June 2022

Dear Colleagues, Partners, and Friends, Thank you for all of your hard work to make this a successful school year. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation for everything you do to help students across New York State as they work to achieve success. Below, you can find information on the following: 2022 NYSMBK Symposium video recordings 2022 Chancellor Emerita Adelaide L. Sanford Scholarship winners 2022 NYSMBK Fellows   I look forward to continuing to work together to support and uplift all of our New York State students. Your Partner in Education, Dr. Anael Alston Assistant Commissioner

2022 MBK Symposium Video Recordings Available

NYSED hosted the 2022 New York State My Brother’s Keeper Symposium on April 28-29, 2022. Hundreds of students, parents, educational leaders, advocates, and experts from across the nation came together virtually for the fifth My Brother’s Keeper symposium. The event featured nationally renowned guest speakers and student and educator panels. Video recordings from the Symposium, including the breakout sessions, are now available on the NYSMBK website.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 Vice Chancellor Emerita Adelaide L. Sanford Scholarship

The Board of Regents recognized two outstanding New York State students receiving Vice Chancellor Emerita Adelaide L. Sanford Scholarships at the Board’s May meeting. The scholarship is named for Dr. Adelaide L. Sanford, the first African American and the first woman to serve as Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents. Through Dr. Sanford’s generosity, the scholarships are awarded annually to exceptional My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Fellows and graduating high school seniors from NYSED-recognized MBK communities. Congratulations to this year’s recipients, Anderly Burgos Terrero of Yonkers City School District and Matthew Worrell of Newburgh City School District. Dr. Sanford is the former Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents and served on the Board for more than 20 years. She is also Honorary Co-Chair of the Work Group to Improve Outcomes for Boys and Young Men of Color, in recognition of her unwavering leadership and ongoing meaningful contributions to this effort.

My Brother's Keeper Fellows Program

The purpose of the MBK Fellows Grant is to provide rising 12th grade high school students, with an emphasis on boys and young men of color, with opportunities to gain authentic leadership experience(s) and develop service projects beneficial to the schools they attend and the communities they live in.

New York State Education Department Announces Fifth Class of My Brother’s Keeper Fellows

We are thrilled to highlight our 2022 NYSMBK Fellows! The fifth class of NYSMBK Fellows was inducted at the virtual NYSMBK Symposium held in April 2022. The Fellows will be provided with mentor relationship opportunities in government, education, and business. Congratulations to these exceptional young men!

