April 18, 2018

Growing Business. Growing Futures. An Evening to Benefit Virtual Enterprises International Growing Business. Growing Futures

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Cipriani 25 Broadway New York City

6:00 PM Cocktails, Silent Auction, Student Exhibits 7:00 PM Dinner and Program

HONORING Titan Entrepreneurs of the VE Venture Panel Samer Hamadeh, Founder and CEO, Zeel Ben Lerer, CEO, Group Nine Media Marie Moody, Founder and President, Stella & Chewy’s John Partilla, CEO, Screenvision Media

BENEFIT DINNER CO-CHAIRS Ashley Fina, Chair, VEI Board of Directors Moe Fodeman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC

BENEFIT DINNER COMMITTEE Matthew Chasin Charlotte Frank Fukiko Osisu Vice Chair, VEI Board of McGraw Hill Education Viacom Directors Melissa Grappone Ash & Kristi Sobhe Michael Coneys American Portfolios R6S Chairman and President, Mary Haggerty Jeffrey Taylor The Leo House JPMorgan Chase Digital Risk Paul Cronin Dylan Huang Debra Weiser Key Bank New York Life Everest Insurance Joseph Delaney Steve Israel Lili Kong Deloitte (ret.) SMI Properties APEC Smart Industry Business Jeffrey DiModica Development Committee, North Sandra & Eric Krasnoff Starwood Property Trust America John Lucas TJ Durkin HSBC Warren Rosen Angelo, Gordon & Co. Harmony Insurance Jay Novik Derek Feinman Black Diamond Capital Partners WeWork

2 AN EVENING TO BENEFIT VEI EVENT PROGRAM

RECEPTION, STUDENT EXHIBITS & SILENT AUCTION

Gizmo Gadgets, William McKinley Junior High School, Brooklyn, NY LOCKDOWN, James Logan High School. Union City, CA Imagination, Inc., Maxine Greene High School, New York, NY De’Zign19, Clyde Miller Career Academy, St. Louis, MO Nüapps, Francis Lewis High School, Queens, NY

DINNER PROGRAM WELCOME Iris Blanc, Executive Director, VEI Moe Fodeman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati & VEI Board Member

JOSEPH P. DELANEY ALUMNI AWARD Adam Yafei, Audit Senior, Investment Management, Deloitte Class of 2007, Ft. Hamilton HS, Brooklyn, NY Presented by Joseph P. Delaney

VE PRESENTATIONS & VENTURE CHALLENGE FROM SIMULATION Gizmo Gadgets, William McKinley Junior High School, Brooklyn, NY Presenters: Simona Garcia, Maxwell Hooper, Mark Khelemskly, Marco Petroni, Arshad Rafeeque

Lockdown, James Logan High School, Union City, CA Presenters: Tammy Lam, Trokon Johnson, Jerrald James Sarmiento

TO STARTUP VENTURE CHALLENGE FINALISTS Generation, Parkway South High School, St. Louis , MO Presenters: Skyler Smith, Madeline Barber

Axel, Francis Lewis High School, Queens, NY Presenter: Derek Pastor

DESSERT RECEPTION

GROWING BUSINESS. GROWING FUTURES. 3 About VEI VEI is a national educational nonprofit that transforms students into young professionals by giving them the opportunity to create and run business ventures in their classroom. VEI partners with educators, business leaders, and industry professionals to develop a diverse talent pipeline for every industry and major professional field. VEI currently serves 13,000 students across the U.S., many from underserved communities.

In 2016-17, VE invested nearly $2 million in the future thanks to our supporters Thanks to the support of the VE community, in 2016-17 we invested nearly $2 million in creating the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Every $150 means another transformed student For the average price of providing one internship for one student, you can help fund an entire classroom of VE students. VEI is a 501(c)(3) registered under federal tax guidelines. All donations are tax deductible.

Learn more and connect with VEI online veinternational.org @veinternational #veinternational

4 AN EVENING TO BENEFIT VEI OUR SUPPORTERS We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for supporting our mission of transforming students into business professionals.

