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McLauchlan Leadership Series

The McLauchlan Leadership Series, launched in 2015 thanks to a generous gift from Russ and Cara McLauchlan, is a non-credit, signature leadership development program for select Jenkins Graduate Programs students. To date, over 200 graduate students have become McLauchlan Fellows.

About the Program

Discover a transformative journey in leadership development with the McLauchlan Leadership Series and master the fundamentals of personal, team and organizational leadership though a dynamic series of experiential learning activities and networking events.

McLauchlan Fellows are also formally recognized at the graduation ceremony.

“This group brought the energy, dedication, and support needed to drive each of us to learn more about ourselves, and about how to lead others in today’s VUCA [volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous] world.”

Jen Todd ’23

McLauchlan Fellow

Curriculum

McLauchlan Leadership Fellows master the fundamentals of personal, team, and organizational leadership through:

  • Lectures
  • Group discussions
  • Guided assessment 
  • Team projects
  • Industry guest speakers 
  • Opportunities that allow fellows to practice their newly learned leadership and coaching techniques.

With access to corporate executives and community leaders throughout the Series, fellows build their professional network and experience unique coaching and leadership development to further career growth.  

The Series consists of a kickoff, three Friday evening (4-9 p.m.) sessions, where fellows engage in the outlined activities, followed by a full Saturday (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) of programming and a closing event.

Meet the McLauchlans, the donors who made this program possible, and mingle with fellow students who will be completing the leadership series.

Session I focuses on personal assessment activities, the development of an individual leadership model, and team building activities to engage the cohort of fellows as an interdependent group.

During this session, fellows identify a “Personal Leadership Challenge” and receive $300 each to complete that challenge during the Series

Session II engages fellows in various team-building activities and in-class training to strengthen their leadership skills, including those that are essential to maintaining relationships with peers. 

Session III provides fellows with an opportunity to interact with executive leaders in a C-suite environment. Fellows learn about organizational leadership through case discussions and share highlights from their experience in a final presentation.

Celebrate your accomplishments and share the story of your leadership journey with your peers, program faculty and staff, and the McLauchlans.

As part of the program, each Fellow is responsible for providing at least 10 hours of mentorship to others post-program. 

Meet the 2023-24 Jenkins Graduate McLauchlan Fellows

Get to know the 22 Jenkins graduate students who have been selected as McLauchlan Leadership Fellows for the 2023–24 academic year.

Headshot collage of the McLauchlan Fellows for the 2023-24 year

McLauchlan Fellows Over the Years

These fellows stepped up to the challenge and completed the McLauchlan Leadership Series.

