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Siri Klassen

Youth Peer Advocate

Siri Klassen is a senior at Staples High School in Westport. She began working with Positive Directions in 2025 as a member of the Regional Youth Cannabis Prevention Team, where she led presentations and developed projects throughout the mid-Fairfield region. She also serves as co-vice president of SHS Teen Awareness Group (TAG), which focuses on issues including substance use and mental health. Through her involvement in TAG, she discovered Positive Directions and developed a passion for peer advocacy and raising awareness about important subjects affecting youth.

Siri Klassen, Youth Peer Advocate at Positive Directions

Siri now works as the Youth Peer Advocate at Positive Directions, collaborating with the Westport Prevention Coalition and acting as a positive role model and advocate.