An inspiring speaker and activist in her own right, Shasti Conrad has an impressive background of working with three Nobel Peace Prize winners, President Barack, Malala Yousafzai, and Kailash Satyarthi. She now works as the U.S. campaign manager for the 100 Million Campaign, a youth mobilization effort to end child labor and trafficking.
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"Dump your idols and ditch your assumptions, he told us, because we tend to prefer the familiar and trust the new. Be on the lookout for biases and don’t fall in love with your first idea, he added."
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"'Who wants it?' asked Alison Fragale ’97, as she held up a crisp dollar bill. For a split second, Washington looked out to silent room of Fellows. Then, Matthew Sindelar ’18 sprung from his seat and dived for the dollar bill."
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"As current leaders on this campus and as future leaders who are about to enter the real world, we were also shown how important stories can be in conveying a message. Growing up in a world of big data, we tend to move towards numbers to prove a point rather than utilizing the narrative."
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On September 14th, Jay Davis ’90, the coordinator for the First Year Student Enrichment Program and the King Scholars Program, shared valuable words of wisdom with respect to the flexibility and thoughtful reflection with the Rockefeller Leadership Fellows.
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