This May, longtime SponsorsKathy and Tom Lamonthosted a reunion luncheon

in Manhattan for their current andpast SSP students. Since the organi-zation’s founding in 1986, theLamonts have sponsored six youngwomen at Cathedral High School -one student at a time, for 22 con-secutive years.

Five of their six students wereable to attend the recent reunion,including their current student,Marlene Gutierrez (at left), who justsuccessfully completed her sopho-more year. Several former studentsbrought their spouses, as well aseight of their children, ranging inage from 2 to 12 years old.

“We do our best to keep intouch individually, and this was awonderful time to connect all thedots that have spanned 22 years,” Kathysaid of the gathering.

Though Tom and Kathy have alwayssponsored their SSP students together,Tom acts as the point person and leadacademic coach. He is particularly vigi-lant during the girls’ freshman and soph-omore years, when they are making thedifficult transition from middle school toa rigorous college-preparatory highschool. In addition to regularly askingthe girls about their academic progress,Tom stops by the school and occasionally

sees teachers and administrators – someof whom he knows quite well by now.

He can recall many afternoons whenone of the Lamont’s SSP students wouldreluctantly report to his Manhattan officeafter school to do homework for acouple of hours without any distractions.

“There’s always something else goingon outside,” Tom recalls. “But I’ll call theparents and say, ‘Can she come to theoffice and study on such-and-such aday?’, and the answer is always ‘Yes, shecan go.’”

Fortunately, even though 22 yearshave passed since Tom read a Daily Newsarticle that led him and Kathy to SSP, theLamonts are as dedicated as ever: “Youcan really see the students grow,” Tomsays.

“Needless to say, we are very proud ofthese beautiful young women,” addsKathy. “Some are still in school, whileothers are working in the corporateworld – and all while maintaining house-holds and raising families.”

NEWS The Newsletter of SSP

Fall 2008/No. 21

286 Madison Ave. • Suite 1601 • NewYork, NY 10017 • 212-986-9575 • Fax 212-986-9570 • www.sspnyc.org

Kathy andTom Lamont HostReunion Luncheon for ‘SSP Family’

Kathy andTom Lamont with their Cathedral Girls (from left): Marlene Gutierrez (’10),Georgia Ntoas (’94), Kathy, Mallorie Perez (’06),Tom,Aiyisha Daway (’98), and Joanie Diaz(’90). Each of the girls is holding a photo of herself and the Lamonts on her graduationday. Tom is holding a photo with Gillian Gallagher (’02), who was unable to attend.

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SSP is extremely proud of our Class of 2008, whichachieved a graduation rate of 88% – the second highestrate in SSP history. Over 95% of these graduates have

plans to attend college in September (see pages 6 & 7), andthey have already secured over $25 million in scholarships andgrants to fund their higher education. This includes full schol-arships to attend Vassar College, Vanderbilt University, and theUniversity of Connecticut, among other prestigious institutions.

Almost 50 members of the SSP Class of 2008 were inductedinto the National Honor Society this year, and more than halfof our partner schools had an SSP Valedictorian or Salutatorian:

Valedictorians:Devaneke Crumpler (Aquinas High School)Carolina Fung Feng (St. Michael Academy)Edgar Gonzalez (LaSalle Academy)Jane Ledesma (Catherine McAuley High School)Maricela Muniz (St. Pius V High School)

Salutatorians:Santy Barrera (Cardinal Hayes High School)Brian Cabrera (Monsignor Scanlan High School)Michelle Duong (Cathedral High School)Genesis Grullon (Mother Cabrini High School)Maxiel Peralta (St. Raymond Academy)Vanessa Vasquez (St. Pius V High School)

In addition, Maria Peralta (Cathedral High School) wasawarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship, and Santy Barrera(Cardinal Hayes High School) was awarded the New YorkTimes Scholarship. Arian Flores (St. Agnes High School) wonboth of these prestigious scholarships.

