Fellows

Meet Our Inspiring L4L Fellows

2018 Fellow

Amelia earned a 4.2 GPA at Titusville High School.  Ranking 38th of her 280 senior classmates, she was dually enrolled and graduated with her AA...

Amelia Wood

Brevard County

2018 Fellow

Shauna attended Hardee High School, where she held a 4.2 GPA and was ranked 13th in her class of 284 seniors.  After graduating high school with...

Shauna Norwood

Hardee County

2017 Fellow

A Take Stock in Children scholar, Anthony Vigliotti is currently a student at the University of Florida planning on earning a degree in biochemistry. Later,...

Anthony Vigliotti

Charlotte County

2017 Fellow

Corey Smith dually enrolled at Florida Southwestern College, where he had a 4.87 GPA and was ranked 8th of 431 students. Corey volunteered at the...

Corey Smith

Lee County

2017 Fellow

Liz Parra graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science at Florida State University in Fall 2020. Liz held Software Engineer internship positions at Diverse Computing,...

Liz Parra

Broward County

2017 Fellow

Karla Menchu-Saban dually enrolled at Palm Beach State College, where she was ranked in the top 5% of her class out of 628 students with...

Karla Menchu-Saban

Palm Beach County

2017 Fellow

Maria was ranked 10th amongst 158 high school classmates with a 4.35 GPA. She is a Florida State University student majoring in Finance and Management...

Maria Gloria

Highlands County

2016 Fellow

Sierra Pelham is a Take Stock in Children scholar from DeSoto County and attended DeSoto High School.  Sierra had a 4.28 GPA and ranked 12th in...

Sierra Pelham

DeSoto County

2016 Fellow

Hannah Kilbride is from St. Johns County and attended Pedro Menendez High School, where she earned the title of Valedictorian of her senior class.  Hannah...

Hannah Kilbride

St. Johns County

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Ashley Vasquez
Ashley has been interested in medicine ever since she was a small child, bandaging up her toys and helping them on their way. She still wants to help others heal and plans to attend college to major in medicine. A … Continue reading
Ashley Trochez-Castillo
At Citrus High School, Ashley gained numerous academic and technology awards: the AP Scholars, AP National Hispanic Recognition Program, AVID Freshman of the Year, Microsoft, and ADOBE certifications. Ashley has volunteered at a dermatology and skin surgery center and her … Continue reading
Jun Pan
Jun is a talented artist proficient in charcoal, India ink, design, collage, and architectural images. His passion for the arts and his love for computer science led him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in architecture and then a master’s degree … Continue reading
Chloe Long
Chloe is excited to begin her studies in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. She always knew she would work with people, but not to what extent. She has a knack for leading and assisting others and feels well-suited to … Continue reading
Leydializ Aviles
Leydializ is a first-generation college student with a passion for animal science. Her love for animals shows in many aspects of her life. She had a part-time job with a dog grooming business and has held several leading positions with … Continue reading
Kathia Serrano
Kathia attended Cypress Creek High School and ranked 5/829 with a 5.232 GPA on a 6.0 scale. As an International Baccalaureate student, she participated in many extracurriculars such as the National Honor Society, Amnesty International, Science Olympiad, Eco Club, and … Continue reading
Michael Salerno V
Michael graduated from Hudson High School and ranked 3rd out of 237 students in his graduating class, with a weighted GPA of 4.41 and an unweighted GPA of a perfect 4.0. He is a first-generation college student. He was busy … Continue reading
Andleen Present
Andleen attended Miami Palmetto Senior High School and ranked 58/577 with a GPA of 3.95 weighted. She has worked part-time for most of her high school years at Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, and Walmart while dedicating hundreds of community service hours at … Continue reading
Sophia Monsalve
As a Crystal River High School senior, Sophia ranked 5/262 in her class. She is a certified Biotechnician Assistant and would like to pursue a career in biomedical engineering. She is involved in the Dance Marathon and the Society of … Continue reading
Fabian Estrada
Fabian attended Immokalee High School and finished at the top of his class with a 4.89 cumulative GPA. He served as a captain in his school’s cross-country team marching band and a leader in Beta Club, logging in more than 100 … Continue reading