Carolina Hernandez ’16G Recognized by the Girl Scouts of Eastern PA
Mar. 21, 2025
On April 29, The Girl Scouts of Eastern PA will honor Carolina Hernandez ’16G with a 2025 Take the Lead award, which honors incredible women leaders from the Lehigh Valley who are the positive role models and provide girls with the courage, confidence, and character necessary to make the world a better place.
As the assistant dean and director of community service, Hernandez supervises a program that involves about 2,700 students annually providing service to community partners on Bethlehem’s South Side and beyond.
The breadth and scope of service provided by Lehigh students under her leadership led to the well-deserved recognition. Hernandez accomplishes this because of the commitment she inspires in students. Graduate assistant Alexis Hampton ’23, who graduates in May with a master’s degree in public health, says, “Carolina really hones in on the fact that we could be the change makers.”
Jon Leight ’23, who worked with Hernandez as a student coordinator, marvels at all she accomplishes. “I think that speaks volumes to the culture Carolina builds,” says Leight, a student in Lehigh’s M.Ed. in behavior analysis program.
Leight notes that the culture in Hernandez’s office, which combines a family feeling with a commitment to serve, is a big part of why he chose to attend Lehigh. His older brothers, Nicholas ’16 and Joshua ’11 ’12G, both worked with Hernandez, and he accompanied them to service events from a young age. “The CSO is what really drew me to Lehigh because I knew [...] I would have a home there and a place to go,” Leight says.
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