Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019

#Growing Opportunities, Awakening Leaders

GROWING OPPORTUNTIES, AWAKENING LEADERS SAY YES BUFFALO ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 Growing Opportunities, Awakening Leaders We asked students, parents and staff to share how Say Yes Buffalo is growing opportunities, awakening leaders!

.A. “When we were homeless, I had to constantly TABLE OF CONTENTS .O L. remind myself not to fall apart. I want the G S . best future for my kids. Sometimes parents Welcome ...... 3 # go through things their own parents don’t understand, but other people do; like my Say Top 10 Highlights from 2018-2019 ...... 5 Yes Family Support Specialist. I want to be able to take my kids on trips, for them to attend About Say Yes Buffalo ...... 9 college, and not to make the same mistakes I PK-12 Supports and Services ...... 10 did.” College Level Supports and Services ...... 12 —Laquita Hill, parent Introducing the Buffalo College Success Network ...... 14 Governance “I wouldn’t have been able to go to Morgan .O.A. L . Scholarship Board ...... 17 State. I encourage all students to apply for Say G S # Operating Committee ...... 18 Yes Buffalo’s Scholarship whether it’s for as . SUNY, private, or HBCU. Say Yes lays multiple Community Leadership Council Co-Chairs ...... 19 opportunities at your feet.” Endowment Campaign Committee ...... 20 —Cameron Wilson, Morgan State University student Profiles (civil engineering) Scholar Spotlight: Nyles Moore ...... 21 Scholar Spotlight: Deja Thompson ...... 23 .O.A. L . “Being the first person in my family to go to Parent Spotlight: Aaronda Vick ...... 25 G S # . college came with tremendous responsibilities, Donor Spotlight: Dan Boland ...... 26 especially financially. Without Say Yes I may Donor Spotlight: BlueCross BlueShield not have been able to cover the cost of my of Western New York ...... 27 attendance.” —Darisa Bridges, student at SUNY Erie (psychology) Impact Dashboard ...... 29 Donors to the Scholarship ...... 33 Team Contributors to the Scholarship ...... 38 .O.A. L “For me, it’s more than just a tuition scholarship. G . Our Team ...... 39 S It’s that extra help like completing the FAFSA, # . the mentor program, and the summer academy CREDITS PHOTOGRAPHS © Katie Schneider Photography | © Khari Imagery programs that really help a student like me, whose parents didn’t go college themselves.” —Alia Brown, SUNY Buffalo State (media production)

2 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD CHAIR AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Welcome to Say Yes Buffalo’s Bill Joyce David Rust 2018-2019 Report to the Community! Chair of the Say Yes Executive Director of Buffalo Scholarship Say Yes Buffalo Board

Please allow me to introduce myself—my the way it has improved the quality of life Say Yes Buffalo is working closely with local name is Bill Joyce and I am the new Say Yes for thousands of students in Buffalo through institutions of higher education, including Buffalo Scholarship Board Chair. It has been education, but because this first-class initiative Buffalo State College, Medaille College, SUNY a pleasure to serve on this Board for the past is measurable and visible. The impressive and Erie, Villa Maria College and the University at eight years under the stewardship of Alphonso unprecedented outcomes of this organization, Buffalo. Each of these schools has hired college O’Neil-White and I look forward to leading the outlined within, have caught the attention success counselors who will work individually Board for this truly special organization. I want of national philanthropies who see Buffalo’s with Say Yes students at their schools in order to thank Alphonso for his unwavering support students as a worthwhile investment with great to increase retention rates and, ultimately, of Say Yes Buffalo’s mission and his inspiring potential. Here at Say Yes Buffalo, we couldn’t graduation rates. This important work will fall commitment to lifting up the bright young agree more. under the umbrella of the newly-established people of Buffalo through education. He has We are thrilled to announce a $3.6 million Buffalo College Success Network, which will been a vital leader of this initiative and we owe a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, convene and facilitate local knowledge to align debt of gratitude to him for his leadership. which will fund work aimed at drastically existing college success programs under a single The work of Say Yes Buffalo is unique increasing post-secondary success for the strategy to improve post-secondary access and because its success is evident not only in students of Buffalo. As part of this initiative, success. You’ll read more about this exciting new

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 3 program in this annual report. accomplishments of the Say Yes Buffalo As you may recall, last year, the Say partnership and look forward to continued .O.A. L Yes…Forever campaign launched, with gains in the future. As always, none of this G . S the goal to fund tuition scholarships work could have been possible without # . in perpetuity through a $100 million the unwavering support of our investors endowment. Seeded by a $25 million and partners. Thank you for joining us anonymous challenge gift and a $10 as we strive to make tuition-free college million commitment from the State of New education available to Buffalo’s students for

York, and in partnership with the team many decades to come. “Without Say Yes I probably would have of volunteers who serve on the Say Yes not been able to afford Daemen College, Endowment Committee chaired by Nick Gratefully, let alone a college of my choice; and my and Courtney Sinatra, we are looking to mentor is like another mother figure to me, she’s family. I can talk to her about anything raise an additional $25 million from local and she always keeps it real with me.” sources (of which $5 million has been —Dayonna Johnson, Daemen College student committed to date), $25 million from (psychology) and participant in Mentoring national funders, and $15 million from Program William Joyce, David Rust, state governments. Once raised, Buffalo’s Chair of the Say Yes Buffalo Executive Director of students will have access to a tuition-free Scholarship Board Say Yes Buffalo .O.A. L college education for generations to come. G . S We are so proud to celebrate the # . success of the more than 1,000 Say Yes Buffalo scholars who have graduated with two- or four-year degrees and look forward to sharing their stories—and those of the more than 2,500 scholars who are on their “Summer Camp is a place for children to way to graduating—with all of you, who become anything they want to be with the have invested so much in their education encouragement of the staff. When it comes to children they are our future, and I want and future. Here at Say Yes Buffalo, we share them to be anything they want to be.” your enthusiasm for seeing the youngest —Charmesa Brown, Director and Full Site among us earn college degrees, find gainful Coordinator at William C. Baird Boys & Girls employment, and contribute meaningfully Club located on Bailey Avenue to the city they call home. We hope you enjoy reviewing the work of the past school year enclosed in this report. We are proud of the

4 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS 2018-2019 2. Gates Foundation Investment Helps Launch the Buffalo College Success Network The Buffalo College Success Network is here! Thanks to a $3.6 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Buffalo Public School graduates will now have curriculum, mental health clinics, and access to on-campus success counselors and near- peer mentors to ensure a successful transition from high school to college. The work of the 3. Community Schools Receive Buffalo College Success Network will focus on “2019 Districts of Distinction”Award increasing persistence so that more students In 2016, the Buffalo Public Schools and will graduate with a postsecondary degree, Say Yes Buffalo joined forces to bring the 1. Say Yes...Forever Campaign bringing additional revitalization to our Strong Community Schools initiative to 13 Raises $40 Million already booming economy. Special thank you struggling elementary and high schools. The Say Yes…Forever campaign to fund the to Buffalo State College, SUNY Erie, Medaille As part of the initiative, four Parent Centers Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship in perpetuity was College, Villa Maria College, University at also opened at high schools across the city. launched in 2018. A five-year effort lead by Buffalo and the Buffalo Public Schools for Through Strong Community Schools, the campaign co-chairs Nick and Courtney Sinatra, collaborating on this important effort. schools were positioned as a resource to the $100 million campaign was seeded by a the neighborhood–ultimately leading to $25 million anonymous challenge gift that improved student learning, increased parent must be matched with $25 million each from engagement, and healthier students. Since local funders, national funders, and New York that launch, Community School Saturday State. We are grateful to the more than 100 Academies have had more than 94,000 visits local donors who have committed nearly $5 across four zones, and the Parent Centers million to the $25 million local campaign to have assisted over 25,000 parents. In 2019, the date, especially First Niagara Foundation in Strong Community Schools received the “2019 Partnership with KeyBank for their $2 million Districts of Distinction Award” from national gift to establish the Gary M. Crosby Endowed thought leader District Administration. Say Yes Scholarship Fund and Delaware North/The Buffalo thanks the hundreds of partners who Jacobs Family for their second $1 million implement high quality programs, and the commitment. entire community for your active participation.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 5 5. Summer Camp Programs Grow This past summer marked the fifth year that Say Yes partnered with Buffalo Public Schools, Erie County, the City of Buffalo, faith and community-based organizations to provide free summer enrichment camps to students ages five through 12. More than 1,300 students took part in the six-week camps which provide breakfast, lunch, a mix of academic enrichment, and fun meant 6. Citi Foundation Makes Third to engage students to prevent summer- Grant to Internship and Career learning-loss. Thirty-one sites were active Pathways Program around the city and of those, 27 provided a full-day of programming. Funding for the We are thankful to Citi Foundation for their camps comes from the Cullen Foundation, partnership and support of our scholars. The 4. New Program Supports Students City of Buffalo, Erie County, the Buffalo Public Foundation recently donated an additional With Chronic Health Conditions Schools, and Say Yes Buffalo. $100,000 for a total of $600,000 toward the Internship & Career Pathways Program, that With generous support from the BlueCross has grown tremendously over the past year. BlueShield of Western New York Blue Fund, A total of 77 students were hired across 86 Say Yes expanded the types of services internships for the spring and summer of 2019. available to families in Buffalo’s schools to Over the summer, interns also participated in six support those students managing chronic professional development workshops to further health conditions. Now active in 10 schools, enhance their skills in preparation for the students dealing with asthma, diabetes, and workforce. At the conclusion of their internships trauma have access to wrap-around supports and workshops, eligible students were able that include a specific focus on the medical to receive a Chromebook to aid them in their condition(s) that might hinder their school studies. Thank you to Citi, all the employers that performance. In the first year, 140 students partnered with Say Yes Buffalo to hire students, were served with a goal to double that in and to the Say Yes Scholars for doing a great year two. job!

