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2015 NYC Education Council Elections Candidate Profiles for Citywide Council on High Schools Brooklyn Candidate Mohammad Akram DBN: 21K690 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant Currently serves as a member of the Community Education Council District 21, previously held Background positions as First Vice-President and Vice President. He has been a part of CEC District 21 for over 6 years. While serving on the board, he was a Liaison Officer for 3 different schools and one of his most notable accomplishments was, he aided a local elementary school obtain a gym for the first time in the school's history. Furthermore, Mr. Akram had been a High School Admissions Ambassador, during his service he helped thousands of parents with the admissions process and is fully aware of all questions parents have in regards towards selecting a school. Furthermore, he is heavily involved in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), whereby through a program called CUNY Citizenship N/Aw, he assists parents of undocumenteigh School students obtain legal status for their child. He has been a member of this program for more than 5 years and has a range of experience with problems faced by certain High School. Conversely, he is going to take part in another initiative called Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), where the goal of the program is to provide legal status to undocumented parents of New York City students. Personal I would like to serve as a part of the Citywide Education Council because I am a parent of 3 children Statement who are products of the New York City Public High School system. I am aware of problems faced by many parents and students, not only in terms of school related issues but those outside of it as well. The reason I feel I would be effective is because I am fluent in 5 languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi and Hindi. Being fluent in these languages will allow me to reach out to parents and students of different backgrounds. Furthermore, I have an immense amount of experience within the New York City Public Schooling system so I am aware of various issues and questions faced by parents, students and faculty. Candidate Lakeisha Bowers DBN: 21K728 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant I am the PTA president for Liberation High School I also am the CEO Founder of a NGO "Brighter Background Stars Of The Future" I held a red carpet event in 2013 were I serviced over 200 children giving out school supplies ,food and other activities News 12 was also there. I also had a Coat Drive along with a Christmas Event in which every Event was a great Success. This year I am looking forward into creating Jobs for our youth and other training courses. Personal I love to work with the young adults I just believe all hope is not gone and if they can find someone Statement they can trust a change can be made, Visit NYCParentLeaders.org Page 1 of 52 2015 NYC Education Council Elections Candidate Profiles for Citywide Council on High Schools Candidate Abiola Brathwaite DBN: 32K549 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant none Background Personal none Statement Candidate Hyacinth A Constance DBN: 17K548 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant Background Personal At last I can say "present" and feel it work. Statement Candidate Sandra Cordero DBN: 15K592 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant I have 18 years of experience in social services and healthcare. My experience with homeless/housing Background ,mental health, substance abuse, healthcare specialize in HIV and STI, entitlements, advocacy, community service, youth court and keep program, counseling, and recreational activities for adolescent . I have a network of artists for mentorship, recreational, and volunteering. I have worked with community board, non profits and politicians to provide housing for families. Assisted families with special education and IEP resources. I am very resourceful. Its very important that we deal with student as a whole, addressing and removing the barriers, providing living skill as well as education/college, and preparing them for a career. I have been proactive in my children education and well being. I am a very proud parent. Personal Its very important that we deal with student as a whole, addressing and removing the barriers, providing Statement living skill as well as education/college, and preparing them for a career. I have been proactive in my children education and well being. I am a very proud parent. Candidate Geneva Davis DBN: 19K764 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant Currently involved in local PTA and have completed 2 years of student teaching assistantship. Has held Background temporary positions within NYC public and charter schools for 3 consecutive years in an administrative capacity- Personal Statement Visit NYCParentLeaders.org Page 2 of 52 2015 NYC Education Council Elections Candidate Profiles for Citywide Council on High Schools Candidate Sonja Edwards DBN: 21K525 IEP: N/A ELL N/A 75K771 N/A N/A Applicant I attend school PTA meetings and am a former public school teacher. Background Personal Statement Candidate Osariemen Elcock DBN: 13K595 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant I am very involved in my childrens education. I've worked with special needs children for five years as a Background 1 to 1 paraprofessional. I have just completed the training for special education parent advocate which taught me to help parents understand their childs IEP. I am also a parent volunteer at my sons school and serve as the Title I Co-Chair Person. Personal I believe that every parent should be involved in their child's education. It's important that as parents we Statement gain all the knowledge we can in order to take advantage of all opportunities that can be offered to our children. We need to learn how to support not only our own children but all those that need our help within the community. I will try to be the voice of those that may not be able to speak loud enough to be heard. Candidate Ingrid Estrada DBN: 14K071 IEP: N/A ELL N/A 14K071 N/A N/A 14K380 N/A N/A Applicant I try to be involve in most of my children activities in school by supporting the principle, helping him Background take students to different events related to school work, and athletics. I try to get kids involve in different activities after school like the NYPD explorers program. I work for an ambulance company that provides special transportation to children with special needs arrange by BOE. I also volunteered for a church by giving Sunday school to children. Personal Statement Visit NYCParentLeaders.org Page 3 of 52 2015 NYC Education Council Elections Candidate Profiles for Citywide Council on High Schools Candidate Peggy Farrell DBN: 15K464 IEP: N/A ELL N/A Applicant As a single mother, I have parented, as well as supervised 2 students who passed through the public Background school system and have successfully attained their B.A. degrees and are both in pursuit of the Masters Degrees. Also, I attended PTA workshops while they attended high school, was employed full time and attended college in order to gain my Bachelor Degree and raise another child who attends high school at this time. Personal Peggy Farrell 03/10/2015 Personal Statement On the first day of school a student asked me if I was the Statement professor, because I was not a traditional student. I emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago to the United States. After 20 years as a single parent who worked labor intensive jobs,I decided to obtain a college degree, as well as a law degree. I came to America in 1987 because my country lacked opportunities and had been experiencing political and economic turmoil. I was a single parent raising two children with a desire to earn a degree. For three years I held different jobs, such as a customer service representative, mail sorter,and a cashier. I then enrolled in a certified nursing aide program. After completing the program, I worked for various nursing home facilities. At least ten years, I worked full time as a nursing aide, and I put off my of college career until my children were older and would be able to care for themselves. I enjoyed my job but I was not content. The study of law was my ideal field. Therefore,I enrolled at a Community College, then I transferred to a senior college where I knew I could begin my shift into the legal field. Best Regards, Peggy Farrell. Candidate Pamela Garcia DBN: 17K531 IEP: N/A ELL N/A 18K244 N/A N/A Applicant School Leadership Team-Representative Parent Teacher Association-President Parent Association-1st Background Vice President President's Council-Secretary Community Board Committee Member: Education Committee Youth Committee Parks Committee Personal Strengthening parental involvement, supporting students and schools are reasons I would like to Statement represent Brooklyn, via Citywide Education Council as well as Community Education Council. I believe academic and administrative advancements can occur with parental input which can positively impact a school's output. My commitment to parental engagement via S.L.T., P.T.A., P.A., P.C., C.E.C. and C.C.H.S. has solidified my leadership skills. The abilities I have obtained have assisted me as a parent participant during a C-30 process to evaluated the qualifications of candidates vying to become Assistant Principal. Alongside a plethora of responsibilities I am effective in the role of Brooklyn Parent Representative for CCHS and would appreciate the opportunity to continue that representation.