PLATINUM SUPPORTERS Michael Lascher The Culinary Institute Lynda Lazzari of America SPONSOR Anchin Block & Anchin Julie Levi The Dr. Oz Show Sandra & Eric Krassnoff Nicole & Leo Arnaboldi Jay & Robin Lewis Due Restaurant Bronwen Bastone Long Island University Exhale Spa GOLD SPONSORS Stephen & Lori Beyer Curtis & Linda Luckman Fivestory NY Black Diamond Group Joyce Bloom Joel & Riccy Mandel Jaime Blanc & Ashley Fina & Christopher Burnett Matthew & Melissa Derek Feinman Guillermo Drew-Bear Barbara Butler McQueen Gil Ferrer Tilden Park Capital Cristina Caridi Mercy College Hirshleifers Management LP Lacey Chaus Ellen Merli Dylan Huang Wells Fargo Cindy Chernuchin Doug Millowitz Hunting Season Simon Chow Charles & Carol Jeffrey Holmes SILVER SPONSORS Shelley Cloyd Mutterperl Photography Bank of America CNY Group Paul Nagai Jennifer Dunn Merrill Lynch Thomas Coleman Gabriella Nawi Kweller Prep Matthew & Pamela Chasin Julie Copeland Notre Dame Alumni Club Kwiat Xavier Dailly, Jesse Elhai, Andrew Corrigan Marcy the Trainer Yong Joe, Aaron Ong Ian O’Neal Anthony Danieli Mark Lakin TJ & Stephanie Durkin Jill Ostergaard Nancy & Joe Delaney Michael C. Fina Co. Jeff Mayer & Randy Reiff Katharine & Bret Parker William & Kathleen Mi Jong Lee New York Life Peter Whitehouse Ehrhardt Foundation New York Islanders Jay Novik Scott Eichel Michael Piper The New York Mets Starwood Property Trust Cara & Don Epstein Principle Quest New York Philharmonic Viacom Arlene Fauser Foundation Noor Fares Jaime Blanc & Warren Rosen North Shore Equestrian BRONZE SPONSORS Derek Feinman Evan Scharf Center American Portfolios Gregg & Maria Felton Brian Sigman The Orchestra Now Citigroup Jeffrey & Brooke Fina Josh Smith Paul King Prep LLC Michael Coneys Michael Fina Andrew Solomon Chuck Perl Council of School Gerstein Fisher Kathryn Swintek Mary F. Pisarkiewicz Supervisors and Christopher & Aga Flatz Elaine Taylor-Gordon Roberta Mittman, PLLC Administrators Rebekah Flig Lauren Tetenbaum Nicole Rousseau Deloitte Robert Giordano Steven Valentic Rubicon Ventures - FedEx Cheryl Glory Steve Walsey Joshua Siegel Morris & Farin Fodeman Cesar & Courtney Tom Wirtshafter Rumble Charlotte Frank Gonzalez Lauren & Daniel Wrublin Sarah Merians Goldman Sachs Sofia Grafanaki Adam Yafei Photography & Video Mary Haggerty Mimi Grotto Mei Zhang Company Steve & Marcee Israel H2M Architects + SOTO Sake Lili Kong Engineers AUCTION DONORS Stella & Chewy’s LLC Marc & Jennifer Lessner Paul Haskin Steve Madden 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge RJ & Lori Madden Zachary & Leonida Studio Twenty-Three BAM Carol Mathis Herrera Hundred The Bari Studio Screenvision Media Lesley Herrmann Kathryn Swintek Barrow Street Theatre Stella & Chewy’s LLC Bing Ying Hu Tous Les Jours - Jeffrey & Jaclyn Taylor Joe Imbriano Iris Blanc Chinatown Location Debra Weiser Steven Spolansky, Blue Man Group Watch What Happens Amiee Lynn, Inc. The Bronx Museum of Live! Samuel Kaufman the Arts Zeel John Keller Brooklyn Botanic Garden Bernadette Kriftcher Brooklyn Children’s Supporters listed as of Nessia Sloane Kushner Museum April 5, 2018 Wendy & Jerry Labowitz Carnegie Hall

GROWING BUSINESS. GROWING FUTURES. 5 ENTURE ENGEENTURE VE students pitch their business ventures to leading entrepreneurs in the ﬁnal round of ENGEthe second annual VE Venture Challenge, a national competition whose winners will receive resources to further their business ideas.

