Director Spotlight

Today’s Director Spotlight is on Lyndssey Autrey, the Director of the Board for LEAP. I was fortunate enough to sit down with this remarkable lady and ask her a few questions about her involvement with LEAP. Lyndssey is a math major, education minor, and a chemistry minor, and her academic accomplishments mirror her contributions to LEAP. As Director of the Board, she sets and coordinates dates for the event, stays updated with the other members of the Board, assists them as necessary, becomes a team leader for three Service Saturdays, and even volunteers herself. When I asked her how she became involved with LEAP, she explained that Chelsea Flieger started LEAP, and that Chelsea wanted to hand the responsibility of LEAP to someone capable when she graduated. Lyndssey has been active with the program from her freshman year, so she has been able to watch it progress and knew how the program should be run. She continues to volunteer because she enjoys it. She enjoys that students come out to volunteer so that she can make a difference in the community with her friends. After volunteering in Macon, she had the opportunity to meet the homeowners and others in the community which took away her reservations about living off campus. I know that many students believe that volunteering is not beneficial to them in any way, but Lyndssey shared a few reasons why that is not true. Volunteering, especially in Macon where the need is so immediate, makes you a well rounded individual. College is not just about the grades; it’s where you have experiences that teach you more about life and allow you to grow. Lyndssey has definitely done her part and continues to do so to help the Macon community. Through her and the rest of the LEAP committee’s efforts, hopefully many more students will become involved in volunteering and learn just how valuable volunteering really is.

- Gina John