University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Leaders for Leaders
Sponsored by Elk Mountain Wealth
Connecting Student-Athletes to Community Leaders
Purpose
The UNC Asheville Leaders for Leaders Mentorship Program connects student-athletes
with Asheville community mentors who provide encouragement and real-world
experience. Through meaningful relationships, the program helps student-athletes
grow as leaders and build connections beyond campus.
Testimonials
I believe that my relationship with Ahmad Thomas has been a "win" for both of us on many levels. One example of this is that we found common ground not only in our love of basketball, but also, in serving the community at large by becoming involved with the Special Olympic basketball team.Ahmad helped me in the process of gifting new basketball uniforms to the Special Olympic athletes and now I have the privilege of serving as one of the coaches for the Buncombe County Special Olympic basketball team. Unquestionably, neither of these initiatives would have occurred without our participation in the University of North Carolina Asheville Mentoring Program.Kevin O'Connor, Mentor to Men's Basketball Player Ahmad Thomas, 2015 to 2018