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Bayeté Ross Smith, 2019 Presidential Leadership Scholar, artist, and adjunct instructor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, discusses his passion for creating impactful art and the lessons he learned in the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program.
Bayeté Ross Smith
Class of 2019
Wade Lairsen, 2022 Presidential Leadership Scholar and CEO of The Birthday Party Project, discusses his passion for creating joy that changes people’s lives and the lessons he learned in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program.
Wade Lairsen
Class of 2009
Tenth annual class comprised of 57 accomplished leaders including educators, physicians, public servants, and corporate professionals; program begins on Jan. 29 in Philadelphia
Presidential Leadership Scholar Dr. Anahita Dua has worked to reduce the number of unnecessary amputations in hospitals -- directly affecting scholar Nubia Peña's family.
Nubia Peña
Class of 2022
Anahita Dua
Class of 2022
An-Me Chung, 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholar and Director and Strategic Advisor for New America, discusses her passion for education and the lessons she learned in the Presidential Leadership Scholar program.
An-Me Chung
Class of 2015
How listening diverse voices aren't just for the Presidential Leadership Scholars program -- they're also for the holiday dinner table.
Nubia Peña, 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar, serves as Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox’s Senior Advisor of Access and Opportunity and the Director for the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs. She discusses her background and career trajectory in advocating for historically underserved communities.
Nubia Peña
Class of 2022
The Presidential Leadership Scholars program has remained steadfast through the political winds of three presidential elections – 2016, 2020, and 2024 – by uniting Scholars to each other and their communities.