Meet our incredible Cycle Forward team!
Sophie Draluck - founder and managing director
Sophie created Cycle Forward in 2017 as a means to increase access to period products to menstruators in her community and beyond. It is her goal to ensure that the right to menstruate with dignity is granted to as many women as possible.
Favorite quote: “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own” -Audre Lorde
amelia isaacson - executive volunteer coordinator
Amelia is currently a Junior at Highland Park High School. She is involved with Model UN and Coalition Z at school, and she is passionate about promoting inclusivity and equality amongst all individuals.
Favorite quote: “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” — Melinda Gates
Irene gehrig - youth ambassador
Irene is currently a senior at Highland Park High School. She serves as president of Girl Up Club, Key Club, and Mock Trial, and is on the executive board of DECA. She also plays varsity tennis and lacrosse. Irene is deeply invested in the preservation of every person’s right to reach their fullest potential, no matter their gender, race, or socioeconomic status.
Favorite quote: “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. They are already strong. It is about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” —G.D. Anderson
Lila Golson - Youth Ambassador
Lila is a junior at North Shore Country Day School. She is involved with Model UN and plays three seasons of sports. She is passionate about criminal justice reform, affordable healthcare, and ending hatred.
Favorite quote: “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” - Michelle Obama
Dylan grossmann - Youth ambassador
Dylan is currently a sophomore at Highland Park High School. She writes a blog called “theyoungadult” and sits on the teen board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She is passionate about reading, travel, yoga, and female empowerment.
Favorite quote: “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Jane Goodall
chloe walner - youth ambassador
Chloe is a junior at Highland Park High School. She is active in extracurriculars Key Club and Girl Up, and is also enthusiastic about female empowerment and gender equality.
Favorite quote: “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” - Maya Angelou
emily walner - youth ambassador
Emily is currently a junior at Highland Park High School. She is also involved with Key Club, GirlUp, and Med-Ed at school, and she is passionate about empowering women and helping girls discover their inner strength.
Favorite quote: "What I am proud of, what seems so simply clear, is that feminism is a way to FIGHT for justice, always in short supply” -Barbara Strickland
jordyn shapiro - youth ambassador
Jordyn is currently a sophomore at HPHS. She is on the Highland Park High School PomPons team and is part of Student Senate. Jordyn also participates in Fusion Dance Company outside of school.
Favorite quote: “We understand the importance of our voice when we are silenced.” - Malala Yousafzai