6 AN EVENING TO BENEFIT VEI VE VENTURE CHALLENGE PRESENTING FINALISTS

Axel Generation Presenter: Derek Pastor Presenters: Madeline Barber, Skyler Smith Coordinator: Christopher Power Coordinator: Lindsey Perkins Francis Lewis High School Parkway South High School Queens, NY Manchester, MO

VE VENTURE CHALLENGE HONORABLE MENTION

IndiPlay Ian Hall Coordinator: Mary Pack Loretto High School, Loretto, TN

VE VENTURE CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALISTS

Apollo Tropicoffee Northwood High School, Pittsboro, NC Cooper City High School, Cooper City, FL Apollo proposes to produce electrotherapy Tropicoffee proposes to produce shade- clothing for the purpose of healing/soothing grown bottled iced coffee. ENTURE muscle soreness. Wing BedShift Westhampton Beach High School, Francis Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows, NY Westhampton Beach, NY ENGE Bedshift proposes to produce a bed mattress Wing is a social media app that welcomes that inflates and deflates in certain sections, women to a community of other women and ENTURE shifting the patient to prevent pressure includes safety features. ulcers.

Extreme Angles ENGE Northwood High School, Pittsboro, NC Extreme Angles is a photography drone distribution rental service that allows customers to take amazing photographs at extreme angles.

VE VENTURE CHALLENGE SPECIAL THANKS

VE Venture Challenge Mentors VE Venture Challenge Prize Sponsor Kirk K. Imamura, SCORE Jay Novik, Black Diamond Capital Partners Paul Presti, New York City Regional Director, VE Burt Wallerstein, SCORE

GROWING BUSINESS. GROWING FUTURES. 7 TITAN ENTREPRENEURS OF THE VE VENTURE PANEL

Samer Hamadeh Founder and CEO, Zeel Samer Hamadeh is CEO and Founder of Zeel, a technology-enabled wellness company. He is also an investment scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners and venture partner at Corigin Ventures. Samer’s interest in delivery services began as an investor and board member of Dotmenu, a food delivery service, sold to GrubHub. Prior to that, Samer was co-founder and CEO of Vault.com, an associate at LEK Consulting in Los Angeles, co-founded a customized-textbook printing company, worked at the Chevron Corporation, and co-authored The Internship Bible and America’s Top Internships (Random House/Princeton Review). Samer is on the board of the PeaceWorks Foundation and supports nearly a dozen early-stage companies in multiple capacities including PrivCo, GetMaid, URWelcome, Directly, and PublicStuff. Samer is also a mentor at several accelerators, including German Accelerator, Lazaridis Institute, and Blueprint Health and member of the New York Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). A David Rockefeller Fellow, Samer holds a Bachelors in chemistry and Masters in chemical engineering from Stanford University.

Founded in 2010 Fun Fact: Zeel is one of the few companies offering on-demand in-home massages that guarantee a safe environment for its customers.

Ben Lerer CEO, Group Nine Media Ben Lerer is the founding CEO of Group Nine Media - a digital media holding company consisting of NowThis, The Dodo, Seeker and Thrillist (which he founded). Lerer was among Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners, and has been featured in Vanity Fair’s Next Establishment, Crain’s “40 under 40” and Forbes list of “Most Powerful CEOs Under 40”. Ben is also the co-founder and Managing Director of Lerer Hippeau Ventures, among New York’s most successful technology investment funds. He chairs the Board of Directors for Urban Upbound, a New York non-profit organization and is an Associate Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS). Ben sits on the Board of Directors for Casper, the Advisory Board for Refinery29 and the Board of RaisedByUs.

Founded in 2016 Fun Fact: With over 5 billion monthly video views and grabbing the attention of nearly 80% of U.S. adults in their 20s, they are considered to be one of the top engaging publishers on the web.

8 AN EVENING TO BENEFIT VEI TITAN ENTREPRENEURS OF THE VE VENTURE PANEL

Marie Moody Founder and President, Stella & Chewy’s Marie Moody established Stella & Chewy’s in 2003, combining her passion for animals with her entrepreneurial spirit, and recognizing an underserved market within the large and growing pet food industry. Marie created a family of distinctive pet foods, and named the Company after her own two pets adopted from animal rescue shelters. Today she leads Stella & Chewy’s, a business which has become one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the nation. Prior to establishing S&C, Marie’s original career focus was in fashion. In 2003 Marie decided to take a leap of faith, and left the fashion industry to focus on the manufacturing and sales of her line of raw natural pet food. Currently S&C dog and cat products are available in almost 5,000+ neighborhood pet stores nationwide in the United States and Canada.

