Fellows

Meet Our Inspiring L4L Fellows

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

2012 Fellow

Alfonso Mejia attended Charles W. Flanagan High School in Broward County.  He was a member of the National Honor Society, earning a 4.93 GPA, served...

Alfonso Mejia

Broward County

2011 Fellow

Valiece  Long graduated from Clearwater High School in Pinellas County.  She earned a 4.42 GPA while staying active in the National Honor Society, Spanish NHS,...

Valiece Long

Pinellas County

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Mithila Paul
Mithila (Mia) maintains a 3.99 GPA as a Cambridge student active in the National Honor Society, Superintendent’s Student Council, and Chief Science Officer at her school. The Chief Science Officers program enhances leadership qualities. They host “STEMonstrations” at local elementary … Continue reading
Caroline Papa
Caroline is a Cambridge (AICE) student, maintaining a 3.94 GPA. She participates in clubs and sports, including the National Honor Society, HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), Women in STEM, and Varsity Tennis. Caroline has a passion for helping others … Continue reading
Juliana Noreus
Juliana’s 3.93 GPA reflects her dedication to taking advanced classes, including Honors, Advanced Placement, and Cambridge courses. Her interest in research and the environment challenged her to take summer course work, Mapping Climate Justice, and participate in a group project, … Continue reading
Keiya Johnson
Keiya’s 4.0 demonstrates a strong desire to excel in school and almost everything he involves himself. As the Project Manager of the National Honor Society, he made it a priority to help over 150 students in the club discover a … Continue reading
EllaGrace Clinger
EllaGrace is from Shalimar, Florida, and attends Niceville High School. She is an ambitious Advanced Placement and dually enrolled senior with a 3.88 GPA. EllaGrace has been recognized for many academic and athletic clubs and organizations, such as the Anne … Continue reading
Mercinda Cabrera
Mercinda attends Weir High School with a 3.98 GPA and is dually enrolled at the College of Central Florida. She participates in the Cambridge Program, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Speech and Debate Club. She is the President of … Continue reading
Sophie Beltran
Sophie earned a 3.88 GPA in high school and is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Program. She participates in many school clubs and community activities, including the Marine Club and Student Council, the Art, Spanish, Rho Kappa Honor, and the … Continue reading
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