Thanks to the generosity and dedication of many thousandsof SSP Sponsors and donors, the 246 members of the SSPClass of 2008 have taken the opportunity to receive a qualityhigh school education. Their hard work and achievement willopen doors to lifelong accomplishment and success.

Class of 2008 Graduates with Many Honors

St. Raymond grad Justin Alston with mom Brenda Alstonand Sponsor Jason Curran.

All Hallowsgraduate JohnnyBermudez withSponsor and SSPBoard MemberJay Chandler

PrestongraduateChrystal

Giambastiani(center) withco-Sponsors

Nancy Fahmyand SteveLazarus

PiusValedictorian Maricela Muniz (center) and her brother(right) Jesus Muniz (St. Raymond ’01) withTess and GeoffBlythe, who sponsored both students through SSP.

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When SSP alumnus Henry Flores graduated from AllHallows High School in 1997, neither he nor hisSponsor, Dirk Leasure, predicted that their relation-

ship would continue through SSP. But since Henry’s graduationfrom Middlebury College in 2001, he and Dirk have sponsoredtwo students together – Jonathan Figueroa (All Hallows ’05),who now attends College of the Holy Cross, and ChristopherGaynair (All Hallows ’09).

As a student, Henry grappled with the death of his fatherand struggled to adjust to the high academic standards at AllHallows. Dirk became a role model, and later helped Henry getan internship at Morgan Stanley. “It was great to have someonewho’d already been through the process,” Henry recalls.

When Henry graduated from college, his internship lead to ajob, and he and Dirk worked together within Morgan Stanleyto recruit SSP Sponsors. But Dirk’s growing family left himwith little time to devote to his current student, and hebelieved that Henry was in a unique position to support theSSP students coming up behind him. “Having gone through theprogram themselves, [SSP alumni] have an immense credibilitythat another Sponsor will not have,” Dirk says. “The partner-

ship of young, recent graduates with older, more financiallyestablished Sponsors is very powerful.”

Dirk remains Henry’s trusted advisor, and both continuetheir commitment to SSP. “It’s easy to cherry-pick the smartestkids,” Henry explains. “SSP is special because it gives every kida chance.”

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Jeannie Guzman (Loughlin ’06,Trinity College ’10) isinterning this summer atWatchlist on Children and ArmedConflict, a global non-profit striving to end violations againstchildren in conflict-affected areas. She looks forward tospending her Spring 2009 semester abroad in Santiago, Chile.

SSP recently awarded The Clifford Chance FoundationScholarship to Pamela Matta (Monsignor Scanlan ’03,SUNY-Buffalo ‘07).This very generous, three-year law schoolscholarship is supported by a grant from the Clifford ChanceFoundation, Inc. Pamela plans to attend [[St. John’s School ofLaw]] this fall.

John Bruno (Mount St. Michael ’03) graduated from Cornellin May, and will be traveling to Ecuador on a Fulbright this fallto study prison recidivism there.

Ilunga Kalala (Hayes ’01,Williams ’05) spent most of thesummer in the Congo with family, and stopped in the Hagueto visit the International Court of Justice. Ilunga plans tostart his first year of law school this fall.

Nkhruma Bambaata (Hayes ’00) recently graduated fromBaruch College with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, and isworking for the Social Security Administration.

Amir Mohammed (Hayes ’99, Colgate ’03) and his wife,Stephanie, had their first son, a boy named Alexander, on July1. Amir recently started a new job at the Bank of NewYork,and is very proud of his brother Stephen Mohammed (Hayes’07), who has successfully completed his first year at Amir’salma mater, Colgate University.

SSPAlumni News

Alumnus Partners With Former Sponsor

Become an AlumniTime SponsorAs an outstanding SSP graduate, you have benefitedfrom the role model guidance and strong schoolsupport that the program provides. You are unique-ly qualified to change the lives of a new generationof young NewYorkers by becoming aTime Sponsor

to an SSP student at your alma mater. You have thepower to make a big difference. To learn more aboutbecoming an SSPTime Sponsor, please contactKristen Donelan at kdonelan@sspnyc.org or212-986-9575, ext. 19.

