Keertana Uppala

Keertana Uppala is a sophomore at West Forsyth High School and serves as a Youth Advocate Fellow at the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition in 2025. She launched the “Voices for Change Literacy Contest” at the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Youth Council, a writing competition combining her passions for writing and advocacy to raise teen awareness of drug repercussions.

Keertana volunteers with the Forsyth County Peer Court program and was selected for the 2025–2026 cohort on the Youth Board of the Model Atlanta Regional Commission.