inspirED Team
inspirED Staff

Leslie Birdow
Director of Community Affairs
As the director of community affairs, Leslie is dedicated to leading the continued development of inspirED and creating and promoting a college-going and career-focused culture through educational outreach activities, services and community partnerships. Leslie has previously worked for the Arlington and Weatherford Independent School Districts to empower and engage students so they graduate prepared for whatever they choose in life. She received her bachelor of science in public relations from the University of Texas and her master’s of education in educational leadership and policy students from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Amanda Wasemiller
Outreach Coordinator
Amanda has previously worked for Tarrant County College and Northside Independent School District. Her work has centered around helping students obtain a higher education and prepare for the career of their choice. As the outreach coordinator, Amanda is dedicated to hiring and training GO Center mentors to help high school student’s complete college applications, search for scholarships, and apply for financial aid. Amanda received her bachelor of arts degree in composite interdisciplinary liberal studies from Abilene Christian University and is currently pursuing her Masters of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Sam Houston State University.

Jessica Delmar
Outreach Program Assistant
Jessica has been with inspirED since November 2018. Her overarching desire of wanting to make a difference in students' lives by helping them achieve their dreams has shaped her professional goal of wanting to work in education in an academic guidance capacity. Previous work as a mentor in the local GO Centers allowed her hands-on opportunities to put this goal into action. Now as the program coordinator, she will guide mentors toward this same goal of serving students and helping them find successful paths post-graduation. Jessica has obtained her associate of art in teaching from Tarrant County College and is currently pursuing her bachelor's at Texas Wesleyan University.
inspirED Mentors

Andrew Tran
University of Texas at Arlington

Bayleigh Sullivan
University of Texas at Arlington

Bisade Afolabi
Tarrant County College

Brandon Spence
Tarrant County College

Breon Jackson
University of Texas at Arlington

Caleb English
Tarrant County College

Dillon Goff
Tarrant County College

Esther Oddi
University of Texas at Arlington

Fadwa Saleh
University of Texas at Arlington

Frishta Sarwai
Tarrant County College

Jocelyn Franco
Tarrant County College

Karla Magana
Dallas Baptist University

Kayla Hernandez
Tarrant County College

Mackenzie Henslee
Dallas Baptist University

Ngoc "Tan" Ho
Tarrant County College

Nguyen Bui, Jr.
Tarrant County College

Patrick Harris
Dallas Baptist University

Savanna Limas
University of Texas at Arlington

Sydni Wallace
Tarrant County College

Totsie Hurst
Dallas Baptist University