6 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 8. More Parents Received Support Through Buffalo Public Schools Since 2016, in partnership with Buffalo Public Schools, Say Yes Buffalo and dozens of community partners, Parent Centers at Lafayette, East, Bennett, and South Park high schools have served over 25,785 parents through 9,548 engagement activities. Through Parent Academy and Adult Education workshops and frequent engagement activities throughout the year, parents are informed, supported, and equipped to support themselves and their students. Free meals 7. New Program Targets Pre-K are offered at all Parent Academy workshops, Students’ Development Adult Education classes, and parent & family engagement activities. Since 2016, 21,192 meals Say Yes in partnership with Buffalo Public have been served to thousands of parents and Schools and Help Me Grow WNY screened 70% families. of all three-and four-year-olds entering the Buffalo schools for the 2018-19 school year to help assess their social- emotional growth and development. Parents with students who are determined to be off-track are connected to community and school-based supports to address any challenges identified and ensure their children start their school careers ready to thrive.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 7 10. Breaking Barriers Participating in Cities United National Convening From August 20-23, a delegation of young men from the Say Yes Buffalo Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council attended the Cities United National Convening in Hampton, Virginia. The goal of the convening was to further establish policies and strategies that reduce homicides and shootings of young men of color. The students were introduced to mayors from around the nation, and other young people who are committed to restoring hope, building pathways to justice, employment, and education and increasing opportunities for boys and young men of color. Students also participated in the 2019 Commemoration of the First African 9. 2019 College Kickoff A Success! Landing which remembered the first enslaved Africans brought to America 400 On one of the first Saturdays this summer, nearly years prior, at Point Comfort, Virginia. 200 high school seniors filled Bennett High School to learn what they could expect from the college experience. Thanks to our many college partners, staff, and the Buffalo Public Schools, our students will be better prepared for this next step in their educational journey.

8 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 ABOUT SAY YES BUFFALO

Say Yes Buffalo is a landmark partnership that brings together the Buffalo Public School District, parents, the Buffalo Teachers Federation, the Buffalo Association of Administrators and Supervisors, higher education, the City of Buffalo, Erie County, Say Yes to Education, Inc., and a diverse group of Buffalo area corporate, non-profit, and philanthropic organizations to organize people, time, money and resources to provide holistic, year-round support to Buffalo Public School District students throughout their K-12 years and beyond. Say Yes Buffalo and its partners believe every student can graduate high school and college when given the proper supports, resources and opportunities.

Say Yes Buffalo partners facilitate comprehensive supports, including tuition scholarships to one of more than 170 colleges and universities for those who meet residency, graduation and admission requirements. These supports are aligned with what research indicates is needed to enable every child in the program to achieve his or her potential and include: • After school and summer programming • College preparation supports • College scholarships • Health care • Legal services • Mental health care • Mentoring • Paid internships • Social services and family supports

When it was announced in December 2011, Say Yes Buffalo became the second Say Yes chapter to partner with an entire city school district. Other cities where Say Yes has had a presence are Cambridge, MA; Hartford, CT; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA ; Syracuse, NY; Guilford County, NC and Cleveland, OH.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 9 PROGRAMS & SUPPORTS FOR BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PK-12 The Say Yes Buffalo Partnership brings student and family support services directly into school buildings, making them easier to access. The programs and services explained here are available to assist Buffalo Public School students reach their full academic potential, and prepare them for high school graduation, college and career.

Social Services & Health Home Care Coordination In-School and Mobile Health Care Say Yes Buffalo school-based staff, called Family Support Some schools have in-school health clinics that provide students Specialists (FSS), provide services to every school building. with basic health care, including physical screenings and They are responsible for working with students struggling with immunizations. Mobile Health Buses are parked at various school attendance or behavior problems and their families to get back locations to provide primary and reproductive health care to on track. FSS connect students and their families to health, mental students where in-school services are not available. Services health, after school, and basic needs programs. They also provide are provided by licensed medical professionals and are billed to individual and group mentoring for the student and/or family the student’s health insurance (private insurance or Medicaid). to assist with navigating school processes including registration, Families who do not have health insurance will receive help with enrollment and parent-teacher conferences. Service is provided getting it. to students and families through two programs, school-based preventive services, and health home care coordination. Legal Advice In partnership with the ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, free Mental Health Care legal advice is available for all Buffalo Public School students and Mental health counseling is available to students within their families on non-criminal legal matters, year-round. Clinic hours are school buildings. Participation in counseling can be self-identified as follows on days when school is in session: Wednesdays at the or referred by teachers, parents, and other school building BPS Adult Education Center, 12:00-2:00pm and Thursdays at East administrators. Services are provided by licensed clinical mental Community High School, 3:30-5:30pm. During summer months health professionals and are billed to the student’s health legal clinics operate at the Adult Education Center on Wednesdays insurance (for example: private insurance or Medicaid). from 12:00-2:00pm.

10 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 Summer Camp Boys and Men of Color Free summer camp is available for Buffalo Public School students The Say Yes Buffalo “Breaking Barriers” Youth Leadership Council in pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Summer camp combines is a program of the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable’s academics with fun enrichment activities and are located Boys and Men of Color Initiative. This program is aimed at throughout the city at churches and community centers. accelerating positive outcomes for boys and young men of color across the cradle-to-career continuum. Participation is open Early Childhood Development to young men of color ages 12-24 years. Participants agree to In partnership with Help Me Grow WNY, resources are available to a one year commitment where they learn how to elevate their families for the monitoring of child development from birth to six years voices to advocate for social justice, racial equity, and policy as well as ongoing support during those years to keep children on change in our community. For more information, visit www. track and growing strong. Help Me Grow also provides free support to breakingbarriersbuffalo.org. families, caregivers, and educators to help identify young children at risk for developmental or behavioral challenges. This connects them College and Financial Aid Application Supports to community-based services and supports that address any issues Free services are available to students applying to college and identified. Visit www.helpmegrowny.org for more information. for financial aid. Through the FAFSA Completion Project and the NYGEAR UP Program, students can get one-on-one help deciding Strong Community Schools what colleges to apply to, how to prepare a great application, and A Community School brings together school and community how to prepare and apply for financial aid. Services are available in resources to improve student learning, create stronger families, every public high school building. Talk to your school’s Guidance and healthier communities. It integrates academics, health Counselor or call the FAFSA Completion Office at 716-645-1116 or and social services, youth and community development, and visit www.cscbuffalo.org for more information. community engagement. Twenty-one schools have become a hub of information and resources to meet the needs of students, parents, and community members. For a full list of Community Schools activities, visit www.buffaloschools.org/ communityschools.

Parent Centers BPS Parent Centers are located at four Community High Schools (Bennett, East, Lafayette, and South Park). The Parent Centers provide families with education, resources, and programming that build parents’ knowledge, skills, and networks for supporting and partnering in their child’s education. To achieve this goal, a variety of activities, services, and learning sessions are offered daily. In addition, the welcoming atmosphere attracts adults for relaxation and self-care for children in our purposeful play areas. For more information visit www.buffaloschools.org/Page/3630.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 11 PROGRAMS & SUPPORTS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Once a Buffalo public or charter school student graduates from high school and enrolls at any SUNY/CUNY or Say Yes partner private college, they become a Say Yes Buffalo Scholar. As a Scholar, they are eligible for additional supports and services after they graduate from high school.

College Kickoff for Incoming Freshmen Scholar Mentoring Program Each summer, Say Yes Buffalo hosts a free “College Kickoff” event Buffalo Public School graduates entering their freshman year at a to introduce students to what to expect when they get to college, Western New York college or university can apply to be matched and give them the tools to be successful once they begin. All with a mentor. The pair meets consistently for 18 months, and the graduating high school seniors are eligible to attend. mentor guides the student through the transition to college.

