The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce professional development and community leadership division, Leadership Lackawanna, celebrated 44 high school juniors who graduated from the organization Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT) program. Tomorrow’s Leaders Today is sponsored by NBT Bank.

Tomorrow’s Leaders Today is a seven-month program that develops the leadership, interpersonal, and managerial skills of high school juniors and provides real-world experiences in financial literacy, health care, STEAM, philanthropy, crime and corrections, nonprofit organizations, and community service. 

Class of 2024 participants:

1. Dhruv Amin
2. Jacob Antolick
3. Ashley Bossick
4. Giada  Costa
5. Joseph DiStasi
6. Chloe   Dong
7. Gabriella Estadt
8. Nicholas Giumento
9. Abigail Harshbarger
10. Joseph Healey
11. Matthew Hill
12. Cole Johnston
13. Zachary Kovaleski
14. Kylie Krzak
15. Caroline Luyster
16. Jordan Malar
17. Jack Maloney
18. Mandie Martin
19. Isabelle Maurer
20. Sarah  McCullon
21. Roland McLaine
22. Isabella Moher
23. Declan Moran
24. Reese  Morgan
25. Clinton Muir
26. Ivy Neureuter
27. Sarah O’Brien
28. Justin Osman
29. Ava Page
30. Dante Pallazari
31. Margaret Pegula
32. Anthony John  Piestrak
33. Abygale Plevyak
34. Hope Polishan
35. Gabriella Potis
36. Lily Rozzi
37. Elizabeth Schneider
38. Gia Serge
39. Akhilesh Velaga
40. Ava Wallace
41. Makayla Walton
42. Nico Warhola
43. Elizabeth Washine
44. Faith Wormuth

Throughout the program, students were engaged in various sessions facilitated by local organizations serving the greater Scranton area. In addition to invaluable lessons in the program focus areas, students were given the unique opportunity to engage with business leaders and network with students from 16 local schools. Their program culminated with the allocation of $15,000 in grant money from the Scranton Area Community Foundation to five deserving local nonprofits selected by the students. The nonprofits that received the 2024 grants are the Catherine McAuley Center, Indraloka Animal Sanctuary, Keystone Mission, Lackawanna County Area Agency of Aging, and the Women’s Resource Center. 

In addition, each student completed five service hours for a total of 220 hours, dedicated to helping 8 local nonprofit organizations.

Leadership Lackawanna’s TLT Program accepts applications from sophomores who attend high school in Lackawanna County and its surrounding areas, as well as all charter and technical schools and homeschool students. Learn more online at www.LeadershipLackawanna.org.