A highlight of the Leadership Fellows experience is learning how to take a personal passion and turn it into a blueprint for action in the form of a Capstone Project, culminating in a final presentation at the conclusion of the program. Watch the presentations from alumni of the program.
Class of 2019
Composting and Community Resilience
Miranda Dotson
American University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Service in Sports
Bobby Isbell
St. Olaf College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Art For Our Sake
Eliza Lafferty
Georgetown University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Indigenizing the News: Elevating Native Voices and Educating Non-Native Allies
Meghanlata Gupta
Yale University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Let’s Talk it Out: Fostering Civil Discourse at Middlebury and Beyond
Porter Bowman
Middlebury College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Providing Panthers Resources: A Collaborative Approach to Mental Advocacy in a University Setting
Emily Schulze
Drury University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Caring for Carolina: Creating Mental Health Resources for Resident Advisors
Caroline Carpenter
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
An Examination of Intellectual Diversity at the Woodrow Wilson School
Shafaq Khan
Princeton University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
The Marginalized View: Changing the Popular Narrative
Ty Eddington
Union College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Stella: Stargazing as a Grounding Experience
John Martin Weed
University of Alabama
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
RISE: Registration is Student Empowerment
Liam Elkind
Yale University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
The Seed of Freedom: Founding an Educational Nonprofit in Winona, MS
Mitchell Palmertree
University of Mississippi
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Sooner Civics: Promoting Civic Education and Engagement at the University of Oklahoma
Derek Bixler
University of Oklahoma
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Axis Baseline: Developing UChicago Volunteers for Special Needs Classrooms in Chicago Public Schools
Sofia Barnett
University of Chicago
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2019
Class of 2018
Pitt Plays
Emma O’Brien
East Carolina University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
CAP and GOWN: Creating College Graduates
Clay Martinson
University of Alabama
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Donations for Citations at the Beach
Steph Argent
California State University Long Beach
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Yale Votes: The 2018 Election and Beyond
Jordan Cozby
Yale University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
We Are Not OKKKAY
Summer Asad
Depauw University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Agree to Disagree: Bridging the Divide in Columbia’s Campus Discourse
Belle Harris
Columbia University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Her Future is Bright: Creating Curious and Confident Girls in Monmouth, IL
Hadley Smithhisler
Monmouth College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Got Skills? A Skills Center in Whitman County
Matthew Winchell
Washington State University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
The Future is Female: Empowering Missouri Women to Run for Public Office
Amanda Morrison
Temple University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Please Touch the Art: Rethinking Art and Accessibility at the Allen Memorial Art Museum
Katie Lucey
Oberlin College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Student Civic Engagement in Raleigh, NC
Adam Schmidt
North Carolina State University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
In The Know: Keeping Clemson Students Informed
Zach Pate
Clemson University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Fostering Altruism at Mount Holyoke College
Avery Allen
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Hogs to the Trough: Raising the Usage of the University of Arkansas Food Pantry
William Neely
University of Arkansas
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Resource Roadmap: Taking Aim at Opportunity Access at Harvard
Ben Sorkin
Harvard University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Soul of the South: Promoting a New Narrative Through Art
Liza Boyer
University of Mississippi
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2018
Class of 2017
Preemie Parcels: Supporting NICU Families
Rebekah Parris
University of South Carolina
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Power in the Pen: Writing Center as an Empowering Institution
Kameron Dunbar
Oberlin College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Operation Constitution: Historians for Youth Civic Engagement
Shannon Fischer
The College of William & Mary
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Experience Vanderbilt: Eliminating Barriers to Extracurricular Activities
Richard Hamrick
Vanderbilt University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Let’s Talk Suicide: Proposing Legislation to Equip Teachers with Suicide Intervention Strategies
Dorothy Jiang
Brown University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Not Just Her Problem: Creating Male Allies to Combat Sexual Assault
Katie Mars
Elon University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Store it, Save it, Sell it: Small-Scale Grain Storage in Sassier, Haiti
Michael Morette
Franklin & Marshall College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Cutting to the Core of Sustainable Youth Leadership Programs
Margo Mullins
Wofford College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Community Design Playbook: Best-Practice Principles of Urban Planning
Cole Porter
Mercer University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Profits from Poverty: Gentrification in the Chocolate City
Leondre Ramsay
Howard University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Pass the Plate: Addressing Food Insecurity Through Decreased Food Waste
Olivia Reszczynski
Duke University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Fitness On and Off the Field: Encouraging Mental Wellness Among Student Athletes
Evelyn Roberts
Yale University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
People for the Period: Increasing Accessibility to Menstrual Hygiene Products
Savannah Rogers
Washington State University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Si se Puede! Increasing Access to Secondary Education Among Latinx Youth
Samuel Vilchez Santiago
Princeton University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Badgers Against Human Trafficking: Increasing Awareness and Advocating Against Modern Day Slavery
Ron Steinhoff
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2017
Class of 2016
Youth Mental Hygiene: Encouraging Lifelong Self-Care
Emerson Wells
Brown University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
From Obscurity to Clarity: A Plan to Increase Access to Higher Education in Nashville’s Coptic Community
Erinie Yousief
Sarah Lawrence College
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Marion Leadership Academy: Inspiring Black Belt Youth
Tyler Portanova
University of Alabama
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Lead Counsel: Bridging the Civil Legal Gap with Pro-Bono Assistance
Phoebe Lockhart
University of Nebraska
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Sew Simple: Teaching Sewing Skills Through a Mentorship Program
Claire Lee
Purdue University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Companions of Fire: Protecting and Empowering Apostates and Blasphemers in Islamic Countries
Zachary Lien
University of Idaho
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Tap into Water: Community Empowerment through Water
Morgan King
West Virginia University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
I Need a Job: Improving Economic Assistance for Former Child Soldiers
Jonathan Kaufmann
American University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Reducing Sexual Assault on College Campuses: It’s on Cougs
Garrett Kalt
Washington State University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Learning through Leadership: A Curriculum for George Washington Carver National Monument
Ashley Burns
Missouri Southern State University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Book Accessibility: Waco Up & Read
Janessa Blythe
Baylor University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
The Bligen Family Foundation: The Future of Fatherhood
Kyle Bligen
Mercer University
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
It Takes a Village: Providing Higher Education Empowerment in Prince George’s County
Andrea Barnes
University of North Carolina
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016
Sex Education isn’t Awkward: Improving Penn Health Initiative
Shelby Barlow
University of Pennsylvania
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows, class of 2016