Joseph Wyrwas

High School Graduation Year: 2007
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2003, Archbishop Spalding High School

Joseph ignites positive social change in his community through a variety of leadership groups. During his time at the University of Maryland, he was a member of the Peer Leadership Council, creating and facilitating learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate students on campus. Along with other members of the organization, Joseph designed and implemented a four-day leadership immersion experience for new students. Currently, he is involved with Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY) Maryland, through which he shares his knowledge of personal development and mentors students in various aspects of leadership education. As a software and systems engineer for multiple work streams on a Department of Defense web application, Joseph has been instrumental in the coordination and evaluation of projects across organizations.

Joseph would tell his ten-year-old self that life is about experiences and to never let self-doubt dissuade him from doing what he loves.