Founded in 2003 Fun Fact: They make donations to help out animal rescue groups and no-kill shelters.

John Partilla CEO, Screenvision Media John Partilla is CEO of Screenvision Media, a premier cinema, video, and media organization. Prior to joining Screenvision Media, John served as CEO of Olson Group, and EVP, Digital Practice Lead, of ICF International. Under his leadership, Olson Group achieved double digit growth annually becoming the third-largest independent digital agency in the U.S. before it was acquired by ICF International in 2014. His 30 year career has spanned across digital, media, and advertising sectors — he’s held varied, and increasingly senior leadership roles including Chief Operating Officer of Dentsu Network West; President, Global Media Sales of Clear Channel Communications; and President, Global Media Group of Time Warner. Prior to his media sector experience, John spent 18 years on the agency side of the business, rising to Managing Partner of Young and Rubicam. He was also the founder and CEO of Y&R’s Brand Buzz, a digitally driven agency that helped pioneer digital practices and persuasion in its 10 year lifecycle.

Founded in 1990 Fun Fact: Screenvision Media’s accomplishments within the automotive category have included its award- winning ‘Technically Speaking’ branded segment commissioned by Ford and its work with Chevrolet to place the brand’s mock scary movie trailer in theaters.

GROWING BUSINESS. GROWING FUTURES. 9 JOSEPH P. DELANEY ALUMNI AWARD

Adam Yafei

The Joseph P. Delaney Alumni Award was established to recognize VE alumni who not only demonstrate success in their careers, but embody the combination of leadership, professionalism, and dedication exemplified by business leader and VE champion, Joe Delaney.

Adam Yafei is an Audit Senior at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he works primarily in the Investment Management sector within the Financial Services Industry. Prior to joining Deloitte in 2014, Adam was employed by the Brooklyn Veterans Hospital and interned with Deloitte as well as the Presented by: Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the New York City Department of Education. Joseph P. Delaney Partner, Deloitte (ret.) Adam graduated from Baruch College in 2013 with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a minor in Economics. He attended Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, NY, where he participated in VE and served as the Chief Financial Officer of his VE business. While in VE, Adam joined the Business Plan Committee and competed with fellow students across the country at the regional, citywide and national levels. Adam takes great pride in mentoring incoming VE students and passing along the same kind of support and knowledge that he received during his years in the program.

While Adam credits his participation in VE as the catalyst for pursuing his current career and his working at Deloitte, his most important life lessons were learned at home with his parents and four older siblings. Adam’s parents were born in Yemen and his father worked seven days a week to support the family. Through financial adversity, family loss and challenges, Adam learned the importance of hard work, persistence and living life to the fullest. A longstanding Yankees fan, Adam embodies the wisdom of Yankee outfielder Roger Maris, who said, “You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation.”

FEATURED VE FIRMS Gizmo Gadgets William McKinley JHS, Brooklyn, NY Presenters: Simona Garcia, Maxwell Hooper, Mark Khelemskly, Marco Petroni, Arshad Rafeeque Coordinator: Joanna Gillen Gizmo Gadgets focuses on analyzing the most common products used by young adults and identifying small ways to make them fit better into everyday life. Their goal is to create gadgets that make cell phones and other everyday products safer, more reliable, and even more enjoyable - all while making customers’ lives “just a little bit easier.”

LOCKDOWN James Logan High School, Union City, CA LOCK DOWN Presenters: Tammy Lam, Trokon Johnson, Jerrald James Sarmiento Coordinator: Wil Richberg LockDown aims to revamp the way consumers lock their bikes through the use of a more technologically advanced lock. Their company’s vision is to ensure ease of bike security with less hassle and less stress no matter where you are.

10 AN EVENING TO BENEFIT VEI SPECIAL GUESTS - VE ALUMNI

Malcolm Alexander IT Professional Class of ‘08, Murry Bergtraum High School, New York, NY Malcolm Alexander is an IT professional with years of experience working in high-performance industries: education, financial services, politics and the arts. Consistently forward thinking, he has worked hard to change how IT is perceived by other departments and the general public. Malcolm has also worked for the New York City Department of Education, Coller Capital, Hillary for America and most recently, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Malcolm loves music, food, traveling and spending time with close friends or his four older siblings.

