Alumni Corner
Alumni Spotlight
Whitney Harris
Whitney Harris is a dynamic young adult that works with The Able Trust’s Youth Leadership Forum, where she has returned each July in progressive leadership roles since first attending as a delegate in 2007. She is known for her outstanding skills at engaging shy new delegates, helping them emerge as confident, competent leaders by event’s end. Whitney is also a volunteer with Camp No Limits and the Florida Youth Council, where she takes pride in not only being a leader, but assisting others in finding their leadership voice as well. She understands that by fostering new voices in the field, everyone benefits from the strength of teamwork and the disability community is stronger as a result. Whitney’s immediate goal, after volunteering at another YLF this July, is her graduation in 2012 from St. Petersburg College for Orthotics and Prosthetics, and the start of her 18 month residency program somewhere in the United States.
Sarah Goldman
Sarah Goldman is a junior at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, studying Early Childhood Education and Psychology. Her dream job is to inspire children with disabilities and show them that they can have hope and a future, no matter their challenges. Sarah is no stranger to challenges herself. She was born with Cerebral Palsy and her physical disability has impacted her life. While Sarah has always been told what she “cannot do,” she hasn’t let that stop her from pursuing her life goals. In addition to attending college and being involved in activities on campus, Sarah participates in Paralympic sports and other programs and activities that help people with disabilities. These include being the President of UCF’s Society of Scholars with Disabilities and having served as an ambassador for the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Each year since 2007, Sarah has volunteered at the Able Trust’s Florida Youth Leadership Forum where she facilitates groups of disabled students to help develop their leadership potential and help them realize how they can overcome their challenges. Sarah continues to overcome the challenges of everyday life with her positive “can do” attitude.
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