Lenfest Scholars Foundation
Layshan Gilliard currently serves as the Director of Engagement at the Lenfest Scholars Foundation, having previously held roles as Events & Communications Manager and Events & Communications Coordinator within the organization since June 2022. Prior experience includes serving as an Upward Bound Advisor at Reading Area Community College from September 2020 to March 2022, as well as various positions at the University of Pennsylvania including Upward Bound Instructor and Upward Bound Tutor Counselor from June 2018 to August 2020. Additional relevant roles include a Graduate Intern and Graduate Assistant at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Tour Coordinator at Campus Philly, and Market Manager at Bartram's Garden. Layshan Gilliard earned a Master of Science in Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Counseling Psychology from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
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Lenfest Scholars Foundation
Since 2002 the Lenfest College Scholarship Program (LCSP) has helped talented rural students from our partner high schools in south-central Pennsylvania to enroll and succeed in college. Our Scholars receive college scholarships, assistance in applying for college admission and financial aid, and advice and support throughout their college years. In 2014, the Lenfest Scholars Foundation (LSF) was created to administer the program. With the success of the LCSP in identifying outstanding Scholars and the Scholars’ success in gaining admission to excellent colleges, the mission of the program has broadened. This expanded mission includes more extensive advice and support through the time Scholars are in college; offering financial assistance to Scholars with internships, counseling Scholars about pre- and post-college plans; standardized test prep; and helping partner high schools improve their service to college-bound students. The foundation now works with 23 partner high schools and supports over 140 students currently in college, 50 new high school Scholars, each year, and over 300 alumni.