Meet Your Facilitator:

Shakira Scott-Harris (She/Her/Hers) is a Senior Double Major in Public Health on the Health Policy Track and Political Science Pre-Law. Outside of UMBC, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, painting, going out to places, and watching podcasts. 

About the Leadershop:

Ever wonder how your family influences your leadership style? From communication patterns to problem-solving approaches, we explore how your upbringing, family values and family role shapes your leadership approach. Vision Board materials will be provided in this session!

What does Leadership mean to you: 

Shakira believes that leadership is essential for personal growth and knowing who you want to be as a person. 

 Her goals as a Leadership Peer Facilitator is to foster growth and leadership skills in others. Aside from being a Leadership Peer Facilitator, Shakira takes part in the Student Government Association as the Speaker of the Senate, Intern with the Choice program, and Student Coordinator Intern at the Shriver Center.

Ice-Breaker: What’s your favorite animal?

“My dog Uno, because he’s the cutest dog on Earth AND he’s smart AND he takes care of my mom. I guess dragonflies are cool too, to be honest.”

Leadership Peer Facilitators aims to contribute to the leadership development and ongoing learning of UMBC undergraduate students. The spring semester will include, Leadership Blueprint, Leadershops, and other exciting programs to come.

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 Facilitator:

Meghna Chandrasekaran (she/her/hers) is a Junior Political Science and Biological Sciences major. Outside of UMBC, she enjoys going for drives and exploring new places, listening to music, and sometimes writing music. Meghna believes that the best leader is an authentic one, what she strives to be in everyday life. Her goals as a Leadership Peer Facilitator is to model authentic leadership through understanding personal values and how it intersects in group settings. Aside from being an LPF, Meghna serves as the Executive Vice President of the Student Government Association and as a Research Intern and STRiVE Coach with the Center for Democracy and Civic Life. 

About the Leadershop:

We talk about how we show up in places, but have you looked at how you show up authentically when working with groups to make change? This session explores just that through interactive games.

What does Leadership mean to you:

Leadership means to be authentic. It is rooted in the idea that effective leadership involves being true to oneself and being genuine in interactions with others. Authentic leadership looks at aligning actions and decisions with their core values and beliefs. 

Ice-Breaker: Fun fact about yourself!

I have a motorcycle license in India and am working on getting my motorcycle license here!

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.

About the Facilitator:

Zoonash Syed (She/Her/Hers) is a Senior Pre-Law Public Health major on the Administration track at UMBC. Outside of UMBC, she enjoys watching shows as well as listening to music. Zoonash believes that leadership is about setting a responsible example for her peers as well as encouraging those around her to speak their minds. Her goals as a Leadership Peer Facilitator is to promote the multiple perspectives of what leadership can entail. Aside from being a Leadership Peer Facilitator, Zoonash takes part in SGA as a Senator, and is doing research work that will be presented at URCAD.