Internship & Career Pathways Program Summer Success Academies Buffalo Public School graduates who have completed their first Say Yes Buffalo scholars who attend Buffalo State College, SUNY year of college are able to apply for paid internships at companies Erie or Medaille College have the opportunity to enroll in free and organizations throughout Western New York. Students are summer programs prior to the start of their freshman college year supported with coaching, workshops and trainings on topics to help put them on track to be successful once they officially start such as resumes, preparing cover letters, interviewing skills, classes. Students are eligible to be paid for participating through and networking. These opportunities have been cultivated the City of Buffalo’s Mayor Summer Youth Employment program. specifically to provide a direct pipeline from college to career after students earn their degree. More information is available at SayYesToYourCareer.org.

12 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 SAY YES BUFFALO SAY YES BUFFALO SCHOLARSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS WHO:

Say Yes Buffalo provides scholarships and grants 1. Reside in the city of Buffalo. to eligible graduates of Buffalo public and 4. Enroll full-time at a Say Yes 2. At minimum, complete grades charter schools to all State University of New York college within one year of high 9-12, in consecutive years, at a school graduation; and, (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) public or charter school in the and nearly 100 private colleges and universities. City of Buffalo or enroll in and 5. Apply for all federal and state Eligible students who enroll at a Say Yes complete the Buffalo Public financial aid programs available participating college can receive a scholarship School Adult Education College (FAFSA and TAP), including to cover up to 100% of the cost of tuition after Career Institute. Selective Service as required by law. Federal, State and institutional aid have been 3. Graduate from a public or applied. charter school in Buffalo in June 2013 or after.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 13 BUFFALO COLLEGE SUCCESS NETWORK Takes Aim at College Persistence and Completion

In June 2019 it was announced that the opportunities for investment that could Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded further remove barriers to postsecondary the Say Yes Buffalo Partnership a $3.6 completion for Buffalo students. million investment. This generous funding The initiative has set in motion an supports the newly-established Buffalo outcome-driven movement that will fortify College Success Network and other efforts the work and vision of Say Yes Buffalo. to help students from communities of The mission is not only to graduate more color and those who are from low-income students with a postsecondary degree, but households to successfully matriculate, to revitalize the local economy by assuring persist and complete college. that the next generation has all the tools The grant was awarded after an intensive and education to perform the work of the yearlong grant proposal submission future. In the next 10 years, there will be process which included Say Yes Buffalo, 165,000 open jobs in Buffalo, and 64% Buffalo Public Schools and five local higher of those will require a postsecondary education institutions including, Buffalo credential. In order for the young people State College, Medaille College, SUNY Erie, of Buffalo to be competitive and prepared the University at Buffalo, and Villa Maria for these jobs, they must earn a degree or College. Leaders from these institutions certificate. Through the Buffalo College worked collectively to identify specific Success Network efforts, we intend to

14 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 The Buffalo College Success Network is comprised of representatives from Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo State College, Medaille College, Say Yes Buffalo, SUNY Erie, Villa Maria College, and University at Buffalo to increase postsecondary persistence and graduation rates.

increase the amount of students going To achieve these goals, the Buffalo college, and pair current Say Yes Scholars on to college as well as the number of College Success Network will implement with new students in a near-peer students who successfully complete their a suite of strategies including mentorship program. degrees. Enrollment and persistence are increased case management for Say We are thrilled to embark on these the keys to this initiative. Yes Buffalo scholars at each of the ambitious initiatives with the support of partner institutions in order to increase the Gates Foundation, and of our crucial The goals of the grant are threefold: retention rates, realizing that getting partnerships with local institutions of 1. Increase postsecondary persistence students to college is not the end of higher education. It has always been for all Say Yes Buffalo scholars who the story. In addition to one-on-one Say Yes Buffalo’s goal to light the way access services with a focus on low- case management, the Buffalo College for the young people of Buffalo so that income students and students of color Success Network will work to embed mental and behavioral 2. Increase postsecondary enrollment health clinics on each of the for graduates of Buffalo’s Public partnering campuses and Schools, with a focus on low-income strengthen resources that are students and students of color already working. Finally, this 3. Creation of a comprehensive P–12 initiative will create a coordinated data system that has capacity to data system shared by high expand to P–16 school and college partners, develop a seamless curriculum for transition from high school to

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 15 Welcome P-16 Initiative Background Information

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation envisions a future in which all namedU.S. student a p-16s—from Say Yes Buffalopreschool to postsecondar partnershipy—have access to educational opportunitiescommunity that enable by them the to develop the knowledge, skills and agency needed to thrive as adults and contribute to their communities. To make this vision a reality, the foundation supports initiatives focused on ensuring that race, ethnicity and income are no longer predictors of outcomes and that all Bill & Melindalearners across the Gates Pre-K to postsecondary Foundation continuum are on track to earn a credential that carries labor market value. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation believes that every student in the United States should The foundation’s U.S. Program staff has been on a multi-year journey to learn more about a have access to quality educationalstudent’s opportunities, educational experiences from preschoolfrom preschool to through postsecondary completion of acompletion, credential. That that enable them to thrive as journeyadults., spa Thenning Foundation multiple teams, seeks includes to contributions de ne exemplary from the U.S. P Policy– 16 andwork Advocacy team, Pacific Northwest’s Road Map Project and P-16 teams made up of staff from across U.S. and identify how the foundationProgram can’s beststrategy impact teams. Overthe theP – last 16 two eld. years, the foundation’s exploration has intensified, as it aims to better understand how communities focus their work across the education continuum and determine how the foundation can best support and help accelerate progress. In the fourth quarterThese of 2017, ve U.S. communities Program leadership will implement established longer strategies-term cross aimed-strategy at improving the communities / yearsteams to accelerate the work. One is the P-16 Community Investment Team. 5 2 educational outcomes across the Pre-K to postsecondary continuum The foundation is making 2-yearFive Select Communities Join the Initiative

investments in 5 communities as part of the P-16 initiative Tacoma, WA Buffalo to Buffalo, NY What is p-16? receive P-16 is a term used to describe the

goal of creating a public education Chattanooga, TN continuum from “P” which is pre-K, $2.9M through “16” which is a degree Dallas, TX To launch the Bualo College Success Network beyond grade 12 of high school, up to and including a certi cate, 2-year Rio Grande Valley, TX or 4-year degree

The P-16 Community Investment Team seeks to define exemplary P-16 work and identify how the foundation can best impact the P-16 field. A key part of the team’s work includes two-year investments Comprisedin the five communities of participating in the P-16 Community Investment Initiative: The Buffalo College Buffalo, Chattanooga,representatives Dallas, the Rio from: Grande Valley and Tacoma. As the project moves forward and grantees implement strategies using foundation funding, the P-16 CommunityGOALS Investment Success Network Team will continue to grow its understanding of high-quality P-16 work. We are especially interested in learningSay Yes more Buffalo about how the foundation can support1 Increase students postsecondary of color and low- persistence Will be responsible for income students;Buffalo how we Public define theSchools unique contributions the foundation can make; and how we Increase postsecondary enrollment implementing and Buffalo State College 2 evaluating the of Bualo Public School students strategies presented Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationMedaille | P-16 College Initiative Welcome Packet 3 SUNY Erie 3 Create a data system allowing for to the Foundation collaboration between the public The University at Buffalo over the two-years of school district and institutions of the investment Villa Maria College higher education Strategies 3 4 to achieve priority outcomes Embed recent high school NEW ON-Campus near-peer graduates who have college mental health Clinics mentors successfully transitioned to success 1 college in public high schools, 11 Establish on-campus mental to mentor their peers on their Counselors health clinics to support path to postsecondary success Hire 11 new counselors to work students dealing with social, one-on-one with students to emotional or traumatic remove any barriers to their challenges that could Implement a mandatory academic success on the negatively impact their college transition campuses of Bualo State College, ability to complete a 2 curriculum Medaille College, SUNY Erie and postsecondary degree in public high schools Villa Maria College

they may lead lives enriched by a college education. To elevate the students of Buffalo and, by extension, Buffalo itself is .O.A. L “You can always find me at a Say Yes fundraiser, banquet, . an overarching aim of Say Yes Buffalo. We G S or community meeting. I’m just a huge supporter of the are so proud that others in this great city, # . program, and always encourage students to take advantage and throughout the nation, see the bright of the many internships, jobs, and even community service young people of Buffalo as we do. opportunities that they provide.” We extend a resounding thank you to the —Aleya-Marie Sales, 2017 Say Yes Scholar Graduate of Canisius College and Admissions Counselor, D’Youville College Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and to our partners for supporting this vital work.

