Lepage Student Fellows support the Lepage Center by assisting student founders during spark hours, conducting research, writing blog posts and working with the Lepage Center's community partners on various projects. This accomplished group of graduate and undergraduate students are selected from a competitive pool of applicants at the beginning of each academic year. The Lepage Fellowship is open to students from any school across Tulane University. For more information on how to apply, please contact Timekia Mallery at tmallery@tulane.edu.
2024-2025 Lepage Student Fellows
Clayton Britt, BS/BA 2024
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Clayton Britt is from Boston Massachusetts and a transfer student here at Tulane. Clayton is passionate about entrepreneurship and has used his talents at a wide range of companies, such as hedge funds, sports media analytics companies, and industry-leading financial technology companies. During his tenure at Chime, Clayton was on both the brand and paid side of the marketing team. He helped to start and eventually close an NBA Jersey Patch deal with the Dallas Mavericks. Clayton is looking forward to learning more about how businesses come to fruition and helping his new home city of New Orleans.
Richie Cantwell, BS/MACCT 2025
Major: BS Legal Studies in Business, Master of Accounting
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Richie believes entrepreneurship is a cornerstone of the American dream. In high school, he gained valuable entrepreneurial experience co-founding an e-sports organization. This sparked his interest in accounting because of its unique insight into the inner workings of a business. At Tulane, Richie is a Resident Advisor and Council President of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity. He has previously served as President of Trash to Treasure, Controller & Reporting Secretary for Beta Alpha Psi accounting fraternity, and Peer Mentor for the Lepage Center’s TIDES course. Richie is excited to continue working with the Lepage Center to serve Tulane and New Orleans!
Taylor Golshan, BS 2025
Major: Business Management & Marketing
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Taylor has been interested in entrepreneurship since starting her own small business in high school. Since then, she has been involved in the Lepage Center through multiple programs, most notably the two-semester student venture accelerator course. She also has her own small business at Tulane and is the Director of Leadership for Pi Beta Phi.
Tenley Gorman, MS 2025
Major: Business Analytics
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Tenley has had a love for entrepreneurship ever since she first got exposure to early-stage startups when interning at a Venture Capital Firm. She is drawn to entrepreneurship due to its problem-solving nature. She is thrilled to continue her passion of entrepreneurship through helping other entrepreneurs in the New Orleans area and at Tulane. Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Business Analytics at Tulane, where she is in her first year of the program. She is particularly excited to work with the Lepage center and learn alongside her fellow students.
Kalen Ingram, BS 2025
Majors: BS Finance, BA International Relations
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Kalen believes that entrepreneurship is the foundation of our economy. She developed her interest in entrepreneurship after starting her own picnic and catering business the summer after freshman year. Kalen is passionate about the inequities in venture capitalism resulting in minority owned startups receiving less investment capital. At Tulane, she is a member of the Altman Program, studying finance and international relations, before going abroad junior year. She is excited to contribute to the excellent work the Lepage Center does for Tulane and New Orleans.
Legare Kerrison, BS FALL 2024
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Legare Kerrison specializes in tech innovation and product development. Upon graduation, she will join Red Hat's Generative AI business Unit as a Technical Marketing Manager post-graduation, traveling globally to present at conferences. She excels at communicating complex ideas and has a background in design, making her a strong resource for pitch prep. Additionally, her experience evaluating pitches while working at the Venture Capital Firm, the New Orleans Startup Fund, gives her valuable insight into what investors seek. On campus, she is an ambassador for the admissions office, an outdoor adventures guide for the rec center, and a lacrosse player. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, ice cream, skateboarding, and the outdoors.
Henry Stewart, BS 2025
Majors: Marketing and Environmental Studies
Hometown: Westfield, New Jersey
Henry has many entrepreneurs in his immediate family and has worked in an entrepreneurial fashion in the past. He has a strong passion for problem-solving to create meaningful solutions to complex problems; he hopes to use the skills and knowledge he learns from entrepreneurs at Tulane for the rest of his career in business. Besides being a LePage fellow, Henry is the Outreach Coordinator for the Tulane Ultimate Frisbee team. He enjoys hanging out with family and friends, and he is an animal lover. agency and instructed peers at local high schools. A few months later, he co-founded his first company, a tech startup based around a music live streaming platform that incorporates both music producers and performers and facilitates “freestyle” rap. Now, he is excited to share all he has learned about entrepreneurship and continue learning himself at the Lepage Center!
Jillian Tobasky, BS 2025
Majors: Finance and Management
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Jillian has always been passionate about entrepreneurship and philanthropy and is excited for the opportunity to work with her peers and give back to the greater New Orleans community. In high school, she was a leader of DECA and founded a small business to raise money for local charities. Last year, she served on the Freshman Leadership Program and is currently an active member of Pi Beta Phi, Woman in Business, and Women Investing in Women.
