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C E L E B R A T I O N O F C H A M P I O N S IC 2021 June N E U R O T E C H N O L O G Y 9th - 14th Virtual International Conference (IC) 2021

On behalf of the Future Problem Solving Program International Office, Board of Trustees, and Affiliate Programs we would like to welcome you to the 2021 Virtual 3D International Conference. The recent events resulting from COVID-19 have certainly altered many plans, but one thing is for sure – we are problem solvers and will make the best of the uncertainties!

Students, coaches, and parents have worked diligently to research and prepare for this highest level of problem solving competition. We take this opportunity to convey our sincere gratitude to staff, volunteers, and virtual platform developers for the tireless days, weeks, and months invested to prepare this prestigious event for our champions.

Our 3D Virtual Platform is designed as a terraformed space to bring the conference topic to life! We hope your experience and avatar navigation through the site is enjoyable and futuristic!

All names, schools, coaches are printed as entered in the IC Registration system and accurate as of May 25, 2021. BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Virtual International Conference 2021 1 2 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Affiliate Program Leadership Future Problem Solving Leadership Affiliate Directors for FPS 2020-2021 The International Office applauds and appreciates the efforts and contributions of these devoted FPS Board of Alabama David Connor Trustee members for the 2020-2021 program year. Alaska Riley Kent Australia Suzanne Digby Sandy Mocharnuk California FPS Board of Trustees 2020-21 Ariella Leeder Colorado Anne Wolf President Argen Hicks Connecticut Karen Castiglione Vice President Matt Boyas Florida Deb Kelley Julie Styan Georgia Argen Hicks Erwin Hosono Idaho Greer Saechao Illinois Trevor Steinbach Peter Bishop Indiana Jill Slinker Sarah Sumners Iowa Linda Ziillig Drew Trimble Kentucky Brenda Darnell Korea Yung Che Kim Malaysia Lalitha Nair Bob Cattel Massachusetts Renee Hanscom Michigan Lindsey Stewart Minnesota Cheryl Whitesitt Mississippi Frankie Fortier Janet Fite Missouri Deana Bindel Nebraska Melissa Cody New Jersey Laurel Petersen New York Sarah Fiess Julie Styan New Zealand Robyn Boswell North Carolina Sandra Horton Ohio Dion Prunty Pennsylvania Andrew Capretto Portugal Ivete Azevedo Singapore May Tan Texas Cyd Rogers Thailand Patavi Nakwijitpong Turkey Akbar Aghdam Utah Tamera Wright Virginia Patricia Haskins Washington John Buissink West Virginia Robyn Addie Lynn Buckmaster Wisconsin Martha Barlow

Virtual International Conference 2021 3 International Scenario Writing Competition Champions

International Scenario Writing Competition The following students were named the 2021 International Scenario Writing champions.

Junior Division

NAME SCHOOL COACH AFFILIATE 1 Cooper Selikow Ocean Air Elementary Ariella Leeder California 2 Camille Chu The Nueva School Self Coached California 3 Gui Yiyang St Hilda's Primary School Fong Wee Miang Singapore 4 Madeline Bennett Northcross Intermediate Louise McMenamin New Zealand 5 Oliver Gibson Gibson Academy Maggie Gibson Texas 6 Nidhi Karnati Redmond Independent Sireesha Molakalapalli Washington 7 Teresa Proctor N/A Amy Springer Florida Middle Division

NAME SCHOOL COACH AFFILIATE 1 Jessica Li Community Middle School Rebecca McLelland-Crawley New Jersey 2 Nishka Kacheria Interlake High School Dan Peterson Washington 3 Prisha Hemani Interlake High School Dan Peterson Washington 4 Lily Kate Albracht Prestonwood Christian Academy Shannon Lichty Texas 5 Mark Bokas Clarkston Junior High School Kristine Butcher Michigan 6 Megan Liu Private Tutoring Judith Mitchell-Miller Missouri 7 Emily Farler Johnson Central High School Pamela Burton Kentucky 8 Xiyuan Carol Gong Tyee Middle School John Pearson Washington 9 Mandi Lu Solon Middle School Sabrina Tirpak Ohio 10 Piper Bajor Edward Bellamy Middle Sarah Kempesty Massachusetts School Senior Division

NAME SCHOOL COACH AFFILIATE West Windsor-Plainsboro High 1 Max Xu Amanda Huelbig New Jersey School South 2 Hana Syed Paris High School Sandra Strom Texas 3 Julia Ginsbach Hudson Senior High School Stephen Kennedy Wisconsin 4 Maggie Greer Home Schooled Paula Lawson-Moore Iowa 5 Charlene Ong Yingxin Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Ong Shu Juin Singapore 6 Sravya Chittuluri Mt. Carmel High School Diana Reynolds California 7 Ella Neely Burris Laboratory School Jill Christman Indiana 8 Lydia Wallace Washington and Lee High School Joan Weldon Virginia 9 Madeline JeBailey Lake Highland Preparatory K. Barbay, I. Grenci, & L. Jones Florida School

4 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG International Scenario Writing Evaluators

Future Problem Solving Program International is grateful to the following people who gave their time and energy to evaluate scenarios submitted to the 2021 International Scenario Writing Competition:

EVALUATOR AFFILIATE EVALUATOR AFFILIATE Amanda Conrad West Virginia Lucy Haddock Florida Angela Denstad-Stigeler Minnesota Maggie Gibson Texas Ann Foreyt Washington Mary Krause Florida Anne Wolf Colorado Matt Boyas FPSPI Arielle Kass Georgia Pamela Burton Kentucky Barbara LeMond Alaska Patricia Liebau Florida Brian Glick Connecticut Richard Moman Kentucky Brielle Goldberg Florida Robyn Boswell New Zealand Candy Bartol Minnesota Sally McGowan Florida Carole Savitsky Connecticut Sandy Horton North Carolina Carolyn Forbes Texas Sandy Mocharnuk California Christine Sangster New Zealand Sarah Fiess New York Connie Nugent Texas Sarah Queen Harbert West Virginia Deb Woythal Iowa Savannah Umpenhour Florida Diana Reynolds California Sue Wagner Missouri Diane Bencik Michigan Susan Soulsby FPSPI Thomas Khoo Australia Emily Dirckze Australia Eunice Barlow FPSPI Gabriel Shen Washington Hallie Williamson Georgia Henrietta Sheffel Kentucky Jason Staker Iowa Jennilea Campbell Texas Jessica Engel Connecticut Joanne Stanley Virginia June Tan Singapore Katherine Wolf Colorado Lalitha Nair Malaysia Leigh Campbell Minnesota Lexi Williams Florida Linda Casey Arizona Lou Ann Witte Texas

Virtual International Conference 2021 5 Community Problem Solving Team Projects Students involved in CmPS learn powerful lessons about creating change, about dealing with local authorities and organizations, and about making a positive impact. Teams or individuals explore local, regional, or global issues to design and implement changes in their community. Please read the 2021 CmPS summaries for Project Summaries and names of students who contributed to each project. AUSTRALIA The STRESS Project Junior K.I.N.D Middle Big Sisters Middle The Masketeers Senior

CALIFORNIA Project HYPE Senior

CHINA Conserve More?Live Better Junior Construction of Three-dimensional Middle Greening in Juquan Community Master Emotion Master the Brilliant Junior Project on Smart phone Usage for Middle Youth the Elderly

FLORIDA P.U.G.S Pushing Up Grades Squad Junior OCEAN Middle S.M.I.L.E. Students Making Impact on Junior BY2 Be Yourself, Brand Yourself Senior Lives of Elderly Operation Recess Expanders Junior Outside the Box Senior Project Everyone Middle Toastmasters Senior Project R.E.S.T.A.R.T. Middle

GEORGIA Sub Saver Junior

KENTUCKY The Care Crusaders Junior Mitigating the Impact Middle Spreading Hope and Love Club (SHLC) Junior Operation H.O.P.E. Senior

MARYLAND Greener Clarksburg Senior

MASSACHUSETTS Project REMOTE (Reimagining Middle Educational and Meaningful Opportunities To Engage)

MICHIGAN Project HEAL Senior

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MINNESOTA Don't JUUL, It's Not CUUL! Middle

MISSOURI Boone County Plants and Pollinators Senior

New Jersey Economic Education Society Senior

NEW ZEALAND Golden Geekos Middle FDMC Fauna Farmers Senior

NORTH CAROLINA Team Imagine - Autism Awareness Middle Project Refugee: No Needs Left Senior Project Behind Health is Wealth Senior

SINGAPORE Build a STAR in me Junior Project Helios Senior Project deVICE Middle Project Curae Senior Project ImPETus Middle Project Integrate Senior Project Mindflayer Middle

TEXAS Food Waste Champs Junior Mr. Taylor Memorial Senior Andrews Black and Gold Market Days Junior ChaMPS Senior Desert Rehab Middle Project Vaccination Perspectives Senior Project Yes Learn! Senior

Virtual International Conference 2021 7 TURKEY Virtual Peer Meetings Junior Raising Awareness About Earthquakes Senior Causes and Consequences of Climate Middle Change

VIRGINIA Healthy Living Through the Five Senior Senses

WASHINGTON The Game Exchange Middle

WEST VIRGINIA Project VALID Middle

WISCONSIN Spend Local Middleton Senior

2021 International Conference Opening Ceremony Speaker Kimberly Bress Kimberly Bress is a proud alumna of the Future Problem Solving Program. After becoming involved in Global Issues Problem Solving in the 5th grade, she participated in FPS throughout middle and high school - including Community Problem Solving and Scenario Writing. Kimberly received her BA in Neuroscience and Mental Health Studies from the University of Tennessee in 2018. As a college student, she received national recognition for her research on the neurobiology of social stress and resilience in animals. After graduating, Kimberly was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to lead an investigation of Alzheimer’s disease pathology with the Queen Sofia Foundation in Madrid, Spain. Later, she became a fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where she investigated the use of biophotonics (light technology) to study patterns of brain activation in infants at risk for autism. Currently, Kimberly is a medical student at Vanderbilt University, pursuing a dual MD-PhD degree through the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program. Through her experiences in various laboratories, working with many different mentors, she has seen first-hand how problem solving is the force which pushes research forward!

8 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Community Problem Solving Individual Projects Community Problem Solving Individual Projects Community Problem Solving (CmPS) bridges the gap between school and the real world. Students involved in CmPS learn powerful lessons about creating change, about dealing with local authorities and organizations, and about making a positive impact. Teams or individuals explore local, regional, or global issues to design and implement changes in their community. Please read the 2021 CmPS summaries for Project Summaries and names of students who contributed to each project.

AUSTRALIA uOKmate? Middle

GEORGIA Mindful Companions: Senior Well- Senior being during Covid-19

MASSACHUSETTS Project HOPE (Helping Out People on Middle Project ISEE (Increasing Science Senior Edge) Educational Engagement)

NORTH CAROLINA Greywater to Green Water Junior

WASHINGTON Our Sustainability Problem Junior A PB&J Movement: Small Hands Middle with a Helping Heart Pendemic Pals Middle

Virtual International Conference 2021 9 2021 International Conference Speakers Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington and the executive director of the Center for Neurotechnology in Seattle, WA. Dr. Chudler has studied how the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia are involved in sensory processes and his current research focuses on nervous system development and neuroregeneration. In addition to his research, Eric is a dedicated neuroscience educator, known for his popular Neuroscience for Kids website and his Emmy-award winning video series for young people, BrainWorks. He has also been active in the Science for Monks program and directed the Sowing the Seeds of Neuroscience education program. Eric has authored many academic articles and popular Dr. Eric Chudler press books, including Brain Lab for Kids, Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain, The Little Book of Neuroscience Haiku, and Keynote Address IC Topic: Worried: Science Investigations of Some of Life’s Common Concerns. He is an Neurotechnology accomplished photographer and enjoys gardening and learning about plants. Eric has a Ph.D. in Psychology and M.S. in Psychology from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Elaine Reynolds and Kathy Frazier, successful teachers, FPS coaches, and state and international evaluators, are published authors with a passion for sharing the Creative Problem Solving Process with students. Both hold advanced degrees in Gifted Education from Kent State University. Elaine and Kathy co- author the FPSPI Topic Activity Units and Into the Future: A Kid’s Guide to the Process of Scenario Writing. Their book, Power Up Your Creative Mind teaches the skills of the creative process and the development of innovative lessons.

