Julien Serrano-O’Neil
Morehouse College · Political Science
President; Youth Advisory CommitteeFLU ALUMNI COHORT
Class of 2017: The Radical
From At-Risk to At-Promise™ · Education · Mentorship · Service · Community Impact
Future Leaders United honors the scholars and leaders of the 2017 class. The cohort tradition recognizes each class’s shared commitment to learning, service, leadership, and the next step after high school.
Class leadership
- Julien Serrano-O’Neil President of FLU; Founding President, Youth Advisory Committee
- Jashannon Banks Vice President
- Destiny Law Treasurer
- Christelle Tanis Secretary
- Arry Rendel Senator/Representative
Full cohort roster
Names and education or pathway details below follow the information published by UFCF for this cohort. Where a profile does not list a detail, it is marked accordingly.
Jashannon Banks
United States Army
Vice PresidentDestiny Law
Florida A&M University · Electrical Engineering
Treasurer; Fundraising ChairChristelle Tanis
University of South Florida · Health Sciences
SecretaryArry Rendel
Valencia College
FLU Representative / AmbassadorPicaty Georges
Florida International University · Management Information Systems
Patrice Barnett
University of South Florida
Taylor Nguyen
University of Central Florida · Computer Science
Louis Santiago
Valencia College
Kay-Andrew Gayle
Florida International University
Darius Florez
United States Marine Corps
Damisha McKenzie
AdventHealth University
Arichelieu Obei
Valencia College
Anite Jean
Rollins College
Tamara Batista
Certified Nursing Assistant program
Ralph Deseme
University of Central Florida
Christelle Suffrena
Valencia College
Robert Joseph
Orange Technical College
Rosenelda Ulysse
Valencia College
A continuing community
FLU alumni stay connected through service, mentorship, networking, and support for students following behind them. Each cohort adds its own chapter to the FLU story.
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