Nuala Pell Leadership Program selects fellows for 2024-2025

A group of 11 juniors and seniors have been selected as the 2024-2025 fellows for the Nuala Pell Leadership Program. Named in honor of the late Nuala Pell, wife of Sen. Claiborne Pell and an avid supporter of public service, the program facilitates leadership development with an emphasis on public service.

Through monthly meetings, students engage with accomplished leaders in the public sector and explore leadership theory, ethics and the evolution of public issues. The fellowship year culminates with a visit to Washington, D.C., where the leadership fellows meet with public- and private-sector leaders.

Nyla White, a political science major and one of this year’s fellows, is excited to be a part of such an important program. “I look forward to developing my strengths through the program and refining my leadership style, taking every opportunity to learn, grow and make a meaningful impact during the rest of my college experience and in my career field,” she said.

The 2024-2025 cohort of Nuala Pell Leadership Program fellows includes:

• Alex Colon, political science major, Italian studies and sociology and anthropology minors, from Brielle, New Jersey
• Sydney Dufresne, cultural and historic preservation and history majors, sociology and anthropology minor, from Somerset, Massachusetts
• Roona Farahi, criminal justice and criminology major, from Afghanistan
• Zora Felix, global studies major, cybersecurity minor, from Atlanta, Georgia
• Libby Gilbert, history major, religious and theological studies minor, from Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Sophia Lennon, early childhood and special education major, from Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts
• Emma Liarikos, communications major, marketing and political science minors, from Fairhaven, Massachusetts
• Maeve Newton, cultural and historic preservation major, film and global studies minors, from Chicago, Illinois
• Taylor Pendleton, accounting major, marketing minor, from Windham, New Hampshire
• Leah Spengler, communications and political science majors, history minor, from Pepperell, Massachusetts
• Nyla White, political science major, global studies and Hispanic studies minors, from Chicago, Illinois