Kathy Fraizer

Elaine Reynolds Session: The Scenario Writing Process

10 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG 2021 International Conference Speakers Zanne Horrell Horrell is a futurist and strategic foresight practitioner. She is a director of Teach the Future SA and facilitates futures thinking workshops for primary and high school learners and students. She is also a director of Foresight Fundamentals and course co-facilitator. Zanne originally qualified as CA(SA) and has 17 year’s management experience in Finance and IT, mainly within the Media and E-commerce industries. She completed her master’s degree in Futures Studies in 2020. She is also a senior research associate for the IFR and a member of the APF. Zanne Horrell Session: Futures-Thinking for Ethical Leaders of the Future

Janine Nel obtained a BCom Marketing degree, a post-graduate diploma in Futures Studies and a master’s degree in Futures Studies. Both Futures Studies qualifications were completed at the USB, cum laude. Janine is a director of Teach the Future SA (NPO), a global movement that promotes futures-thinking for students and educators. Teach the Future’s aspiration is that every student is prepared to navigate an uncertain world and has the agency to imagine and create their preferred future. In South Africa, Teach the Future SA conducts futures workshops with learners and Janine Nel students between the ages of nine and 24. Session: Futures-Thinking for Janine is a research associate with the IFR. She has international and local (South African) experience in marketing and corporate communications, Ethical Leaders of the Future public participation strategies, reputation management, media training and crisis communications. She excels in delivering high-impact strategies and plans in tune with relevant markets and aligned across the organisation to influence. Janine is a member of the APF and WFSF.

Dr. Bishop is the Founder and Executive Director of Teach the Future, an organization whose mission is to encourage and support educators who want to include futures thinking in their classes and schools at all levels around the world. In 2013, Dr. Bishop retired as a Professor Emeritus of Strategic Foresight and Director of the graduate program in Foresight at the University of Houston. He has published two books on Strategic Foresight: Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight (2007) and Teaching about the Future: The Basics of Foresight Education (2012), both with co-author Andy Dr. Peter Bishop Hines. Dr. Bishop is a founding Board member and Chair of the Membership Session: Futures-Thinking for Committee for the Association of Professional Futurists. Ethical Leaders of the Future Dr. Bishop came to the University of Houston in 2005, having taught futures studies at the Clear Lake campus since 1982. Dr. Bishop started teaching at Georgia Southern College in 1973 where he specialized in social problems and political sociology. He received his doctoral degree in sociology from Michigan State University in 1974 and his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Louis University where he also studied mathematics and physics. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where he was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) for seven years. Dr. Bishop is married with two children and three grandchildren.

Virtual International Conference 2021 11 2021 International Conference Speakers Ph.D, CSP, DLA, ACA Tanner Award, TM-Gold CREATIVE THINKING Alan started teaching, training, coaching CREATIVE THINKING in 1976. 1979 - MEd in Guidance & Counseling of Gifted, Talented & Creative People 1983 - PhD in Educational Psychology - has presented at over 200 creativity conferences on 6 continents - written or co-written books on Creative Thinking in US, Great Britain, Turkey, Slovakia, South Africa. - traveled/worked in 49 USA states & 93 countries. Dr. Alan Black Session: Fluency, Flexibility, Elaboration, and Originality

Lynn Buckmaster is the Primary Affiliate Director for the Wisconsin Future problem Solving Program. As a former Gifted and Talented Resource and classroom teacher, she has been involved in Future Problem Solving since the inception of Wisconsin’s program in 1982. She has served as coach (GIPS, Scenario Writing, CmPS), evaluator at the state and international levels, Future Scene writer, and is currently a member of the FPSPI Evaluation Committee. Martha Barlow is a retired teacher and Gifted coordinator who began her Martha Barlow FPS experience in 1984 coaching students. She became Wisconsin’s Affiliate Director in 1996. She served as chair of the FPSPI Evaluation committee for 6 years and member of FPSPI Board of Trustees for 12 years, including time as its president. She currently assists Lynn as Wisconsin’s Co-Affiliate Director. Lynn and Martha wanted CmPS students to gain a greater understanding of the problem solving process is it specifically applies to their projects. To that end, they worked to identify and organize creative and critical thinking tools as they correspond to the steps in the Community Problem Solving process.

Lynn Buckmaster Session: Critical and Creative Thinking in Community Problem Solving

Mr. Joshua Neubert has extensive experience leading incentive prize competitions, educational challenges and startup enterprises. In 2012, he founded the Institute of Competition Sciences to help advance educational systems through the power of academic competitions. Mr. Neubert was trained as a Planetary Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and continues to hold space science and exploration as a passion in his life. He is a regular instructor, public speaker, and lecturer in entrepreneurship, innovation, and education topics particularly related to science and technology fields. Josh Neubert Session: The Value of Academic Competitions

12 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG 2021 International Conference Speakers Connie Phelps directs the Gifted, Talent, and Creative graduate program at Emporia State University in Kansas. Named the inaugural Dr. John E. King Endowed award for her impact on students, she teaches 18 hours of coursework, including a student favorite, Creative Teaching and Learning. She conducts collaborative international research on giftedness, creativity, and talent development and speaks at state, national, and international conferences. Dr. Phelps serves on the FPSPI Advisory Board and encourages her graduate students to implement Creative Problem Solving in their elementary and secondary gifted education classrooms. She leads national accreditation reviews for the Council of Accreditation of Educator Preparation, participates as a full member of the International Society for Dr. Connie Phelps the Study of Creativity and Innovation, and serves on the Executive Board of Session: Balancing Divergent the Kansas Association for Gifted, Talented, and Creative. She taught gifted and Convergent Thinking Skills language arts and social sciences for middle school students in the Wichita Public Schools. for Effective Creative Problem Solving

Sarah E. Sumners is an associate research scientist and associate director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at the University of Georgia. Dr. Sumners leads creativity trainings at the state, national, and international level, and has authored several journal articles, book chapters and publications on creativity. She is a member of several professional, research, and teaching organizations and is on the review board for several journals. In addition to over 15 years of experience at the higher education level, she is also a former high school teacher of the gifted. Dr. Sumners holds a M.Ed. in gifted studies from Mississippi University for Women and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Mississippi State University. Dr. Sarah Sumners Session: What Do We Mean When We Say “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging”?

Josiane Ballin has worked as Project Manager in several countries for diverse industries, including Academic, Oil&Gas and Nonprofits. She is currently a Business Owner and Entrepreneur, as well as a Business Developer and Project Manager for the Food and Hospitality Industry. Native Brazilian, Josiane is also an American citizen. She is multilingual, has 2 grown-up sons and currently resides with her husband in Richland, Washington state. Current PM Volunteer Work: -PMI YSIRA (Youth and Social Impact Regional Advisor) for PMI Regions 1 &7 -UAA AB Member (University of Alaska Anchorage Project Management Advisory Board Member (2018 to present). Also UAA AB Enrollment Josiane Ballin Committee Chair (2020 to present) Session: Benefits of Project -PMIAK Past President (2016 and 2017) Management for Student Success -PMIAK PMIEF Liaison (2016 – 2019)

Virtual International Conference 2021 13 2021 International Conference Speakers Marcia Delcourt enjoys presenting and writing about how to encourage creative behaviors in youths and adults. Her presentations and research include creative problem solving and problem solving style. Currently, she is a Professor in the Department of Education and Educational Psychology at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) where she coordinates a doctoral program in Instructional Leadership. She also serves as a member of the advisory board for the Connecticut Association for the Gifted and has a longstanding research commitment to instructional needs of gifted students, social and emotional learning, fostering creativity, and the uses of technology in education. Dr. Marcy Delcourt Session: Problem solvers as leaders: It’s all about teamwork!

Bonnie Cramond, Ph.D., professor emeritus from the University of Georgia, was trained to use Future Problem by Dr. E. Paul Torrance, who was her professor from 1979-1982 and her friend for life. When she assumed the position of professor in Educational Psychology that he had vacated, she was fortunate to be able to check in with him during the early stages of her career. She has written numerous articles on giftedness and creativity, spoken about creativity in many foreign countries as well as the U.S., and taught classes on giftedness and creativity for over 40 years. She served for several years as Dr. Bonnie Cramond the Director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at UGA, was on the board of the National Association for Gifted Children, and served on the editorial board of several journals. Winner of several awards from creativity organizations, she gave a TEDx talk on creativity and currently serves as a Thought Leader for the Innovation Collaborative and on the advisory board for FPSPI. Before her stint in academia, she was a classroom teacher, and most important, the mother of two creative children. Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA. She is currently a Contributing Editor for Book Riot and podcasts and blogs at BookSquadGoals.com. Emily Martin Session: How to Use FPS to Teach Dystopian Literature

Desiree Sharpe received her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia Psychology Department in 2014. She specialized in behavioral neuroendocrinology and cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on problem-solving and inhibitory control in nonhuman primates. In addition to teaching a wide variety of undergraduate courses (i.e., introductory psychology, research methods, statistics, comparative biopsychology), Dr. Sharpe also taught gifted high school students for the Duke Talent Identification Program at UGA over her summer breaks during her doctorate program. Through teaching the TIP class, The Brain, Intelligence, & Creativity, Dr. Sharpe discovered her love for working with high school students, as well as the importance of creativity research and integrating creativity into high school curriculum. Dr. Sharpe Dr. Desiree Sharpe currently works at the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development Session: Creativity in the UGA College of Education.

14 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG 2021 International Conference Speakers Uma Hiremagalur is a Senior IT Executive in Cloud Engineering within the Government Public Services (GPS) sector. She has extensive experience in global IT Management, Service Delivery, Portfolio, Program and Project Management. She currently serves as Youth & Social Impact Region Advisor (YSIRA) - North America Region 5 and 14. She has served in various roles as global volunteer for PMI and PMIef. Uma has served on the PMI Washington DC Chapter board in various roles such as Director-at-Large on the Governance Board, Vice President of Technology and Vice President of Programs on the Operations Board and in other volunteer lead positions since 2014. Uma Hiremagalur Uma has a Master’s in Business Administration, Masters in Computer Session: Benefits of Project Information Systems and Bachelors in Finance and Commerce. An alumni at Management for Student Leadership Institute Management Class (LIMC) 2019, an extraordinary year Success long program from PMI to learn, network and develop as a leader. Uma is passionate about volunteering and given back to various community non profits like - DiscoverE, StreetWise Partners, Youth Service Institute (YSA), StepUP DC, Martha’s Table, Appalachian Trail conservatory (ATC), American Red Cross, Intercambio Uniting Communities and Blue River Century.

Virtual International Conference 2021 15 2021 International Conference Speakers Motivated by her passion for student driven learning Rita Mauro has dedicated 20 plus years to differentiated learning and enrichment ranging from classroom teacher to partnering with Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Directors, Teachers and Students. She has implemented programs across the Country as an Educational Consultant and Regional Sales Manager for Enterprise Sales supporting the Renzulli Learning Schoolwide Enrichment Model and Renzulli Learning System. Supporting leaders to create an environment that defines how children find their natural gifts and talents, and teachers that allow them to learn Rita Mauro and thrive on their own terms, she believes that significant learning can only happen when a student has a significant trusting relationship. Her Renzulli Learning Presentation knowledge and experience brings tremendous insight into student driven creative classrooms and personalized learning. Her background also gives her an in-depth understanding of how to create a personalized digital learning passageway for each student that incorporates real world experiences that promote critical thinking and important life skills through Project Based Learning. Her expertise in providing guidance to District Leaders in the largest school districts in the country and most recently internationally supporting global collaboration, enables them to shift their own practices, solutions, and leadership to support today’s students. Her clarity and agility provide solutions around the answers to challenges district and school leaders face to optimize success and establish partnerships for life.