Henry Flores Dirk Leasure

Student Sposor Partners Ninth Annual Founder’s Dinner, held onApril 10, 2008 at the Pierre in New York City, raised an incredible$1.5 million. Thanks to the generous support of all who participated

in the night’s success.This year, SSP was proud to recognize Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as our

Corporate Honoree, with President and Chief Operating Officer Gregory J.Fleming accepting the award on the company’s behalf. Merrill Lynch is alongstanding corporate partner, and one of SSP’s top firms for Sponsor sup-port. Peter Flanigan presented Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker with theFounder’s Award, in recognition of his bold and ambitious agenda of educa-tion reform and school safety.

SSP alumnus Anthony Llano (Cardinal Hayes High School, ’93) andcurrent SSP students Sarah and Rebecca Abdeldiem (Cathedral High School,’08 and ’09) spoke about the impact of the program on their lives. Rebeccaand Sarah were joined by SSP Sponsor Joanne Graham.

SSP is extremely grateful to our two Directors at Merrill Lynch, JayChandler and Jeff Edwards, who helped to make this event an even greatersuccess than anticipated, while raising awareness and funding for our vitalwork with at-risk young people throughout New York City.

Ninth Annual Founder’s DinnerSurpasses Expectations

Dinner ChairGreg Fleming andwife MelissaSSP Board Member Kevin Conway with

John Glynn and Kevin Finnerty

Honorees Greg Fleming and Cory Booker withSSP Founder Peter Flanigan

Sponsor Joanne Graham with Sarahand Rebecca Abdeldiem

SSP Board Members Jay Chandler (left) and JeffEdwards (right) with SSP alumna – and fellowMerrill Lynch employee – Alfonsina Rodriguez(St. Michael Academy ’02)

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More than 700 students and Sponsors gottogether at this year’s annual SSP IceSkating Party in February.The event was

made possible by Credit Suisse, which generouslydonated the use of the ice rink at Chelsea Piersagain this year. SSP also held its Annual SoftballPicnic in Central Park this May, when nearly 200students, Sponsors and family members came outto play softball and enjoy the fine weathertogether.

Throughout the course of the school year,many students also took the opportunity toattend one of SSP’s “Bring Your Student toWorkDay” events.At these popular outings, studentstravel to their Sponsors’ offices and shadowthem at work for an hour before gathering forpizza.This is often an eye-opening experience forstudents, who typically are unaccustomed to acorporate office environment. SSP is grateful toCredit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, andSandler O’Neill for hosting these very successfulevents this year.

Student/Sponsor Event Highlights

SSP’s Annual Softball Picnicwas held on May 17 inCentral Park

Batting lessons atthe Softball Picnic

Priscilla Rivera (St. Jean Baptiste’09) with Sponsor ReneeLandegger at Chelsea Piers

Kirsten Evans (Cathedral ’11) went skatingwith Sponsor Shannon Cave and her daughter

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A Successful Yearof Measured GrowthProgram Update

During the 2008-2009 academic year,SSP will serve more than 1,450 students –our highest enrollment in four years. FromJanuary through April 2008, SSP receivedover 1,500 applications for 422 seats in ourClass of 2012, demonstrating that thedemand for the program is greater than ever.

SSP began a process of increasing studentenrollment levels our presence in Brooklynand Queens last year when we partnered forthe first time with Bishop Ford CentralCatholic High School in Brooklyn. Plans formeasured growth continue this year as wesend SSP students to Holy Cross HighSchool in Queens and St. Joseph HighSchool in Brooklyn for the first time. Thisexpansion is made possible in part by theDiocese of Brooklyn, which is providingfunding for 80 new SSP students in our fiveBrooklyn and Queens Partner Schools.

