YCLA 2017 FINALISTS: Where Are They Now? – Yentel McGaw

With the 2018 YCLA Gala Event in just a few months, we wanted to take the time to share more on the 2017 YCLA Finalists and what they have been up to.   Today we are featuring Yentel McGaw!   Since last year’s 2017 YCLA Gala, Yentel has volunteered with a new organization called United…

YCLA 2017 FINALISTS: Where Are They Now? – Stacie Sybersma

With the 2018 YCLA Gala Event in just a few months, we wanted to take the time to share more on the 2017 YCLA Finalists and what they have been up to – continuing with Stacie Sybersma. Since last year’s 2017 YCLA Gala, Stacie has continued investing in the community through her heart for science…

YCLA 2017 FINALISTS: Where Are They Now? – Matthew Brown

With the 2018 YCLA Gala Event in just a few months, we wanted to take the time to share more on the 2017 YCLA Finalists and what they have been up to – starting with Matthew Brown!   Since last year’s 2017 YCLA Gala, Matt Brown has been focused on creating a television series on…

Call for YCLA 2018-2019 Nominees

The Young Caymanian Leadership Awards has been a platform to honor young people in our community who are establishing themselves as exemplars and leading the charge to make Cayman a better place. On July 17, 2018, Cayman 27’s Dr. Taylor Burrowes sat down with YCLA 2017/2018 recipient Faith Gealey and YCLA Coordinator Brianna Wilkerson to…

Faith Gealey Calls Our Community to Mentorship

YCLA Recipient Faith Gealey is actively fulfilling her mission this year to encourage mentorship. Since receiving her award last November, Faith has presented at more than a dozen engagements and has spoken to approximately 5,000 people in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac including the Girls Brigade, Big Brother, Big Sister, Cayman First, Youth Flex Radio…

Kellie McGee’s Acceptance Speech in 2015

Good Evening Everyone, I can’t even begin to describe how honoured I feel right now, and I wish I could tell you the number of times I started this speech and erased it, wrote it again, erased it and so on. It certainly isn’t easy to write a speech you have no idea whether you…

YCLA Receives Record Number of Nominations for 15-Year Anniversary Award

The Young Caymanian Leaders Foundation has received more nominations than ever before for its signature YCLA programme, which is celebrating its 15-year anniversary this October. Tara Godfrey, Foundation Coordinator, says, “As we prepare for our 15-year celebration, we are delighted to see that community support for the YCLA is stronger than ever, with churches, civic…