Our current 4EK Superstar is our 4EK Ambassador President, Leah Maxwell. Leah received her Bachelor's degree in social work and a minor in education from UCF in May 2010, and is now pursuing a graduate degree from UCF in Nonprofit Mangement. She lives by the motto: "I'm just a girl who walks by faith, dreams big, & hopes to help change the world by helping someone in need one person at a time." Her passion in life is to help others. She hopes to make an adventurous move one day in her life to perhaps somewhere in the northern United States, to experience a different culture. She loves kids and hopes to pursue a career working with them, but she doesn't have any exact plans on what organization she plans to work for one day.
Some awesome facts about Leah are:
-While at UCF she was a Patient Services Intern with the American Cancer Society
-She served as Relay for Life Team captain for 4EK Spring 2010
-She was Vice President of Campus and Community Involvement for 4EK 2009-2010 fiscal year
-She volunteered with Junior Achievement
-She was a nominee for the 2010 Jefferson Awards as UCF Student Volunteer of the Year
-She loves going to church, working out, playing and watching sports, and reading
-She is a huge family girl; her family and friends are her foundation and they keep her going
Leah is such an inspiration to all of the 4EK Ambassadors and we are so glad she is our President. She is a great person and is always open to talking if you have any questions. We all hope that you get to see what a wonderful person she is by attending all of our events and functions this year!
Hi - I am an Aug. 2010 Ph.D. in Exceptional Education graduate. I am currently the Director of Ed. Programs & Research at Lighthouse Central Florida, a non-profit who serves individuals with sight loss and blindness from birth to elderly! What do we do? My 'elevator speech': "If you experienced severe or total sight loss, you could come to Lighthouse, and we would teach you the skills to do EVERYTHING you currently do, just with limited or zero eyesight. Check us out: www.lighthousecentralflorida.org
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