Meet the Facilitator 2024: Rein Claro

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:54:14 -0400
leader, leadership, leadershop, lpf

About the Facilitator:

Rein Claro (He/Him/His) is a Business Technology Administration major at UMBC. Outside of UMBC, he enjoys playing video games with friends, professionally commits to photography and videography along with post edits for said work, and likes to build computers. Rein believes that effective leaders aren't solely defined by unwavering determination and rigid plans. Instead, they should embody adaptability and creativity in response to dynamic environments, enabling them to achieve desired outcomes or uncover new possibilities through alternative strategies. As a Leadership Peer Facilitator, Rein plans to encourage people to broaden their perspective and enhance their creative capacities, thereby refining their approach to leadership.

About the Leadershop:
How many times have you made a plan? And it resulted in unwanted outcomes? Using design-thinking tools, you will have a chance to think your way around the problem and look for a new angle.

What does Leadership mean to you:

Leadership means taking that step forward, taking that responsibility and initiative that people can learn and respect. Being a leader means being able to guide yet also have the ability to learn. Leadership is not an innate trait but rather a quality that is cultivated and developed over time.

Ice-Breaker: What is a movie quote that you live by?

“You have such a capacity for goodness. You always excelled, but not because you craved success but because of your fear of failure”. This quote is powerful to me because growing up I didn’t think I possessed any traits of competence no matter what I did, which enabled me to constantly aim for improved outcomes. My pursuit of improvement did not stem from a potential room for improvement, but rather from a personal perception of falling short, which was detrimental to my self esteem and approach to fulfilling my obligations.

The Leadershops series consists of 1 hour workshops that focus on various student centered leadership-related topics facilitated by Campus Life staff and Leadership Peer Facilitators. This program aims to contribute to the leadership development and ongoing learning of UMBC undergraduate students.