New Directors and StaffKimberly Ayers Shariff joined the SSP

Board of Directors in May. Mrs. Shariff isDeputy General Counsel for Lincoln Centerfor the Performing Arts. A dedicated Sponsorsince 2001, she has also acted as co-chair ofSSP’s Leadership Committee (which is com-prised of our most active volunteers) since itsinception in 2006.

SSP is also pleased to announce the hir-ing of several new staff: Shirah Dunphybecame Director of Operations & ExternalAffairs in July, having recently completedher master’s degree in Media andCommunications at the London School ofEconomics. Previously, she served asDirector of External Affairs in the Office ofInstitutional Advancement at MarymountManhattan College. Kerry Mulvihill joinedSSP as Director of Development in March,after serving at-risk teens as an attorney atThe Legal Aid Society for four years.Ms. Mulvihill is a graduate of GeorgetownUniversity and Fordham Law School.Development Associate Emily Mead came toSSP in March from Merrill Lynch, where sheworked in Corporate Events and GlobalSponsorships for three years. SponsorRecruiter Christine Maloney joined SSP inJanuary, following the completion of herMaster’s thesis in History at Iona College.

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Student Sponsor Partners Class of 2008An impressive 88% of the SSP Class of 2008 completed their four-year, college-preparatory course of study in June. More than 4,000 young NewYorkers have now earned their high school diplomas through SSP since its founding in 1986. On behalf of these students, SSP would like to expressour deepest gratitude to the many thousands of Sponsors and donors whose generosity has changed so many lives.We wish our graduates contin-ued success and achievement in college and beyond.

Sarah Abdeldiem CUNY - Hunter CollegeAriel Abreu EmployedGloria Abreu SUNY - University at BuffaloElizabeth Adebiyi CUNY - UndecidedMichael Ahunamba University of VirginiaMavis Akakpo University of BridgeportDarnell Allen St. Peter's CollegeTerrell Allen Quinnipiac CollegeIlanexis Almestica UndecidedArianys Almonte St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeJustin Alston Pace UniversityPrisma Altamirano CUNY - Baruch CollegeDenise Alvarez UndecidedEdward Alvarez St. John's UniversityJohn Alvarez Syracuse UniversityAngela Antonio CUNY - John JayJacqueline Arias Barry University (FL)Ysmelda Arias UndecidedAngel Baez UndecidedTiziana Bako SUNY - Westchester

Community CollegeSanty Barrera UndecidedJason Batista CUNY - John JayJaven Beckles Dowling CollegeShaebaun Benjamin UndecidedJohnny Bermudez St. John's UniversityYokasta Betancourt Brooklyn CollegeMoises Bierd UndecidedPatrice Bruce SUNY - University at BuffaloBianca Brunette UndecidedNathan Bruno The College of William & MaryDarryl Bryant University of West VirginiaDaniel Bunn UndecidedBrian Cabrera UndecidedJason Caldwell SUNY - DelhiDaniel Camacho Polytechnic UniversitySamantha Cantres SUNY – University at AlbanyAdriane Castillo Fairfield UniversityYureilis Castilo CUNY - Bronx Community

CollegeAmanda Castro Mercy College

Lynda Castro Mercy CollegeFrancisco Ceballos UndecidedDeQuan Cedeno UndecidedLevon Cedeno UndecidedAngel Chacon UndecidedKaity Chan Manhattan CollegePedro Chavez UndecidedBrittany Chung St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeCiara Clark CUNY - New York City College

of TechnologyShaquasha Cloud SUNY - Buffalo State CollegeChristopher Colon Fordham UniversityGlickman Colon SUNY- University at AlbanySable Colon CUNY - Kingsborough

Community CollegeTotteanna Conley Sanford-Brown InstituteRosa Cortes Marymount Manhattan CollegeKristen Crawford UndecidedDevaneke Crumpler Cornell UniversityJonathan Cruz CUNY - UndecidedAmanda Cuevas FloridaLyanthina Daly SUNY – Buffalo State CollegeJevynne Davis UndecidedYsamar De La Cruz SUNY - CortlandKristina De Leon CUNY - Lehman CollegeFelix DeHoyos SUNY - DelhiVilmaris DeHoyos College of Mount Saint VincentJulissa Del Orbe CUNY - Kingsborough

