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The Jewish Community

Relations Council of NY

is proud to support

YouthBridge-NY

and recognize the 2016 Honorees

Mr. John Samuelsen

Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Mr. Jon Del Giorno

and

the Graduating Bridgers

& Continuing Fellows

Ronald G. Weiner

President

Michael S. Miller

Executive Vice-President & CEO

Honors

John Samuelsen Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award

Khalil Gibran Muhammad Distinguished Thought Leader Award

Jon R. Del Giorno Community Service Award

and congratulates

Fellow & Bridger Class of 2016

Hosted & Sponsored by:

YouthBridge-NY is managed by the Center for Community Leadership at the Jewish Community Relations Council of NY, a beneficiary of UJA-

Federation of NY.

June 2, 2016 Dear Friends and Supporters, We want to welcome you all to this celebration of YouthBridge-NY’s Fellows, graduating Bridgers and honorees. YouthBridge-NY creates opportunities for its diverse young leaders to learn about each other and appreciate our city’s diversity. Through the fellowship, these leaders grow and understand how they can solve problems together, making our city, and its communities, a better place for all. Tonight we also honor those who have made significant contributions of their time, talent and treasure to ensure that YouthBridge-NY continues to play a pivotal role in our city’s present and future. We wish to thank John Samuelsen, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, and Jon Del Giorno for being part of making this evening such a tremendous success. Thank you for being partners in this important effort to empower and inspire YouthBridge-NY’s young leaders. It is only through these partnerships and your support that this important work can continue. And finally, thank you to the dedicated members of the board of directors, and the YouthBridge-NY staff. We look forward to a continued relationship with all of you in the work and mission of YouthBridge-NY. Yours truly, Mohammad Razvi Bob Kaplan Chair Founding Director YouthBridge-NY Board of Directors YouthBridge-NY

YouthBridge-NY is a nonprofit leadership development organization that convenes and trains young people to meet the challenges of an increasingly diverse New York City. Since 1997, YouthBridge-NY youth leaders have been proactively involved in enhancing the leadership and diversity landscape of our city and are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all. The YouthBridge-NY Fellowship is a two-year program for high school juniors and seniors. First-year Fellows participate in monthly skill building workshops and specialized action committees focused on either grant-giving, diversity through photography, or an internship to understand diversity in the workplace. After a year of acquiring important leadership skills and experiencing diversity learning, second-year Bridgers are given the opportunity to further enhance and hone these skills. Bridgers meet monthly to learn about community organizing, building social media campaigns, and diversity and opportunities in college. In addition, Fellows and Bridgers participate in an orientation summer retreat, special meetings with corporate and city leaders, build friendships with peers from all five-boroughs, and much more.

Honoree

John Samuelsen

Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award

John Samuelsen is a tireless advocate for union workers and their families to become full participants in the American dream. As the elected Executive Vice President of the Transport Workers Union of America and President of the 42,000 member Local 100 in NYC, it is John’s passion and life mission to advocate for union workers.

Working for the New York City Transit Authority more than 23 years ago, John witnessed first-hand the unsafe working conditions facing subway workers. Participating in the fight back on worker safety marked the start of John’s life in organized labor, a rewarding path over which he has advanced from shop steward to the highest level of union leadership.

A man of family and faith, John grew up in Brooklyn and continues to reside in Borough of Churches with his wife, Lisa, and their three children.

Honoree

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Distinguished Thought Leader Award

Khalil Gibran Muhammad is at the forefront of scholarship on the enduring link between race and crime as it shapes and limits opportunities for African Americans. He has created opportunities for understanding and growth by educating the public through a different perspective. Khalil embodies the values of YouthBridge- NY with his leadership studying, writing about and creating a platform for addressing issues of race and diversity. He is a visiting professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research division of the New York Public Library. Khalil will be stepping down as his role as Schomburg director on July 1 to join the tenured faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School in the fall. Khalil is the author of the award-winning The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America (Harvard). It won the John Hope Franklin award in 2011 for its lengthy discussion of the role of social sciences in shaping and sanctifying racial “data.” Khalil is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for his unwavering commitment to opening and continuing an honest, complex conversation about the African Diaspora and race relations in American history.

