Ysabella Solis Yi, Director of Communications, is a junior at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. She has a strong interest in the business side of creative industries, especially within the fashion industry. She is also extremely interested in the study of consumer behavior and statistics. Outside of school, she works as a Sales & Merchandising Intern for the fashion brand Hope for Flowers by Tracy Reese and recently completed a retail operations internship at Repurpose, a nonprofit organization that utilizes the resale of luxury items to empower individuals through mentorship and workforce opportunities. For two years she volunteered as an Assistant Figure Skating Coach at Figure Skating in Harlem, a non-profit organization for young girls that combines academic achievement with figure skating.

School: Fiorello H. LaGuardia Highschool

Hometown: Manhattan, New York City

Surprising Fact: A goal of mine is to become fluent in Visayan, a Filipino Dialect!

Interests: Economics, Consumer Behavior, Trend Forecasting, Statistics, Fashion, Figure Skating

Favorite Quote: “Nobody knows what you have in you until you've done it, so I just keep pushing those boundaries, and I figure it will all come out in the wash.” - Greta Gerwig