Alumni

Young Leaders' Academy Alumni

From working for Chevron Corps in California to attending Syracruse University in New York, our alumni are emerging leaders nationwide. Other alumni are taking advantage of the opportunities here in Louisiana, including with YLA supporters Chase bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, LSU, and the Baton Rouge Fire Department. 

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Alumni Spotlight: Shanderrick Williams

Shanderrick Williams entered the Academy in 2001 as a third-grader from North Highlands Elementary. He was in Group VI of young leaders at the Academy and graduated from YLA in 2006. Shanderrick was raised primarily by his grandparents, Joyce and Lee Henry, because his parents were in and out of jail. Except for his grandfather, no one in Shanderrick’s immediate family has graduated from high school or college.

Shanderrick refused to be a statistic. He graduated with honors from Glen Oaks High School.  The YLA alum will be attending Morehouse College in Atlanta this fall.

 
      YLA Program Director
    Kenneth McFarland and
  alum Shanderrick Williams