ILA is grateful to the many students, parents, alumni, corporations, foundations and friends who continue to support the efforts of the program. Because of you, ILA continues to develop values- based, impact-driven leaders.

2024–25 Corporate Sponsors

Chick-fil-A logo
The Home Depot
Norfolk Southern logo
Regions Bank logo
UPS logo

ILA Alumni & Student Donors

  • Virginia Adair
  • Joseph Antonio
  • Brian Baker
  • Jagger Barnes
  • Michael Bassel
  • Sarah Beatty
  • Joseph Benken
  • Abby Benton
  • Erin Bierbusse
  • Femi Brinson
  • Brittany Chitwood
  • Chelsea Clever
  • Adam Cohen
  • James Collins
  • Gretchen Corbin
  • Luke Courson
  • Peter Couture
  • Abbey Crowther
  • Josie Cruser
  • Emily Dardaman
  • Madeline Davis
  • Aakash Dholakia
  • Martha Downey
  • Emma Downey
  • Dottie Eastwood
  • Elizabeth Elmore
  • Bradley Erbesfield
  • Destiny Favors
  • Jack Ferguson
  • Anna Finer
  • Kali Franz
  • Chloe Friedel
  • Nick Garrett
  • Joe Garrigan
  • Maddison Gay
  • Fiona Getch
  • Ilya Gokhman
  • Alexa Goldman
  • Alan Goodno
  • Ammishaddai Grand-Jean
  • Sam Gruber
  • Katie Hauldren
  • Akhil Hazari
  • Andrew Henry
  • Karl Hermann
  • Mitchell Hogan
  • Mo Iqbal
  • Ryan Irvine
  • Deionna Jackson
  • Michelle Jenkins
  • Grace Johnson
  • Chase Karamanolis
  • Matt Karempelis
  • Elizabeth Kozak
  • Michael Lage
  • Jack Langner
  • Kettler Lausier
  • Brittany Leamon
  • Wade Leith
  • Will MacArthur
  • India Martin
  • Matt Matuszewski
  • Brittany McCall
  • Erin McNicholas
  • Adam McTish
  • Chelsea Miller
  • Michael Moore
  • Ariana Murray
  • Sydnee Nix
  • Rachel Parks
  • Margaret Patton
  • Summer Peabody
  • Morgan Pope
  • Buhusuru Ranasinghe
  • Murphy Rief
  • Wesley Roberts
  • Mark Rockett
  • Dean Roy
  • Thomas Smith
  • Wade Smith
  • Ivey Tanner
  • Melissa Toomey
  • Sabina Vayner
  • Helen Waddell
  • Davis Webb
  • Hannah Whaley
  • Brian Whitaker
  • Elizabeth Wilson
  • David Witthoft

ILA Friend Donors

  • Alpha Delta Pi
  • Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
  • Alpha Gamma Rho
  • Beta Theta Pi
  • Samantha Bonnet-Wright
  • Katrina Bowers
  • Gina Breckbill
  • James Chandler
  • Chi Omega
  • Chi Phi Eta Fraternity
  • Melenie Choto
  • Chubb Charitable Foundation
  • Matthew Cohen
  • Delta Sigma Phi
  • Ben and Karen Deutsch Family Fund
  • Harriet W. and Edwards P. Ellis Fund
  • Lee Garrett
  • Preston Griffith
  • Michael Harley
  • John W. Jackson
  • Brooke Jones
  • Cynthia Jones
  • Kappa Alpha
  • Kappa Deuteron of Phi Gamma Delta
  • Earl T. Leonard
  • Frances Marlow
  • Keith W. Mason Family Charitable Trust
  • Kings Hawaiian/Irresistible Food Groups
  • The McGuire Family Fund
  • John McMahon
  • John McMullan
  • Panhellenic Council
  • Alice Paris
  • Robert Pease
  • Wilheem Perez
  • Pi Kappa Phi
  • Salyers Family Giving Fund
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon
  • Sigma Nu Fraternity
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon
  • David Stevens
  • Michelle Stewart
  • Peter Strott
  • UGA Interfraternity Council
  • UGA Parents Leadership Council
  • The Michael and Shannon Valentine Family Foundation
  • The Harold and Lisa Wyatt Charitable Gift Fund
  • Zeta Tau Alpha

ILA Matching Gifts

  • The Benevity Community Impact Fund
  • Charities Aid Foundation of America
  • Chubb Charitable Foundation
  • The Coca Cola Company Matching Gift
  • Deloitte Foundation
  • Ernst & Young Foundation
  • Lockheed Martin Charity Custodial Account
  • Textron, Inc.
  • YourCause, LLC

