Lizette Avalos

Lizette Avalos is a senior double-majoring in Organizational Leadership and Communication Studies and minoring in Business Administration. Coming to Fort Hays State University from Liberal, Kansas, Lizette plans only to continue her education upon graduating in 2016. Looking toward the future, Lizette is confident she will stay in Kansas and work with children during her career. Wanting to take her leadership skills to another level, Lizette is excited to be a VALUE scholar. It will allow her to explore her personal development and better prepare her for her future career. In her free time, Lizette performs a variety of service projects around the campus and community with her friends. She finds great fulfillment in being able to help others in need. In addition, she loves to travel and experience new cultures. Being the first woman in her family to attend college, she is enthusiastic about FHSU and the many opportunities it has provided her to learn, lead, travel, serve, and grow.

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Ashley Templeton

Ashley Templeton is a sophomore from Wilson, Kansas. She is an organizational leader and minoring in sociology with an emphasis on Photography. Her ultimate career goal is to attend graduate school at FHSU for Higher Education Student Affairs and work on a college campus upon graduation. Ashley applied for the VALUE program to advance her leadership skills further and gain valuable experience to help her reach her career goals. For fun, Ashley likes to travel home to Wilson, spend time with her family, and read and practice Photography. A few years ago, Ashley even started her own photography business and hoped to stay busy as it gained more and more momentum. Ashley is also a student senator in the Student Government Association, an executive board member for Strips for Hope, and an executive member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.

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Tera Mills

Tera Mills is a senior at FHSU majoring in organizational leadership. Coming to FHSU from Eudora, Kansas, Tera hopes to one day have a career that has a lasting impact on many individuals. Knowing that the VALUE program would allow her to explore new leadership skills further, she applied for the VALUE program to strengthen the skills she had already developed. Tera likes to surround herself with other people in her spare time, like her family and friends. She loves meeting new people and finds herself investing most of her energy into the various relationships in her life. She also loves Photography and videography and has been spending much time using her brand-new DSLR camera to improve her skills.

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Ali Sedbrook

Coming from Thorton, Colorado, Ali is a senior majoring in organizational leadership. She applied for the VALUE program to make a difference in the world. Upon her graduation from FHSU, she hopes to work with an LGBTQ non-profit organization, being an ally to LGBTQ youth, raising awareness, and working toward total equality among all. Ali also has an interest in working with feminist groups. In her spare time, Ali loves reading. Although she is nose-deep in textbooks during the school year, she spends her summers reading many novels. In addition, she spends time at the lake with her friends and watches many movies.

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Kaitlyn Dinges

Kaitlyn Dinges came to FHSU from Dodge City, Kansas, although she considers Midlothian, Virginia, her hometown, as she lived there from 5th - 12th grade. A senior majoring in organizational leadership, Kaitlyn joined the VALUE program to build relationships with her classmates and future mentors. Through working with the Women's Leadership Program, Kaitlyn has developed a passion for working for women's issues and ending gender inequality. In addition, she thrives in event planning, which will be a skill set through her internship with the Convention and Visitors Bureau in Bentonville, Arkansas. Kaitlyn spends time crafting, traveling, watching movies, and going to concerts with her family and friends in her spare time.

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Lindsay Smith

Lindsay Smith is a senior majoring in organizational leadership from Wichita, Kansas. Although unsure of her future career path, Lindsay hopes the VALUE program will help her discover the right way while continuing to develop her leadership skills. In her free time, Lindsay enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her friends and family; she also likes crafting and reading. Heading into her senior year at FHSU, Lindsay will be knee-deep in the VALUE program and wedding planning as she became engaged in spring 2015.

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Emilie Atherton

Emilie Atherton is an organizational leadership major from Wichita, KS. After receiving her bachelor's degree, she hopes to receive a master's degree in Student Affairs and work in Residential or Greek Life at a large university. Emilie joined the VALUE program to be a part of something that would challenge her to grow as a person and a leader. Knowing this would be a unique opportunity, Emilie hopes that being in the first VALUE cohort will allow her to help shape what the program will look like for students in the future. Very outgoing, Emilie loves to travel and spend quality time with her family and friends. Her favorite food is popcorn, which perfectly matches her love of IMAX movies. Emilie is spending her summer of 2015 in New York, interning at Columbia University. She would love to return to Columbia and work full-time in the university's housing department.

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Jade Singleton-Reich

Coming to Fort Hays State University from Denver, CO, Jade is a senior majoring in organizational leadership. She joined the VALUE program to aid in her search for a career path and believes the opportunities the VALUE program provides will allow her to expand her network and the skills necessary for her future success. She hopes to begin a career with a job that will enable her to give back to all those in need and make a lasting change. In her free time, she loves to read and will give any book a chance. She also enjoys cooking, baking, crafts, games, and spending time with friends and family.

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