Toni Kubousek. M.Ed. has been in education for her entire professional career as a regular classroom teacher, gifted facilitator, and administrator. Toni received her bachelor’s in Education from the University of Tampa and Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of Scranton. In addition, she designed and implemented a gifted program at St. Lawrence Catholic School in Tampa Florida. It is her adoption of Renzulli Learning in her schools that lead her to become a Professional Development Consultant for Renzulli Learning in the Southeast region of the United States. Through her association with Renzulli Learning, developed by Dr. Joseph Renzulli and Dr. Sally Reis, Toni has worked with thousands of teachers Toni Kubousek and administrators in achieving more meaningful learning through differentiation. Renzulli Learning Presentation

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Global Issues Problem Solving Individual Competitors Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) is available for individuals or teams. It teaches students how to think creatively about the future as students research and analyze the annual topics. Students receive a Future Scene and use their research as they apply the six-step FPS model. Students are introduced to generating and focusing guidelines as well as creative and critical thinking tools. These tools and guidelines provide students with ways to generate creative possibilities and to focus on innovative and effective solutions.

ALASKA SCHOOL COACH DIVISION Olivia Skan Sitka FPS Danielle Skan Middle Zoe Trafton Sitka FPS Danielle Skan Middle Anna Prussian Sitka FPS Danielle Skan Senior

AUSTRALIA Yarra Jackson Pittwater House Schools Victoria James Middle Lynna Chen Kambala Anna Messariti Middle Leona James Marryatville High School Jenni Henzell Senior Jenna Brown St Leonard's College Hayley Kuperholz Senior

CALIFORNIA Esha Anand Carmel Del Mar Ariella Leeder Junior Maddie Wu Del Mar Hills Academy Ariella Leeder Junior Weili Jin Canyon Crest Academy Cindy Tsengle Middle Yaj Jhajhria Canyon Crest Academy Ariella Leeder Middle Aurora Tong Wu Stevenson School Aurora Tong Wu Senior Andrew Chu The Nueva School Jeremy Jacquot, Emily Lenhart Senior Stephanie Shen The Harker School Cyrus Merrill Senior

CHINA Xin Yao Shanghai High School International Shiyue Meng Middle Division

COLORADO Emma Bahr West Middle School Ann Schulzki, Anton Schulzki Middle

CONNECTICUT Avery Cretella North Haven Juniors Josh Anderson Junior Isabella Uriano Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School Laura Hipp Junior Alexa Odoy RHAM High School Sherri Pelletier Middle Luke Miner Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School Laura Hipp Middle Kyle Guo North Haven High School Bevan Moore Senior Abigail Oduro North Haven High School Bevan Moore Senior

20 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Global Issues Problem Solving Individual Competitors

FLORIDA Omi Tikalal Lake Highland Preparatory School Kathy Barbay Junior Saumya Ahuja Meadowlane Intermediate Sonja Jones Junior Eshan Vipuil West Melbourne School for Science Kum Kum Pandit, Amy Poplar Junior Ashvika Madikonda West Shore Jr/ Sr High School Chloe Radd Middle Sharanya Chatterjee Hunter's Creek FPS Club Stacey Lake Middle Chloe Seifert West Shore Jr/ Sr High School Chloe Radd Senior Taylor LaPage Central Florida FPS Club Erin Hinz Senior

GEORGIA Zain Lavin Stallings Island Middle School Aisha Lavin Junior Pippa Key Chattooga High School Amanda Williams Middle Rafael Lopez Summerville Middle School Christie Dooley Middle Sarah Hampton Chattooga High School Christie Dooley Senior

ILLINOIS Raina Suri Catherine Cook Michael Kruse Junior Zinnia Saher Glenbrook Elementary Ellen Smith Junior Ava Marcus Jones College Prep Sara Hainfurther Middle Neda Bazys Canton Middle School Ellen Smith Middle Deona Julary Westview Hills Middle School Samuel Williams, Jessica Wolf- Senior Golbach Hannah Schleibinger Richmond-Burton Community High Stephanie Oslovich Senior School

INDIA Arjun Sharma The ShriRam School Moulsari Lakshmi Subramanian Middle Naayaa Mehta The ShriRam School Moulsari Lakshmi Subramanian Senior

IOWA Aida Ward Central Lee Middle School Nadine Weirather Junior Abigail Hand Central Lee Middle School Nadine Weirather Middle Adelle Jenkins home school Paula Lawson-Moore Middle Ella Sherlock Iowa City High School Stacey Hockett Sherlock Senior

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KENTUCKY Siyona Nagane Meyzeek Middle School Jill Lauroesch Junior Dakota Shepherd Johnson Central High School Pam Burton Middle Padmapriya Viswakumar duPont Manual High School Jill Lauroesch Middle Brianna Blankenship Central Hardin High School April York Middle Sia Vaish Beaumont Middle School Sangeeta Kadambi Middle Gwen Akers Paul Blazer High School Jeff Kennard Senior

MALAYSIA Weizheng Huang The Skills Mill Lalitha Nair Middle

MASSACHUSETTS Josie Fundling Tucker Elementary School Justine Novak, Hannah Williams Junior Gabriella Robinson Tucker Elementary School Justine Novak, Hannah Williams Junior Graison Saba Tucker Elementary School Justine Novak, Hannah Williams Junior Anika Valluri Canton High School Susan Crespi Middle Allison Wenzell Edward Bellamy Middle School Sarah Kempesty Middle George O'Connor Barnstable High School Debra Contrino Middle Harshitha Valluri Canton High School Madhuri Valluri Senior

MICHIGAN Maryann Stach Avondale Middle School Anjika Jain Junior Anish Jain Avondale High School Laura Phou Middle

MINNESOTA Allison Knoll Lester Prairie Schools Katie Carmine Middle Vanessa Anderson Brainerd High School Sheila Johnston Middle Ashleigh Campbell Campbell Homeschool Leigh Campbell Senior Michelle Li Centennial High School Tze-Chiang Meng Senior

MISSISSIPPI Olivia Foster FPS Club Frankie Fortier Junior Wade Estes Mississippi FPS Club Deborah Morali Middle Savannah McDonald Mississippi FPS Club Deborah Morali Middle

NEBRASKA Lucy Gustafson Aurora Middle School Gennevieve Weiss Junior Parker Smith Aurora Middle School Taylor Brockhaus Middle Talia Willburn Aurora High School Denise Mixdorf Senior

NEW HAMPSHIRE Neil Chowdhury Phillips Exeter Academy Rina Chowdhury Senior

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NEW JERSEY Sophia DeSando Mahwah High School Christine Hartigan Miller Middle Nisha Narayanan Mahwah High School Christine Hartigan Miller Senior Brianna Reilly Academy of Allied Health and Science Barbara Reilly Senior

NEW YORK Jonathan Nallengara The Dalton School Alicia Reid Junior Cooper Hartog The Dalton School Alicia Reid Middle Mirabelle Zhang The Dalton School Alicia Reid Middle

NEW ZEALAND Hannah Withers St. Andrew's College Julie Rogers Junior Daniel Zheng Westlake Boys High School Catherine Salmons Middle James Anthony St. Andrew's College Julie Rogers Middle Hugh Ryan Riccarton High School Bronwyne Rankin Middle Vanessa Xiong Kristin School Helen Mansfield Senior Kunli Zhang Kristin School Helen Mansfield Senior

NORTH CAROLINA Anya Arora Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Poonam Arora Junior Aarush Mehta South Mecklenburg High School Hannah Harrison Middle Srinidhi Jayaprakash Marvin Ridge High School Jay Krishnasamy Senior

OHIO Eve Abounader Orchard Middle School Sabrina Tirpak Junior Nandita Srikumar Solon Middle School Sabrina Tirpak Middle

TEXAS Gabriela De La Madrid J. P. Odom Academy Amy Johnson Junior Jennave Villaro Dublin Intermediate Claire Thiebaud Junior Annelise Do Bellaire High School Annie Zhu, Shirley Zhu Middle Aditi Darodkar Liberty High School Sangeeta Kadambi Middle Hasita Karthikeyan Rick Reedy High School Sangeeta Kadambi Middle Ella Troup Sinton High School Elizabeth Nieto Senior Rishabh Dave Glenda Dawson High School Angie Ruth Senior

Thailand Nattharath Wongbenjasub Prasartvidhya Nonthaburi School Jitsupa Totab Junior Konrawi Padmasiri Kasetsart University Laboratory School Bussakorn Wongparn Senior Center for Educational Research and Development

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UTAH Chloe Zou Wasatch Jr. High Tom Allen Junior Conrad Flake Skyline High School Jill Powlick Middle Quaylin Dang Skyline Abby Bird Senior

VIRGINIA Jenny Wang Alpha Stem Jamie Penney Middle Mary Conner Southampton Academy Patti Rabil Senior

WASHINGTON Ilina Rao Odle Middle School Debra Benzinger, Claire Elliott Junior Sidhya Ganesh Interlake High School Dan Peterson Middle Ariana Berrios Bothell High School Matthew Bohannan Senior

WEST VIRGINIA Sophia Bell Mountaineer Middle School Robyn Addie Middle Rebecca Chmiel University High School Robyn Addie Senior Eden Gibson University High School Robyn Addie Senior

WISCONSIN Nethan Kaluarachchi Kromrey Middle School Jaclyn Fallin Junior Jeremiah Kim Glacier Creek Middle School Ruth Frawley Middle Jonathan Schecher Glacier Creek Middle School Ruth Frawley Middle Kali Geoghegan Madison West High School Kris Bauer Senior Shreya Seshadri Madison West High School Kris Bauer Senior

24 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Global Issues Problem Solving Team Competitors Global Issues Problem Solving Team Competitors Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) is available for individuals or teams. It teaches students how to think creatively about the future as students research and analyze the annual topics. Students receive a Future Scene and use their research as they apply the six-step FPS model. Students are introduced to generating and focusing guidelines as well as creative and critical thinking tools. These tools and guidelines provide students with ways to generate creative possibilities and to focus on innovative and effective solutions.

