09/01/2026
💚 BIG NEWS for Project Mentor! 💚
Last week, our very own Angela Rucker was honored with the 2026 Servant Leader Award at the Leadership Montgomery County Leadership Summit!
And we can’t think of anyone more deserving.
Nearly 20 years ago, Angela founded Project Mentor with a simple belief: every young person benefits from having a consistent adult who shows up, listens, and believes in them.
Today, that belief has grown into hundreds of mentoring relationships between community volunteers and CISD students. One lunch. One conversation. One week at a time. 💚
Project Mentor volunteer Amanda Van Dusen, who nominated Angela for the award, described her leadership as putting “service before recognition.” If you know Angela, you know just how fitting those words are.
Angela has spent nearly two decades creating opportunities for others to make a difference while quietly making an enormous difference herself.
Congratulations, Angela! We are incredibly proud to see you recognized for the impact you have made on our students, our mentors, and our community. 💚