CLP Leadership Statements

Fall 2023

Logan Abele
Leadership, to me, embodies the essence of being a servant leader—approachable, empathetic, and driven by a
genuine desire to foster the well-being and growth of employees, prioritizing their success and collectively striving
for the best outcomes.

Tiffany Abrams
Leadership is the desire to inspire and empower the best in others.

Jake Archambo
Leadership is being a person's biggest advocate and supporter, while also helping them find it within themselves to
be their best self and get them where they want to be.

Sarah Barsky
Leadership is recognizing your positionally and utilizing your privileges through allyship and accompaniment to
amplify the voices that the system has repeatedly tried to silence. Leadership is not trying to fit within the
stereotypical mold of what a leader “should” be, but working towards breaking down those barriers and
diversifying our perspectives on who we consider our leaders to be, in order to envision a future where we can use
our diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to recognize the leader that exists within all of us.

Peyton Blanco
Leadership is a reflection into the perils of our own self-betterment. The hope that through the bombardment of
internal and external obstacles, we have the capacity to grow, to change, and to develop the resilience to
overcome. It’s through our own introspective journey that we begin to serve as a guide to those who follow.

Maria Braatz
Leadership is pushing others to accomplish a common goal, while staying authentic to your own principles. A
leader strives to be honest and open with a team to help find their strengths.

Trevor Bushnell
Leadership is the opportunity to engineer people and spaces to that produce positive experiences for the world.

Natasha Decker
Leadership is uniting people through common goals and choosing to serve your followers selflessly and without
hesitation. It is more than just a title; it is something that is developed and fine-tuned and is ever-evolving.

Will DeKlotz
Leadership is discerning when to provide guidance and when to empower others to take the lead, identifying
where to create spaces for diverse perspectives to flourish, embodying a clear why that resonates with the team's
values, and skillfully demonstrating through actions how each individual contributes to the greater vision.

Kalie Dyksterhouse
Leadership is being a safe space where you listen to learn and not to respond. It is about the journey you have
alongside others that cultivates growth for everyone involved.
Cole Elfstrom
Leadership is inspiring and guiding a team with empathy and vision while maintaining the highest standards of
excellence.

Quinn Elsenbast
Leadership is energizing and connecting others to conquer goals.

Sydney Fluker
Leadership is individualized yet unified, and a leader must manage the intricacies of the person, the team, the
vision, and the mission.

Ana Gamboa-Gonzalez
Leadership is using empathy, integrity, and communication to empower others to strive for their potential,
commitment, and achieve a common goal in which all voices are heard and considered.

Andrea Gutierrez
Leadership is empowering and inspiring others to overcome adversity by demonstrating resilience and empathy.

Alex Horton
Leadership is the willingness to recognize the interconnected nature of humanity, striving to interweave one's own
comprehensive journey with those of others in a way that lifts up the voices of all people. It is admiring the manner
in which one's life has been touched by countless others—and using the power that comes along with this
knowledge to continue bridging the gaps that divide us.

Megan Jackson
Leadership is empowering others in their journey in an empathetic and intentional manner.

Protas Lembetia
Leadership is connecting, empathizing, and being aware of yourself and the people. It's a dance where you
constantly adjust your feet, hips, hands, and shoulders to ensure your movement sync with the rhythm.

D’Andra Leyba
Leadership is seeing those who are not often seen, hearing those who are not often heard, and accompanying
them on their journey to finding their voice and stepping into the force they are meant to be.

Haylee Lynch
Leadership is the mobilization of others towards a common goal. It involves a combination of behaviors, skills, and
qualities including empathy and passion to care for the whole person while working together to achieve goals.

Sierra Martinsen
Leadership is a brave commitment to serving and building a better future with others. It requires advocacy,
resiliency, innovation, and self-growth along the way.

Ivanna Montemayor
Leadership is a journey of personal and relational growth. It is the act of helping others achieve their potential
while simultaneously maximizing your own.

Claire Mortensen
Leadership is a beacon that embodies the art of guiding others with empathy, integrity, and a visionary mindset.
Ellie Powers
Leadership is helping others strive for change through teamwork and growth, while also trying to be an authentic,
compassionate, vulnerable, and reflective leader yourself.

Alexander Prevost
Leadership is a righteous wildfire; one act can inspire all of us to light up and shine bright.

Katy Rettenmier
Leadership is the collective uplifting and cultivation of action in others. It is recognizing where to courageously
step in and intentionally step back for others.

Max Reyes
Leadership is being courageous, authentic, and adaptive while holding unconditional positive regard for oneself
and others--even when no one else is watching.

Ellen Rhoads
Leadership is recognizing a need in the community in which you work, live, or play and motivating others to
address the need in a way that works for the common good of your community. Leadership is the actions you take
to meet needs and embodying a compassionate nature towards others while doing so.

Makenna Ronning
Leadership is the art of helping others and growing connections to help build community.

Andie Rosenwald
Leadership is empowering others to embrace and improve their individual capabilities to participate in meaningful,
humanistic collective action.

Kamryn Schutzer
Leadership is the process of building an environment for others to be their best selves. It demands authenticity,
genuine connection, empathy, and an unconditional commit to accompany others through life, enabling them to
feel supported and validated enough to shine.

Anna Sofianek
Leadership is the practice of creating strong relationships and cultivating spaces where people can been genuinely
seen, heard, and respected.

Anders Svenningsen
Leadership is the dynamic endeavor of attuned hearts and minds acting toward compelling goals in an uncertain,
but wide-open, future. It's the moment you look at the person next to you and decide to show up fully because
anything less would be a disservice to them, and to yourself.

Amelia Troncone
Leadership is the process of empowering others to leverage their strengths and weaknesses, guiding them toward
achieving their best selves.

Jacob Tuohy
Leadership is drawing out the best of others while acknowledging and understanding their imperfections.