ALASKA Elias Black, Tyler Jackman, Ryder Aurora Borealis Charter School Julie Ball Junior Maguire, Robert Carson, Greg Fallon, Jack Kenai FPS Club Jennifer Moss Middle Laker, Emily Moss

AUSTRALIA Toby Atkinson, Layla Beavan, Lauren Illawarra Christian School Simone Brown Junior Coleman, Jazmine Taylor Georgie Burt, Kate Daniel, Gerard Westminster School Tanya Madex Junior McGinley, Janet Wang Millie Sargent, Angelina Tang, Ava Indooroopilly State School Louise Kliese Junior Wang, Nicole Wang Lilly Brett, Synthia Ekram, Tia Poore, Methodist Ladies' College Kate Lafferty Middle Abigail Schneeberger Raha Raissi, Lily Wang, Rebecca Methodist Ladies' College Jo Ryan Middle Webster, Julie Yang Richie Huang, Hana Mitchell, Yi Wei St Leonard's College Hayley Kuperholz Middle Wang, Bella Zhu Audrey Liuk, Archer Mundy, Caitlyn St Leonard's College Hayley Kuperholz Middle Pham, Callum Wilson Soraya Chen, Annabel Cox, Sofia Kambala Katherine Tsingos Middle Kooner, Neve O'Neil Mia Booth, Jacinta Li, Adeline Toohey, Methodist Ladies' College Jo Ryan Senior Sophie Yang Lydia Colla, Hannah Merlin, Cordelia Loreto Kirribilli Gisella D'Angelo, Raelene Senior Morton, Imogen Wills Giffney Sophie Earle, Vivien Li, Zara Oong, Loreto Normanhurst Robyn Roffey Senior Zoe Redwin Neve Baumgartner, Kate Mackie, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School Irene Cumming Senior Caitlin McIlveen, Chloe Ryan

CALIFORNIA Sangheok Damien Bae, Emily Chao, Sage Canyon, Ocean Air School Ariella Leeder Junior Sophia Hughes, Ryan Smith Alex Chen, Shashwati Karthik, Marcus Sage Canyon, Sycamore Ridge Ariella Leeder Junior Lee, Grace Ma Humza Esmail, Lukas Lucent, Ronak Black Mountain Middle School Shilpa Patel Middle Patel, Aarav Arora, Brandon Chong, Toby Del Norte High School Ariella Leeder Middle Leeder, Safin Singh

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CALIFORNIA (CONT.) Aanika Desai, Maya Gopala, Dylan Le, Canyon Crest Academy Cindy Tsengle Senior Richard Shi Joyce Jiang, Vivian Xiao, Sophia Yizai Stevenson School Aurora Tong Wu Senior Yin, Judy Hantong Yu

CHINA Qinxuan Liu, Yi Liu, Jiaying Lu, Yuhao The Junior High School Affiliated to Zhengyuan Tao Junior Tong Shanghai Science and Technology University Chenyue Cui, Jintong Pan, Chaoyang The Primary School Attached to Lei Wu Junior Zhang, Danning Zhou Shanghai No.6 Normal School Shiyuan Wang, Yunhao Wang, Xintong The Primary School Attached to Dan Su Junior Xu, Ziyue Zhang Shanghai No.6 Normal School Hanzhang Gao, Jingxi Huang, Xinyu The Primary School Attached to Dan Su Junior Tang, Xinhe Zhang Shanghai No.6 Normal School Gloria Huang, Claudia Yeh, Evelyn Shanghai High School International Shiyue Meng Middle Zhang, Division Yue Li, Ren Liang, Ruihan Lin, Xuanzhi Chengdu Zongbei Middle School Xuemei Du Middle Wang Yicheng Cai, Yining Sun, Xinyun Zhou, Shanghai Chengzhong Senior High Yiqin Yang Senior School

COLORADO Jackson Marker, Lillie Meyer, Josue Black Rock Elementary Erin Blick Junior Nunez, Landry Spikes Sofia Bahr, Judd Brau, Matisse Conn- Coronado-Palmer Ann Schulzki, Anton Schulzki Senior Parent, Ty Leonard

CONNECTICUT Kayla Cherian, Elyana Najarian-Garb, North Haven Middle School Josh Anderson Junior Olivia Ranciato, Kara Starkey Kristian Bici, Maggie Coffey, Eric Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School Laura Hipp Junior Jordan, Emma Vertucci Grace Kelton, Meadow Kinney, Chloe Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School Laura Hipp Junior Shearer, Keanan Staples Amelia Bautz, Clare Kelly, Antonina North Haven Middle School Jackie Giordano Middle Novicki, Alison Palmieri Alyssa Cherian, Ayanna Fernandez, North Haven High School Bevan Moore Middle Ava Halovatch, Amelia Shaw Alyssa Doraz, Sonia Temfack, Shen North Haven High School Bevan Moore Middle Wan, Hayly Caruso, Arawan Collins, Eliza North Haven High School Bevan Moore Senior O'Connor, Alexandria Vollero Teresa Hooker, Amy Nilsson, Ava Zito RHAM High School Sherri Pelletier Senior

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FLORIDA Skyler Brown, Camryn Kahler, Anna Port Malabar Elementary Wyndy Streiff Junior Phelan, Brody Simmons Jordan McDonald, Alexandra Sanchez, Palm Bay Elementary Barbi Miller Junior Vivian Velez, Dejah’nay Lassiter David Amador, Alaina Dhople, Reena Freedom 7 Elementary School of Lucy Haddock Junior Kahlon, Shanvi Patel International Studies Sofie Alikhan, Kaitlynn LaNois, Reha Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Saira Alikhan, Laura Middle Patel, Anika Vaishnav Upper School Chmielewicz, Mary LaNois Noreen Fajardo, Gabrielle Jurado, Flagler Palm Coast High School Sarah Reckenwald, Jennifer Middle Chloe Long, Ashley Polyak-Brown Santore, Jennifer Watt Sophia Bailly, Violet Chace, Delaney West Shore Jr/ Sr High School Chloe Radd Senior Gunnel, Mckenna Slaughter Ethan Brown, Fiona Ireland, Alex Lake Highland Preparatory Kathy Barbay Senior Russell, Maddy Russell School

GEORGIA Cole Eichenberger, Addison Moore, Augusta Nighthawks Lee Anna Maynard Junior Grady Riser, Nethra Shenoy Connor Burnside, Chloe Cantwell, North Columbia Elementary Amy Williamson Junior Natalie Montes, Rebekkah Watson Brayden Barrett, Katie Dillard, Carter Lyerly Elementary School Bradley Ward Middle Montgomery, Victoria Ward Brandon Kim, Henry Riser, Nidhi Poolesville High School, Lakeside Jiyoung Lee Senior Shenoy, Chloe Zhang High School

HONG KONG Juni Kwok, Jane Lau, Shirley Sin, St. Paul's School (Lam Tin) TW Cheung, Sally Chow, Alice Senior Hayley Wong Liu, KY Poon

ILLINOIS Jamie Brown, Jade Cortis, Lila Prescott Sara Hainfurther Junior Finegold, Lila Marcus Michelle Cardozo, Nishi Sheth, Katelyn Glenbrook Elementary Ellen Smith Junior Wong, Svanik Yachavaram Jashan Dalal, Noah Kong, Katie Alexander Graham Bell Mark Klein Middle O'Brien, Reagan Reeder Demi Hampilos, Jude Rauh, Calum Spectrum School Aubrey Barnett Middle Scroggins, Niamh Theisen Ronin Shah, Mann Sheth, Arjun Bartlett High School Ellen Smith Senior Sivasankaran, Danyal Sulemanjee Sarah Douglas, Isabel Kapustka, Walter Payton College Prep Kathryn Person Senior Francesca Turrinelli, Christopher Zrazik

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INDIANA William Overpeck, Wyatt Overpeck, Madison Junior High School Adam Jones Junior Charles Schwartz, Maya Kemp, Kolton Lock, Gabrielle Madison Junior High School Kenton Mahoney Middle Vest, Ellie Whitaker Sadie Berg, Jessica Littleford, Ella Burris Laboratory School Jill Christman, Susan Taylor Senior Neely, Sophia Taylor Sophie Quick, Mia Ridolfo, Hannah Zionsville Community High School Marian Rutledge Senior Wleklinski,

IOWA Ciaran Bentler, Sam Friessen, Moriah Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Junior Haveman, Peter Tse Maverick Diller, Hanna Fritz, Travis Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Junior Shenk, Elizabeth Snyder Cassie Garner, Addie Judd, Kailee Pleasant Valley Junior High Jake Ridenour Middle McCaw, Bennett Teitle Drew Brown, Molly Ramsey, Noelle Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Middle Schnoebelen, Izac Tu Alena Diercks, Anna Ramsey, Sarah Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Senior Snyder Zach Brase, Paul Greer, Isaiah Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Senior Haveman, Matt Schaeckenbach

KENTUCKY Ananya Kakarlapudi, Santoshi Meyzeek Middle School Jill Lauroesch Junior Kumaran, Sriya Sangaraju, Aaron Wornor Fiona Lautenschlager, Blake Leigh, Northern Middle School Scott Sexton Junior Tristan Patrick, Eli Swift Sunisha Puli, Shriram Rajaram, Vibha Rosa Parks Elementary Sangeeta Kadambi Junior Sundarrajan, Aarav Tibrewal Naren Nandanoor, Mukhil Beaumont Middle School Sangeeta Kadambi Junior Ravichandran, Aryav Shigaonkar, Anvi Vaish Congratulations Ayanna!! We are so proud of all the hard work you and your group have accomplished!! Love, Dad, Mom, Mya & Abel

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KENTUCKY (CONT.) Akshay Bassetti, Abhinav Maringanti, Winburn Middle School Qi Yin Junior Zachari Ye, Yi Zheng Sahana Alamanda, Ryan Chapman, Meyzeek Middle School Jill Lauroesch Middle Rilon Craddock, Kalp Poladia Ehde Carlisle, Aubrey Naber, Dakotah Calloway County Middle School Brianna Madden, Whitney Pile Middle Pittman, Brooklyn Swatzell Natalea Kaylor, Abigail Kemp, Hannah Adair County Middle School Brett Reliford Middle Kotter, Joseph Kotter Rithika Chopra, Arham Farhan, Beaumont Middle School Sangeeta Kadambi Middle Natalie Liu, Thomas Yuan Riya Patel, Allison Ricketts, Jillian Heath Middle School Melissa Bryan Middle Roach, Ivy Wenzel Kate Briese, Maggie Gnann, Emery Boyle County Middle School Tyler Murphy Middle Herron, Aleah Stigall Sammantha Elkins, Kaia Mantle, Ashland Middle School Jeff Kennard, Erin Reynolds Middle Brooklyn Smyser, Marley Walter Hannah Kang, Katherine Zhang, Olivia Winburn Middle School Qi Yin Middle Zhang, WInston Zhuang Lauren Pappalardo, Caroline Rogers, Sacred Heart Academy Kyle Jones Senior Ryleigh Stark, Anna Whittle Jonathan Cole Butcher, Kaylee Gibbs, Johnson Central High School Pam Burton Senior Constance Martin, Hannah Piedad Halie Boyer, Jason Chen, Ana Despa, Paul Laurence Dunbar Amanda Boggs Senior McKenna Sun Raj Balakrishna, Shriya Kutumbaka, duPont Manual High School Jill Lauroesch Senior Nhu Lau, Khushi Pola Abby Claywell, Caylin Coffman, Sadie Adair County High School Brett Reliford Senior Kemp, Amber Loy James Carroll, Griffin Gould, Gracie Saint Henry District High School Melinda Gould Senior Greber, Sydney Hennessey Bailey Bowland, Olivia Dodge, Hannah Mccracken County High School Melissa Bryan Senior Hatton, Ava Kelly Campbell Clark, Ella Fogle, Chloe Sims, Daviess County High School Steve Easley Senior Jenna Waltrip Jameson Allen-Mosby, Beatriz South Warren High School Amar Patel Senior Antunes, Carson Esters, Charlie Uland

MASSACHUSETTS Maeve Carter, Emily Fijal, Aiyana Dupont Middle School Michael Burke Junior Kochaniec, Audrey Potter Ella Anthachai, Natalie Irish, Veda Edward Bellamy Middle School Sarah Kempesty Junior Patel, Alexis Wojcik Carter Janik, Ivy Lin, Elise Lyons, Dupont Middle School Michael Burke Middle Jomar Torres

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MASSACHUSETTS (CONT.) Elise Abreu, Sloane Contrino, Callie Barnstable High School Debra Contrino Middle DeDecko, Molly Pulit Max Morgado, Shane Stallman, Cory Chicopee Comprehensive Michael Burke Senior Thompson, Eliott Thompson Technical High School Emily O'Neill, Sydney Parke, Luke Dedham High School, The Monika Wilkinson Senior Wilkinson, Roxbury Latin School

