CLDP Student Profiles

First-Year Cohort

Second-Year Cohort

What does CLDP mean to me?

“It means being given resources and training to become a leader in my community, school, classrooms and maybe even a business in the future. It’s setting me up for success.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP means growing and understanding my leadership skills and learning new ways to work with others as a team while impacting a community. I highly value the companionship that the CLDP members and staff give.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP means growth in personality, goals, and leadership. CLDP means new connections and building community.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“It’s a community of individuals who are like me and who support me and I do the same for them.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“It is a group a friends I am comfortable around and can trust.”

“CLDP is a helping hand to our experiences here at NC State. It allows us to grow our skillsets, prepare for the workforce, and develop a network that will be sure to last a lifetime.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP is one of the greatest opportunities that I have been offered because it isn’t a step by step set of instructions on how to be a good leader. It is an environment where I can comfortably and correctly grow in my leadership skills and values.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“It’s more than just a scholarship, it’s an environment for growth, development and community. It is definitely a tool I can use to further improve myself and prepare myself for the professional world.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP means learning how to grow as a leader and to lead others and yourself effectively.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP is a way to find others that I can relate to and to build a community during college. By going to the events, I can make connections that will help guide me through college.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP is a program that I hoping to use in order to gain network in my field and in the things I am interested in and to have an extra hand in helping finding opportunities and internships that may fit me and my interests.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP is a place where I and other students with similarities and differences can come together and learn about leadership alongside one-another. This program furthers my literacy in academic and career mindset and awareness.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“Access to leadership mentoring as well as scholarships.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“It’s a chance to be in a community of people who reflect what am looking for in college as well an opportunity to be able to build a community that helps and supports me. Helping me become better and understand what is to be a leader.”

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP is a program that I hoping to use in order to gain network in my field and in the things I am interested in and to have an extra hand in helping finding opportunities and internships that may fit me and my interests.”

Third-Year Cohort

Belle Merlo Photo

Berenice Diaz-Acosta Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CDLP means community to me.”

Cole Settimo Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“Community with a tight knit group created through leadership experiences.”

Filimon Abreha

What does CLDP mean to me?

“It means a family where I can grow personally and professionally through participation, good experiences, and events.”

Eduardo Sanchez Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“To me CLDP is a community of people that I can communicate and bond with in order to develop our professional and leadership skills.”

Habeth Ortega Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP means a support system/ family on campus. It’s a program that has helped me develop into the student and person I am because of the endless resources and guidance.”

Jackeline Apolonio Campos Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“It means a constant opportunity to grow and learn where there are people I feel comfortable to do so around.”

Jada Strickland Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP to me means opportunities for students of all backgrounds to be able to make their situation better and to be able to develop their skills professionally, academically, and personally. It has given me so many opportunities to prove myself and to grow, and I would not have had the same experience within college without being a part of it.”

Joey Guevara Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP to me is a community of like-minded students who aspire to be better leaders. Through the different seminars and classroom activities we are able to grow in not only our leadership skills but professionally as well.”

Kent Cooper Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP has been great for networking and creating a family within my time at NCSU. I have gained much opportunity and created strong relationships through the program. To me CLDP means growing as a person and as a leader to help navigate my academic life as well as my professional life.”

Lilie Wilkinson Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP means a lot to me. It was a program I could count on when I came in as a freshman, and one I still count on now. It has allowed me the ability to make connections with former peers in my cohort and teach me the importance of leadership.”

Lupe Martinez Hilario Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP to me is an opportunity to have community here at NC State whilst also working on developing my leadership skills. It has helped me understand my strengths and values more.”

Meihui Wu

What does CLDP mean to me

“Studying and implementing various leadership skills while making friends that have similar backgrounds as me.”

Treyson Mabe Photo

What does CLDP mean to me?

“CLDP means community and family to me! It is a place where I get to see a large amount of my friends and also fellowship with them! It has allowed me to make connections with my fellow members and become friends with them!”