Community CollegeStephanie Delaunay SUNY - Buffalo State CollegeMaggi Delgado Manhattanville CollegeNikko Dessereau CUNY - Hunter CollegeJovana Di Prisco St. Francis CollegeOusmane Diallo UndecidedAlexandra Diaz CUNY - Lehman CollegeRamiro Dominguez UndecidedPamela Dumet CUNY - Lehman CollegeMichelle Duong Vassar CollegeDevon Elliott Monroe Community CollegeAnthony Estevez CUNY - John Jay CollegeOscar Feliciano SUNY - GeneseoDianca Fernandez SUNY – University at AlbanyJose Fernandez SUNY - Stony Brook UniversityJuan Figueroa CUNY - John Jay CollegeMercedes Figueroa CUNY - LaGuardia Community

CollegeNadia Figueroa Mount St. Mary College

(Newburgh)Fiorelkis Filpo SUNY – University at AlbanyAshley Fleming Lincoln UniversityArian Flores Vanderbilt UniversityKrystal Flores Long Island University -

CW PostChristopher Fouch Drexel UniversityLequan Francis CUNY - UndecidedRosalind Franco UndecidedAnna Franqui St. Francis CollegeJarret Freeman Pennsylvania State University -

University ParkRaymond Frias University of North Carolina -

Greensboro

Carolina Fung Feng CUNY - Hunter CollegeJanneth Garcia UndecidedJonathan Garcia UndecidedSha'Meeka Gardener University of North CarolinaKatherine Garrido UndecidedNatosha Gayle CUNY - UndecidedChrystal Giambastiani Savannah College of Art

& DesignKatrina Gist Hofstra UniversityEdgar Gonzalez CUNY - Hunter CollegeNoelis Gonzalez Hilbert CollegePedro Gonzalez CUNY - John Jay CollegeStephanie Gonzalez UNDECIDEDKaysy Gotay Johnson & Wales UniversityGenesis Grullon Cornell UniversityLaura Guerrero Fairleigh Dickenson UniversityYindeli Guzman CUNY - Baruch CollegeDesha Hagler SUNY – Genesee

Community CollegeChristopher-jonHamilton Tiffin UniversityShante Harper UndecidedAric Hernandez University of RochesterJaimie Hill SUNY – College at

Old WestburyKathleen Hinostroza St. John's UniversityKendra Humphrey CUNY - LaGuardia

Community CollegeKeila Hunte SUNY – College at BrockportDessiree Infante UndecidedJennifer Infante Fairfield UniversityAnabel Inoa UndecidedIrene Inoa SUNY - DelhiKaliph Jackson UndecidedCatherine Javier SUNY – University at AlbanyMichael Jimenez CUNY - John Jay CollegeYannylbis Jimenez CUNYSkye Juster CUNY - John Jay College

Loughlin graduates Khadijah Reed andCecilyWashington with a classmate

Hayes graduate Justin Rodriguezwith Sponsor Mike Brabant

Brittany Keitt CUNY - College ofStaten Island

Belgica Kelly CUNY - Lehman CollegeMichael Lanzieri CUNY - Queensborough

Community CollegeJerel LaSanta UndecidedJane Ledesma Cornell UniversityShineeka Lindsay UndecidedMichael Lloyd CUNY - Queens CollegeEric Lockhart UndecidedNatasha Lopez Babson CollegeYaritza Madera University of BridgeportNneka Maginley Pace UniversityDaniel Maldonado Alfred State CollegeNicole Maloney Georgian Court UniversityStephanie Marchena Barnard CollegeJessica Martinez CUNY - Hunter CollegeRosa Martinez New York Institute

of TechnologyRichard Mateo UndecidedAbu Mian Riaz CUNY - Borough of Manhattan

Community CollegeDenissa Miliano St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeGerald Miller CUNY – Baruch CollegeXavier Mogollon St. John's UniversityJoelle Montalvo UndecidedKyle Morris Pace UniversityYsamil Mota Dowling CollegeMaricela Muniz Syracuse UniversityElizabeth Munoz St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeKeila Munoz CUNY - Bronx Manhattan