Luyanda Pieterse Albany High School Albany

Isaac Ventura Albany High School Albany

Carmine DeFalco Arlington High School Arlington

Chad Gibbs Arlington High School Arlington

Benny Osorio Brentwood High School Brentwood

Cristian Pangolo Brentwood High School Brentwood

Louis Penaranda Brentwood High School Brentwood

Stephon Mehki Zeigler Brentwood High School Brentwood

Jaden Coronado Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts Buffalo

Prince Mandilou Riverside High School Buffalo

Izzah Ringer East Community High School Buffalo

Sadik Sadik McKinley High School Buffalo

Harion Frazier, Jr. Dunkirk Senior High School Dunkirk

Quanteer Neallard Dunkirk Senior High School Dunkirk

Kerry Louis Ramapo High School East Ramapo

Marc Cineus Spring Valley High School East Ramapo

Terrell Lewis Elmont Memorial High School Elmont

Nicholos Sylvester Elmont Memorial High School Elmont

Lenny Cox Woodlands Middle/High School Greenburgh

Daniel Holmes Woodlands Middle/High School Greenburgh

Jarrett Ford, Jr. Hudson High School Hudson

Cayden Lee Hudson High School Hudson

Jordan Clemons Ithaca High School Ithaca

Justin Yearwood Ithaca High School Ithaca

Jaiden Lopez Lyons Middle/High School Lyons

John Walker Lyons Middle/High School Lyons

Demetrius Edwards Monticello High School Monticello

Dylan Hardy Monticello High School Monticello

Au’Donnis Bing Mount Pleasant Cottage School Mount Pleasant

Matthew Curet Edenwald School Mount Pleasant

Rayanu Adam Mount Vernon STEAM Academy Mount Vernon

Walt Reynolds Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon

Ezekiel Ankrah New Rochelle High School New Rochelle

Juan Barajas New Rochelle High School New Rochelle

Stephen Philippeau New Rochelle High School New Rochelle

Hector Jesus Suarez New Rochelle High School New Rochelle

Christian A. Betrand Newburgh Free Academy West Campus Newburgh

Baboucarr Camara Newburgh Free Academy North Campus Newburgh

James O. Garland Newburgh Free Academy Main Campus Newburgh

Anthony O’Garra Newburgh Free Academy Evening High School Newburgh

Devlyn Barton Bronx Studio for Writers and Artists NYC Bronx

Anthony Polanco Bronx Studio for Writers and Artists NYC Bronx

Pameshwar Seeram Eagle Academy for Young Men NYC Bronx

Ryan Vasquez Fordham High School for the Arts NYC Bronx

Dilan Casquera Midwood High School NYC Brooklyn

Jemi Lawal Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts NYC Brooklyn

Jah Jah Mason Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School NYC Brooklyn

Jediah Thomas Brooklyn Technical High School NYC Brooklyn

Mohamed Diakite Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change NYC Manhattan

Classic Greene-Fowler Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem NYC Manhattan

Amir Johnson A. Philip Randolph Campus High School NYC Manhattan

Nana Tawiah High School for Math, Science and Engineering NYC Manhattan

Conare Lucas Channel View School for Research NYC Queens

Nasir Mingo Hillside Arts and Letters Academy NYC Queens

Christopher Moore Richmond Hill High School NYC Queens

Kalvindra Parasram Scholars Academy NYC Queens

Ellyjah Dortilus Eagle Academy for Young Men Staten Island NYC Staten Island

Yovany Perez Mendez Eagle Academy for Young Men Staten Island NYC Staten Island

Ian Sanders, Jr. Eagle Academy for Young Men Staten Island NYC Staten Island

Justin Walton Ralph McKee Career & Technical High School NYC Staten Island

Mohamed Loum Ossining High School Ossining

Sethe Newman Ossining High School Ossining

Hasson Adams Peekskill High School Peekskill

Lucas Gonzalez Peekskill High School Peekskill

Darrian Black Poughkeepsie High School Poughkeepsie

Jameel Richardson Poughkeepsie High School Poughkeepsie

Pierre Besemer-McLean  Leadership Academy for Young Men Rochester

Terreil Colon  Leadership Academy for Young Men Rochester

Avant Donaldson  Leadership Academy for Young Men Rochester

Quentin Rodriguez  Leadership Academy for Young Men Rochester

Jeffrey Joel Lemus Roosevelt High School Roosevelt

Jeremiah King Maynard Roosevelt High School Roosevelt

Nazir King Sewanhaka High School Sewanhaka

Fritz Pajotte, Jr. Sewanhaka High School Sewanhaka

Shemia Clark Nottingham High School Syracuse

Jayceon McGrew Nottingham High School Syracuse

Shateek Nelson Nottingham High School Syracuse

Heythaw Tueng Nottingham High School Syracuse

Joel Charles Uniondale High School Uniondale

Edward Genao Uniondale High School Uniondale

Sean DuBois White Plains High School White Plains

Thiago Guimaraes Oliveira White Plains High School White Plains

Tawfiq Abdallah Roosevelt High School Early College Studies Yonkers

Ethan Borrero Yonkers Middle High School Yonkers

Joshua Aguirre Jean-Baptiste Lincoln High School Yonkers

Tristan Palmer Roosevelt High School Early College Studies Yonkers

Learn More

Find out more about New York State's My Brother's Keeper initiative by visiting our MBK website. The website also includes sharable videos about MBK, featuring young men of color from New York State.

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