Mahmoud Khedr Entrepreneur, Youth Advocate, Community Leader Class of ’14, Manhattan Business Academy, New York, NY Mahmoud is currently a junior at the City College of New York (CCNY) where he is studying Social Technology Entrepreneurship and Applied Psychology. Mahmoud was a Stanford University Innovation Fellow and is the founder and President of CCNY’s Entrepreneurship Club, a student-led organization focusing on entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership. He has been involved in programs and internships at Google, Facebook, Echoing Green and the Mayor’s Office of Tech & Innovation. Mahmoud is passionate about education equality, empowering the underserved, and driving technological innovation. He’s currently working in the mental health industry to build technology to make services more accessible and effective.

Nat Lopez Actress/Singer Class of ‘05, Norman Thomas High School, New York, NY Nathaly Lopez, a.k.a Nat Lopez, is an Afro-Latina hailing from the Caribbean (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). She grew up and resides in the Bronx. As an actor, singer, and recording artist, some of her top accomplishments include her album release “Nat Lopez,” touring as a singer with Cirque du Soleil, performing Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop, and her TV debut on Investigation Discovery’s “The Perfect Murder.” She can currently be seen as a series regular on the new webseries “Giving Me Life: In the Land of the Deadass.” Since falling in love with Television & Film, she continues to pursue that path strongly. For more information, visit www.natlopez.com.

GROWING BUSINESS. GROWING FUTURES. 11 Working together for a Better Future INVESTED IN 21st CENTURY SKILLS

Capital One® is proud to support Virtual Enterprises International.

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Better Future “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” INVESTED IN 21st CENTURY SKILLS - Nelson Mandela

Capital One® is proud to support Virtual Enterprises International. Thank you Virtual Enterprises International staff and supporters for giving the next generation the tools to succeed and make our world a better place. Today we celebrate you and all VEI students for your achievements.

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JB52683_Virtual Enterprises_5.5x8.5.indd 1 3/17/17 4:15 PM Thanks for your inspiration. Great change starts with small steps. And we’re happy to support Virtual Enterprises International, Inc. with the strides they’re making to change the world for the better. We appreciate all Virtual Enterprises International, Inc. has done for their community and ours.

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Congratulations to VEI and the honorees for their hard work and dedication to growing this tremendous organization. Thank you T.J. for your passion and dedication to VEI. Most of all congratulations to all of the students. Keep up the great work!

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch is proud to support Virtual Enterprises International’s Annual Gala.

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Congratulations to Virtual Enterprises International at their 6th Annual Gala, ‘Growing Business. Growing Futures.’ Great Schools Begin With Great Leaders! Council of School Supervisors & Administrators LOCAL 1: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AFL-CIO 40 RECTOR STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10006 | TEL: 212 823 2020 | FAX: 212 962-6130 | www.csa-nyc.org

Congratulations to all of the students involved in the Virtual Enterprises International Business Competition. You continue to inspire all of us! I couldn’t be more proud to sponsor this important organization.

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Making a difference Deloitte is proud to support Virtual Enterprises International (VEI) and joins in honoring the Titan Entrepreneurs of the VE Venture Panel.

Samer Hamadeh, Founder and CEO, Zeel Ben Lerer, CEO, Group Nine Media Marie Moody, Founder and President, Stella & Chewy’s John Partilla, CEO, Screenvision Media

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Copyright © 2018 Deloitte Development LLC. All rights reserved. At ACORD, we are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry. We are proud to support VEI. If you love data, are interested in a career in STEM, or want to learn more about insurance, then we are looking for YOU.

ACORD is seeking motivated and talented interns for Summer 2018. With an ACORD internship you will receive hands-on learning through participating in diverse projects, with opportunities to make an impact on new and existing initiatives to build analytical and leadership skills.

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E-Commerce Business Alliance http://en.apec-ecba.org and their ongoing commitment to providing students a professional head start through experiential learning.

Thanks to the VE and our friend, Matt Chasin, for helping others succeed and grow!

- Your Finance Colleagues Congratulations to all the VEI students, teachers, and staff for another successful year.

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Joe Delaney

Director of The University of Notre Dame Bread of Life Food Drive

Congratulations to Joe for the establishment, by VEI, of "The Joseph P. Delaney Alumni Award". This year’s recipient, Adam Yaffei, was mentored by Joe while Adam was a VEI student at Fort Hamilton High School.

