Leadership & Service Leadership & Service

Tayla Vincent
Tayla Vincent: President of the Student Government Association
Tayla Vincent '16 developed UMassD's Shake the Ship open forum for students.
Bethany Phillips
Bethany Phillips: Mission trip to Haiti
Bethany Phillips '16 traveled to Haiti as part of the College of Nursing's Community Health Nursing course.
Chris LaPorte
Chris LaPorte: Commitment to service
Chris LaPorte '16 hopes to bring change to the world through a commitment to service.
Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller: Effecting change through student leadership
Student Trustee Jacob Miller '16 has an unwavering commitment to public service.
Barbara Okafor '16: A passion for healthcare, research, and service
Pursuing research, running track, serving as a student leader, and working on campus, Barbara Okafor '16 has kept her focus and managed her time wisely.
Alyssa Nastri: Internship with AHA! Night
An Endeavor Scholar, Alyssa Nastri '16 is an intern with New Bedford's AHA! Night.
Sean Townsend at Jumpin' Juice
Sean Townsend: Student-run business on campus
Sean Townsend '16 plans to pursue an MBA after co-founding campus smoothie bar Jumpin' Juice.
Trevor Mattos: Creating opportunities for the disadvantaged
Trevor Mattos MPP '16 worked at the Public Policy Center, researching SouthCoast issues.
updated photo of Shereen Cruz, nursing uniform
Shereen Cruz: Growing personally and professionally
Shereen Cruz '16 gained experience on a service trip to Haiti and in researching diabetes.
Marina Kowaleski: Public relations internship
Marina Kowaleski '16 applied classroom knowledge to her internship with the university's Marketing and Public Affairs departments.
Christine Letsche, UMass Law
Christine Letsche: A career as a justice-centered lawyer
Christine Letsche JD '16 participated in a range of learning experiences, including bail arguments and revocations, plea colloquies, and jury and bench trials.
Ambassador shot of Sharon Kumar
Sharon Kumar: Pursuing career in non-profits
Sharon Kumar '16 credits the Endeavor Scholarship for fostering her love for service.