Brewer Foundation Celebrates Graduates of Its Future Leaders Program

April 28, 2025 – The Brewer Foundation honored its 2025 Future Leaders Program (FLP) graduates this weekend, celebrating a milestone achievement for 18 seniors, including two students awarded the prestigious QuestBridge National College Scholarship and one student awarded the Gates Scholarship.

Founded in 2001 by the Brewer Foundation, the FLP provides year-round academic courses, leadership training, and cultural enrichment to more than 150 Dallas Independent School District (DISD) students, ages 12 – 18, at no cost. Designed for students, many of whom are the first in their families to pursue college, the FLP prepares future leaders to succeed in school, excel in college, and become pillars of their community.

The 2025 FLP graduates were recognized in a special ceremony on Saturday, April 26, at the Episcopal School of Dallas, attended by FLP faculty, families, and professional staff from Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors.

“We created FLP to help promising students reach their full potential,” said William A. Brewer III, FLP founder and Brewer Foundation Chairman. “Seeing these students achieve this extraordinary graduation milestone is incredibly rewarding – proof that hard work and educational access can transform lives."

A Vision for Success

Students are selected for the FLP based on scholastic aptitude, civic engagement, and leadership potential. The curriculum supplements the education students receive at their home schools, with coursework that includes humanities, advanced mathematics, and psychology. Each class is co-taught by both a private school and public-school teacher — a unique collaboration designed to bring together diverse ideas and perspectives.

The program partners with DISD several of Dallas’ top private schools, including St. Mark’s School of Texas, The Hockaday School, Greenhill School, and the Episcopal School of Dallas.  

Since 2009, FLP seniors have received more than $20 million in scholarship offers. FLP alumni are graduates of many elite colleges and universities, including New York University, Yale University, Northwestern University, Pomona College, The University of Texas at Austin, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University.

2025 FLP Graduates

Maya Alvarez

Juan Cabellero

Marian Cuenca

Elizabeth Espinoza

Alfredo Fuente, QuestBridge Scholar

Estrella Garcia

Madison Johnson

Andres Juarez

Juan Leos-Reyna

Anaya Martinez, Gates Scholar

Jonathan Martinez

Isaac Molina, QuestBridge Scholar

Lizbeth Ojeda

Lindsey Rodriquez

Jazmine Salinas

Shruti Sharma

Evelyn Sida

Julissa Zuniga

Learn more about the QuestBridge National College Scholarship here.

Explore the Future Leaders Program here. 

Support our mission to expand opportunity for promising students here.