Alumni Profile: Tracy Leonard

Tracy Leonard
Tracy Leonard is a community member, professional, and scholar.  As a graduate of both Jefferson Community College (’06) and SUNY Oswego (’08), where she received her Bachelors in Human Development, Leonard is also a legacy alumna continuing a tradition held by both of her parents as well as two of her four sisters.

She is currently the Regional Recruitment Program Manager at Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization, where she initially served as the Pipeline Outreach Coordinator.

In Leonard’s free time, she is a contributing writer for the Diocese of Ogdensburg North Country Catholic Newspaper and is on advisory boards of: Jefferson Community College Higher Education Center (JHEC) Partners in Education; Jefferson Community College Center for Community Studies; Diocese of Ogdensburg Catholic Charities; Greater Watertown Jaycees; and Tobacco Prevention Awareness Cessation Coalition (TPACC).

Leonard was named the 2010 Jefferson Community College Distinguished Rising Star Award recipient and in December 2012, among “20 Under 40″ by Northern New York Business Magazine for her unparalleled community outreach efforts.

 

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30 Days of Giving: Taking Volunteerism to Scale

SUNY's 30 Days of Giving - Taking volunteerism to scale

Beginning Monday, November 26, SUNY will be pinning stories of giving, service, and kindness originating from each of our 64 campuses and the communities that these schools are a part of.

With over 467,000 students, SUNY consistently takes advantage of the opportunity it has to be a significant impact in communities across New York State. The 30 Days of Giving campaign is a great way to recognize students and community partners involved in the many projects that happen all year round at each SUNY campus and their surrounding communities. The byproduct of taking volunteerism to scale is not only building character in our students themselves as they join our over three million alumni, but also to set an example of impact as the nation’s largest university system.
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