User:Leroneb/Lerone Bleasdille

LERONE J. D. BLEASDILLE
Lerone J.D Bleasdille is a senior at NYC College of Technology (City Tech) pursuing a Baccalaureate in Computer Systems. Lerone is also the current Student Government Association (SGA) President for the 2008-2009 year and is an active member of the Martial Arts club. As a full-time international and scholarship student he has to juggle his activities successfully since he must maintain a G.P.A greater than 3.5. In the capacity of SGA President he is the chief administrator of Student Government, ultimately responsible for the decisions and actions of his cabinet; He works with his team to develop the strategic direction of SGA and is the chief representative at events and/or meetings.

Lerone’s first run-in with leadership at City Tech began in his second semester at the school. He always had an interest in Writing and decided to hone his skills at the school newspaper. Quickly enough his ability as a writer and his helpful personality pushed him into becoming the Lead Reporter responsible for editing all first drafts for the publication and personal development of reporters. After working with the paper for a year and a half, and becoming the Vice-president of the E-commerce club (book and equipment trading website for City Tech students) I was approached to join a developing slate to run for SGA president in early 2008. Lerone has won many awards. He is an accomplished writer having won first place awards in City Tech’s Annual Literary Contest in the areas of poetry and short story writing for the last two years. He is also a voracious spoken word poet and performs at clubs and competitions. In fall 2008 he received a Computer Systems departmental award and also a Movado Excellence Technology award.

In the past Lerone has been involved in many community service projects as a member and Club Director of the Rotaract club of Grenada (District 7030). He worked for two years in The Grenada Cooperative Bank as a Commercial and Night Deposit Teller and was able to train new Tellers. He also was part of a World Bank Conservation Project to save the Grenada Dove, an endangered species, as IT assistant. During the winter Break he was privileged to work as a Software Developer with Goldman Sachs and is now one semester away from his Bachelors in Computer Systems with a 3.945 G.P.A. In spring 2008 he graduated with an Associate degree in Computer Systems – Summa cum Laude.

Interesting, isn't it? the way fate twists and turns us at every whim – in 2000, Lerone’s father lost the function of both his kidneys and moved to the U.S; concurrently, between 2004, 2005, Grenada became the victim of two devastating hurricanes – wrecking our delicate economy to shreds. Because of these events, fifteen scholarships were offered from CUNY as aid. To apply, one needed to have relatives staying within the U.S. Fortunately “his father” resided in New York at the time and he won a spot over 300 other applicants. Lerone has one message for any students reading this…and we all are students aren’t we. “During most of my school life, I was never especially loud or especially quiet or gifted or dull…I was in a word “average.” But somewhere along the line as I opted into things I was passionate about my grades rose and so did my passion to lead. This is to tell you that if you follow what you love then leadership will follow.”

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