Samantha “Sam” Bolton is a fourth-year Business Administration major with a concentration in marketing and a double minor in Leadership Studies and Social Justice. On campus, Sam is a student ambassador, founder of the Organization for Social Activism, and practices capoeira at GT in her spare time. Off campus, Sam is the founder and CEO of an international nonprofit where she organizes art and storytelling programs for the unhoused on weekends and has been organizing international group trips on her weekdays. Sam is a spoken word poet, activist, and cinematographer who loves to promote shared humanity through visual poetry online, in addition to solo travel content centered around her experience in female solo travel and hitchhiking through South America.

Sara Deshpande works with the LEAD team as a Student Assistant, where she supports marketing and social media efforts to increase visibility and awareness of LEAD’s programs and initiatives. As an Industrial Design student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Sara brings a creative, design-driven perspective to storytelling and outreach, helping translate LEAD’s mission into engaging visual and digital content. Having participated in LEAD programs herself, she is passionate about expanding access to these opportunities and connecting more students to leadership development experiences. Sara is currently pursuing a B.S. in Industrial Design at Georgia Tech, where she explores the intersection of creativity, systems thinking, and human-centered design. Creativity is central to her work, and she enjoys using design as a tool to communicate ideas, build community, and inspire meaningful engagement both on campus and beyond.

Rebecca grew up on a small farm with donkeys, dogs, chickens, goats, ducks, and parrots; and loves spending time outside. Exploring is her favorite hobby whether that's hiking, backpacking, kayaking, caving, climbing on the GT leadership challenge course, dancing, cooking, or baking; life is one big adventure that's ready to be explored. She spent this summer in Sierra Leone working as an engineering and community development intern and seeing what ministry look like from that side of the globe. She spent the last four years at Georgia Tech getting a degree in biomedical engineering (BME). She is currently a master’s student studying management. She started the leadership program as a coachee and quickly fell in love with the self-exploration and the empowerment aspects of leadership coaching and has since transitioned to serving as a coach.

Ekam Kataria serves as LEAD's student assistant for recruitment and is a sophomore biomedical engineering student here at Tech. She believes that leadership isn’t defined by titles, but by everyday actions taken with intention and care. Driven by a desire to leave the world better than she found it, Ekam approaches every opportunity as a chance to create a positive, lasting impact. By blending imagination with purpose, she strives to turn ideas into meaningful outcomes—proving that anyone, anywhere, can lead and make a difference. In her time away from the classroom, Ekam enjoys reading across a variety of genres and exploring different artistic hobbies!

Vaishnavi Subramanian serves as a Student Assistant Event Coordinator for the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program. As an undergraduate Environmental Engineering student and prior participant in the Grand Challenges program, she brings an authentic perspective to the role.Team building and community are at the center of her event ideation process, and she thrives at the intersection between creativity and efficient execution of activities. She enjoys engaging with peers and faculty alike to provide unique opportunities to the student body at LEAD.Outside of university involvement, she can be found playing ultimate frisbee on campus, studying at a new cafe each week, or simply enjoying the breeze on the benches at Tech Green.

Hanna is a Student Assistant Event Coordinator passionate about creating positive change in her community. She is currently pursuing a B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech, with a strong interest in how systems and technology can shape more effective and equitable healthcare. She brings a thoughtful and inventive perspective, with experience expanding access to literacy through Little Free Library initiatives and designing supportive, inclusive STEM environments for young girls.