Leadership and the Good Life

Skye is an undergraduate majoring in Integrative Biology in the Honors College at West Chester University. As an Interfaith Leadership Fellow, Skye helps promote understanding and connection across diverse faith and belief traditions through community engagement and outreach. Her interest in interfaith work began through her involvement with Young Life in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, where she first saw how faith and community can bring people together.

Through the Interfaith Leadership Fellowship, Skye has developed a deeper appreciation for collaboration among people of all religious, spiritual, and philosophical backgrounds. She looks forward to continuing to strengthen her communication and leadership skills while working with community partners.

Outside of her fellowship, Skye is a Girl Scout Silver and Gold Award recipient who enjoys spending time with friends and finding new ways to make a positive impact in her community.

Fun fact: Skye once helped organize a campus-wide event supporting a local shelter through wellness care packages and student-led outreach.

Leah is an undergraduate student studying Public Health at West Chester University. As a Good Life Fellow, her work focuses on promoting inclusion, belonging, and general well-being through a Public Health lens, especially at the intersection of disability and faith. Her interest in this work has been shaped by experiences that deepened her understanding of the social dimensions in healthcare and community.

Through the Good Life Project, Leah assists with awareness-based media, planning inclusive, engaging initiatives that foster connection, and collaborates with campus and community partners. She is committed to creating a sense of belonging for people who feel overlooked or underserved, while continuing to strengthen her leadership and community engagement skills.

In Leah’s free time, you will find her baking for her loved ones, taking walks, doing yoga, or reading!

Fun Fact: Leah spent 2 years mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters in high school.

Caitlyn is an undergraduate student at West Chester University majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders, with minors in American Sign Language, Deaf Studies, Linguistics, and Civic & Professional Leadership through the Honors College.

As a member of the Leadership and the Good Life Project, she is deeply committed to interfaith engagement and helping students explore how diverse religious and philosophical perspectives shape their understanding of a meaningful life. Through her work, Caitlyn creates opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and connection, encouraging students to consider how their values and identities inform their own path toward flourishing.

Drawing on her interdisciplinary training and passion for inclusive communication, she works to build bridges across lines of difference and foster a campus environment where every student feels empowered to pursue their version of the good life.

Outside of her fellowship, Caitlyn volunteers for non-profits in and around Chester County and spends time with her friends.

Fun Fact: Caitlyn runs her own small business for handmade items.