MICHIGAN Teddy Bau, Anupan Rajkumar, Ethan Boulan Park Middle School Dipa Hede Junior Wang, Kevin Zhai Vedant Das, Nikhita Kowsika, Home School, Athens High School, Ami Shah Middle Hiranmayee Pingle, Aditi Sakorikar IA East Aditya Kandage, Iniya Kumar, Bhuvi Boulan Park Middle School Ami Shah Middle Narkhede, Advait Pingle Krish Desai, Ajitesh Kundety, Zara IA East Ami Shah Senior Mirza, Arnav Shah Brian Good, Anjika Jain, Mackenzie Avondale High School Laura Phou Senior Loyd, Danny Wall

MINNESOTA Lauryn Dufour, Connor Louks, Danica Centennial Middle School Tze-Chiang Meng Junior Scofield, Taison Scofield Owen Byrns, Ava Capelle, Matt Forestview Middle School Sheila Johnston Middle Simpson, Sam Simpson Camila Costea, Shritha Devaraju, Wayzata West Middle School Clarice Jorenby Middle Allison Hsieh, Sravani Sripada Sebastian Helgeson, Jing Lin, Shruti Roseville Area High School Jenny Moseley Senior Sarkar, Vera Yushchenko Manisha Asrani, Thomas Brown, Wayzata High School Jonathan Honza Senior Zachary Guo, Acadia Naylor

MISSISSIPPI Peyton Brewer, Gabby Caraway, Mississippi FPS Club Deborah Morali Middle Awulu Ochai, Dylan Uribe

MISSOURI Alexa Peterson, Oliver Radwanski, Akir Bernard Middle School Sara Miner Junior Sakinovic, Mary Wilson Alex Chen, Howard Jiang, Megan Liu, Private tutoring Judith Mitchell-Miller Middle Courtney Wu Asav Gupta, Christopher Harris, Northwest Missouri Problem Joshua Donaldson Middle Alexander Miller, Gage Phroper Solving Club Madelyn Brakeville, Aubrie Oates, Butler High School Betty Alvis Senior Oliver Oates, Dara Ramage Stephanie Lei, Emily Lory, Soham Private tutoring Judith Mitchell-Miller Senior Saraf, Sid Suratia

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NEBRASKA Allison Bangs, Abigail Hendrickson, Aurora Middle School Gennevieve Weiss Junior Adelynne Hendrickson, Londyn Teahon Thomas Brandl, Morgan Calkins, Jake Aurora Middle School Taylor Brockhaus Middle Cattau, Piper Oswald Daniel Helzer, Jessica Mikkelsen, Max Aurora High School Denise Mixdorf Senior Penner, Willa Sharp Ayden Brophy, Elena Kuehner, Alex Aurora High School Denise Mixdorf Senior Peters, Preston Ramaekers

NEW JERSEY Kent Chiyoma, Sophia Franco, Jillian Ramapo Ridge Middle School Courtney Carrelha Junior Gunderman, Vaishnavi Mudumbi Andrew Liu, Aalok Pathak, Jennifer Ramapo Ridge Middle School Courtney Carrelha Junior Piplovic, Davan Strommer Kaelyn Brisby, Adam Dimarucut, Claire Mahwah High School Courtney Carrelha Middle Lee, Saketh Maddali Emily DeSilva, Emelysse Jacobo, Ramapo Ridge Middle School Courtney Carrelha Middle Sanskriti Ruwali, Seta Sahagian Anthony Dell'Avvocato, Molly Fear, Mahwah High School Christine Hartigan Miller Middle Kayli Hung, Jake Stark Mason Anton, Natalie Morgan, Ryan Mahwah High School Christine Hartigan Miller Senior Stanford, Aarnav Tendulkar Katrina Cariaga, Melissa Liu, Aishwarya West Windsor-Plainsboro High Amanda Huelbig Senior Rao, Manya Reddy School South

NEW YORK Martin Darcelin, Anthony Kaufman, Caroline G. Atkinson Mary-Kate Robinson Junior Daniella Lopez, Dylan Marin Nathan Balboni, Spencer The Dalton School Alicia Reid Junior Chaisanguanthum, Dylan Ellant, Nico Molina Tatiana Arieta, Clohie Clarke, Michael Freeport High School Lauren Calvo, Angela Wheat Middle Rodriguez Jimenez, Marlon Teruel- Flores Janiya Clarke, Betzaly Collado, Suri Lin, Freeport High School Lauren Calvo, Angela Wheat Middle Fatima Lopez-Alvanes Minelle Jeddy, Arya Prasad, Bella The Dalton School Alicia Reid Senior Winckler, Jaedon Espinoza, Najuwa Laden, Fallsburg Junior Senior High Danielle Hartman Senior Angelina Levner, School

NEW ZEALAND Katie Foot, Daniel Liu, Kate Ramsay, St. Andrew's College Julie Rogers Junior Tom Simpson Sneha Datla, Phoebe James, Tilly Selwyn House School Bridget Compton-Moen, Greg Junior O'Donnell, Anneliese Surveyor Pearce Ella Aguas, Madeline Bennett, Isabel Northcross Intermediate School Glenis Martin Middle Brennan, Katie Huang

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NEW ZEALAND (CONT.) Ella Kirkpatrick, Jasmine liu, Libby Northcross Intermediate School Glenis Martin Middle Sheleg, Sofia Sherbakova Catherine Chen, Celeste Li, Nicole Kristin School Helen Mansfield Middle Wong, Randal Yao Cara Birch, Evie Johnson, Mel St Margaret's College Betsy Macdonald Middle Leatherland, Emma Mason Serena Chen, Raeanne Leow, Jumana Westlake Girls High School Kameron Sadler Senior Maash, Megan Meng Stirling Bennett, David Choi, Hunter Westlake Boys High School Catherine Salmons Senior Haynes, William Huang

NORTH CAROLINA Lila Cheatwood, Eliza Huffstetler, Luke Selwyn Elementary School Anne Lam Junior Huffstetler, Eliza Lam Yasna Ahmadi, Lilian Harrison, Arjun Scholars Academy Hannah Harrison Junior Ramasamy, Pavit Singh Griffin Coleman, Darden Cone, Alexander Graham Middle School Anne Lam Middle Caroline Lam, Tate Milam Katherine Harrison, Jad Kassab, Lucia South Mecklenburg High School, Hannah Harrison Middle Paulsen, Vishnu Vanapalli Marvin Ridge High School, Butler High School, Scholars Academy Swamini Patel, Ruhi Roy, Bumika Marvin Ridge High School, Ardrey Charita Manchi Senior Vanapalli, Keerthana Venkatesh Kell High School Diya Bhatt, Medha Pillai, Ananya Providence High School, Marvin Ravikumar Sindagi Senior Ramesh, Meeta Sindagi Ridge High School, Ardrey Kell High School

OHIO Sam Lang, Adam Ralls, Thomas Riley, Lee Eaton Elementary Laura Collins, Angela Cottrell Junior Zack Tomak Isaac Bai, Joy Fan, Vivian Li, Bram Solon High School Sabrina Tirpak Middle Loveman Lydia Chen, Omar Issa, Chloe Leng, Birchwood School of Hawken Helene Debelak Middle Manan Raina Lucas He, Aditya Kalahasti, Lindsey Solon High School Sabrina Tirpak Senior Maurer, Yane Park Alex Hsieh, Rebecca Liebson, Helen Solon High School Sabrina Tirpak Senior Otterman, Rachel Zhang

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PENNSYLVANIA Josh Chalovich, Adeline Morgan, Pleasant Hills Middle School Andrew Capretto Junior Easton Noderer, Felix Zheng Laney Auman, Eliza Fisher, McKenna Thomas Jefferson High School Andrew Capretto Middle Haggerty, Kayleigh Johnson Ben Casper, Henry Casper, Jason Jiang, Neshaminy High school Joseph Pimble Senior Andrew Lamb Shivani Jajoo, Aubrey Lang, Erin Payne, Upper St. Clair High School Patricia Palazzolo Senior Nivedha Suresh

PORTUGAL Sylvia Fernandes, Ines Miranda, Joao TecMinho Paulo Silva Adult Silva, Mariana Teixeira

SINGAPORE Muyang Hu, Zervelle Ng, Alexa Tan Li Raffles Girls' Primary School Zairinah Faizal Junior Yi, R-Jae Tong Ke En Mahima Manoj Adattuvalappil, Methodist Girls' School Thory Chew, Beatrice Leong Middle Mahima Dharanipragada, Riyana Kelin, Josephine Pan Yihua Liu, Angela Fantian Meng, Fei Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Ling Ling Foo Middle Ran Mo, Yi Xin Ong Esther Huang En Rui, Shannon Lam National Junior College Wai Ling Vivian Liu Senior Shan Ning, Jenelle Lee Jingwen, Xianyang Zhang

TEXAS Jamie Edwards, Heather Gray, The University of Texas at Austin, Shannon Lichty Adult Mackenzie Nazworth, Janice Park The University of Texas at Dallas, Dean College, Ringling College of Art and Design Enyang Jiang, Caroline Mao, Nishi Rogers Middle School Lynda Ketterer, Laurie Wagner Junior Narayan, Yichen Wang Alvin Davis, Evelynn DeLeon, Kaelyn Sinton Elementary, E Merle Smith Elizabeth Nieto Junior Gonzales, Aryn Vanecek Middle School Sydney Limbrick, Eisley McCullough, J. P. Odom Academy Amy Johnson Junior Omkaar Medhkar, Arinn Saveat Jaelyn Liu, Emerson Seal, Kaylee Smith, Prestonwood Christian Academy Lisa Quintana Junior Elizabeth Teague Curt Fendley, Ava Fitzgerald, Madeline Paris High School Jill Stone, Brent Wilburn Middle Green, Preston Thompson Zyren Cai, Benjamin Chen, Crystal Liu, Marshall Middle School Nicole Tarabay Middle Andrew Ma Rachel DenBraber, Karl Gscheidle, Prestonwood Christian Academy Trudy Reed Middle Chandler Landers, Gracie Penny Gavin Chen, Graham Rosenwald, Lucas Prestonwood Christian Academy Shannon Lichty Middle Wendorf, Luke Wilson

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TEXAS (CONT.) Lily Kate Albracht, Ian O'Brien, Aitor Prestonwood Christian Academy Shannon Lichty Middle Scholl, Faith Wagner Kendra Bills, Davis Green, Ava Paris High School Jill Stone, Brent Wilburn Senior Hutchings, Hana Syed Courtney Brooks, Ishawnia Prestonwood Christian Academy Shannon Lichty Senior Christopher, Bryson Frank, Davis Works Callie Brady, Sydney Brown, Evelyn Prestonwood Christian Academy Shannon Lichty Senior Edwards, Sarah Warzecha Jorryn Li, Stephen Mao, Enjia Wang, Glenda Dawson High School Angie Ruth Senior Raina Zhang Bidisha Halder, Allen Jiang, Aruna Glenda Dawson High School Angie Ruth Senior Muthupillai, Shaili Shouche

THAILAND Nutdhavaj Dejakaisaya, Kawin Vajiravudh College Preechaphol Samarnmoo Junior Kawayanont, Supavit Manusook, Kun Sriworakul Kanyakawee Chinmateepitak, Smuch Kasetsart University Laboratory Krissana Pokpun Middle Teerapipatthanakul, Sira Tongsima, School Center for Educational Chayakorn Wattanapakorn Research and Development Kankanit Arrejitsathien, Kasetsart University Laboratory Krissana Pokpun Middle Pichayapa Pongpana, Pannatat School Center for Educational Rattanasopinswat, Napat Research and Development Worrasangasilp

TURKEY Dilay Caliskan, Ada Gor, Vahap Solak, Bahcesehir Koleji Izmir Kuzey Metin Üzmez Middle Melis Tufekcioglu Kampusu Ahmet Kaan Ay, Hakan Cinar Cakir, ABC Science and Anatolian High Mustafa Cagri Bagcecik Middle Irmak Cosgun, Ali Eren Yildiz School Aydanur Erdi, Ece Gurluoglu, Burak Okyanus Koleji Nil Orhan Özteber Senior Likoglu, Defne Turcan Eren Acikgoz, Ali Hakan Ay, Ecenaz ABC Science and Anatolian High Mustafa Cagri Bagcecik Senior Duysak, Elif Ebrar Turk School