.A. L “The most rewarding part about being a .O . G S Community School Navigator is being able to . help with anything students, staff, or parents # need help with.” —Joyce Stilson, Bennett Campus Community School Navigator

16 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 2018-2019 SCHOLARSHIP BOARD MEMBERS

CLOTILDE MELISSA TRINA GENE PEREZ-BODE DANIS J. ROGER BAUMGART BURRUSS CHASIN DEDECKER GEHL, PH.D HUNGERFORD

ALPHONSO PETER JEREMY WILLIAM L. DANIEL O’NEIL- GARY HUNT JACOBS, JR. JOYCE LEWIS WHITE QUENNEVILLE

REVEREND RACHELLE HUGH KATIE HON. HUGH NICK STEPHEN ROBINSON RUSS III SCHNEIDER SCOTT SINATRA SWIFT

The Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Board focuses on fundraising and policy related to the program’s scholarships. This board is comprised of private individuals who are volunteering their time to raise the funds needed to provide the Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship in perpetuity. Scholarship Board members also determine eligibility and administrative guidelines and advocate on behalf of the program.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 17 DR. HON.SHARON CRYSTAL KATHERINE OTIS T. BELTON- BOLING- MARIE DR. KRINER GENE CONWAY- BARKER, SR. COTTMAN* BARTON CANNON CASH CHASIN TURNER Deputy Commissioner, President, Buffalo President, Buffalo Council Commissioner of Social Superintendent, President, President, City of Buffalo Board of Education & of School Supervisors & Services, Erie County Buffalo Public Schools Say Yes to Education, Inc. Buffalo State College Representative, Ferry Administrators District 2018-2019

CLOTILDE PEREZ-BODE DR. MATTHEW DR. ELLEN DR. THERESA MOLLY DR. DAN DR. WILL DEDECKER GIORDANO GRANT* HARRIS-TIGG** HIRSCHBECK HOCOY KERESZTES President/CEO, President, Deputy Mayor, East District Representative, Communications Director, President, Chief of Intergovernmental Community Foundation Villa Maria College City of Buffalo Buffalo Board of Education Office of Senator Tim Kennedy SUNY Erie Affairs, Planning & for Greater Buffalo Community Engagement, Buffalo Public Schools

DR. BARBARA DR. KENNETH BLYTHE T. DR. WENDY SAM PHIL SEALS- JERRY M. MACUR MERRILL MISTRETTA* RADFORD** RUMORE NEVERGOLD** TURCOTTE President, Senior Vice President for President, District Parent President, District Parent President, Buffalo President and Member- Co-chair, Buffalo Parent Medaille College Programs, The John R. Oishei Coordinating Council Coordinating Council Teachers Federation at-large, Buffalo Board of Teacher Organization Foundation Education The Say Yes Buffalo Operating Committee meets every three weeks to monitor progress and ensure stability of programs. This body is comprised of city officials, the County Commissioner of Social Services, parent leaders, the Board of Education, Superintendent, teachers’ and administrators’ union presidents, higher education officials and leaders from the region’s two largest private foundations. *Term Began July 2019 **Term Completed June 2019 COMMITTEE MEMBERS OPERATING

18 | Say Yes BuffaloReport to the Community 2018-2019 The 2018-2019 Community Leadership Council was Chaired by: COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS 2018-2019 COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

HON. BYRON DR. CATHERINE HON. TIMOTHY ALPHONSO BROWN COLLINS KENNEDY O’NEIL-WHITE City of Buffalo New York State New York State Senate Say Yes Buffalo Board of Regents Scholarship

DR. BARBARA

HON. CRYSTAL MARIA PEOPLE-STOKES SEALS-NEVERGOLD WHYTE New York State Buffalo Board of Erie County Assembly Education

The Say Yes Buffalo Partnership gets much of its strength from the collaborative governance bodies that govern and guide its work. At the top of the structure is the Say Yes Buffalo Community Leadership Council, which is chaired by the Mayor, Deputy Erie County Executive, President of the Board of Education, the New York State Department of Education Regent, New York State Senator and New York State Assemblyperson for our region and the Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Board Chair. This body meets three times per year to tackle barriers to the work of Say Yes Buffalo, share updates on the partnership’s overall progress and provide opportunities for public input and dialogue.

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LAUREN TRINA JAMIL LEAH ALICE DR. JEANETTE DR. WENDY BAYNES BURRUSS CREWS HALTON-POPE JACOBS JURASEK MISTRETTA 43 North Northwest Bank Say Yes Buffalo Office of Majority Leader Delaware North Retired President, Buffalo Public Schools Crystal Peoples-Stokes Medaille College District Parent Coordinating Council 2018-2019

REV. REV. SHANNON LINDA RACHELLE NICK COURTNEY TANYA JONATHAN PATCH RAY ROBINSON SINATRA SINATRA STAPLES STAPLES Delaware North LRay Consulting Deep Wells Ministry Sinatra and Co. Key Bank Say Yes Buffalo First Shiloh Baptist Say Yes Forever Scholarship Forever Say Yes Real Estate Church COMMITTEE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN MORGAN STEVE NICOLE JERRY TED WILLIAMS- REV. VICKI SWIFT SWIFT TURCOTTE WALSH BRYANT ZUST BlueCross BlueShield of Community Volunteer Buffalo Parent-Teacher Walsh Duffield Cos., Inc. Girl Scouts of WNY St. Paul’s Episcopal Church WNY Organization

The Say Yes Forever Scholarship Endowment Campaign Committee, chaired by Nick and Courtney Sinatra, focuses on fundraising for the Say Yes Buffalo Endowment Fund. The Say Yes Forever Campaign is a 5-year, $100 million campaign that is seeded by a $25 million anonymous challenge grant and will ensure the Say Yes Buffalo scholarship is funded in perpetuity. The committee is comprised of business, community, religious and parent leaders.

20 | Say Yes BuffaloReport to the Community 2018-2019 SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT Nyles Moore Villa Maria College, Class of 2020

Nyles Moore comes from a loving family, describes his relationship with staff and attended the event again but this time as a where his parents raised him and his his fellow students like a family. While at representative of Villa. While there, he spoke two siblings to stay close to one another. Villa, Moore has served as an Orientation to prospective students and families about “Because we’re all three years apart, we Leader and attends recruitment events so the college experience. really learned a lot from one another, he can get involved with incoming students. After the Kickoff, Moore realized there including what to expect in that next phase “I’ve been in their place before and know were more opportunities to get involved of our education or career.” how it feels to worry about taking a new with Say Yes and continue his quest to serve Moore’s educational journey began step in life. My goal is to become an official as a mentor. In 2018, he officially became a at Pinnacle Charter School and then ambassador for Villa so that I can continue Say Yes Ambassador. Through the program Hutchinson Central Technical High School to serve as a resource and mentor to future he has served as a keynote speaker at donor where he studied architectural engineering. students. I guess I can thank my family for events, where he was able to represent “I really wanted to work with my hands, and instilling this desire in my heart.” his peers and speak to their experience I knew this school offered a curriculum that During his senior year of high school, and need for the tuition scholarship and would further my knowledge and career Moore attended the first-ever Say Yes wraparound programs. As an ambassador, goals.” After leaving Hutch Tech, Moore went College Kickoff. The annual event gives Moore also attended workshops that helped to Villa Maria College to study animation. graduated high school seniors the tools to develop his “soft” skills, which have He’s currently a senior and enjoys the needed to make a smooth transition already come in handy. “I’m definitely more wholesome nature of the campus. Moore to college. The following year, Moore articulate and professional when presenting.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 21 I can now bring my ‘A’ game when speaking studying at Hutch Tech.” the fall of 2019. one-on-one or in front of a crowd, and I Looking ahead, he’s considering getting When asked about Say Yes, Moore said think those workshops definitely help with his master’s degree and pursuing a career “There’s so much to say. Say Yes gives you that.” According to Moore, serving as an in teaching. He and his friends recently the door. You just have to be willing to open ambassador for both Villa and Say Yes has finished the paperwork to establish a studio it.” helped him to offer key insights into the that will serve as a platform for artists to mindset of students. receive feedback on their work. They are Over the summer, Moore served as an looking to launch in early 2021. Moore was intern in the Education Department of the also offered a teacher’s assistant position Albright Knox Art Gallery. He connected at the Albright Knox. “I’m so ecstatic about to the opportunity through the Say Yes the future and this opportunity to teach. Internship and Career Pathways Program. It doesn’t happen everyday that you get “Working at the gallery gave me the chance to teach what you love with people who to explore my artistic side and develop new also have a passion for that subject,” added perspectives. I truly enjoyed the work and Moore. Moore is also interning in the never saw myself in that world when I was production department at Squeaky Wheel in

22 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT Deja Thompson University at Buffalo, BA ‘17, MSW ‘20, JD ‘21

