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In July 2020, the McLendon Leadership Initiative started as a coach-driven program to create access to and opportunity for meaningful employment experience for minority candidates and enhancing their career options.
Originally funded by collegiate coaches (MLI Ambassadors), the MLI is a one-year program open to candidates with a Bachelorโs degree. In the program, Future Leaders are engaged in learning outcomes that extend beyond the athletics department position they hold.
2021-2022 McLendon Future Leaders

Cameron Almaraz
University of Texas at Dallas

Whitney Ashley
San Diego State University

Eryca Bennett
Rutgers University

Mark Borgeson
Warner Pacific University

Denise Bradford
Purdue University

Calvin Bridges
Bridgewater State University

Jeriq Bryant
Winston-Salem State University

Bria Cade
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Isaiah Cole
University of Kansas

Alec Dominguez
Florida International University

David Dowell
Michigan State University

Jude Fomeche
University of Arizona

Robbie Fulton II
Concordia University, Wisconsin

Destin Gilbert
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Malcolm Givens
Tennessee State University

Tori Gray
University of Virginia

DeAndra Greer
Indiana State University

Chase Hancock
Marshall University

Erica Hanserd
Southern Utah University

Robert Herrera
Queens College, The City University of New York

Lucas Iosue
Northern Arizona University

Terrance Johnson Jr.
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Rosa Jones
Franklin Pierce University

Tia Joseph
Texas A&M University

Jordan McGrigg
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Sherman Neal II
Middle Tennessee State University

Amari Parris
Morehouse College

Alundis Pledge
University of Mississippi

Tori Ray
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Ladislao Rodriguez
University of California-Berkeley

Christian Roman
Manhattanville College

Zackary Teats
University of Puget Sound

Divya Tunwal
University of California at Riverside

Diandra Walker
University of Dayton

Brandon Williams
Clarion University

Vincent Wong
Florida State University
All McLendon Future Leaders
2020-2021
Ceaser Adim
University of Kentucky
Terrance Auster
University of Dayton
Tony Buford
University of Tennessee at Martin
Taylor Buford
University of Clemson
Veronne Clark
University of Mississippi
Marques Cox
Rutgers University
Vincent Eze
University of Connecticut
Jazzmine Folston
University of Louisville
Chris Frezza
Duke University
Marcos Gonzales
University of Kentucky
Blair Griffith
University of Kansas
Loren Harris
Georgia Tech
Sarana Hyatt
University of Virginia
Brandon Lee
University of Colorado
Gabby Little
University of Alabama
Alexis Mallory
Harvard University
Darius Martin
University of Louisville
Michelle McLeod
North Carolina Central University
Oliver Moe
Georgetown University
Kimati Ramsey
University of Oregon
Victor Ren
University of Kentucky
Ro Rhodes
University of Kentucky
Elian Rodriguez
NABC
Jared Romance
University of Miami
David Simms
West Virginia University
Nicole Snyder
University of Maryland
Cameron Walker
Glenville State College
Simone Wark
University of South Carolina