UTAH Claire Hall, Ammon Millet, Kody Fox Hills Elementary Elisa Jennings Junior Nguyen, Lariah Saunders Christina Degbesse, Rachel DuVall, Clayton Middle School, Bennion Jenifer DuVall Middle Brinley Shields, Callie Tolman Junior High Henry Christiansen, Ethan Green, Skyline High School Louis McCracken Senior Louis McCracken, Andrew Rassmussen

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VIRGINIA Brandon Barr, William Blashfield, Ava Powhatan Middle Patty Haskins Junior Duke, Carter Ickes Lillian Duan, Lulu Huang, Amber Li, Alpha Stem Jamie Penney Middle Claire Zhang Eli Kesser, Devin Smigiel, Malcolm Granby High School Marija Raskovic Middle Wollett Pishoy Elias, Jaiden Khemani, Megana TJ FPS (Independent teams) Kathleen Juster Middle Kumar, Amrutha Pendyala Marissa Hirakawa, Grace Kang, TJ FPS (Independent teams) Kathleen Juster Senior Edward Lee, Ignacio Toro Aishwarya Chakravarthy, Joanna TJ FPS (Independent teams) Kathleen Juster Senior Cheng, Diya Dinesh, Isabel Gan

WASHINGTON Akshar Parmar, Siyona Sharma, Sabir Leota Middle School Matthew Bohannan Junior Thoohan, Saanvi Vontela Andrew Mao, Olive Sherrer, Dean Bellingham Public Schools Michael Finley Junior Sutherland, Malena Whitten Sophia Kawamura, Yash Pant, Mason North Creek High School, Matthew Bohannan Middle Stuart, Allan Xuan Woodinville High School Jacqueline Hsiao, Leo Tang, Yajing Odle Middle School Debra Benzinger, Claire Elliott Middle Yang, Alice Zhang Tori Kirchmeier, Snigdha Mahankali, Woodinville High School Matthew Bohannan Senior Skyler Schmitter, Stuti Tiwari Claire King, Eunice Lee, Linh Tran, Bellevue Independent 2 Minh Tran Senior Annie Zhao

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WEST VIRGINIA Dagny Ashton, Eliza Bandura, Lucy Mountaineer Middle School Joy Kiehl Junior Johnson, Dylan LoPinto-Ludas Lucille Dahle, Sama Sattout, Pranav Suncrest Middle School Molly Gregory Junior Sure, Caden Yao Ashlee Cheng, Samuele Fagone, Joyce Suncrest Middle School Paige Muendel Middle Hu, Claire Lu Chloe Addie, Stella Carlson, Trace Mountaineer Middle School Robyn Addie Middle McLaren, Brycen Miles Colin Addie, Colin Duda, Diego Reyes, Morgantown High school Robyn Addie Senior Luke Watson

WISCONSIN Ben Blackmore, Chris Dsouza, Max Glacier Creek Middle School Ruth Frawley Junior Malyk, Jason Pan Kyle Lemmon, Finn Leverty, Clark Hamilton Middle School Kris Bauer Junior Schrager, Gabe Wilde Alexandra Felcyn, Laurel Helland, Mt. Horeb Middle School Christine Parmley Middle Stella Jungels, Ava Murphy Shivani Ganesan, Rayna Garn, Lily Kromrey Middle School Ruth Frawley Middle Hanson, Isa Killian Chloe Allan, Chandini Krejcarek, Olivia Madison West High School Kris Bauer Senior O'Callaghan, Talia Richmond Mirra Blehert, Michael Noguera, Raia Madison West High School Kris Bauer Senior Ottenheimer, Anna Poi

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AUSTRALIA SCHOOL COACH DIVISION Eleni Fountis William Clarke College Megan Wolnizer Junior Matilda Savenije William Clarke College Megan Wolnizer Junior Jacqueline Mao Ravenswood School for Girls Sharon Shapiro Junior Phoebe Young Ravenswood School for Girls Sharon Shapiro Junior Kayleigh O'Leary Independent Nicola O'Leary Middle

CALIFORNIA Ryan Smith Ocean Air School Ariella Leeder Junior Shreya Singh Rancho Bernardo High School Reshma Singh Senior Dasha Zerboni Canyon Crest Academy Adina Zerboni Senior

CHINA Liyan Chen Yangpu Primary School Wenyue Yang Junior Yinjie Sun The Primary School Affiliated to the Chunlin Wang, Ziyi Wang Junior University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

CONNECTICUT Trevor Hooker RHAM Middle School Sherri Pelletier Middle Andrew Addo Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School Laura Hipp Middle Braden Kearney Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School Laura Hipp Middle Iniya Raja South Windsor High School Iniya Raja Senior

FLORIDA Deklan Boyles West Melbourne School of Science KumKum Pandit Junior Aleena Reddy Lake Highland Preparatory School Kathy Barbay Middle Lily Taggart Lake Highland Preparatory School Kathy Barbay Senior Isabella Colindres Flagler Palm Coast High School Sarah Reckenwald, Jennifer Santore, Senior Jennifer Watt

ILLINOIS Lucia Kinder Catherine Cook Michael Kruse Junior Isabel Kapustka Walter Payton College Prep Kathryn Person Senior

IOWA Matt Schaeckenbach Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Senior

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KENTUCKY Eva Fuller Thornwilde Elementary School Jordan Scheid Junior Abigail Haller Thornwilde Elementary School Jordan Scheid Junior McKenna Sun Paul Laurence Dunbar Amanda Boggs Senior

NEW ZEALAND Fritha Rooney-Allison St Mary's College Monique Williams Middle Hannah Daniell Cashmere High School Sue Williams Senior

TEXAS Caroline Gillem Crockett Intermediate School Lanelle Polak Junior Taylor Hamilton Prestonwood Christian Academy Susan Ellis Junior Sevyn Trogdon Prestonwood Christian Academy Susan Ellis Junior Jade Hernandez homeschool Susan Ellis Middle Jack Ruzynski Prestonwood Christian Academy Susan Ellis Middle Layne Strawbridge Prestonwood Christian Academy Susan Ellis Middle Bettina Devadoss Prestonwood Christian Academy Susan Ellis Senior Sidney Becktold Early High School Brittany Dunlap Senior Davis Works Prestonwood Christian Academy Susan Ellis Senior

TURKEY Dareyn Sila Acar ABC Science And Anatolian High Ozgur Deniz Middle School

WASHINGTON Hiraani Hew Nam Leung Odle Middle School Debra Benzinger, Claire Elliott Junior William Yoon Odle Middle School Debra Benzinger, Claire Elliott Junior Tanya Bhandari North Creek High School Matthew Bohannan Middle Abhidi Brahnmath Odle Middle School Debra Benzinger, Claire Elliott Middle Edmunda Li Odle Middle School Debra Benzinger, Claire Elliott Middle Sidhya Ganesh Interlake High School Dan Peterson Middle Anshita Saini Interlake High School Dan Peterson Senior

WEST VIRGINIA Tristan Thomas Mountaineer Middle School Joy Kiehl Junior Chloe Addie Mountaineer Middle School Robyn Addie Middle Stella Carlson Mountaineer Middle School Robyn Addie Middle

WISCONSIN Isabel Isaac Hudson High School Stephen Kennedy Senior

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Anjika Jain is a Future Problem Solver from the Future Problem Solving Program International’s Michigan Affiliate. She has immersed herself in the multitude of opportunities that FPS offers, from becoming a Student Representative on the Michigan FPS Board to evaluating GIPS booklets and scenarios. She has years of experience as both team and individual GIPS participant. She learned that collaboration is key and that innovation arises best when various ideas meld into one. Her wisdom led her to coach a group of 4th/5th graders.

Anjika also participated in Community Problem Solving, creating Bridge the Gap. This organization provides opportunities to those with disabilities and bridges the gap between kids with and without special needs. Over the past 4 years, she hosted over 40+ after-school events, created her high school’s first Special Olym- Anjika Jain pics Unified Team, and collaborated with her City’s Event Coordinator to create inclusive activities at city-sponsored events. She ultimately created an app that Michigan helps children with autism achieve essential social and cognitive tasks. When she won the Congressional App Challenge, she credited FPS for creativity and ability to develop various solutions for one overarching issue. During the summer of 2020, Anjika uploaded her app to the Google Play store and created a website to provide resources that focus on mental health issues that many students with special needs may be facing during the pandemic.

She will constantly look for ways to turn knowledge from FPS into real action and do her part in maintaining the program in her school district!

Kate Wang is a Future Problem Solver from the Future Problem Solving Program International’s California Affiliate. She started her FPS journey by competing in GIPS as a team member and individual when she was a fifth-grader. Besides brainstorming somewhat outlandish ideas and narrowing down an action plan during competitions, teaming up with her friends to create skits were some of her most memorable experiences. Her interest in FPS has grown each year since. In eighth grade, she added the new component Scenario Performance to her FPS experience to learn and practice communication and presentation skills. To share her passion, she advocated for FPS in her school, and now she serves as an evaluator to pass on the knowledge she gained to younger students.

FPS changed her mindset and how she approaches problems in real life. She applied the processes she learned in FPS when she worked on solving the toxic pesticide issues in her community. After learning that widely used pesticides in San Diego County parks and schools may be linked to cancer, she teamed up Kate Wang with a few high school students and founded the Non-Toxic San Diego Youth California Action Team to advocate for change. Her team presented their findings to a City Councilmember and recommended replacing toxic pesticides with organic alter- natives in public parks and schools without an increase in costs.

Kate also practices problem-solving skills when volunteering at Solutions for Change, a non-profit that combats family homelessness in San Diego. FPS has equipped her with the powerful tools to tackle these complex issues and create solutions to help her community.

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Hannah Schleibinger is a Future Problem Solver from the Future Problem Solving Program International’s Illinois Affiliate. Throughout her Future Problem Solving experiences, she has participated in six international competitions. She has seen multiple different perspectives as she has competed in Global Issues Problem Solving, Scenario Writing, Community Problem Solving, Individual Global Issues Problem Solving, and MAGIC Team.

Hannah maintains a commitment that it fosters a new generation of problem solvers within her community. She strongly advocates for the stressed need of continuing Future Problem Solving within high school. She has gained strong support from administration and classmates in allowing this club to remain essential to their education. Additionally, her passion for encouraging others and deep understanding of engagement in the process has provided the opportuni- ty to be chosen to be an apprentice judge at the Illinois affiliate level. To witness the future generations compete where she once was has allowed her to fully Hannah Schleibinger embrace the Future Problem Solving mission of “developing the ability of young Illinois people globally to design and achieve positive futures through problem solving using critical and creative thinking.”

Hannah’s years of competing within Future Problem Solving at the affiliate and international level has provided multiple unique advantages that many teen- agers do not receive: the opportunity to engage in diverse relationships and education on worldwide curriculum differences. It has opened her eyes to life outside of Illinois and her high school: a world full of creative thinkers, collabora- tors, and those willing to go the extra mile to create successful futures!

42 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Virtual International Conference 2021 43 Scenario Writing Competitors Scenario Writing Competitors Scenario Writing is an individual competition in which students develop short stories related to the IC topics. The story uses a Future Scene as a prompt to inspire their writing. This competition strives to help students enlarge, enrich, and make more accurate their images of the future, while honing their creative writing skills. It personalizes the ever-growing perspective a student has on the future. In addition, participation provides opportunities for students to meet and exceed educational standards as they refine their writing skills.

