ANYA DILLARD
Anya Dillard is a 17-year-old activist, philanthropist, performing artist, entrepreneur, content creator, and aspiring filmmaker. She is also the Founder of The Next Gen Come Up. Anya was most recently appointed as the 3rd black female Student Council President of her school and helped to organize what became known as the largest civil rights protests in West Orange, NJ history (garnering an audience of over 3,000 people) - at which she gave a poignant address that was viewed over 23,000 times via social media.
Anya has been featured in publications like The Washington Post and Elle Magazine, as well as being awarded one of the first-ever BLACK GIRLS ROCK Social Justice Grants and graduating from Girls With Impact powered by Harvard Business School.