Want to be part of a team that helps make a difference in its community and around the globe? Want to develop useful skills that will help in your college/professional life while still in high school? Want to meet lifelong friends? Apply for District Council!
IInteract 5160 District Council (DC) is an organization of high school students across Northern California, united region-wide who provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build understanding, goodwill and peace in the world.
District Council:
Organizes 4+ district-wide events, in addition to smaller localized fundraisers/events
Support local Interact Clubs within District 5160
Raises awareness and funds for global and local issues and organizations.
Members of the District Council are Interactors (high school-aged students associated with a local Interact Club or Rotary Youth Program).
Benefits of being on the District Council include:
Learning what it means to be a leader
Developing lifelong practical skills
Meeting local community and vocational leaders
Learning the power of group and personal action and the positive impact it can have
District Council Application
2025-2026 Applications are OPEN
Applications for the 2025-2026 term are open! Submit your application by May 11, 2025. 11:59 PM
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Be sure to submit all application supplements via email as well.Positions and Requirements
- Attend all District Council meetings, events, and activities
- Be active in discussions, take initiative at District Council meetings
- Collaborate with & assist fellow District Council members
- Keep self and other District Council members accountable
- Be responsive on Slack
- Form strong bonds with one another
- Organize 4+ district-wide events encompassing 40+ Interact clubs
- Prepare agenda and lead frequent District Council meetings
- Create event timelines
- Delegate tasks to District Council members, and ensure that all are contributing equally
- Meet with Rotarians and form partnerships with organizations to extend the impact of Interact
- Be a positive role model for all members of the district
- Assist District Governor
- Organize 4+ district-wide events encompassing 40+ Interact clubs
- Take notes at District Council meetings
- Keep track of District Council members’ progress, and ensure that all are contributing equally
- Oversee Delegates by providing event-planning guidance, setting deadlines, and maintaining firm expectations
- Track District Council members’ attendance and participation
- Be a positive role model for all members of the district
- Organize activities for all district-wide events that connect to annual service project
- Promote to individual clubs what the service project is and how they can contribute
- Research for and form connections with organizations supporting annual service project
- Create Project Plans:
- Brief description of the activity
- Goals of the activity
- Expected timeline for preparation with the date that each task that needs to be completed and who needs to do it
- List of supplies/resources needed
- Description on what is needed of the District Governors to help
MANDATORY SUPPLEMENT: Describe an organization that District 5160 could work with for our year-long service project and describe 2 activities that you would organize to connect to this service project.
- Establish and maintain connections with Interact, Rotary, presidents, and advisors
- Inform members of District 5160 of upcoming events and mobilize greater participation
- Keep District Council updated on the ongoing communications of the designated area(s)
- Host Area Events that include aspects of a social gathering, a service project, and/or a fundraiser, inviting all local Interactors, Rotarians, and advisors
- Propose a variety of novel yet engaging activities to District Council at least a month prior to a district-wide event.
- Account for materials needed for activities and execute activities during events, making sure to engage/include as many people as possible
- Plan bonding activities for District Council
MANDATORY SUPPLEMENT: Come up with one unique game to play at an event (i.e. no heads up seven up or games that were used at this year’s DC events). Make sure to explain the game so that the instructions are easily understood in the supplement box of your application.
- Attend YEX meetings as an active participant, taking notes and reporting back to District Council
- Keep District Council informed of YEX and Rotaract activities and vice versa
- Find ways to include YEX and Rotaract in district-wide events, and vice versa
- Serve as the District’s “design” specialist
- Publicizes the district goals and functions by means of video, posters, flyers, etc
- Acts as a photographer at all district functions (including meetings)
- Must have ample knowledge for editing videos and formatting pictures
- Collaborate with Webmaster
MANDATORY SUPPLEMENT: Attach a previous poster that you’ve made for an event or create a poster demonstrating a DC event. If you’re making a new poster, just assume that the event is a conference and use random times/places/dates for details.
- Create and maintain a user-friendly Interact District 5160 website
- Be quick to impose changes on the website, especially when an event is coming up
- Keeps an accessible calendar of district events on the website
- Keeps track of all payments needed to be paid for the website as well as all payments collected via the website
- Note: must have ample knowledge of web designing, as well as being tech/computer savvy
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2024-2025 Council Members
About: Gisela Lau
Hi I’m Gisela! I’m a senior at California High School and beyond excited to lead District Council this year. I spend most of my time dancing or participating in community service, both of which I hope to deeply incorporate in my future.
