The Department of Public Safety congratulates Ms. Taylor Holman, 15 of Unalaska, for being chosen to represent Alaska at the FBI National Academy Associations (NAA) 2015 Youth Leadership Program at Quantico, Virginia. Holman was selected by the Alaska Chapter of the FBI NAA from more than a dozen applying teens from across the state. Holman will learn about ethics, integrity, leadership, emerging law enforcement trends and concerns and get to network with young future leaders from around the world.  

To be selected, a student must have demonstrated high academic standards and good citizenship, and they must be nominated by an FBINA graduate in good standing. Chapter representatives interview the candidates and select their choice to attend the program.

“We are proud to have Ms. Holman represent Alaska at the Youth Leadership Program this year,” said Terry Vrabec, President of the Alaska FBI NAA Chapter. Vrabec is also the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. “Holman really stood out to us. Between her grades, extracurricular activities and already impressive communication and leadership skills we are very excited to help her along the way to becoming a future leader in our state.”

“I know that it will be a wonderful experience for all of the students that are attending, and I couldn’t be more honored to have been selected as Alaska’s representative. I will do my very best to represent the State of Alaska well and make my community proud,” said Holman.  “I am incredibly excited for this opportunity, not only because I’ve heard nothing but good things about it, but because of the content of the program. I am involved in both school-wide and state-wide student government, and I can’t wait to take things that I will learn from the FBINAA YLP and apply them to those as well.”

For more information regarding the program, visit: http://www.fbinaa.org/Youth_Leadership_Program