Lexa Watson, '20

Spring 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Lexa Watson

When Lexa was a junior at UNH, she studied anthropology and learned of faraway places from the comfort of home. Despite the short commute, she came early for class and stayed late to lead the taekwondo sports club during the night. When placed at Breaktime Cafe, Inc. she used her leadership strength to work with young adults in vulnerable communities. She took strides to make partnership connections and brought together resources with transparency and loyalty to all involved. She worked on a large scale project of implementing donor and supporter platforms for Breaktime Cafe, Inc. such as Salesforce, Guide Star. In addition, she documented the process of setting up a grassroots organization and aids in progression for the cafe to open in 2020. The reason as to why she chose this non-profit was due to her experience as an adoptee and understanding that the foster care system often does not support young adults who age out of the system.

View Lexa's presentation from the showcase.