEM Squad
AVERY COLVERT
14, California
8th-grade founder of Altadena Girls, a new non-profit organization restoring dignity to teen girls following the LA fires in 2025
CELAI WEST
16, California
Fashion model, teen confidence coach and founder of t-shirt company The Chatty Chick
DEMI SINGLETON
18, New York
Actress and entrepreneur blending cultural storytelling with innovation to empower youth and amplify emerging voices
GRACIE GRIFFIN
18, New York
Freshman at Brown University playing Division I volleyball who is passionate about political science and theory and a published advocate for women’s rights
KENSINGTON TALLMAN
16, California
Actor (Riley in Pixar's Inside Out 2), storyteller, mental health advocate, and PETA advocate
MARLEY DIAS
20, New Jersey
Harvard student, founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks, author, and speaker
PEPPER PERSLEY
13, New York
Sports journalist for ESPN, WNBA, NFL, MLB, etc, podcast host, and author
TAYLOR RICHARDSON
21, Georgia
Spelman student (pre-med) and youth philanthropist featured by Oprah
AVERY NEMO
17, New York
High school senior and 2024 TED-ED speaker
CHARLOTTE NEBRES
16, New Jersey
Professional ballet dancer, author of the first Black dancer cast as Marie in The Nutcracker
EMILY FILIAN
16, New Jersey
Soccer player, 2024 TED-Ed speaker, and mental health advocate
GRAYSON SETHI
14, New York
8th grader featured on Day of the Girl Times Square billboard, 2x TED-Ed speaker
KHLOE THOMPSON
17, New York
Founder of Khloe Kares, a nonprofit focused on homelessness and water access in Ghana, author, and speaker
NEHA SHUKLA
20, Pennsylvania
Duke student, AI ethicist, AI author, innovator, and speaker
RIVA BARBARIA
18, New Jersey
Advocate for diverse representation in media and founder of Minority Mixers and Read the Room