2015 – 2016 Leadership Consultants

Ian Beach

Major: Economics and Management in the College of Business and Economics
Class: 2017
Hometown: Sharon, Massachusetts
Interesting Fact: I have been to seven different countries.
Favorite Workshop: Start, Stop, Continue
Favorite Leadership Quote: “Don’t find fault. Find a remedy.” Henry Ford

Kelly Callahan

Major: Bioengineering
Class: 2015
Hometown: Vernon, New Jersey
Interesting Fact: I’ve worked as a zipline instructor.
Favorite Workshop: So far, I have to say I really enjoyed the Goal Setting and Accountability workshop that Juan and I did with Student Senate Executive Board. They were a great group to work with and I enjoyed learning about all of the things that Senate does.

Kieren Connor

Major: Dual Degree IBE Bioengineering
Class: 2016
Hometown: Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Interesting Fact: This summer I attended 4 different multi-day music festivals in a total of 3 states.
Favorite Workshop: I really enjoyed facilitating a Mass Pass workshop, as it is a fun, interactive activity that groups seem to really enjoy.  It also fosters excellent discussion about competition and collaboration, a topic that can be applicable to many different issues and organizations.
Favorite Leadership Quote: Whatever you are, be a good one. —Abraham Lincoln
 

Morgan Coonrad

Major: Psychology, with minors in Business, Entrepreneurship, and Spanish
Class: 2016
Hometown: Ramsey, New Jersey
Interesting Fact: I’ve been skydiving!
Favorite Workshop: Networking
Favorite Leadership Quote: “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” Lao Tzu

Patrick Dec

Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Class: 2016
Hometown: Needham, Massachusetts
Interesting Fact: Each semester I take on a personal project to design and build something out of wood in Lehigh’s Design Lab where I’ve worked for three years.
Favorite Workshop: During my training, a couple of new LCs and I had to deliver a Membership Retention facilitation workshop in which we had a group perform the “Turning Over a New Leaf” activity.
I really enjoyed this activity because it provided me with new perspective on the hands-on learning that Leadership Consultants often utilize in educating student groups.
Favorite Leadership Quote: “Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn, and then lead.” John C. Maxwell

Christina Fuertes

Major: Marketing and Management
Class: 2017
Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Interesting Fact: I love outdoor adventures like hiking volcanoes, white river rafting, canopying, and exploring Mayan ruins.
Favorite Workshop: Facilitating an accountability workshop using vibes. This was the first facilitation I did as an LC in which I was in charge of a small group. It helped me feel comfortable in my abilities and served as a learning experience.

Deanna Shepherd

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2017
Hometown: Phillipsburg, NJ
Interesting Fact: I decided to come to Lehigh in 7th grade.
Favorite Leadership Quote: “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” Martin Luther King, Jr.