Fellows

Meet Our Inspiring L4L Fellows

2014 Fellow

Jorden Holland hailed from Okaloosa County and attended Collegiate High School in Niceville.  She ranked #1 in her graduating class of 101 and held a...

Jorden Holland

Okaloosa County

2014 Fellow

Kevin Tierney graduated from Spruce Creek High School in Volusia County with a 4.3 GPA.  Kevin served as JROTC Battalion Executive Officer, Civil Air Patrol...

Kevin Tierney

Volusia County

2014 Fellow

Lucero “Luci” Torres graduated from Lake Placid High School in Highlands County in 2014. She attended the University of Central Florida, where she was the Vice President of ALPFA,...

Lucero Torres

Highlands County

2013 Fellow

Kaylee Mancillas graduated from Hardee Senior High School in 2013 with a 4.53 GPA. While in high school, Kaylee dual enrolled at South Florida State...

Kaylee Mancillas

DeSoto Hardee Highlands County

2013 Fellow

Esther Benette graduated from Glades Central Community High School in Palm Beach County. While in high school, she dedicated herself to serving her community by volunteering at...

Esther Benette

Palm Beach County

2013 Fellow

Katty Pierre-Charles hailed from Manatee County and graduated from Manatee High School. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a B.S. in Chemical...

Katty Pierre-Charles

Manatee County

2013 Fellow

Wade McDonald attended Lecanto High School in Citrus County, earning a 4.32 GPA as a dually enrolled student at the College of Central Florida.  Wade...

Wade McDonald

Citrus Levy County

2012 Fellow

Tyler Dwyer earned a 4.37 GPA at Keystone Heights High School. He was the Academic Team MVP and was selected to attend Florida American Legion...

Tyler Dwyer

Clay County

2012 Fellow

Vanessa Colchado Mas graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Bartow High School in 2012. She was Key Club President and French Club Historian; she volunteered...

Vanessa Colchado Mas

Polk 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