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Academically Competitive + Civically Inclined + Financially Equipped

Scholars Today, Leaders of Tomorrow (STLT) was founded by Dr. Cassandra Arnold, a proud 2004 Business Administration graduate from Florida A&M University. At the age of 22, in 2005, she started Essence of a Haitian Woman Scholarship Foundation (EHW), a scholarship foundation and 501c3 non-profit to give back to FAMU; an institution that gave her so much in return. It was a vehicle to increase the number of young Haitian women pursuing a business degree at FAMU, by providing them with a scholarship. Years later, EHW became Scholars Today, Leaders of Tomorrow (STLT), with a broader mission to educate, empower and equip teenagers and young adults with the skills to excel in the areas of academics, financial literacy, professional and career development, and community service. Housed under STLT, are the following programs: Thinking Ahead College Preparatory Program, Fiscally Fit TV Show, Essence of a Haitian Women Scholarship Foundation, and April L. Simmons STEM Scholarship for Girls.

CHIEF SERVANT LEADER

Dr. Cassandra Arnold, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti and long-time resident of Miami, FL lives by one motto, “Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.” ― Marian Wright Edelman. Knowing her calling to serve the least and underserved, while working in corporate America, at the age of 22 years old she founded the scholarship foundation and 501c3 non-profit, with a mission to empower young adults with the leadership training and development skills to succeed.

In addition, her foundation provides thousands of dollars in scholarships and mentoring hours to Haitian female students studying business and black female students studying STEM at Florida A&M University; her beloved alma mater. With extensive years in corporate America, she was a very successful Marketing Professional for Caterpillar Inc., a global Fortune corporation and an International Business Developer overseeing, managing, and traveling to over twelve (12) Caribbean countries for an education corporation.

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