ALASKA SCHOOL COACH DIVISION Nate Elsner Chinook Montessori Charter School Rebecca Kegley Middle

AUSTRALIA Charlotte Brown Ravenswood School for Girls Sharon Shapiro Junior Henry Hu Kilvington Grammar School Dee Broughton Junior Sophie Li Ravenswood School for Girls Sharon Shapiro Junior Ella-Mei Graham Carey Baptist Grammar Carolyn Giles Middle Kyle Stutz Haileybury Kirsten Owens Middle Zachary Alpers Melville Senior High School Tammara Yeo Senior Charlotte Foord Wesley College - Glen Waverley Kathy Bernardi Senior

CALIFORNIA Kriv Jhajhria Ocean Air School Ariella Leeder Junior Cooper Selikow Ocean Air School Ariella Leeder Junior Camille Chu The Nueva School Jeremy Jacquot, Emily Lenhart Junior Colin Chu The Nueva School Jeremy Jacquot, Emily Lenhart Middle Ronak Patel Black Mountain Middle School Shilpa Patel Middle Dasha Zerboni Canyon Crest Academy Adina Zerboni Senior Julia Abbott Palisades Charter HS Diana Reynolds Senior

CHINA Yuxuan Chen The Primary School Attached to Ting Zhang Junior Shanghai No.6 Normal School Yufei Zhu Shanghai High School International Shiyue Meng Middle Division Runjin Yao Luodian Middle School Affiliated to Yanmin Yuan Senior Shanghai Normal University

COLORADO Maya Rokhlenko Flagstaff Academy Kahlie Benz Junior Olga Rokhlenko Niwot High School Kahlie Benz Senior

44 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Scenario Writing Competitors CONNECTICUT Brendan Connolly Hebron Elementary School Adam Parks Junior Emelia Brandi North Haven Middle School Lawrence DiBernardo Middle Charles Dunlap Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School Laura Hipp Middle Victor Alexander Montilla Sage Park Middle School Kimberly McGee Middle

FLORIDA Deklan Boyles West Melbourne School of Science KumKum Pandit Junior Jadyn Milo West Shore Jr/ Sr High School Chloe Radd Middle Akiva Bengoa McNair Magnet Middle School Anne Jeanene (AJ) Bengoa Middle Amira Dhople Cocoa Beach Jr / Sr. High School Pamela Fox-Dhople Middle Lillian Ames Indian Trails Middle School Beth Blumengarten Middle Mackenzey Kologlu West Shore Jr/ Sr High School Chloe Radd Senior Isabelle Pearson West Shore Jr/ Sr High School Chloe Radd Senior Madeline JeBailey Lake Highland Preparatory School Kathy Barbay Senior Taylor Carroll Flagler Palm Coast High School Sarah Reckenwald, Jennifer Santore, Senior Jennifer Watt Maddy Russell Lake Highland Preparatory School Kathy Barbay Senior

GEORGIA Keshavi Bathula The STEM Academy @ Bartlett Christine Hooker Junior Carter Montgomery Lyerly Elementary School Bradley Ward Middle Jean Yu Gwinnet School of Mathematics, Amy Lin Senior Science, and Technology

ILLINOIS Maricin Jackson Catherine Cook Michael Kruse Junior Henry Norton Catherine Cook Michael Kruse Middle Christopher Zrazik Walter Payton College Prep Kathryn Person Senior

INDIANA Georgia Berg Burris Laboratory School Jill Christman Middle Jessica Littleford Burris Laboratory School Jill Christman Senior Ella Neely Burris Laboratory School Jill Christman Senior

IOWA Maelys Beachy Mid-Prairie Middle School Denise Busch, Rebecca Rensema Junior Cailyn Bentler Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Middle Maggie Greer Eastern Iowa Home Schoolers Paula Lawson-Moore Senior

KENTUCKY Lorraine Bright Thornwilde Elementary School Jordan Scheid Junior Sofia Morrissey Thornwilde Elementary School Jordan Scheid Junior

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KENTUCKY (cont.) Emily Farler Johnson Central High School Pam Burton Middle Saanvi Bobde Beaumont Middle School Sangeeta Kadambi Middle Eden Bridge-Hayes Heath Middle School Melissa Bryan Middle Riya Patel Heath Middle School Melissa Bryan Middle Jenna Waltrip Daviess County High School Steve Easley Senior

MALAYSIA Keevaan Marcos Roy The Skills Mill Lalitha Nair Junior Darrene Marcos Roy The Skills Mill Lalitha Nair Middle

MASSACHUSETTS Piper Bajor Edward Bellamy Middle School Sarah Kempesty Middle Juliana Gadouas Edward Bellamy Middle School Sarah Kempesty Middle Mateusz Dobosz Ephraim Curtis Middle School Beverly Hugo Middle Phoebe Papavasiliou Barnstable High School Christy Salley Senior Nora Penni Barnstable High School Christy Salley Senior

MICHIGAN Josephine Atallah Holy Family Regional School Mary Nowak Junior Yuna Kang Holy Family Regional School Mary Nowak Junior Mark Bokas Clarkston Junior High School Kristine Butcher Middle Julia Voyt Athens High School Ami Shah Senior

MINNESOTA Sam Simpson Brainerd High School Sheila Johnston Middle Ashleigh Campbell Campbell Homeschool Leigh Campbell Senior Michelle Li Centennial High School Tze-Chiang Meng Senior

MISSISSIPPI Gabby Caraway Mississippi FPS Club Deborah Morali Middle Gracia Oden Mississippi FPS Club Deborah Morali Senior

MISSOURI Humphrey Jiang Private tutoring Judith Mitchell-Miller Junior Amber Yin Private tutoring Judith Mitchell-Miller Middle Allison Collier Muriel Williams Battle High School Matt Leuchtmann Senior Winston Chen Private tutoring Judith Mitchell-Miller Senior

NEW JERSEY Venuthika Venkatesan Community Middle School Rebecca McLelland-Crawley Junior Freya Miller Thomas R. Grover Middle School Justin Dolcimascolo Junior Andrew Liu Ramapo Ridge Middle School Christine Hartigan Miller Junior

46 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Scenario Writing Competitors NEW JERSEY (cont.) Jessica Li Community Middle School Rebecca McLelland-Crawley Middle Sobhika Sampath Thomas R. Grover Middle School Justin Dolcimascolo Middle Neeharika Suvvari West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Amanda Huelbig Middle South Arya Sasne West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Amanda Huelbig Senior South Max Xu West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Amanda Huelbig Senior South Melissa Liu West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Amanda Huelbig Senior South

NEW YORK Emmeline Zuba Sleepy Hollow Home School Elizabeth Zuba Middle Nadia Hawrylchak Farnsworth Middle School Amy Hawrylchak Middle Melvin Mathers Tech Valley High School Diana Weldon Senior

NEW ZEALAND Katie Horton Cobham Intermediate Annie Horton Middle Isabelle Lloydd St Mary's College Monique Williams Middle Alex Bryant Nelson College Sarah Watts Middle Tasman Smail Northcross Intermediate Jennifer Van Der Woerd Middle Madeline Bennett Northcross Intermediate Daniel Bennett Middle Hannah Daniell Cashmere High School Sue Williams Senior Louie Howell Cashmere High School Sue Williams Senior

NORTH CAROLINA Rutwa Patil Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Aarushi Patil Junior Lilian Harrison Scholars Academy Dawn Tenev Junior Katherine Harrison South Mecklenburg High School Hannah Harrison Middle Vishnu Vanapalli Scholars Academy Dawn Tenev Middle Abhirami Linesh Ardrey Kell High School Ambika Shyamala Senior

OHIO Mandi Lu Solon Middle School Sabrina Tirpak Middle Ryan Vincent Orange High School Kathy Frazier Senior Janaki Nair Solon High School Sabrina Tirpak Senior

OREGON Adelle Jenkins home school Paula Lawson-Moore Middle

Virtual International Conference 2021 47 SINGAPORE Victoria Khoo Miin-Hsuen Raffles Girls' Primary School Zairinah Faizal Junior Yiyang Gui St Hilda's Primary School Wee Miang Fong Junior Stella Cheng Dunman High School Ilyana Hardianti Wijaya Middle Emma Tan Dunman High Scool Ilyana Hardianti Wijaya Middle Charlene Ying Xin Ong Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) Shu Juin Ong Senior

TEXAS Oliver Gibson Gibson Academy Maggie Gibson Junior Simon Keese Gibson Academy Maggie Gibson Junior Emerson Seal Prestonwood Christian Academy Susan Ellis Junior Saikrishna Gundlapalli Dulles High School Venkata Kondapi Middle Lily Kate Albracht Prestonwood Christian Academy Shannon Lichty Middle Hana Syed Paris High School Sandra Strom Senior

THAILAND Yuwarin Pipitdissapong Prasartvidhya Nonthaburi School Jitsupa Totab Middle Sirapop Attapun Kasetsart University Laboratory School Bussakorn Wongparn Senior Center for Educational Research and Development Nat Wongsirimaetheekul Kasetsart University Laboratory School Bussakorn Wongparn Senior Center for Educational Research and Development

TURKEY Zeyno Gorgec FMV Isik Middle School Simge Saricam Junior Dareyn Sila Acar ABC Science and Anatolian High Ozgur Deniz Middle School

UTAH Maylan Jessop Wasatch Junior High Tom Allen Middle

VIRGINIA Catherine King Peasley Middle School LeeAnn VanVranken Junior Lydia Wallace Washington & Lee Joan Weldon Senior

WASHINGTON Ilina Rao Odle Middle School Debra Benzinger, Claire Elliott Junior Prisha Hemani Interlake High School Dan Peterson Middle Nishka Kacheria Interlake High School Dan Peterson Middle Xiyuan Carol Gong Tyee Middle School John Pearson Middle Jake Donner Interlake High School Dan Peterson Senior

48 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG Scenario Writing Competitors WEST VIRGINIA Dagny Ashton Mountaineer Middle School Joy Kiehl Junior Lucille Dahle Suncrest Middle School Molly Gregory Junior Emma Daffner University High School Robyn Addie Middle Julia Watson Mountaineer Middle School Melissa Courtright Middle Joyce Hu Suncrest Middle School Paige Muendel Middle Rebecca Chmiel University High School Robyn Addie Senior

WISCONSIN Kate Mischnick Indian Mound Middle School Mary Donagan Junior Allie Van Horn Indian Mound Middle School Mary Donagan Junior Benjamin Weaver Hudson Middle School Kristy Bjerk Middle Caroline Blust Middleton High School Stacey Bohachek Middle Julia Ginsbach Hudson High School Stephen Kennedy Senior Isabel Isaac Hudson High School Stephen Kennedy Senior Ainsley Kennedy Hudson High School Stephen Kennedy Senior

Virtual International Conference 2021 49 2021 - 2022 Topics

First paragraphs of the upcoming topics: (Complete descriptions are found on www.fpspi.org/current-topics/)

Water Supply In many parts of the world, freshwater is in short supply. Water is often pumped for miles, streams diverted and reservoirs and dams are constructed to provide for the growing populations in dry areas. As water levels drop and aquifers decline, people become more concerned about preserving their water resources. More than 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water services, and more than 4 billion lack safely managed sanitation services. Differing governmental and commercial demands must be balanced so that communities have enough safe water for their needs. As available water supplies deplete, adjacent areas begin to battle with water contracts and water rights. How might the right to access clean water be achieved? How will regulations shape the future of access to water? How will water scarcity shape society?

Building Green The world is now more urbanized than ever before, and more and more people are flocking to live in large cities. Singapore was once known as the “Garden City”, now it is being promoted as the “Garden in the City” as new buildings incorporate trees and other greenery in their designs. Many quickly growing population centers are more environmentally aware as they expand the living spaces for their citizens. This awareness is not just a case of saving the environment and reducing emissions; it is a matter of necessity for creating healthy cities. Buildings can be designed to conserve both energy and water while improving the indoor and outdoor environment. Advancing technology is changing how architects are incorporating sustainable living practices into buildings. Will these developments solve the problems they have set out to address? Will these change the way cities work and the way people live in them?

