In 2024, Millstadt Sister Cities Organization completed its 23nd annual Youth Ambassadors Exchange.  Each summer up to five Millstadt-area high school students travel to Gross-Bieberau and spend 4 weeks with host families.  In turn, the Millstadt students’ German exchange partners typically arrive in August for a month-long visit.  Millstadt Sister Cities Organization provides some financial assistance to participating youth and host families including the 3-day Chicago tour.

As a result of the generous support of local residents, businesses, and civic organizations and awesome volunteer fundraising by our members a total of 93 Millstadt students and 102 German students have participated so far in this Youth Ambassadors Exchange, and lasting friendships have developed between the Millstadt and German youth and their families.

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Complete List of All Past Youth Ambassador Participants with their German Exchange Partners  

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Millstadt, Illinois    Gross-Bieberau, Germany

2001

Philip Cornett    Ben Gulatz

Amanda Parsons-Twesten    Nico Erbs

Gwen Rehling    Kirsten Joachim

Janne Ripper   Erika Schlaht

2002

Paige Brubeck    Noemie Buxmann

Stewart Calhoun    Christoph Klement

Michael Newman    Till Volz

Stacy Woehlke    Lena Richter

Brandon Zollner     Johanna Weber

2003

Adam Kuester    Tobias Kessler

Becca Meyer    Paul Wagner

Tara Mueth    Stephanie Lautenschläger

Amanda Rist    Jennifer Göckel

Katie Williams    Nicole Lotz

2004

Kyle Braun    Max Benkenstein

Brent Colbert    Michael Kreider

Lauren Davinroy    Niko Schnellbächer

Laura Fite    Jonas Bofinger

Rebecca Fite    Corinne Kolmer

2005

Lauren Acker    Lisa Ackermann

Christine Hummert    Anna Wagner

Kristen Skaer    Tabea Beilstein

    Ralf Kolmer

2006

Drew Hall    Tobias Massat

Noah Kuester    Leah Volz

Brian Lantry    Lars Kipferl

Gene Rodemich    Magdalena Bofinger

Patrick Touchette     Justina Voehl

2007

Alex Araiza    Max Boehm

Jamison Klein    Stefanie Krell

Sarah Lantry    Johanna Fornoff

Anne Touchette    Kathrin Steinbach

Colin Zychlewicz    Alisa Schnellbecher

2008

Thomas Granger    Caroline Uhl

Emma Kuester    Luisa Wagner

Lauren Ross    Johanna Brandt

Nolan Wilhite    Christine Fischer

2009

Amanda Araiza                    Katrin Bock

Amanda Klein                        Lisann Gultz

Kevin Logan                        Justus Boehm

Alexandra Rist                    Felix Braune

2010

Samantha Glaeser                    Penelope Grosshaus

Abbie Rolland                        Paula Schmidt

Ryan Sisk                        Felix Schmidt

Gavin Wilhite                        Carsten Fischer

Catherine Young                    Anna Aouam

2011

Victoria Braner                    Sophia Landzettel

Josephine “Josi” Gass                    Lena Schalle

Hannah Harry                        Francesca Volz

Henry “Hank” Weck                    Karl-Jacob Liebig

Tyler Wilson                        Sascha Niklas Jung

2012

Anna Fishbein                        Caroline Fischer

Sarah Gruenewald                    Adriana Sophia Schenkel

Danielle Hawthorne                    Kerstin Leonhard

Nick Klein                        Philipp Schellhaas

Rachel Streufert                    Finia Penelope Jost

2013

Joseph Early                      Lennart Hermann

Abigail McNames                    Annalena Hechler 

Carli Tastad                        Mia Schmitz

Alexandra Watson                     Christian Uhl

Ryan J. Weck                      Cem Dagdeviren

2014

Megan Glaeser                    Ann-Catherine Thieroff 

Nick Harry                         Ilka Meisinger 

Jillian Rosenkranz                    Hannah Göckel

Hannah Seidlitz                    Milena Dahlhof

Jordan Tastad                        Clemens Boehm

2015

Joseph Buessink                    Tomke Joechel

Madeleine Brown                    Lara Pritsch

Eli Tiemann                        Katharina Eisele

Peter Weck                        Hannah Palicki

Amanda Wegner                    Hanna Bartels

2016

Annabelle Brown                    Marvin Böck

Andrew Graf                        Jannis Barkhausen

Ethan Lamons                        Pascal Thieroff

Lydia Taylor                        Zora Walter

Savannah Tiemann                    Olivia Herrmann

2017

Elle Doerr

Sarah Glaeser                        Nele Lehmann

Maxwell Juhas                    Miriam Büchler

Sam Rosenkranz                    Philipp Kraus

Joseph Watson                    Katharina Hechler

2018

Erica Gruenewald                    Liona Rücker

Alyssa Riley                        Anne Hartwein

Katherine Stedman                    Dennis Barkhausen

Madeleine Trinity                    Jana Schneider

Reily Wills                        Noah Attardo

2019

Sophia Biehl                        Luca Amann

Devin Tucker                     Charlotte Breid

 2020

(cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)

2021

(cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)

2022

Sydni Juhas Marie Heinevetter

Shanan Riley Nele Fuchs

2023

Adult hosts Youth Ambassadors

Jane & Dave Kuester Daniel Koohestanian

Charlene & Otto Faulbaum Anna Tempel

Charlene & Otto Faulbaum Merle Neurath

Tracy & Ned Brubeck Lara Kleemann

Francie Woods & Jim Klein Theresa Maurer

Francie Woods & Jim Klein Johanna Keil

2024

Mylie Ann Robertson  Katharina Pesche

Caleb Gruenewald Julian Krahl

Kaleb Pfiel Leonard Hasse

Maelyn Vogel / John Lukomski Lasse Schmidt

Molly Mehrtens Lenia von Berg

2025

John Lukomski Larissa Monnard

Thomas Frame Lena Keil