Community CollegeBilly Nava Polytechnic UniversityMaximo Navarro UndecidedShaheen Nazar Fordham UniversityStephanie Negron Career Institute of New YorkEileen Nunez SUNY – Binghamton UniversityQuiana Ochiagha UNDECIDEDEliza Ortega CUNY - LaGuardia

Community CollegeRay Ortiz CUNY - Queensborough

Community CollegeDaniel O'Sullivan SUNY – University at AlbanyAimee Ovalles College of Mount

Saint VincentEdward Pagan SUNY - University at AlbanyYahaira Paiz Roberts Wesleyan CollegeMindy Pantojas UndecidedJeffrey Paulino UndecidedNaja Pazant Hampton UniversityJonathan Pena CUNY - Hunter College

Luis Pena UndecidedSabrina Pena CUNY - Bronx Community

CollegeSulay Pena Florida International

UniversityKhalid Penson UndecidedEstefania Peralta UNDECIDEDMaria Peralta Hamilton CollegeMaxiel Peralta Manhattan CollegeNelly Peralta SUNY - Sullivan County

Community CollegeAlfida Perez CUNY - Lehman CollegeJose Perez Galveston CollegeKelly Perez Iona CollegeKelvin Perez CUNY - Lehman CollegeStephanie Perez Iona CollegeAdanlys Pichardo SUNY - Stony Brook

UniversityJiuliani Pinto CUNY - Lehman CollegeFrances Plata UndecidedFrancine Plata Fordham UniversityKatherine Pozo CUNY - Lehman CollegeTanea Pugh New York UniversityLenin Quezada CUNYAstrea Ramirez UndecidedArmando Ramos St. John's UniversityMelody Ramos CUNY - UndecidedStephany Ramos College of Mount Saint VincentVirginia Ramos Brandeis UniversityKhadijah Reed Savannah State CollegeLidymar Riera CUNY - Lehman CollegeLisreyliana Rion Iona CollegeStarhiem Ripley UndecidedClara Rivera St. John's UniversityJaasiel Rivera UndecidedLady Ashley Rivera CUNY - College

of Staten IslandDennis Rodriguez CUNY - John Jay CollegeErica Rodriguez Iona CollegeErica Rodriguez UndecidedJoshua Rodriguez UndecidedJustin Rodriguez UndecidedMary Rodriguez College of Mount Saint

VincentStephanie Rodriguez Swarthmore CollegeDaniel Rosado Armed ForcesKiana Rosario CUNY - Lehman CollegeNidio Rumaldo CUNY - John Jay CollegeAbigail Sampson Howard UniversityAngela Sanchez Hamilton CollegeFrancisco Sanchez CUNY - Lehman CollegeRuddial Santana UndecidedTony Santana UndecidedEdith Schraemli New York UniversityMichelle Semper CUNY - Lehman CollegeJoseph Serrano CUNY - John Jay CollegeAlexandria Smith Shaw University (NC)Angel Sorza UndecidedDAshanti Sosa SUNY - Buffalo State CollegeBrian Stevenson Berkeley CollegeJillisa Stewart Laboratory Institute

of MerchandisingEmily Tejada College of Mount Saint VincentEmmanuelTejada CUNY - Hunter CollegeBrayan Then CUNY - Hunter CollegeNkemo Thomas New York Institute

of TechnologyAbdiel Tirado Long Island UniversityCornelius Toe UnknownDonald Tomlinson Undecided

