Ten years after graduating from North Carolina A&T State University, former Student Government Association president Greg Drumwright is still involved with student leadership.

Drumwright, 33, is the founder and executive director of Student Leadership Greensboro (SLG) and the executive director for the North Carolina Student Leadership Congress (NCSLC) and the Black Student Government of North and South Carolina.

As a N.C. A&T student, Drumwright was a journalism and mass communications major with a concentration in broadcast production. He never intended to work in student leadership development.

“I fell into it,” he said.

Over the last 10 years, Drumwright has mentored student leaders and answered a call to work with students at Dudley High School.

“While I was there, I noticed that a lot of the student leaders had become disenchanted with the work they were doing,” he said.

He was initially supposed to be there for one day. That one day led to several more at Dudley and eventually the start of SLG, an organization of high school and college student leaders from schools, colleges and universities throughout Guilford County. SLG is an organization dedicated to becoming effective student leaders that is committed to serving the community. His work with students in Guilford County led him to the creation of the NCSLC.

“My efforts have now been duplicated in more than 700 public high schools in North Carolina,” Drumwright.

While he is dedicated to all three of these student leadership organizations, his work with them is on a volunteer basis. In addition to that, he also just celebrated his 10th pastoral anniversary as the pastor of The Citadel of Praise where he has never taken a salary.

“God is so good to me,” he said. “I’m blessed to make my living as a paid singer/songwriter and through my travels in ministry and as a public speaker.”

Drumwright began his ministry at A&T as a freshman with a revival he wasn’t allowed to call a revival. From there, he started a campus ministry that grew to his congregation meeting off campus. About a year ago, Drumwright moved his services back to A&T to accommodate the size of his congregation.

“It’s all come full-circle. A&T taught me leadership excellence and gave me the opportunity to explore my talents and find my niche in peer leadership,” he said.

“A&T made me stronger and even still, it’s making me a strong person. It was a platform and I was able to do things here that I wouldn’t be allowed to do anywhere else.”

As a way to pay it forward, Drumwright is giving back to the students on campus by offering mentorship and scholarships to students on a grassroots level.

“A&T is still a major thread in the fabric of my life. I thank God for A&T and I want to see it continue to grow in the right way,” he said.

Drumwright encourages his fellow alums to get involved with A&T on all levels and not just giving.

“When you come to campus, take an hour to talk to students. If the traditions of A&T aren’t preserved through our involvement, they will be lost and the personality of our campus will be foreign to us,” he said. “Send students to A&T. If you are an alum, pack them in your car and bring them to A&T. Don’t just tell them about A&T, show it to them.”

For additional information about Greg Drumwright, his ministry and involvement in the nonprofit groups, visit www.gregdrumwright.com and www.citadelofpraise.com.