Program Alumni

2017-2019

  • Jada Arroyo
    • Criminology
    • Rowland, NC
  • Joah Bickley
    • Parks and Recreation
    • Lake Lure, NC
  • Katie Bunn
    • Statistics
    • Rocky Mount, NC
  • Ilana Claudio
    • Biochemistry/Marine Sciences
    • Saint Pauls, NC
  • Josue Flores Hernandez
    • Business Administration – Supply Chain
    • Saint Pauls, NC
  • Nichol Henderson
    • Animal Science – concentration in Veterinary Science
    • Mooresville, NC
  • Jack Mascarenhas
    • Plant and Soil Sciences
    • Nashville, NC
  • Sanja Miric
    • Psychology
    • Jamestown, NC
  • Anh Nguyen
    • Biological Sciences – Human Biology
    • Durham, NC
  • Toinette Powers
    • International Studies
    • Thomasville, NC
  • Alexis Rutledge
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Greensboro, NC
  • Jenna Spahr
    • Fashion and Textile Design
    • Greensboro, NC
  • Quan Wallace
    • Architecture
    • Sanford, NC
  • Kayci Willis
    • Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology/Environmental Policy and Administration
    • Kinston, NC

2018-2020

  • Katie Cusack
    • Communication
    • New Bern, NC
  • Kayla French
    • Psychology
    • Broadway, NC
  • Nature Gore
    • Animal Science
    • Stedman, NC
  • Emma Harris
    • Fashion and Textile Design
    • Hillsboro, NC
  • Manika Hemmerich
    • Psychology
    • Boone, NC
  • Madeline Newsome
    • Animal Science
    • King, NC

2018-2021

  • Brailey Lee
    • Architecture
    • Rocky Mount, NC
  • Hannah Caudill
    • Secondary Education: Mathematics
    • Benson, NC
  • Kalynn Turner
    • Chemistry
    • Marion, NC
  • LaRon Locklear
    • Environmental Technology and Management
    • Rowland, NC
  • Yesenia Pineda Reyes
    • Genetics
    • Pendleton, NC

2019-2021

  • Mohamed Alsaidi
    • Psychology
    • Wade, NC
  • Christian Beskie
    • Computer Engineering
    • Timberlake, NC
  • Jaz Bryant
    • Anthropology
    • Jacksonville, NC
  • Brenda Chavez
    • Computer Science
    • Sandy Ridge, NC
  • Kamie Chester
    • Psychology/ Anthropology
    • Lenoir, NC
  • Ellen Denning
    • English for Secondary Education and Agriculture Education
    • Warrenton, NC
  • Turner Edwards
    • Accounting
    • Clinton, NC
  • Sanaa Gedeon
    • International Politics
    • Fayetteville, NC
  • Danielle Meyer
    • Exploratory Studies
    • Mocksville
  • Vianey Ramirez
    • Biology
    • Charlotte, NC
  • Korryn Shedlock
    • Graphic Design
    • Marion, NC
  • Joseph Smith
    • Fashion and Textile Management
    • Hampstead, NC
  • Sheridan Smith
    • Biology
    • Charlotte, NC
  • Chloe’ Strickland
    • Biological Sciences
    • Laurinburg, NC
  • Jason Yang
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Smithfield, NC

2021-2023

  • Janet Rivera
    • Political Science
    • Clarkton, NC
  • Jayson Sanchez
    • Biology
    • Hickory, NC
  • Kay Milikan
    • Biochemistry
    • Trinity, NC
  • Keshawn Miller
    • Business Administration
    • Mount Holly, NC
  • Kimberly Barrera-Gutierrez
    • Biology
    • Hickory, NC
  • Nestor Rodriguez-Garcia
    • Political Science
    • Calabash, NC
  • Vincent Lian
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Greensboro, NC

2022-2024

  • Adrianna Sanchez
    • Animal Science
    • Salisbury, NC
  • Beth Choy
    • Business Administration
    • Raleigh, NC
  • Ed Guevara
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Charlotte, NC
  • Jamaya Johnson
    • Sociology
    • Charlotte, NC
  • Jana Locklear
    • International Studies
    • Pembroke, NC
  • Sinai Avalos Beltran
    • Foreign Languages & Literatures
    • Angier, NC
  • Melanie Winstead
    • Animal Science
    • New Bern, NC
  • Neil Bennett
    • Computer Science
    • Camden, NC
  • Vanessa Jacobs
    • Business Administration
    • Clinton, NC