Leaders Then & Now
Often the first in their families to go to college, our alumni continue to lead on their college campuses and their chosen industries. Their stories, insights, and recollections of their time in our programs are as diverse as they are. They have one thing in common though: their success ripples throughout their families, their communities, and even the country. Get to know their stories!
Victoria Saha
TYWLS Astoria Class of 2013 ● Quinnipiac University Class of 2017 ● Reporter for KLAS TV Las Vegas
Isra Khaled
TYWLS Astoria Class of 2013 ● Manhattan College 2017, Hunter College in 2019 ● Alumni and College Success Manager
Phellix Rodriguez
CBI Class of 2009 ● Gettysburg College 2013 ● Entrepreneur: Video and Content Producer
Kristen Gordon
TYWLS East Harlem Class of 2014 ● Spelman College Class of 2018 ● TYWLS Manager at SL Network
Alendi Vidal
TYWLS East Harlem Class of 2006 ● Gettysburg College Class of 2010 ● Senior Manager, College Access at SL Network
Janet Vidal
TYWLS East Harlem Class of 2010 ● Skidmore College Class of 2014 ● Dual Language Teacher
Ayat Husseini
TYWLS Astoria Class of 2016 ● Lafayette College Class of 2020 ● Community Organizer and Assemblymember Liaison
Stephanie Narine
CBI Class of 2007 ● Gettysburg College Class of 2011, LIU Brooklyn Class of 2013 ● Associate Director of College Access at SL Network
Leslie Miranda
TYWLS Astoria Class of 2014 ● Columbia University ● Co-Founder of Ravenswood Community Fridge
Basheeru Camara
CBI Class of 2016 ● Lehman College Class of 2021 and 2024 ● College and Career Coach
Carolyn & Angel Santana
CBI Class of 2006 ● Mount Saint Mary College Class of 2010 ● Bilingual School Counselor at Bronx Compass High School (Carolyn), Community Relations at Empire State Development (Angel)
Autumn Bush
TYWLS East Harlem Class of 2003 ● Skidmore College Class of 2007 ● Program Manager at Office of Faculty Development at NYU and Licensed Psychotherapist
Josephine Lewis
TYWLS Bronx Class of 2019 ● SUNY Geneseo Class of 2023 ● Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Student Mentor
Javier Sarmiento
CBI Class of 2016 ● Stella & Charles Guttman Community College Class of 2019, Buena Vista University Class of 2022 ● Digital Media student and writer
Jessica Yauri
The Young Women’s Leadership School of Brooklyn Class of 2020 ● Baruch College Class of 2024 ● Business Management student and College Transition Coach (CTC), CollegeBound Initiative
Eric Arriola
CBI Class of 2005 ● Marymount Manhattan College Class of 2011, Fordham University Class of 2022 ● Supply Chain Pricing Administrator, Part-time Actor
Priscilla Alfaro
CBI Class of 2013 ● Manhattanville College Class of 2017, NYU Steinhardt School Class of 2020 ● Ph.D. student at NYU Steinhardt, Undergraduate Program Coordinator at NYU
Osiris Duarte
CBI Class of 2011 ● Gettysburg College Class of 2015, Manhattan College Class of 2018 ● School Counselor
Lester Mayers
CBI Alumni 2013 ● Bachelor of Arts from SUNY New Paltz, Masters of Fine Arts from Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University ● Storyteller, Artist in Residence and Guest Lecturer at SUNY Oswego
Kelvin Nah
CBI Class of 2021 ● Lehigh University Class of 2025 ● Mechanical Engineering student, Engineering World Health intern