"Father Ted" would have been very proud of you and VEI.

Thank you, also, to VEI schools who donated food to The 2018 Notre Dame Annual "Bread Of Life Food Drive". The voice of international business in Bermuda

Congratulations to the students of The Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy.

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The Association of Bermuda International Companies [email protected] www.abic.bm We are proud supporters of Virtual Enterprises International and their mission to encourage students to work hard and use their creative minds.

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OUR MISSION: TO EMPOWER PEOPLE GLOBALLY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. We believe in innovation, inspiration, and impact. We believe in taking action to create lasting change and we believe in the power of service. For all these reasons and more, we believe in Virtual Enterprises International. Keep up the important work, change-maker. The PIMCO Foundation. Engage. Empower. Invest.

PIMCO is an asset manager and industry thought leader specializing in global investment solutions. Our goals extend far beyond investment management. We also strive to make a meaningful difference in our global communities by giving back through our philanthropic and charitable arm, The PIMCO Foundation. PIMCO is a trademark or registered trademark of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, respectively, in the United States and throughout the world. ©2018, PIMCO. Congratulations to Virtual Enterprises International for all its hard work and dedication on behalf of its students. We are proud to support VEI!

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Jaclyn and I are so proud of the work VEI has done and continues to do.

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We at Citi are delighted to congratulate the Honorees of Virtual Enterprises (VE) International: Samer Hamadeh, Ben Lerer, Marie Moody, and John Partilla. We salute you, and VE students, for promoting great business ideas and the spirit of entrepreneurship through the VE Venture Challenge.

Congratulations to Iris Blanc and her dedicated team for twenty years and many thousands of students whose lives have been transformed by Virtual Enterprises International.

Here’s to the next twenty years of hopes to realize growth to reach and expand the horizons of so many more students.

All the best!

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Congratulations to two amazing mentors, Joe Delaney and Thomas Smith, for their years of outstanding service to VEI. And to this year’s Joseph P. Delaney Alumni Award recipient, Adam Yafei, a true testament to how impactful this program truly is.

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You have our admiration, love, and respect for all you do to support Virtual Enterprises International.

You’re the best! We love you, Wendy & Jerry Labowitz “What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

We honor VEI and the tireless efforts of Iris Blanc and her team in elevating thousands of students each year to young professionals and inspiring them to become the next generation of world business leaders.

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We would also like to thank Ashley Fina for her commitment and dedication to help those in need.

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Black Diamond Group, LLC is pleased to support Virtual Enterprises International in Honoring the Titan Entrepreneurs of the VE Venture Panel

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Salutes Virtual Enterprises International Black Diamond Group, LLC on its Annual Gala is pleased to support We join in honoring the Titan Entrepreneurs of the VE Venture Panel and celebrate the learning and fun the VE Venture Challenge offers to New York City’s Virtual Enterprises International public school students. in Honoring the

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Viacom proudly salutes the ongoing work of VEI and congratulates tonight’s honorees – Samer Hamadeh, Ben Lerer, Marie Moody and John Partilla.

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Learning starts with curiosity, is fed by discoveries, and continues for a lifetime. Education lays the foundation for the future. Wells Fargo Commercial Real Estate salutes Virtual Enterprises International.

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© 2018 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. PDS-1072983 We are proud tos upport Virtual Enterprises International’s 20178 Youth Business Summit and AACSB-accredited The Princeton Review Ranked a College President’s Higher Education #1 in the East School of Business “Best Business Schools” of Distinction Community Service Ranked Best Collegiate congratulate all of the student Honor Roll Athletic Teams participants

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Named one of 10 “Hot Colleges in the Making” -Forbes

$100 90% million Student to Faculty More than 200 Percent of Faculty Alumni living Awarded in Leader in ratio full-time faculty with Ph.D. or highest around the world financial aid Experiential degree in their field Learning

LIU Post is proud to Issued by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. ©2016 HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Member FDIC. partner and support VEI 01278 211107 liu.edu/post ug_biz_ads.indd 1 4/2/18 1:07 PM Congratulations to our honorees Samer Hamadeh, Ben Lerer, Marie Moody, and John Partilla, and to the next generation of business leaders.

Dr. Charlotte K. Frank & Family

In honor of Debra Weiser and her commitment to helping others advance

With love and admiration, Joyce and Steven Bloom

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