Insects Insects - human’s best friends and worst enemies. We are surrounded by more than a million species of insects. Without them, humankind couldn’t survive. Some insects destroy crops and carry diseases. Mosquitoes, which carry diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Ross River, Zika, and West Nile viruses, kill and maim more people each year than any other animal. Others do essential jobs like pollinate blossoms, aerate the soil, decompose dead plant material, or eat other harmful insects, making them essential to the food web. As weather patterns and temperatures change, the distribution and habitat of many insect species are likely to change dramatically. The numbers of bees around the world have been radically reduced due to disease. How does the reduction of some species and relocation of others impact health, agriculture, and horticulture?

Mining Mining is a long-standing means of gathering a wide range of resources vital to aspects of everyday life. The growing demands of mined materials continues to see the mining industry expand at an incredible pace. The technologies in use today and projected for the future are more minerals intensive than ever before. While technology that has made mining both safer and more environmentally sensitive than any other time in history, environmental and other risks remain. Yet without the collection of these important materials, the cornerstones of society like buildings, machines, and communication would not be possible. With environmental protections varying greatly from country-to-country, how can the world collaborate on the best way to extract and share geological materials? With mining as the foundation of countless communities, how will they be impacted by the changing landscape of mining? In the future, are there new areas that might be mined for resources?

The 2022 International Conference Topic will be announced in March 2022. Submit potential future topics by visiting http://www.fpspi.org/topic-vote/

50 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG 2021 International Conference Evaluators

FPSPI acknowledges the time and dedication of the following individuals serving as the 2021 International Evaluators. These individuals devote countless hours evaluating the remarkable component submissions.

Evaluator Affiliation Component Evaluator Affiliation Component Allison Williams FL GIPS Ethan Garza TX CmPS Amanda Conrad WV SW Eunice Barlow IO SW Andrew Capretto PA GIPS Hallie Williamson GA SW Andrew MacDonald NZD GIPS Hamish Lorgelly NZD GIPS Ann Foreyt WA GIPS Henrietta Sheffel KY SW Anne Wolf CO SW Jacquie Williams FL GIPS Argen Hicks GA GIPS Janet Fite MO GIPS Ariella Leeder CA SW Janis Gunberg FL GIPS Arielle Kass GA SW Jason Staker IA SW Ashley Kessler AZ GIPS Jennifer Hess WI GIPS Barbara Gunnare CA GIPS Jennine Jackson AZ ScP Barbara LeMond FL SW Jessica Heiller MN GIPS Barbi Miller FL CmPS Jill Powlick UT GIPS Beverly Hugo MA GIPS Jin Yao Kwan SGE CmPS Bob Cattel MA ScP Joanne Stanley VA GIPS Candy Bartol MN ScP June Tan SGE SW Carole Savitsky CT SW Karen Rathbun KY GIPS Carolyn Forbes TX SW Kari Lundeen NE GIPS Cassandra Decker IA GIPS Kariana Beyer WA GIPS Christine Casinader AUS ScP Katherine Wolf CO SW Christine McAdams NJ CmPS Kathy Frazier OH CmPS Christine Sangster NZD SW Kehav Tadimeti CA GIPS Cindy Tochterman TX CmPS Kristen Tranmal WI GIPS Connie Nugent TX GIPS Kyle Bradbury MO GIPS Connie Phelps IO ScP Lalitha Nair MAY CmPS Cyd Rogers TX ScP Larry Uchill MA GIPS Darlene Cook TX GIPS Laurel Petersen NJ GIPS Deana Bindel MO GIPS Leigh Campbell MN SW Deb Green NZD CmPS Leslie Cornett KY GIPS Deb Woythal IA GIPS Linda Casey AZ SW Diana Reynolds CA ScP Linda Hutto TX GIPS Dorothy Mecom IO CmPS Lisa Kent GA GIPS Dylan Sherman AUS GIPS Lou Anne Witte TX GIPS Edwin Selby NJ ScP Lucy Flanary KY CmPS Elaine Reynolds OH GIPS Luke Thorburn AUS GIPS Emily Smith CT GIPS Lynda Smith GA GIPS

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Evaluator Affiliation Component Evaluator Location Component Maggie Gibson TX SW Rachna Handa FL GIPS Mariette Ong SGE CmPS Rebecca Whittington TX GIPS Marilyn Hays NE CmPS Regina Skinner FL CmPS Mary Krause FL SW Renee Hanscom MA CmPS Matthew Bohannon WA GIPS Rick Moman KY GIPS Megan Northway IA GIPS Riley Kent AK GIPS Meganne Christian AUS GIPS Robert Hays NE CmPS Michale Bisciglia IO GIPS Robyn Addie WV GIPS Nicky Desoe AUS ScP Robyn Boswell NZD GIPS Nora Kamsir SGE GIPS Russ Sieron MI GIPS Pamela Burton KY GIPS Sally McGowan FL SW Patricia Liebau FL SW Sandy Horton NC GIPS Patty Haskins VA GIPS Sandy Mocharnuk CA GIPS Paula Myatt WI GIPS Sandy Preston KY CmPS Peter Putz WI GIPS Sarah Fiess NY GIPS Rachel Wolf CO GIPS Shari Hazelton FL GIPS Rachna Handa FL GIPS Susan DeClue MO GIPS Regina Skinner FL CmPS Susan Soulsby IO SW Renee Hanscom MA CmPS Thomas Khoo AUS SW Rick Moman KY GIPS Zairinah Faizal SGE GIPS

Thank You to all who made IC possible... Special Thank You to FPSPI Donors 2021 Conference Sponsors/Exhibitors Erwin Hosono and Beth Axelrod Renzulli Learning Institute of Competition Sciences Facebook Giving Campaigns Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP Larry Goldberg Project Management Institute Paula Myatt Teach the Future Erwin Hosono

2021 Conference Merchants Tight Line Productions Minuteman Printing Florida Laser Engraving VAST Erik Guzik BTN (3D Virtual Platform)

International Office Staff Executive Director April Michele IT Administrator Damien Milner Administrative Director Debbie Pruneau Admin Assistant/Tech Sharon Dwyer Competition Director Kyla Mocharnuk Program Director Elizabeth Coyle

52 Future Problem Solving Program Interational | FPSPI.ORG 2021 Adult Awards JOHN DAUGHTREY AWARD

The John Daughtrey Award recognizes outstanding FPSPI directors, evaluators, or staff. John Daughtrey, former Affiliate Director of the North and South Carolina Future Problem Solving Program, was a dedicated advocate of FPS. This year, we are pleased to honor Jacquie Williams and Matt Boyas.

Jacquie’s dedication to the Florida FPS Program is obvious on a daily basis, whether conducting the weekly meetings with kids at two schools, training and mentoring coaches, or evaluating for FPSPI and various other affiliates. She is a consummate problem solver, routinely identifying challenges before they occur and taking action to avert them. The pandemic was just one more challenge; Jacquie created a virtual system for the Group Scenario competition. We received many kudos from coaches, students, and parents who all appreciated the way it was conducted. I hope you will join our Florida affiliate in showing our gratitude for Jacquie’s dedication and drive.

Matt Boyas is one of the people that we can always depend upon for assistance. Regardless of the situation, Matt will step in and help to find and implement the best solution. His experience is invaluable, and his willingness to take on important jobs is so appreciated. He is creative and often has great ideas to connect and promote FPS, and he works hard to do so.

Matt has been a member Boards for the Pennsylvania Affiliate and the International Organization. He evaluates both for local Affiliates, Mentored Regions, and international competitions throughout the year, even taking a large role in Global Issues Problem Solving evaluations at the International Conference each June. In every Affiliate he has been involved with, he has made a difference for them and their students. FPS would not be what is without Matt!

KEITH FRAMPTON AWARD

The Keith Frampton Award recognizes outstanding FPS coaches. Keith Frampton, former head of the Burwood Teacher’s College in Australia, began the Australia/New Zealand FPS program in 1988 and became the first National Director in 1989. This year, we are delighted to honor Deborah Ballin with this award.

Deb Ballin’s dedication to FPS is one of her most valuable assets. When the program was removed from the curriculum, she continued coaching teams on her own time for approximately eight years. She knew the program was valuable to her students and wanted to make sure her pupils continued having the opportunity to participate. The fact that she inspired youth to meet on their own time to participate in the program speaks highly of her dedication and her students realizing the program was enjoyable and valuable. At a State Competition, a few parents shared with me that they were very thankful their children were able to participate in the program. They understood that their children improved both their critical thinking and problem-solving skills because of the opportunity.

In addition to performing her coaching responsibilities at an exemplary level, Ms. Ballin demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to the FPS Program, and her effort over 20 years in and beyond classroom time attests to her devotion. She makes a special effort to help everyone she coaches using a variety of instructional strategies and positive reinforcement. Ms. Ballin can quickly discern individual needs and moves efficiently to provide infor- mation, recommendations, or direction. She instigates fun activities and rewards, including team I-shirts.

JEANNE CARLSON YES AWARD

The Jeanne Carlson Yes Award recognizes outstanding volunteers and supporters. This award was created by Dr. E. Paul Torrance and Pansy, his wife, to honor a person who went above and beyond the call of duty for FPS. This year we are happy to honor Erwin Hosono, Paige Roberts, Tom and Linda Rowland with this award.

As a member of the FPSPI Board of Trustees Erwin has helped the Board and, consequently, the Affiliate Council gain a broader understanding of the finances of FPSPI. During his two terms on the Board, Erwin has guided FPSPI through some important, sometimes difficult, financial decisions, particularly in regard to our investments. His leadership in anticipating the consequences of the pandemic and the money FPSPI will need to carry us through to better times has been invaluable.

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In addition to his financial expertise, Erwin is truly a caring man with a deep concern for getting FPS to as many young people as possible around the world. As a Board member, he continually stresses that this is what is needed and supports any actions to make this happen.

Erwin is the parent of an FPS alum and a board member to California FPSP. Erwin has shown his willingness to help FPSPI as an international organization and his dedication to the mission of FPSPI time and time again by always saying “YES” to FPSPI.

Paige Roberts started as a student in FPS Indiana and has become a longtime volunteer for FPS. She served as leadership with Indiana FPS for many years - coordinating evaluation and assisting Affiliate Directors wherever she could. She was instrumental during the 2012 and 2013 International Conferences - going above and beyond her “normal” IC support with coordinating all the ceremonies and acting as the liaison for IO and the university stuff during planning and while on-site. Every year Paige has supported so many efforts for IC and through the year. Paige’s efforts during IC 2020 were “beyond the call of duty”. During the virtual conference Paige worked endlessly as “tech support” for students, coaches, parents, and directors accessing the 3D virtual platform. Her responses and support kept the virtual event running. Her professionalism, kindness, and patience to the onslaught of questions is admired and appreciated.

Tom and Linda Rowland volunteered to be a Team Parent at every state-level competition in Iowa from 2008- 2016. Every year that one of the Rowland children qualified for the FPS International Competition, Tom volun- teered to chaperone. Somehow Tom managed to take time off from work the first week in June eight different years. Tom also volunteered to drive a vanload of lively students to Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. When the International Conference was in Iowa, Tom was one of the speakers at the Parent Meeting. He spoke about how FPS seemed to meet the needs of each of his children even though those needs were diverse.

Tragedy struck the Rowland family in 2018. Son Michael died in an accident at the age of 21. At the funeral home, many photos of Michael and his FPS teammates showed both high achievements and lasting friendships. Most of Michael’s pallbearers were former Future Problem Solvers. In August 10, 2020, Tom was killed during Iowa’s dere- cho. Tom chaperoned at the FPS International Competition, but one sentence of his obituary read, “His love of family involved…and chauffeuring his kids and others to Future Problem Solvers national competitions.”

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