Dana Wakeman, a junior at Siena College, is a community-engaged leader active in the Capital Region of New York State. Dana has participated in Siena’s Bonner Service Leaders Program—a community engaged leadership development program—since her first semester at Siena. During her first two years as a Bonner, Dana’s site was Catholic Charities of Albany. During that time she helped clients find employment and housing. She also created a diversity training and transgender policy to ensure all clients are treated with dignity regardless of their identities. This year she moved to a leadership position as a Bonner Program Associate. In this role, she is responsible for the recruitment of the Bonner first-year students and training and development for her peers in the program. Next year Dana will be conducting a Bonner capstone project exploring the impact of drug courts on individuals, their community at large, and the broader criminal justice system. In addition to her Bonner leadership roles, Dana also serves on the executive boards of Siena’s Political Science and Pre-Law Clubs and tutors her peers in the Political Science department. She balances all of these commitments while excelling as a member of the college’s Honors Program.