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PHU Auditorium
1900 Omaha Street
Palm Harbor, Florida, 34683
United States

Brad Kendell

Brad Kendell was born in Clearwater, FL and graduated from Clearwater High School and USF (University of South Florida). He was the only survivor in a deadly airplane crash in 2003. He represented the USA in Paralympic Sailing and won a World Championship and a Silver Medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.

Brian Fullem

Brian Fullem is a lifelong runner, one of the top 10 runners in the United States during the 1982 High School indoor track season running a 4:18 mile before moving on to compete at Bucknell University running 8:50 for 2 miles and 14:25 for 5000 meters while earning a Chemistry degree. After coaching 4 years at Dunedin HS, Coach Fullem coached from 2021 to 2023 at PHUHS.

Claire Elisan

Claire Elisan is the founder of Project No Labels, a nonprofit with the mission to unite the LGBTQ+ community with straight allies through positive activities and events while promoting volunteerism and activism. Project No Labels offers high-quality, affordable mental health therapy through Dear Self, You Are Worth It. Project No Labels was the recipient of Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Business of Pride Award in 2018 and was named 3rd Most Effective Local Nonprofit by Watermark Magazine in 2020. In 2020, Elisan was named second Favorite Local Activist by Watermark and one of Business Equality’s 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40.

Eliza Lane

Eliza Lane is an IB senior at PHU and a youth political activist. She has worked with organizations such as Women’s Advocacy Movement Pinellas, the Charlie Crist for Governor Campaign and the Florida Freedom to Read Project. In February 2023, she led a protest to restore Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye to Pinellas County Schools.

Faith Bakke

Faith Bakke is an IB senior at PHU. She spends a lot of her time with different ministries in her church including the youth group and volunteering in the nursery. She also takes on different leadership roles in many school clubs, the PHU cross country team, and a Bible study.

Monica Ehrlich

One of the greatest horrors of human history occurred under Nazi Occupation of various European lands, but what remains unsaid is the lingering generational trauma affecting many families today. Dr. Monica Ehrlich comes from a Polish family that was heavily affected for generations by issues ranging from alcoholism, lack of education, to even a shame in their culture. However, her story is not written by adverse circumstances, instead she breaks the cycle and transforms generational shame into pride.

Prisha Sherdiwala

Prisha Sherdiwala is a senior in the IB program at PHUHS. She is involved with the school's Model UN, Mu Alpha Theta, Science Olympiad Team, Golf Team, and Chamber Orchestra. Prisha enjoys giving back to her community by volunteering with local anti-discrimination nonprofit Community Tampa Bay, and in 2023 she received the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award. Prisha plans to pursue Materials Science and Engineering in college.