Gwen Friedman
Gwen Friedman is a junior at McNair Academic High School and a dedicated member of the Youth Foundation of Jersey City’s Junior Board. She focuses on event planning with the goal of creating meaningful opportunities for local youth. Beyond the Foundation, Gwen serves as the community outreach director for Future Business Leaders of America, where she was a state finalist, and captains McNair’s swim team. She also leads Roots and Recipes, an initiative that provides global planting kits alongside cultural and plant physiology lessons.