Leadership

Celine Kusnadi, Coltin Ball, and Hope McGlaughlin

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus

― Martin Luther King, Jr.

lead·er·ship

/ˈlēdərˌSHip/

noun

the action of leading a group of people or an organization.

Personal Leadership Experience

Coltin: This service trip allowed me to grow in terms of leadership, both externally and personally. Each community partner we volunteered at possessed unique goals that we worked towards together; This differentiated from my previous leadership experiences as I usually delegated and oversaw the process.

Hope: During my experience in Atlanta, I had the opportunity to see myself as a leader in a new light. Servant leadership is different than leadership because you put the focus on the people instead of yourself and your goals. By focusing on the people, meaningful relationships are built and leadership to create change becomes more effective.

Celine: This alternative spring break trip to Atlanta gave me the opportunity to experience what it's like to be an effective leader that inspires and elevates my fellow team members. Finding and utilizing the different strengths in each member created a better team dynamic and elevates the group as a whole.

Team Dynamics

Everyone had the chance to experience leadership throughout the trip
We experienced leadership not only in our teams, but also with the organizations we worked with
Witnessed each other's strengths and weaknesses as we worked together and we all fulfilled different roles

Community Building

Our team got the chance to get to know the Atlanta community better by talking to the locals downtown through the Safehouse Outreach organization
Learning more about the community through the director of SWEEAC and how we can help the community by volunteering in the food pantry
Contributing to the community on how the different organization reacts to the different needs in the community.

Cultural consciousness

The Center for Human and Civil Rights offered context to understand Atlanta's historic roots as well as presented our team with information on current social problems.
Volunteering at each community partner introduced us to inspiring people with different views on the world and issue of food justice itself.
Additionally, this trip allowed us to interact with individuals different from ourselves, increasing our own perspective on the world outside of Iowa.

Group picture at Open Hand

Volunteering at the Atlanta Community Food Bank

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

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