Erica Mosca
Founder and Executive Director
Leaders In Training
Las Vegas, NV USA
“If you know your "why," you can do it.”
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
It was worth creating LIT because I have created something that has never existed before. We impacted hundreds of families if not thousands. To me, that's worth all of the stress.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Novato High School
Novato High School
Bachelor
Journalism
Boston University
Journalism
Boston University
Graduate
Curriculum & Instruction
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Curriculum & Instruction
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Graduate
Education Policy & Management
Harvard University
Education Policy & Management
Harvard University
Career
Founder and Executive Director
Started a non-profit organization to support students to be the first in their family to graduate from college
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Non-Profit Organizations
Entrepreneurship
Helping People
Day to Day
On a typical day, it starts at 6 a.m. sometimes 5 a.m. I'm my own boss so if I don't get up it's on me but the work never goes away. Even before covid, I liked to work from home. I'll go to the office in the afternoon when students are there. I get about 100 emails a day so I have to check my inbox to make sure I don't miss anything. I have eight staff members in the summer and I have to make sure they all know what to do and manage them. Every day is changing, it's never the same.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for everyone
To be an entrepreneur and do something that helps the community, you have to have that deep "why" and know what is the actual reason you are doing it. Find your "why" and understand it.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Bachelor
Journalism
Journalism
Graduate
Curriculum & Instruction
Curriculum & Instruction
Graduate
Education Policy & Management
Education Policy & Management
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Family:
"A lot of people told me not to do it including the closet people to me because they were afraid. I used to make a lot of money at my previous job before I started the non-profit. They were worried about the personal toll I would take on."
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
Interviewed By
Anonymous Student
Student at Roadtrip Nation