ILA Family Donors

  • The Abrams Family
  • The Adams Family
  • The Aldrich Family
  • The Bahr Family
  • The Buckis Family
  • The Burnett Family
  • The Campbell Family
  • The Chipman Family
  • The Collins Family
  • The Erickson Family
  • The Ferrell Family
  • The Fowlkes Family
  • The Langner Family
  • The Lindner Family
  • The Mallon Family
  • The Marlow Family
  • The May Family
  • The O’Leary Family
  • The Pace Family
  • The Patton Family
  • The Pender Family
  • The Perloe Family
  • The Poindexter Family
  • The Scrudder Family
  • The Sedwick Family

2024–2025 Academic Involvement

Speakers/Mentors

  • Dan Amos
  • Jenna Harris
  • Jessica Hunt
  • Aaron Konnick
  • Ted McMullan
  • Georgia Donoghue
  • Billy Payne
  • Jori Palmer
  • Brent Uken
  • Barabara Wheeler

Executives of the Day

  • Mary Beth Coke — Regions
  • Shanade Copeland — The Home Depot
  • Bill Linginfelter — Regions
  • Todd Phinney — Chick‑fil‑A
  • Matt Victor — The Home Depot
  • Kevin Williams — Chick‑fil‑A

ILA Alums of the Day

  • Lauren Acuff
  • Bridget Bambenek
  • Taylor Burns
  • Will Campbell
  • Paul and Brittany Chitwood
  • Andrew Dill
  • Jeff Ellis
  • Akhil Hazari
  • Mitch Hogan
  • Kelsey Huffines
  • Jason Hymel
  • Uma Kasibhatla
  • Aaron Konnick
  • Jack Langner
  • Blake Mitchell
  • Mitchell Pearson
  • Anthony Reyna
  • Meagan Richardson
  • Amanda Ridley
  • Jordann Savage
  • Ivey Tanner
  • Jordan Weems
  • Garrett Williams
  • Elizabeth Wilson

ILA Chick‑fil‑A Steering Committee

  • Lauren Acuff
  • Melenie Choto
  • Megan Kidd
  • Michael Lage
  • John Mattioli
  • Michael Patrick

Corporate Site Visits

  • Chick‑fil‑A
  • Kings Hawaiian
  • UPS

Service-Learning Clients

  • The Archway Partnership
  • Athens Technical College
  • Athens Wellness Clinic
  • The Backpack Project
  • Clutes Barrow Nelson Foundation
  • Downtown Ministries
  • Eastside Golf
  • First Love Kids
  • Fresh Wind Recovery
  • Georgia Options
  • Hart Community Theater
  • Hope Haven
  • Innovative Start Organization
  • Jam For Cam
  • Life League
  • Live Well, Play Well Hartwell
  • The Namaste Project
  • Share the Magic
  • Sparrow’s Nest
  • Take the Pledge
  • The Velasco Family Foundation

Leadership Dawgs — Community Impact Projects

  • Athens Area Community Foundation
  • Athens Technical College
  • Atlanta Missions
  • The Baby Pantry
  • Books for Keeps
  • The Cancer Foundation
  • Classic Center Cultural Foundation
  • Casa de Amistad
  • Connect Ministries
  • The Cottage
  • Empowr
  • Encourage HER Academy
  • Extra Special People
  • GENTS & GLAM
  • Helping Mamas
  • Historic Athens
  • Juvenile Offender Advocates
  • Kidz2Leaders
  • Love Craft

ILA Application Readers

Alumni

  • Margaret Beckley
  • Jennings Brooks
  • Sungmin Cho
  • Harrison Clark
  • Josh Gregory
  • Jenna Harris
  • Isabelle Maestas
  • Jessica Meaders
  • Phillip Oberkofler
  • Madison Odum
  • Kathleen Reynolds
  • Lauryn Rosckes
  • Emily Ruzic
  • Mary Sladewski
  • Harina Somasundarar
  • Meredith Stone
  • Riley Warren
  • Olivia Webb
  • Anna Womack
  • Garrett Wright

Faculty

  • Sarah Banghart
  • Neil Bendle
  • Don Chambers
  • Hua Chen
  • Filipe Correia
  • Jessie Daniels
  • Jason Epstein
  • Kayla Freeman
  • Scott Graffin
  • Karim Jetha
  • Craig Piercy
  • Marc Ragin
  • Kristen Valentine

Leonard Leadership Scholar Alumni Interviewers

  • Virginia Adair
  • Lars Anderson
  • Sarah Biondich
  • Katie Buckis
  • George Carlton
  • Jesse Chan
  • Lior Granath
  • Akhil Hazari
  • Jason Hymel
  • Connor Koscevic
  • Jack Langner
  • Evan Pellegrino
  • Carlie Perner
  • Jordann Savage