Chairperson & Gov’s DEI Youth Subcommittee

Brianna McCalla serves as a member of Let Youth Lead (LYL) – a youth advisory think tank for Waterbury Bridge to Success (BTS) Community Partnership.

In their role, they are responsible for centering young people’s lived experiences and expertise to generate new ideas that push forward the BTS mission & vision to ‘Build, Transform & Sustain’ Waterbury’s children, youth, and families in school, career, and life.

Brianna is looking forward to engaging in conversations around mental health so that everyone in the community can help and support one another. Brianna’s vision is that Let Youth Lead will “develop young people with the skills to continue to be and become great leaders” in the city of Waterbury.

Brianna is a former student of Waterbury Public Schools. In their spare time, they like to read, play basketball, and sing.