Honoree

Jon R. Del Giorno

Community Service Award

Jon R. Del Giorno embodies the value of caring for others. As a passionate advocate he dedicated his life to ensure extraordinary support for community initiatives for the LGBTQ and the developmentally disabled communities as well as many other groups that share our city. He works tirelessly as a volunteer and board member to support underprivileged communities and diverse populations. Jon serves on the Board of Directors at Stonewall Community Development Corporation, where he has helped bring diverse leadership and raise initial seed money to build this organization, whose goal is to provide LGBTQ seniors with supportive, affordable and safe housing options as they age. Additionally, Jon volunteers with the New York State Institute on Disability, Inc., which funds activities enabling families with developmentally disabled family members to attend sporting, entertainment and cultural activities. Jon is the founding member of Pitta Bishop Del Giorno & Giblin LLC., where he manages the firm’s New York City consulting and government relations practice. With more than 20 years legal and government relations experience, he oversees direct government and legislative advocacy on behalf of the firm’s corporate, not-for-profit, small business, trade associations and labor organizations.

YouthBridge-NY Board of Directors

Staff

Christopher Auguste Claudia Baldonedo Martin Bienenstock Ivy Cohen Suzanne Davidowitz Pamela Fisher Charlotte K. Frank Robert Gee Marsha Haygood

Joel Levy Patricia McGann Michael S. Miller Mohammad Razvi Fatima Shama Abenaa Udochi Elizabeth Velez Jason Williams

Founders (Ex-Officio)

David Chen Hector Gesualdo* Michael Gill Marvin Jacob

Virginia Kee Serafin Mariel Ira Millstein Dennis Walcott

Bob Kaplan Founding Director Haley Hyams Program Coordinator

Karen Lander Managing Director

*Deceased

GRADUATING BRIDGERS

Noah Jimenez High School for American Studies

at Lehman College

Alexus Knight Brooklyn College Academy

Tess Korn Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

Nariko Lee Bronx High School of Science

Darren Lin Stuyvesant High School

Priscilla Mbimadong Bronx Health Sciences High

School

Marcella Morales-Lugo Life Science Secondary School

Haley Ottensoser Hebrew Academy of the Five

Towns

Adie Present Ramaz Upper School

Raian Rahman Bronx High School of Science

Sarah Rebarber SAR High School

Eva Spier SAR High School

Tina Ting Bronx High School of Science

Inqiyad Wahid Bronx High School of Science

Susan Wu Stuyvesant High School

Sanjida Alam Bronx High School of Science

Moriom Biby Bronx High School of Science

Hannah Blas Ramaz Upper School

Eme Chan High School for American

Studies at Lehman College

Chris Collado St. Mary’s High School

Hemali Dave Hicksville High School

Keyara Drew Bronx Health Sciences High

School

Elyse Echegaray Edward R. Murrow

Spencer Eo Stuyvesant High School

Sandra Etuk Hunter College High School

Shipon Eunus Bronx High School of Science

Anish Gosala Baccalaureate School for Global

Education

Grace Gribbon Bronx High School of Science

Ariel Inker SAR High School

Brian Inker SAR High School

CONTINUING FELLOWS Arifa Abid

Bronx High School of Science

Celine Agard Midwood High School

Kristina Bajic

Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Baldino Baldeo Alfred E. Smith Career & Technical Education High

School

Ethan Benedek Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Molly Blaustein

Ramaz Upper School

Gabriella Cantor SAR High School

Laura Cardona

Williamsburg Prep

Jordan Chan Stuyvesant High School

Lydia Diebel

Hunter College High School

Hawa Drame The Beacon School

Roland Fang

Hunter College High School

Samantha Gendler Stuyvesant High School

Chaaya Grazette Pace High School

Jelani Green

City Polytechnical High School

Hannah Hoff Ramaz Upper School

Matt Indar

Bard High School Early College Queens

Eric Krebs

Xavier High School

Emily Ma Stuyvesant High School

Zarif Mahmud

Stuyvesant High School

Tahany Moosa Bronx High School of Science

Michelle Padilla

Bronx High School of Science

Justin Spears Francis Lewis High School

Amya Stewart

Summit Academy Charter

Alejandro Villar Leeman Bronx High School of Science

YOUTHBRIDGE-NY COMMITTEES

Cultural Eye Committee: Fellows work with a professional photographer and staff to understand and capture the many facets of diversity in NYC. Fellows take pictures of themselves, their friends, their cultures, and their communities. Throughout the process they look at the world in a different way. Fellows create an end-of-year exhibit and sell their work.