In the courtroom, Deja Thompson helps to moments that she began to consider all the advantage. What I wasn’t prepared for was give youth a voice. ways to give back. “I realized that we all have the other resources that would come along Through the “Raise the Age” initiative, the power to strengthen communities. I with the financial support.” While pursuing Thompson is working with Legal Aid of thought long and hard about the road I’d a bachelor’s degree in social sciences with a Buffalo to represent juvenile offenders and take, and decided that I can influence policy concentration in legal studies at University advocate for their best interests. “In the legal and add real value by pursuing law and at Buffalo, Thompson was also meeting with system, one of your strongest assets is your social work.” a Say Yes coordinator on campus for help voice and having a representative who will With that goal in mind, Thompson navigating the college experience. make sure you’re heard,” said Thompson. “I moved full steam ahead, which she knew When she wasn’t in the classroom, think I was destined to work on behalf of would include an education. While at Thompson was serving as an intern in Buffalo’s youth and I’m excited for all the McKinley High School, she met with her the Say Yes school-based preventive opportunities ahead in my quest for justice school counselor and learned about a new program. She also provided support to for all.” organization with a promise to give Buffalo’s the Boys & Men of Color, Parent Center Thompson has been involved with students access to a college education. “I’m and Development teams. “Through all of civic engagement all her life. At an early a proud member of the first class of students these experiences I was able to get a true age, she was volunteering at community to graduate from high school in 2013 with a sense of the community. I helped facilitate centers, philanthropic events and working Say Yes Tuition scholarship. When I learned youth groups, went on home visits and to empower others. It was during these about the program, I knew I had to take participated in school-based trainings.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 23 These are experiences I might not have Yes to strengthen the scholar alumni and serve as a guiding light toward your had if it weren’t for Say Yes giving me the network, which will kick-off with an goals. It’s up to you to take the first step opportunity.” event in 2020. The purpose of the and have the courage to share your Today, Thompson is working on a event and larger initiative is to keep the story.” dual degree at the University at Buffalo, students connected to the community. which will conclude in 2020 with a “I’m exciting about the alumni network master’s degree in social work and a because it gives the scholars an Juris Doctor of Law in 2021. “Thanks to opportunity to give back to future Say Yes and its many partners I was able scholars,” said Thompson. to leave my undergraduate program When asked what advice she would debt-free. Realistically, I don’t know that offer to current Buffalo Public School I would have been able to pursue this students, Thompson said… “Don’t next phase of my education without that be afraid to try something new just help. I just can’t see how I could have because you haven’t seen it done before. afforded it.” Organizations like Say Yes are here to Thompson is currently assisting Say give you exposure to all that’s possible

24 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 PARENT SPOTLIGHT Aaronda Vick

Aaronda Vick and her daughter, Tierra her daughter Tierra Purdue was fearlessly repeat my mistakes, I always spoke to her Purdue, are a dynamic duo. going after her dreams. about the right and wrong way,” said Vick. Vick has been a single mother most of her A product of the Buffalo Public Schools, She took my advice, her own ambition and life, having raised Tierra while working a Purdue has always been ambitious. She was all the opportunities provided by Say Yes full-time job at Ingram Micro and pursuing an excellent student at Buffalo Academy and excelled.” an associate degree. Since graduating from for Visual and Performing Arts and spent Both women have come a long way since SUNY Erie, Vick has gone on to receive her countless hours in the school counselor’s it was just the two of them dreaming about bachelor’s and master’s degrees. “When office to prepare for college. During her setting the world on fire. Today, they’re people ask which of my academic programs many visits, Purdue learned about Say Yes doing just that. Vick recently started a new was the most difficult, I always say the first,” Buffalo. Since that first introduction to Say job, got married, and joined a faith-based said Vick. “In between classes and work, I Yes, Purdue has taken advantage of every group that encourages healthy lifestyles was a full-time mom. It was a real challenge.” opportunity that has come her way, from and time with God. Purdue just returned Vick was certainly busy, but her parents sharing her story and captivating audiences from a service trip to Africa and will earn her instilled a strong work ethic and encouraged at donor events to successfully turning an degree from Buffalo State College in May their children to pursue their education. internship at Northwest Bank into a full-time 2020. “Education was a big component of my job. Purdue was connected to the Northwest upbringing, but I wasn’t always sure where opportunity through the Say Yes Internship I was going in life.” While Vick, a self- and Career Pathways Program. proclaimed student, was finding her way, “Because I never wanted my daughter to

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 25 DONOR PROFILE Dan Boland

Dan Boland of Boland + Partners Real a daughter who turns two next year. Estate runs a company that invests Boland was introduced to Say Yes in rental properties and renovations. by local business leaders and through While his business might be in seeing media coverage about the residential and commercial properties, growth of the initiative. Boland his interest is in the sustainability always thought that Buffalo had such and future of our community, which great potential, but that the public includes a strong education system for school system was one of its biggest Buffalo’s students. challenges. Seeing how Say Yes was Born and raised in Western New York, helping to improve attendance, test Boland attended private schools before scores and graduation rates, Boland going to the University at Buffalo. knew he needed to get involved. He was passionate about math and Boland’s contribution to Say Yes is computers and received a bachelor’s monthly and goes far in ensuring that degree in Business. our entire city is a place where people Upon graduating, Boland moved to can learn, live and play. California but began purchasing real When asked about all that he’s estate in Buffalo when the market learned since partnering with Say Yes, was still moving slowly. “I always saw Boland said, “I’ve learned Say Yes is potential in Buffalo. Knowing this, I good for our economy. I love that every deciding to leave my job at a Fortune kid in our city, regardless of your zip 500 company for an opportunity to code, is guaranteed the option to go pursue my real estate dreams back to college. And, you can go and come home in Buffalo.” Real estate isn’t the away debt-free. That alone just puts you only thing that brought him home - down the right path.” Boland also met his wife before moving to California, so they made the decision to return home to Buffalo to start a family of their own. The couple now has

26 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 DONOR PROFILE BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

At Say Yes Buffalo, we often boast that in downtown Buffalo. Understanding the really been a tremendous mentoring partnership is our secret sauce. One of employment challenges we often face opportunity for both our employees and our key ingredients has been the support when trying to find and retain talent, we the students who spend their semesters we receive from BlueCross BlueShield of know that the health of the public school with our team,” added Snyder. To ensure Western New York. An early investor and system is good for the overall health of our the internship program is accessible believer in the promise of the Say Yes Buffalo community.” Both Say Yes and BlueCross to everyone, the team revised its job Scholarship, BlueCross BlueShield was at BlueShield understood that our city’s description to remove barriers, including the planning table nearly a decade ago economic renaissance could only continue a former requirement for interns to have a because they recognized the importance of if everyone is included and our homegrown vehicle. “We realized that rules like that are strengthening the Buffalo Public Schools. talent pool is prepared for the jobs that are inherently restrictive and really unnecessary. “It didn’t take much convincing for available. If a student can get to our building, we can us to get involved in bringing Say Yes Beyond its initial million-dollar get you to all of our community relations to our community,” said Julie Snyder, commitment to the Scholarship Fund, events.” Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing BlueCross BlueShield also extended its One of the first students to intern at and Communications Officer, BlueCross partnership with Say Yes Buffalo to include BlueCross BlueShield was Keiara Wilson, BlueShield of Western New York. “We have internship opportunities for Say Yes Buffalo who went on a mission trip to Africa been in this community for more than 80 scholars enrolled in postsecondary degree following her time with the company. When years, and our headquarters are right here programs. “The internship program has she returned one of her first stops was to

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 27 BlueCross BlueShield’ s offices to share the school-based comprehensive health experience. “Our interns are an integral part coordination in school, health promotion, of our team, and we want to continue to be patient and family support and service part of their story well beyond their days referrals to support students with chronic in our offices. We’re so proud of Keiara for health conditions. By the end of 2019, more the work she’s doing, but we encourage than 450 students received support. all students to stay in contact with their We are grateful for the generosity and internship supervisors. We want to keep commitment from BlueCross BlueShield, serving as a partner in the student’s career,” whose support will benefit our region for said Cait Zulewski, Director, Corporate years to come. Relations, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York. BlueCross BlueShield also funded the Say Yes Health Homes program. “Through the Blue Fund, our health-focused grant program, we have been able to leverage existing health home networks to address the vast heath needs of children in the Buffalo Schools,” said Snyder. The Health Home Care Management Program provides

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“Breaking Barriers is a brotherhood. It “Internships lead to improvement of “It’s one thing to have a mentor but it’s changes you and exposes you to new resumes, exposure to different fields, and another thing to have one that desires your things.” well-rounded students. Internships allow success as much as you do. She’s the best you to get your foot in the door.” thing that’s happened to me, she helped —Shawn Collins, South Park High School senior and member of Breaking Barriers —Tajae Williams, Medaille College student me find myself.” (biology and African American studies) and —Nia Morse, SUNY Fredonia student internship program participant (theater and creative writing) and participant in Mentoring Program 28 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 SAY YES BUFFALO IMPACT DASHBOARD

The Say Yes Buffalo Impact Dashboard is a collection of data points that the Say Yes Buffalo Partnership identified collaboratively to measure the impact of their work. Individual data points are updated annually as data becomes available at SayYesBuffalo.org.

