Isabelle Friedberg and Holly Hanlon co-created NEEBI to form a network of high school student Ethics-enthusiasts all over the country. Throughout the pandemic, NEEBI is hosting Ethics essay competitions and informal practice E-Ethics Bowl debates so that students can meet and socialize as they become part of a larger national Ethics community. 

A high school junior, Isabelle Friedberg, is passionate about Philosophy and Ethics. At the Chapin School in New York City, Isabelle co-founded the Ethics Club to prepare students for regional and national Ethics Bowls. She was a 2020 finalist in the American Philosophy Olympiad (APO).  As an interning-journalist with The New York Post, The Southampton Press, and Newsday’s Summer Gazette, Isabelle has covered numerous ethical topics important to her, including gun control issues, the national-monuments debate, and vaccine challenges during the pandemic. She was recently awarded a fellowship to study ethics and inequities in Education with Carnegie Mellon and Sarah Lawrence fellows.

Holly Hanlon, a sophomore at Trinity Hall High School in Monmouth County, New Jersey, is a member of the Society of Philosophers in America. As Class President, and a member of the Student Council, Holly brings her interest in ethical good-governance practices to the forefront. She is focused on environmental issues in her school’s Environmental Club and Garden Club and writes for the school newspaper. Holly also plays volleyball, and assists with the school yearbook. In 2019, she organized and produced the school yearbook, was on the mock trial team, and received Holy Name Society Award for exemplifying good sportsmanship and humanitarianism.