Terrence considers himself both an artist and an entrepreneur. Passionate about leadership, music, poetry, and making a positive impact on the world, it didn’t take long for Terrence to start making his own waves on campus. At Prairie State College where Terrence studied before transferring to his four year institution, Terrence was the President of the Alpha Beta Gamma Business Honor Society and President of Protégé (a male leadership club). At Jackson State University, he wasted no time getting involved with campus life. Terrence led his team to 1st place in the national Up to Us Competition in the 2016-2017 competition and is an active member of the W.E.B. Du Bois Honors College. You can check out Terrence “Tehondi” Dillon’s music, poetry, and clothing line at Tehondi.com.

As an International Affairs Master’s candidate, Lotfi’s interests lie in creating economic structures that empower businesses in developing countries to create positive social change. Throughout his undergraduate studies in Finance, Lotfi acquired a strong foundation and interest in international development through attending conferences and extracurricular events, including the Up to Us competition. During his undergrad years, Lotfi was also a successful college athlete, leading his university’s tennis team to many victories and acting as a volunteer coach for the men and women’s team. Lotfi led his Up to Us team to place in the Top 10 during his first year participating in Up to Us.

Rebecca Liebman is the co-founder and CEO of LearnLux – a financial technology company that helps people understand what big financial decisions they need to make. She has a passion for startups, education, and the amazing things that happen when they are combined. She loves to work with dedicated, excited, and passionate people and brings them together to make great things. Rebecca was on the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for education and has an amazing number of many formative experiences for someone of her age. She founded two startups by the age of 20, had the opportunity to live in Kenya and completed environmental research in Western Europe. Rebecca loves public speaking, the word "plethora," and motivating people, especially on Mondays. She has a passion to learn as much as possible by being a student of life and questioning almost everything. She loves kayaking and other types of boats, but knows that the best ship is friendship!

A rising junior at Florida State University, Fiorella is majoring in finance, economics, and social entrepreneurship. While she grew up in South Florida, Fi is a first generation American. Her main passions include using finance as a tool for personal and community growth and studying international economic development. Fiorella was chosen as one of two Up to Us 2017 Summer Interns where she helped develop and expand the competition’s program design to amplify the impact of future teams. She’s excited to return as a participant for the coming year!