Jeleinnie Torres DeferredJavied Townsend Alfred UniversitySherly Urena SUNY – College at BrockportRafaela Uribe Bowdoin College (MN)Alejandra Valdez CUNY - City CollegePriscilla Valentin Indiana University

of PennsylvaniaMaybelline Vargas University of New HavenVanessa Vasquez The College of the Holy CrossMario Veloz CUNY - UndecidedMatthew Wafula Long Island University -

CW PostKemba Walker University of ConnecticutCecily Washington SUNY - Buffalo State CollegeShayla Washington SUNY - Buffalo State CollegeNatasha Williams UndecidedJeniver Zorrilla CUNY - City College

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Stay Connected!SSP hopes that our alumni will stayconnected with us, and with eachother. We are expanding our AlumniNetwork, and will be hosting regularnetworking events in New York Citythroughout the year.

If you are an SSP alumna or alum-nus, please visit www.sspnyc.org toupdate your contact information, andwe’ll notify you of upcoming events,as well as scholarship, internship andemployment opportunities. For moreinformation about the SSP AlumniNetwork, please contact Emily Meadat emead@sspnyc.org or 212-986-9575, ext. 14.

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St.Agnes graduates MatthewWafulaand Arian Flores

Preston graduate (and SSP summerintern) Maggi Delgado

8 S t u d e n t S p o n s o r P a r t n e r s

286 Madison Ave.Suite 1601NewYork, NY 10017212-986-9575 • Fax 212-986-9570www.sspnyc.org

Student Sponsor Partners’ MissionStudent Sponsor Partners’ (SSP) mission is to provide asmany of NewYork City’s at-risk high school students aspossible with the opportunity to receive a quality, non-public high school education, through the financial sup-port and one-to-one guidance of a four-year Sponsor. Indoing so, SSP strives to help disadvantaged youths earntheir high school diplomas, and thus makes a direct andmeaningful impact on their lives.

STUDENT SPONSOR PARTNERS STAFF

Robert H. Niehaus,ChairGreenhill CapitalPartners LLC

Kevin J. Conway,Vice ChairClayton, Dubilier & Rice

Mary Bernard

JamesT. ChandlerMerrill Lynch

Betsy Cohen

Isobel ColemanThe Council on ForeignRelations

Maggie F. Cooley

Edward F. CoxPatterson, Belknap,Webb & Tyler

Jeffrey EdwardsMerrill Lynch

Peter M. FlaniganUBS Securities LLC

Colleen FosterGoldman, Sachs & Co.

Sidney E. Goodfriend

Mitchell GordonMorpheus CapitalAdvisors

Jim Healy

Peter HerbertGoldman, Sachs & Co.

Brian HoffmannClifford Chance

Andrew HorrocksUBS Securities LLC

Alfred F. Hurley, Jr.Emigrant Bank

Patrick J. LandersAnnascaul Advisors

Steven LipinBrunswick Group

Peter J. LyonGoldman, Sachs & Co.

Patrick McBrienDeutsche Bank

Thomas R. MerceinCredit Suisse

Christopher J.NiehausMorgan Stanley

Claudia Overstrom

Valerie RoweFordham University

Michael PetrickMorgan Stanley

Stephen M. Schiller

Kimberly AyersShariffLincoln Center for thePerforming Arts

John StosselABC News

TimothyWhiteGSO Capital Partners

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Mayree ClarkAEA Holdings

David J. DunnIdanta Partners, Ltd.

William H. HeymanThe St. Paul TravelersCompanies

Alfred C. SikesREAD Foundation

MargaretYatesThorne

Joseph R. Zimmel

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Joanne AbruzzeseOffice Manager/Assistant to theExecutive Director

Vivian M. ChabrierAssociate Director of Admissions

Kristen Harley DonelanDirector of Sponsor Recruitment

Shirah DunphyDirector of Operations &External Affairs

Christine MaloneySponsor Recruiter

Catherine E.S. MarcianoProgram Director

Miles MatsumuraDirector of Finance

Emily MeadDevelopment Associate

Kerry MulvihillDirector of Development

Lisa SchallerAssociate Director of Admissions

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Margaret M. Minson, Executive Director