  • Kierra Banks
  • Robert Berini
  • Alokananda Bhowmik
  • Randi Boardman-Billie
  • Hunter Brown
  • Drew Bullock
  • Ryan Bullock
  • Jessica Day
  • Christopher Green
  • Luke Hale
  • Alex Huff
  • Sydney Jarrett Williams
  • Velu Karicheti
  • Brian Kelly
  • Andre Little
  • Gabrielle McQueen
  • Chris Miller
  • Sarah Millsaps
  • Hilary Morris
  • Vinay Patel
  • Zachary Sandler
  • Taryn Schroder
  • Tiff Sorber
  • Eudora Stevenson
  • Jennifer Todd
  • Patience Toukam
  • Beth Turner
  • Nadine Watson-Smith
  • Phil Young
  • Stephen Autry
  • Jamila Belk
  • Chris Belton
  • Reema Bhattacharya
  • Jason Butler
  • Scott Cunningham
  • Ipsita Dipanweeta
  • Scott Doerr
  • Alex Doles
  • Jessica Drummond
  • Lindsey Epps
  • Caryn Ervine
  • Peter Frazen
  • Andrew Glaze
  • Kara Gravinese
  • Alanna Hurley
  • Vandana Jindal
  • Brooks Jordan
  • Chelsea Lassen
  • Bryce Lawlor
  • Susan Marks
  • Rushikesh Patel
  • Mary Beth Pelletier
  • Ken Quinlan
  • Thomas Rhodes
  • Sten Swenson
  • Thao-Van Thai
  • Chapman Thomas
  • Jalen Ware
  • Dianne Binda
  • Robert Burnham
  • Virgie Charlery
  • Kristen Chong
  • Joel Damin
  • Wes Dickson
  • Nevin Heckman
  • Jasen Jones
  • Aaron Hunter
  • Pramatma Khanal
  • Erika Kido
  • Lizhao Lin
  • Oscar Llama
  • Basil Lyberg
  • Carlo McDonald
  • Kelsey McKeon
  • Jared Murphy
  • Kyrone Nebolisa
  • Beth Philemon
  • Erika Pumple
  • Schuyler Putt
  • Chantee Quarles
  • Kiara Richardson
  • Amit Shah
  • Catherine Tegeler
  • Yen Tran
  • Haley Vance
  • Saurabh Aggarwal
  • Gadeer Alzabit
  • Megan Byers
  • James Cerone
  • Emily Cummings
  • Himabindu Datla
  • Jeannien Englebrecht
  • Erin Finefield
  • Morgan Goettge
  • Will Goins
  • Raed Hassan
  • Brian Hendrix
  • Sultana Islam
  • Yashwant Kuram
  • Harish Laxmi
  • inh Le
  • Carmen Lucas
  • Ritu Mehta
  • Carl Piland
  • Prashanth Prakash
  • Indu Priya
  • Eric Riha
  • Brittany Santore
  • Meera Satyakumar
  • Robert Tyson
  • Taylor Utecht
  • Zachary Venning
  • Olivia Watkins
  • Shane Whitten
  • Daniel Aljure
  • Ariel Adams
  • Jordan Blackwell
  • Vi Dang
  • Rita Rodriguez-Davies
  • Steeve Gadde
  • Heather Gray
  • T.C. Jennings
  • Prasad Karkhanis
  • Snigdha Kotta
  • Penny Kouloglou
  • Dana Lanner
  • Pratik Patel
  • Sahir Patel
  • Elizabeth Ramsey
  • Richard Ross
  • Nikhil Singh
  • Matt Smith
  • Rachel Stone
  • Beena Thomas
  • Ana Wall
  • Pamela Walton
  • LaVern Witherspoon
  • Brad Wilson
  • Neil Bhagat
  • William Barber
  • James Barnes
  • Andrew Bowker
  • Stacy Bradfield
  • Sheron Branham
  • Stephanie Carter
  • Donald Champion
  • Jean Charlton
  • Afrouz Fetanat
  • Adam Fisher
  • Edwin Gonzalez
  • Frederick Hersey
  • Brian Karp
  • Anjanie Kashidas
  • Ben Leto
  • Matt Nance
  • Heather O’Connor
  • Geet Rawat
  • Turquiose Ross
  • Ryan Roth
  • Ginger Scanlon
  • Elizabeth Singley
  • Winnona Swayze
  • Matt Vernon
  • Jessica Zappulla
  • Lu Athnos
  • Will Barnett
  • Rachael Beatty
  • Keith Compson
  • Josh Dalton
  • Michelle Davis
  • Sameer Raghavendra
  • Rao Desai
  • Brendan Fitzpatrick
  • Kayla Horst
  • Greg Johnson
  • Brenda Linares
  • Rudhawarsh Loganathan
  • LaTrisha Major
  • Bharathi Nuthakki
  • Thu Nguyen
  • Nikhil Raikar
  • Lindsay Schilleman
  • Margaret Schneider
  • Jessica Tamba
  • Larissa Via
  • Ben Watrous
  • Kevin Weisner
  • Kevin Williams
  • Ben Willis
  • Mirely Baquero
  • Al Bennah
  • Allison Bonner
  • Roger Burns
  • Maggi DeMillion
  • Tiera Fann
  • Luke High
  • Keyur Joshi
  • Titus Kanu
  • Jonathan Lamb
  • Anna Lambert
  • Dana Magliola
  • Michael Martinez
  • Amy Mull
  • Tyler Price
  • Nick Ramirez
  • Grahm Ransom
  • Harathi Rayarao
  • Tracy Russell-Beck
  • Christine Schroter
  • Harry Tidaback
  • Jen Wiles