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 29 SAY YES BUFFALO IMPACT DASHBOARD

2017-2018 Buffalo Public School Student Demographics

1% 4% Of students receive 82% free or reduced lunch

20% 46% Of students are English 18% language learner or A 9% limited English proficient BC 20%

Black or African American

White Buffalo Public District Enrollment

Asian or Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 32,500 32,165 32,000 31,815 Hispanic or Latino 31,398 31,500 31,359 31,203 Multiracial 31,000 30,750 American Indian or 30,500 Alaskan Native 30,000

2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018

30 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 Public School Graduation & FAFSA Completions College Matriculation Rates 1,800 1,435 1,438 1,500 1,474 Nationally, since 2012, postsecondary enrollments 1,214 1,292 1,188 have decreased overall by 2% and in New York 1,200 1,186 897 State they have dropped by 10%. But in Buffalo, 900 the overall number of students who enrolled in 600 postsecondary education has increased 8%. 300

0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Postsecondary *FAFSA completions differ due to class size. Enrollment Rate Operational Budget 2019-2020 57% 65% 2012 2018 Overall average increase of 8 points 14% Overhead costs since the launch of Say Yes Buffalo (Administrative 86% in 2012 Personnel, Office Student supports Expenses, $10.7 (Programs & Communications, Million Program Personnel) Events) High School Say Yes programs and operations are funded through a grant Graduation Rate from Say Yes to Education, Inc. and funding from public and private partners including the City of Buffalo, Erie County, Buffalo Public School District, the Community Foundation 49% 65% for Greater Buffalo, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, Citi 2012 2018 Foundation, Cullen Foundation, Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, Celia Lipton Farris & Victor W. Farris Foundation, 16 percentage point increase The Blue Fund, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. since the launch of Say Yes Buffalo in 2012

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 31 In addition to monitoring the outcomes stated in the Impact Dashboard, Say Yes is also committed to regular evaluation of the programs it Program Outcomes 2018-2019 supports. Below are outcomes of the 2018-2019 school year.

Community Schools Summer Camp Program Preventive Services Legal Clinics Program

1,345 5.25% FAMILY MEMBERS 378 received help 53,251 VISITS PRE-K THROUGH 6TH 5.25% INCREASE IN to Saturday Academies GRADE STUDENTS ATTENDANCE LOCAL ATTORNEYS by Buffalo Public School participated in free for students who 73 volunteered services students and parents 6 week summer camps received services

Internships & Career Mentoring Program Mental Health Clinics Pathways Program SCHOLAR PARTICIPANTS STUDENT INTERNS placed 141 86 MATRICULATED to college STUDENTS RECEIVED 95% ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT 90+ through internship application PERSISTED INDIVIDUALS process 91% from year 1 to year 2 of college 837 served 2018-2019 (Compared to 62% and 69%, respectively, for all Say Yes Buffalo Scholars)

32 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 Thank you to the individuals, families, foundations, businesses and organizations that have made gifts to Donors to the Scholarship fund annual Say Yes college scholarships for public and charter school students in Buffalo.

SAY YES BUFFALO Sue S. Gardner, in memory of Arnold Catherine and Matt Lincoln Mary Schohn and Larry ENDOWMENT FUND B. Gardner Bill and Linda* Magavern Lantinga The Joseph and Anna Gartner Kate and Tony Masiello Susan and David Schubbe, in honor Anonymous (7) Foundation of Vincent and Mary Walsh Jeffrey Meyer Adams Actuarial LLC Scott W. and Dr. Danis J. Gehl Hon. Hugh and Trudy Scott Sally Marks David H. and Joan B. Alexander Mr. Robert Glaser Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Joyce and Stuart Angert Dr. Philip Glick and Dr. Drucy Arlene & Ruth Mathews Fund honor of Chip Berry Monica Angle and Borowitz Carol and Kirk Maurer Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Sam Magavern Grant Golden, MD and Deborah Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mayo honor of Kevin Brinkworth Baillie Lumber Company Goldman Kevin D. and Mary Dobson Sinatra & Company Real Estate in honor of Gary Burns Dr. Maura Belliveau The Josephine Goodyear McDonald, in memory of Susan R. Foundation Bean Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Barbara Billings and Peter Neal Ellen E. Grant, Ph.D., LCSW-R Blythe Merrill and Jeffrey honor of Christopher and Mary Mrs. Beverly Blue in memory of Mrs. Lebsack Collins Sandree Blue Molly and Rob Greene in honor of Emily Wyckoff Miracle Missions Full Gospel Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Gretchen Brophy honor of Philip Corwin Denise Gueli Church Henry and Martha Bruner Sayumi Miura Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Harvard Business School Club of honor of John Militello and Duane Robert and Mary Ann Budin Buffalo The Mulroy Family Foundation, Cady James M. Wadsworth, Trustee Buffalo Bills Foundation The Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Sinatra & Company Real Estate in E.J. and Karen Butler Foundation, James M. Wadsworth, Jerri Nevilles honor of Walid Daham Trustee Chur Family Foundation Phyllis and Harry Newman Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Thomas Hunt and Laurie Dann honor of Edmund Eaves The Robert and Patricia Colby Sanford and Margery Nobel Xanthe John Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Foundation honor of Tom Fahland Todd Joseph and Barbara David and Ann Pawlik Linda Cornelius and Drew Ostfeld Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Neisser Tara Petrozzi and Thomas Bill and Anne Joyce honor of Richard Ferranti Curbell, Inc. Silvestrini Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Sinatra & Company Real Estate The Davis Family Foundation The Pierce Family Charitable in honor of Todd and Cindy Dan and Leslie Keane Foundation Clotilde and Adrian Dedecker III Goldstein Kathie A. Keller James and Danae Pieri Kevin D. and Mary Dobson Sinatra & Company Real Estate in McDonald, in memory of Susan R. Will and Debra Keresztes The Pike Company, Inc. memory of Gordon Gross Bean Cheyenne Ketter-Franklin Print2Web, LLC Sinatra & Company Real Estate in honor of John Grabski Hon. Susan and James Eagan Andrew Kist and Jacob Segal Bonnie Redder Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Ross and Mary Alice Eckert The Seymour H. Knox Rachelle & Kevin Robinson honor of Mark Jauquet Foundation Edison Street Baptist Church David and Jennifer Rust Sinatra & Company Real Estate Robert Elardo James and Leslie Kramer Family Paul and Ann Rutecki in honor of Kenneth Edward Evans Bank Lawley Insurance Saints’ Home Church of God in Christ Barrett John and Paula Feroleto Myra S. Lawrence Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Melinda R. Saran honor of Kert King Gallogly Family Foundation The Lewis Family Fund Say Yes to Education Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 33 Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Jeffrey Adams Elizabeth G. Clark honor of Lee Marc honor of Karen Pritzker Dr. Kevin Ahuna Kathryn L. Clune Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Durgham Alyasiri Mary Ann Clune honor of Larry Mattar honor of Gerald Cornish David Alfred Babs Conant and Camille Cox Sinatra & Company Real Estate Sinatra & Company Real Estate in in honor of Luis and Natalie honor of Scott McCarthy James and Kristin Allen Susan and Robert Conklin Mendez Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Joyce and Stuart Angert Brian Conley Sinatra & Company Real Estate in honor of Michael Glick Monica Angle and Sam Magavern Robert and Janie Constantine honor of Michael Militello Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Esther Annan Margot Copeland Sinatra & Company Real Estate in honor of Bill Paxon Glenn Arthurs Dr. Linda F. Pessar-Cowan honor of Anthony Nanula Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Sinatra & Company Real Estate in honor of Lee O. Signs Charles Balbach Beuline Crawford* honor of Philip Nanula Nicholas and Courtney Sinatra Tereka Baltimore Cathy Creighton and Sean Ryan Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Allan and Melissa Baumgart Michael Cross honor of Steven Nanula SJM3 Fund Betsy and Scott Behrend The Cross-Viola Family Sinatra & Company Real Leonard Skrill Estate in honor of Christopher Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr. Ms. Gina Bellavia and Mr. Eric Frank Kari Cunningham O’Donnell James and Cheryl Swiezy Ericka N. Bennett LaToya Cunningham Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Steve and Nicole Swift Barbara Billings and Peter Neal Paul Cunningham honor of Mark Ogiony Nancy Tobin and David* B. Filvaroff Joanne and James Biltekoff The Employees of Curbell, Inc. Sinatra & Company Real Estate in honor of Paul Nanula True Bethel Baptist Church Peter and Judith Biltekoff Alfonzo and Tara Cutaia Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Vogt Family Foundation Anne L. Bird Richard W. Cutting* honor of Eric Reich Debbie and Michael Walsh Ann and Dennis Bischof Erik J. Daniels Sinatra & Company Real Estate Edward and Claire White Robert Blue Dr. Nathan Daun-Barnett in honor of William and Carol Lorenz Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Brandon M. Boudreault Mark and Nancy Davis Matching Grants Program Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Belmore H. Bridgford Valerie J. DeBerry honor of Lisa Williams Kevin Wyckoff David & Jeri Brooks Clotilde and Adrian Dedecker III Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Zenner and Ritter, Inc. Barbara Bono Genevieve DeCarlo honor of Tony Zinaty The Reverend Vicki Zust Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram Beth and Peter Demakos Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Willow and Gary Brost Kevin Demme honor of Marian McCarthy NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS Henry and Martha Bruner Scott Dempsey Sinatra & Company Real Estate in THAT BENEFIT SAY YES honor of Rachid Cheaib BUFFALO Ruth D. Bryant and Earl M. Lynch David and Janet Desmon Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Charles G. Duffy Jr. and Virginia Leahy Robert and Mary Ann Budin Richard and Cornelia Dopkins honor of George Churakod Duffy Scholarship Fund Jessica Burgholzer Timothy Dowdell Sinatra & Company Real Estate in Gary M. Crosby Endowed Scholarship Kara Burke Anne Downey honor of Michael Hook Fund Timothy Bush Amy S. Downing Sinatra & Company Real Estate in honor of Savino and Virginia SAY YES BUFFALO Bruce Buyers Missy and Ryan Dunn Nanula SCHOLARSHIP FUND Johanna Caplan Henry and Bonita Durand Sinatra & Company Real Estate in INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES Jeanne M. Cheney James* and Gayle Eagan honor of Roger Hungerford Anonymous (37) Dr. K. Kent and Susan Chevli Hon. Susan and James Eagan

