Participants
Distinguished Young Women participants come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common: the desire to succeed. Below are the Distinguished Young Women of Pennsylvania participants for the Class of 2021.
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Emilie Thibeault
City: Paradise
College Preference:
Career Goals:
Talent:
Micaela Shackleford
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Devon
College Preference:
Career Goals: Psychology, International Affairs
Talent: Voice and Guitar
Justine Snowden
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Midland
College Preference: Musical Education
Career Goals: To pursue a career in musical theater
Talent: Singing and Acting (The Wizard and I, by Indina Menzel)
Shriya Suresh
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Sewickley
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Business
Talent: Singing (Desh Thillana, by Lalgudi Jayaraman)
Sara Adkins
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Denver
College Preference: University of Richmond
Career Goals: High school German teacher, foreign diplomat
Talent: Modern Jazz Dance (Bravado, by Lorde)
Jessi Walton
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: New Brighton
College Preference:
Career Goals:
Talent: singing (Can't Help Falling In Love, by Performed by Twenty One Pilots)
Mikenzie Juskalian
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: West Chester
College Preference:
Career Goals: Physical therapist or job in genetic field
Talent: Baton Twirling
Gabrielle Dickerson
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Beaver
College Preference: Baylor University
Career Goals: Dermatology
Talent: Piano (Flower Dance, by DJ Okawari)
Emma Andrews
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: New Holland
College Preference:
Career Goals: Nursing or Midwifery
Talent:
Isabella DiPietrantonio
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Beaver
College Preference:
Career Goals: Therapist/Counselor
Talent: Vocal/Guitar Performance (My Dragonfly , by Isabella DiPietrantonio )
Heather Galio
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Macungie
College Preference: Penn State University
Career Goals: Environmental Sustainability Advocate
Talent: Ballet en Pointe (Act III: Variation: Kitri, by Léon Minkus)
Isabella Gibson
Pennsylvania At-Large
City: Cranberry Township
College Preference: Case Western Reserve
Career Goals: Law and Medicine
Talent: Piano Presentation (Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy)
Milana Schechtman
York County
City: Seven Valleys
College Preference: New York University Tisch
Career Goals: Broadway Performer
Talent: Dance (Feeling Good, by Michael Buble)