About: Tyen Zhu
About: Apoorva Khandelwal
About: Amirra Funk
Hi! My name is Amirra Funk. Aside from interact I love playing sports in my free time and hanging out with my pets. I also enjoy playing video games with my siblings and friends. I am also learning to surf this year! I am so excited to be interact delegate!
About: Max Stemmle
Hello! My name is Max and I’m a sophomore at Middle College High School. This is my second year in Interact. Outside of school I love reading, playing video games, and baking. I am so excited to be a part of District council and to be able to help people!
About: Katelyn Huynh
Hi! I’m Katelyn and I’m a junior at Miramonte High School in Area 8. I’ve been apart of Interact for three years now and this year, I’m serving as the club co-president at my high school. Outside of Interact, I love going on hikes, playing sports, trying new restaurants, going to concerts, and traveling. I am so excited to be apart of District Council and can’t wait for this year!
About: Aahana Tayal
My name is Aahana, and I am a junior at Dougherty Valley High School. This is my second year in Interact, and I am really excited to serve on DC this year! Outside of Interact, I love singing, listening to music, and writing. I look forward to meeting you all and the year of service ahead of us!
About: Anna Khulup
Hi everyone! My name is Anna Khulup and I am a senior at California High School. This is my fourth year being part of Interact, and I am currently Treasurer at Cal High Interact. In my free time, I love to listen to music, read and travel. I’m so excited to be on district council, and am looking forward to meeting new people and helping out my community!
About: Nicholas Owens
Hi my name is Nicholas Owens and I am taking over this year as the Interact district 5160 Youth Programs Liaison. I am going into my senior year at Acalanes high school. I spend my time playing tennis, improving my fitness, and learning the piano. I’m looking forward to being an Interact member, and contributing to our groups efforts to help others.
About: Neev Vipul
Hi! My name is Neev and I will be a sophomore at California High School. This is my second year in Interact and I am super excited to serve as your Activities Coordinator. I love volunteering and giving back to the community. In my free time I enjoy running, listening to music, and cooking. I am looking forward to great year with Interact this year and meeting you all!
About: Jayden White
Hello! My name is Jayden White, and I am a Junior at Salesian College Preparatory. This is my second year being involved in Interact. I’m currently a co-president of my Interact Club at my school, and I’m the Service Coordinator for Interact District 5160! Outside of Interact, I enjoy learning about new STEM topics, playing chess, and watching interesting TV shows. I’m excited for the year, and can’t wait for all the events we have in store!
About: Radhika Mathur
Hello everyone! My name is Radhika and I’m so excited to serve on District Council this year! I am currently a junior at Dougherty Valley High School and this is my third year being part of Interact. This club has been so important to me throughout high school because it’s not just a volunteering club; it’s an opportunity to connect with people from different areas of District 5160. When I’m not volunteering, I usually like to watch movies, TV shows, listen to music, and do origami. I can’t wait to meet you all at events and I look forward to an amazing year!
About: Sura Lin
Hi, Interactors! My name is Sura and I’m a current junior at Dougherty Valley High School. I serve as Webmaster of both the District Council and the DVHS’ Interact Club. This will be my second year in the club but first year on DC, I am beyond excited! Aside from DC and Interact, I enjoy writing for DVHS’ school newspaper, spreading awareness on mental illness through NAMI, and informing others on neuroscience, and crocheting. I love to meet new people and gain more knowledge. I’m looking forward to this year with you all!
Chairwoman/Advisor
About: Lauren Dela Rosa
Hello everyone! My name is Lauren Dela Rosa, and I’ll be working as the Interact District Council’s advisor for a third year. I was an interactor in high school (in D5180), joined Cal Rotaract while studying at UC Berkeley, and now continue my Rotary work through Interact and Rotaract. Aside from Rotary and volunteering, I work as a math teacher at Berkeley High School, and in my free time enjoy boba runs, spending time with my cats, or going to K-Pop concerts. Looking forward to a great year with everyone!!