34 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 Ross and Mary Alice Eckert Yvonne Hargrave Will and Debra Keresztes Ashley Middleton Robert Elardo & Elizabeth Tommaney Chalmers Harris James and Leslie Kramer Family Michael and Katie Militello Judy Ervin Romunda Marie Harris Karl and Judith Kristoff Elizabeth Minns Estate of Susan Bean Jason Hedberg Michael and Andrea Kuettel Dominic and Patti Montaldi Christofer Fattey Dr. Richard P. Hershberger Patrick and Angela Larkin Alex Montante Christopher Faus Johanna Hess and Dan Higgins Myra S. Lawrence Nadia M. Moore Wendy Fechter Jeff and Shelley Hirshberg Michael D. Layton and Diana The Murrett Family Joshua Feinstein David and Fayelyn Horesh Magaloni Amy Nagy Delaware District Council Member Marie and Fred Houston Lameyci Ledbetter Jerri Nevilles Joel P. Feroleto Jasenka Hrustanovic Fern and Joel Levin Allison D. Newman Paula and John Feroleto Ricardo Humphrey Karen Baker Levin and Todd Levin Scott and Mary Newman Denise Fiallo Colleen Hutton Daniel Lewis Sanford and Margery Nobel Lawrence and Deborah Franco Martha and Tom Hyde Catherine and Matt Lincoln Donald and Jane Ogilvie Kimberly Frank Tammy Marren Hyzy Penelope Lips Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White Andrew J. Freedman Jill Ann Robbins-Jabine Aaron Lowinger Melvin A. Parker, Esq. and Nina and Bob Freudenheim Eunice Jackson Carri and Steve Ludwig Jennifer J. Parker, J.D. Fay Friedman Elizabeth R. Jacobs Michael and Meghan Lynch Amanda Paul Kathy Gardner Luke and Danielle Jacobs Bill and Linda* Magavern Maria Pecenco The Garman Family Yvonne James Antara Majumdar Stephanie Peete Kerri Garrison Betsy Constantine Janowski and Marie Marshall* Lorie Perrin Yolanda Gatewood Joe Janowski Lachandra Martin-Rodgers Tara Petrozzi and Thomas Silvestrini Mark Gawronski Gregory A. Johnson Hon. Amy Martoche and Timothy Louis and Shannon Petrucci Scott and Dr. Danis J. Gehl Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Johnston III Hoover Sean Piatek Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gingell Bruce and Gail Johnstone Kate and Tony Masiello Frederick and Lisa Pierce H. McCarthy Gipson Geneive Jones-Johnson Kirk and Carol Maurer Nicole Piechowiak Bill and Mary Gisel Patricia Jones Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mayo Nancy Pilcher Dr. Philip Glick and Dr. Drucy Roberta and Michael Joseph Gerard and Barbara Mazurkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. A. Pitts Borowitz Todd Joseph and Barbara Ostfeld Thomas McArthur Bob and Kathy Pollock Grant Golden, MD and Deborah Tommy McClam Dr. Kevin and Merle Pranikoff Goldman Bill and Anne Joyce Mark McGovern and Amy Schmit Seth Pullen Jeffrey and Michele Goldfarb Dr. Jeanette and Dr. Barbara Jurasek Karen R. Kaczmarski Elizabeth McPartland Philip Purdy Henry and Judy Gorino Michael and Barbara McQueeney Lawrence Quinn Ellen E. Grant, Ph.D, LCSW-R Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Brian Mercer Linda Ray Barbara Granite Timothy A. Kaltenbach Michael Katilus The Mercer Family Kathleen A. Grieco Bonnie Redder Dan and Leslie Keane Blythe T. Merrill & Jeffrey Lebsack Gordon* and Gretchen Gross Monica and Rowland Richards III Stephen Kelkenberg Justin Metcalf Anne Rimmler and Catherine Beltz- Pete Grum-Rand Capital Kathie A. Keller Employees of Microsoft at the Foley Sarah Hanley Walden Galleria

Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 35 Lauren Rivett Joell A. Stubbe Dr. Matthew Phillips Beth Vandenberg and Dennis Walczyk in honor of Luke Bradley Diane Roblin Michael and Marsha Joy Sullivan Susan and Edwin Bean in honor of Rust Talia Rodriguez Steve and Nicole Swift Dr. Robert Sawyer Tish Brady and Paul Cesana in honor Debbie and Michael Walsh in honor David and Joan Rogers Tiffany Swink of David and Jennifer Rust of Emily Wyckoff Aaron and Ayelet Rosen Diana Jo Syracuse Nancy B. Cheyney in honor of Peter SAY YES BUFFALO LEGACY Daphne Ross Gene Szerbiak F. Hunt SOCIETY Keith and Stacey Rowe Maria Testa & Tom Petrocelli Adrian and Clotilde Dedecker in Anonymous (5) Nan and Craig Rung Mr. and Mrs. Orrin D. Tobbe honor of George Weiss Hugh and Linda Russ Nancy Tobin and David* B. Filvaroff Gisel Family Fund in honor of Molly IN MEMORIAM McFarland Wade David and Jennifer Rust LindaMarie and Michael Todd Jeffrey Adams in memory of Clarence Molly and Rob Greene in honor of E. and Audrey C. Adams David Sabath Jeremy C. Toth Emily Wyckoff Daytuan & Betsy Antonetti in Anne Saldanha M.D. Brian* and Martha Townson Beverly Jones in honor of Carsheenah memory of Ines Serrano Rivera & Devin Lamar Sanford Jennifer B. Tritto S. Jackson and Diane McLaughlin Alberta Gibson Melinda R. Saran Dr. Francisco and Janet Vasquez Lake Shore Savings Bank in honor of In Memory of Susan Bean Dr. Ellen Grant Say Yes Buffalo Leadership Team Matthew Venhaus In Memory of Charles Billups Holly and Jordan Levy in honor of Robert A. Scharf and Dr. Lawrence Assunta Ventresca Mrs. Beverly Blue in memory of Peter F. Hunt Mrs. Sandree Blue Van Heusen James Wadsworth Tony and Kate Masiello in honor of In Memory of Janet Board Linda Schineller Mark and Jennifer Wallace Dr. Elizabeth Conant and Ms. Camille Jake and Katie Schneider Cox Patricia Crawford, The Aloha Connie* and Jack Walsh Foundation, made in memory of Susan B. Schoellkopf Dr. Harry and Phyllis Newman in Debbie and Michael Walsh honor of Mary and Scott Newman, Susan R. Bean Dr. Mary Schohn and Dr. Larry Mr. and Mrs. Steven Weiss Allison Newman, Tineke Chan and Sue S. Gardner in memory of Arnold Lantinga B. Gardner Carol Anne Whitaker Eric Newman Susan and Jeffrey Schwartz Scott and Mary Newman in honor of Barbara Granite in memory of James C. Schwegler Edward and Claire White Harry and Phyllis Newman Sylvester Smith Carole and Joseph Sedita Cort and Denise Williams Judson T. Price Jr. in honor of First Cutler and Julie Greene in memory of Kevin and Gail Sexton Peter Wiltenburg Shiloh Baptist Church Finley R. Greene, Jr. Janet and Wayne* Wisbaum Linda Ray in honor of Mark Amy Martoche and Tim Hoover in Judy and Steve Shanley Gawronski memory of Sofia Grace Hoover Anne Simet Emily and Brad Wyckoff Kevin Wyckoff Rich Products Corporation in honor Dr. Juanita Hunter in memory of Dr. John and Susan Siskar of Kathy Gardner Archie L. Hunter Michael Yates Gellenia Smallwood Dr. Mary Schohn in honor of Betsy Yvonne James in memory of Doris Sylvia Smith David and Susan* Zebro Behrend James Nicholas and Caitlin Snyder Michael and Elizabeth Zeisler Drs. Mary Schohn and Larry Lantinga Diana Morrow Johnson in memory of in honor of Ruby June Behrend Dr. Cherita M. Johnson-Morrow Jennifer Snyder-Haas Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr. The Reverend Vicki Zust Susan and David Schubbe in honor Diana Morrow Johnson in memory of Adrienne and S. Marcus of Vincent and Mary Walsh Eli Morrow Stanfill IN HONOR Thomas Tomaka in honor of David Beverly Jones in memory of Tanya Staples Mrs. Sandree Blue Anonymous in honor of Courtney and Jeri Brooks Vyktoria Staufenberger Stott and Nicholas Sinatra Thomas Tomaka in honor of Patti and Robert and Mary Ann Kresse in memory of Susan R. Bean Joyce Stilson Susan and Edwin Bean in honor of Dominic Montaldi 36 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 Dr. Barbara Nevergold in memory of The Carlos and Elizabeth Heath BUSINESSES AND KeyBank Foundation Dr. Kenneth Seals, MD Foundation, James M. Wadsworth, ORGANIZATIONS Lawley Insurance Trustee The Nyamekye Foundation in Anonymous (1) Lougen, Valenti, Bookbinder, & memory of Gregoria Daniel Hunt Charitable Foundation Adams Actuarial LLC Weintraub LLP In memory of Anita Sandecki Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Bank of America M&T Bank Susan and David Schubbe in memory Joy Family Foundation Moog Inc. of Vincent and Mary Walsh Bank of America Employee Giving The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Program Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Joan and Roger Simon in memory of Inc. R.C. Church Susan R. Bean Barnes & Noble - Amherst Kenneth L. and Katherine G. Koessler Network for Good Richard Tobe and Susan B. Tobe in Family Foundation Barnes & Noble - Westbury, NY Northwest Bank memory of Arnold B. Gardner Kreher Family Fund Bill Miller Law Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Michael and Kelli Ventling in memory Patrick P. Lee Foundation BlueCross BlueShield of Western New of Susan Bean York Pit Crew Marketing Stanford Lipsey Philanthropic Fund Boland + Partners Real Estate FOUNDATIONS Print2Web, LLC Marks Family Foundation Buffalo Sabres Foundation Anonymous (2) Rand Capital The Mulroy Family Foundation, Buffalo Teachers Federation Amgis Foundation James M. Wadsworth, Trustee Rich Family Foundation The Church of Western New York The Baird Foundation Nyamekye Foundation Sandhill Investment Management Citizens Bank Foundation The Balbach Family Foundation The John R. Oishei Foundation Say Yes to Education City of Buffalo Bell Trust The Pierce Family Charitable Sinatra & Company Real Estate Foundation CBRE Buffalo Richard W. Bowen Fund St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Clarence The Pinto Family Foundation CTG Buffalo Bills Foundation St. Paul’s Church in Buffalo Frank G. Raichle Foundation Curbell, Inc. Charles A. & Anne L. Bird Fund State Farm Saldanha Family Foundation Delaware North Companies, Inc. Children’s Foundation of Erie County, Friends of Crystal Peoples-Stokes Inc. Say Yes to Education Gaitrie Subryan, Devi Bollywood Target Corporation Employee Dance Chur Family Foundation Simple Gifts Fund Engagement Program Dopkins & Company, LLP The Louis P. Ciminelli Family Statler Foundation The Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo Foundation The Raul and Toni Vazquez Eastman Foundation Community Foundation for Greater Foundation eDoctrina Corporation Univera Healthcare Buffalo VMware Foundation Evans Bank Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc. Peter C. Cornell Trust Vogt Family Foundation Friendship Baptist Church When Seconds Count, Inc. James H. Cummings Foundation, Inc. Weissman Family Foundation Gerald Kelly Capital Corporation William S. Hein & Company Foundation D-B Trust The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation Gibraltar Industries Winthrop Financial Paul P. Dosberg Foundation Western New York Foundation Google LLC WPO Ontario/SW-7 East Hill Foundation William Penn Foundation Matching Greater New Life Church Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Gifts Program John Somers/Harmac Medical Zenner and Ritter, Inc. Foundation Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Products, Inc. *Deceased First Niagara Foundation Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Harvard Business School Club of First Niagara Foundation in Matching Grants Program Buffalo partnership with KeyBank Zeron Foundation Hodgson Russ LLP Josephine Goodyear Foundation JPMorgan Chase Bank Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 | 37 Current and former Say Yes Buffalo team members are donors to the SAY YES BUFFALO scholarship, too! We are proud to recognize them and their commitment Team Contributors to advancing the mission of Say Yes Buffalo.

CURRENT STAFF Michael Katilus Joyce Stilson FORMER STAFF Durgham Alyasiri Aaron Lowinger Joell A. Stubbe Sharrell Billups In Memory Esther Annan Lachandra Martin-Rodgers Tiffany Swink of Charles Billups Daytuan & Betsy Antonetti, Kirk and Carol Maurer Emily and Brad Wyckoff LaToya Cunningham in memory of Ines Serrano Tommy McClam Nadia Del Valle Rivera & Alberta Gibson Elizabeth Minns Mark Gawronski Tereka Baltimore Sayumi Miura Jill Ann Robbins-Jabine Betsy and Scott Behrend Amanda Paul Michael and Meghan Lynch Brandon M. Boudreault Stephanie Peete Justin Metcalf Johanna Caplan Linda Ray Allison D. Newman The Cross-Viola Family Daphne Ross Latanya Pitts Kari Cunningham David and Jennifer Rust Talia Rodriguez Dr. Nathan Daun-Barnett Gellenia Smallwood Yolanda Gatewood Tanya Staples Sarah Hanley

38 | Say Yes Buffalo Report to the Community 2018-2019 Our Team Abdi-Kani Aden, Kari Cunningham, Eric Maldonado, David Rust, Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Supervisor Executive Director Ahlam Ahmed, Van Daniel, Lachandra Martin-Rodgers, Prennessia Salder-Lambert, Community School Navigator Community School Navigator Family Support Specialist Community School Navigator Durgham Alyasiri, Kissena Frazier, Carol Maurer, Elmer Santos, School Zone Leader Family Support Specialist Program Director Community School Navigator Osa Amadasu, Levi Galbreath, Tommy McClam, Gellenia Smallwood, Family Support Specialist Communications and Office Specialist Boys and Men of Color Senior Director Parent Center Director Esther Annan, Danielle Galenski, Elizabeth Minns, Tanya Staples, Program Director Early Childhood Supervisor Family Support Specialist Senior Director of Community Schools Daytuan Antonetti, Isaiah Gary, Jessica Misiejuk, Joyce Stilson, Community School Navigator Community School Navigator Family Support Specialist Community School Navigator Shara Armprester, Yolanda Gatewood, Sayumi Miura, Joell Stubbe, Family Support Specialist Scholarship Coordinator for Graphic Design & Digital Content Manager Community School Navigator Tereka Baltimore, College Outreach Linda Morgan, Tiffany Swink, Mentoring Supervisor Collin Gehl, Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Supervisor Laura Bannon, Director, Human Resources Dereka Newsome, Tricia Switzer, Family Support Specialist Marisol Gomez, Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Dalisha Bass, Community School Navigator Daun Nicholas, Molly Wade, Family Support Specialist Marshawn Goodrum, Community School Zone Leader Family Support Specialist Betsy Behrend, Community School Navigator Breonna Norward, Cherrise Walker-Betts, Senior Director, Operations & Wil Green, Community School Navigator Family Support Specialist Communications Community School Zone Leader Ta-Tanisha Palmer, Aungalique Wallace, Brandon Boudreault, Sarah Hanley, Family Support Specialist Community School Navigator Executive Assistant Family Support Specialist Amanda Paul, Emily Wyckoff, Alex Brady, Ericka Heary, Family Support Specialist Supervisor Senior Director, Development & Family Support Specialist Summer Camp Specialist Stephanie Peete, Strategic Partnerships Kirby Briggs, Aaron Jackson, Internship & Career Pathways Supervisor Community School Navigator Family Support Specialist Tanice Pendergrass, Amanda Brown, Nikia Jackson, Development & Strategic Partnership Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Manager Amedria Byrd Michael Katilus, Amber Quinney, Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Executive Assistant LeRondra Byrd, Jon Krol, Stacy Rankin, Family Support Specialist Supervisor Family Support Specialist Scholarship Coordinator for High School Richard Cabessa, Megan Lewis, Outreach Family Support Specialist Community School Navigator Icheiry Rivera, Johanna Caplan, Sylvia Lloyd, Near Peer Mentoring Coordinator Internship & Career Pathways Family Support Specialist Supervisor Stephanie Rivera, Supervisor Aaron Lowinger, Mentoring Program Coordinator Deidre Cole-Woodall, Family Support & Communications Mara Roberts, Community School Navigator Specialist Family Support Specialist Catherine Collazos, Kelly Luce, Daniel Robertson, Community School Navigator Family Support Specialist Boys and Men of Color Program Cindy Collins, Tabatha Lumley, Director Parent Center Liaison Family Support Specialist Denise Rodriguez, Thomas Cranston, Courtney MacVie, Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Family Support Specialist Daphne Ross, Dan Cross-Viola, Luis Maisonet, Senior Director, College Success and Extended Learning Time Supervisor Community School Navigator Communications

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