Kristina Bajic · Ethan Benedek Laura Cardona · Jordan Chan · Lydia Diebel Hawa Drame · Chaaya Grazette · Eric Krebs

Tahany Moosa · Amya Stewart Engaging Workplace Diversity Committee: Fellows are trained in workplace diversity and professional etiquette in preparation for a six-week summer internship where they are placed at a corporate, government, or nonprofit office relevant to their interests. Fellows also research and present an entrepreneurship project.

Gabriella Cantor · Roland Fang · Matt Indar Emily Ma · Zarif Mahmud · Michelle Padilla

Justin Spears Shared Resources for a Shared Future Committee: Fellows have the opportunity to explore the world of grants and fundraising within the context of diversity and resource sharing. The Fellows are given money to distribute mini-grants and create an RFP. They receive applications from non-profit organizations addressing diverse issues, and through consensus building choose grant recipients.

Arifa Abid · Celine Agard · Baldino Baldeo Molly Blaustein · Samantha Gendler · Jelani Green

Hannah Hoff · Alejandro Villar Leeman

The Tiger Baron Foundation

is a

Proud Supporter

of

YouthBridge-NY

Congratulations to

YouthBridge-NY

and the 2016 Honorees

John Samuelsen

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Jon Del Giorno

and

the Graduating Bridgers

& Continuing Fellows

Suzanne Davidowitz

CONGRATULATIONS

to the 2016 graduates

and best wishes to the

continuing Fellows.

Joel and Carol Levy

Congratulations

John Samuelsen

CONGRATULATIONS

to YOUTHBRIDGE-NY

and the 2016 Honorees

Special recognition to

JOHN SAMUELSEN

and all of the Graduating Bridgers

Together, you build a strong New York City

ELIZABETH S. CROWLEY

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

MEMBER

DISTRICT 30

In honor of our friend,

Khalil Muhammad

Sincerely,

Sid and Ruth Lapidus

ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION

OF STEAMFITTERS

LOCAL UNION 638 UA GENERAL PIPE FITTERS OF NEW YORK AND

VICINITY

A.F.L. - C.I.O.

ORGANIZED 1884

Patrick Dolan Jr., President

Robert Egan, Financial Secretary Treasurer

Robert Bartels, Jr., Business Agent-at-Large

Clifford J. Ryder, Vice President

James R. Sheeran, Jr., Organizer

Daniel D’Alessio, Jr., Recording Secretary

Business Agents

Kevin Connolly, Patrick Daly, Vincent Egan,

Christopher Kraft, James Moriarty, Daniel

Mulligan, Matthew Norton, Patrick Norton, Janet

Powers, Scott Roche, Christopher Sheeran,

Jeremy Sheeran, William Wangerman

Congratulations and Best Wishes to the

Graduating Bridgers & Continuing Fellows

and to the distinguished honorees

John Samuelsen Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Jon Del Giorno

Fondly, Dr. Charlotte K. Frank

Congratulations

2016 YouthBridgers!

Wishing you all much success in

your future endeavors.

AJ Song

Congratulations to

John Samuelsen Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Jon Del Giorno

Council of Peoples Organization

Fulfilling the “American Dream” for Immigrants

Congratulations to the

Graduating Bridgers & Continuing Fellows

and esteemed honorees

John Samuelsen Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Jon Del Giorno

Fondly, Marsha Haygood

Congratulations to

our own

Sandra Etuk!

Keep up the great

work! You are a

star! We are so

proud of you!

Love,

Mom, Sarah, and

Charles

Congratulations to all

of our YouthBridge-NY

students for a

wonderful year of

great

accomplishments!

Jason T. Williams

YouthBridge-NY Board of

Directors and Development

Committee

GREETINGS!

Congratulations to the 2016 honorees!

- Aniedi Etuk

Congratulations and good wishes

for future success. - Pat McGann

Congratulations!

-Matthew J. Maryles

In honor of Bob Kaplan for all

his good work for JCRC. - Cheryl Fishbein

The Allianz Foundation

for North America

congratulates John Samuelsen,

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, and

Jon R. Del Giorno

on being honored by

YouthBridge-NY as well as the

graduating Bridgers and

continuing Fellows of 2016.

It is a privilege and pleasure to join these distinguished

honorees in advancing the work of YouthBridge-NY. We are

proud to call YouthBridge-NY our partner in preparing a

new generation for leadership on issues of diversity and

inclusion, thus empowering young people to shape a more

secure future for all.