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YouthBridge-NY Honors Teens and Business Partners for Diversity Leadership: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Ivy Cohen, Jacqueline Bryk and Victor Wong. Teen Fellowship Graduates are also recognized for commitment and training as future Leaders of a diverse New York City
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The Allianz Foundation
for North America
congratulates Kramer Levin
Naftalis & Frankel LLP,
Ivy Cohen,
Jacqueline Bryk and
Victor Wong on being honored by
YouthBridge-NY
as well as the graduating Bridgers and
continuing Fellows of 2012.
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 diversity issues, thus
empowering young people to shape a more secure future
for all.
Honors
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Corporate Leadership Award
Ivy Cohen Community Service Award
Jacqueline Bryk Generation to
Generation Award
Victor Wong Distinguished Alum Award
and congratulates
Bridger Class of 2012 & Continuing Fellows
Special Performance by Peter Yarrow
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 6:00 pm
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
Kramer Levin has long understood that its future as a top law firm depends on developing world-class attorneys with a wide range of perspectives. We therefore regard it as imperative that we maintain an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can flourish, both as lawyers and as individuals. In recent years, our diversity efforts have earned considerable recognition: MultiCultural Law Magazine named Kramer Levin a 'Top 100 Law Firm' for Diversity & Women for the fifth consecutive year in 2010. In Vault's 2012 Top 100 Law Firms ranking, Kramer Levin is ranked in the top 20 of the Best Law Firms for Overall Diversity, and ranked #3 with respect to LGBT. This distinction recognized our efforts for women, minorities and LGBT attorneys. Kramer Levin was honored by The Empire State Pride Agenda and was presented with the "Equality @Work" Award in 2009. This award is given to a company that has worked to create an inclusive work environment that respects, welcomes and supports LGBT professionals and empowers them to realize their potential. In the 2011 Corporate Equality Index, Kramer Levin received a top rating of 100. This is the fourth straight year Kramer Levin has been recognized with this distinction. Christopher Auguste, a partner at Kramer Levin, has served on the Board of Directors for YouthBridge-NY since 2009. He currently sits on the Development Committee and has been instrumental in creating a mentoring program that connects YouthBridge-NY board members to YouthBridge-NY alumni.
Honoree
Kramer Levin
Naftalis & Frankel LLP Corporate Leadership Award
Ivy Cohen is an accomplished executive and a results-driven civic leader. She has spent more than 20 years advising companies and management on how to build reputations across the US and around the globe for the past decade as president of Ivy Cohen Corporate Communications. Her clients and partners have included Procter & Gamble, DHL, KEEN, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Digitas Health, Frito Lay, MGM Studios, and Kraft Foods. For 10 years Ivy served as CEO of the nation’s most prominent youth empowerment and drug prevention organization, "Just Say No" International. Under her leadership more than one million youth in 50 states and 12 countries participated in school and community-based programs, including her landmark YOUTH POWER initiative. Ivy’s civic leadership was recognized in 2009 with PENCIL’s Innovative Partnership Award for creating the groundbreaking College Partnership Program™ for P.S. 247, a low-income Brooklyn elementary school serving a diverse immigrant community. She co-founded the Bay Area World Trade Center, chaired the City of Oakland’s International Trade and Foreign Investment Commission, chaired the JCRC of the Greater East Bay, co-chaired the professional women’s division of UJA-Federation of New York, and has been a legislative relations activist for the University of California-Berkeley. Ivy has served on the Board of Directors of YouthBridge-NY since 2005, chairing its strategic planning and program committees. Under her leadership the organization rolled out its second generation teen fellowship program and established ongoing evaluation as a tool for continual program improvement. Ivy holds a BA from the University of California-Berkeley and an MBA from Georgetown University.
Honoree
Ivy Cohen Community Service Award
Jacki Bryk is a rising Columbia University senior majoring in English and Comparative Literature, who aspires to a career in on-camera broadcast journalism. Jacki sits on the Executive Board of Directors of Columbia University Television (CTV), the University’s sole television station entirely run by students and for students. Jacki has served as Director of Public Affairs, Alumni Affairs and Publicity for CTV for the past three years. She hosts, directs, produces, edits, writes scripts and films her own show about college health called “Super U,” in which she broadcasts interviews with celebrity guests on popular wellness topics. Jacki has also acted as a red carpet and fashion correspondent for the CTV entertainment show, “Sofa” and has interviewed notable Hollywood stars and directors. Since 2009, Jacki has been an active member of New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), an organization that promotes leadership, skills and development for female communications professionals and students. She writes for NYWICI’s nextBlog and nywiciNext Magazine and serves on the organization’s Student Committee and its Integrated Marketing & Communications Committee. She leads the video team that covers major NYWICI student events and has been involved in its mentor-mentee program for two years. Jacki was awarded a 2011 NYWICI Scholarship and helped lead NYWICI’s coordination effort for its Student Career Conference last November. For four years, Jacki has freelanced as a literary and social media assistant to Lucette Lagnado, an investigative reporter for “The Wall Street Journal” and “New York Times” bestselling author. She has interned at the Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, NBC's the Weekend Today Show, NBC News London and E! News. In 2010, Jacki wrote an award winning essay which was published in the annual Columbia University Undergraduate Writing Program e-journal of superior student writings and which will be republished in the upcoming textbook edition of The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition, by Thomas Cooley. Jacki was a Youthbridge-NY Fellow from 2008-2009, rang the NY Stock Exchange Closing Bell with YouthBridge-NY in 2010 and since then has helped lead the effort to strengthen the YouthBridge-NY Alumni Association.
Honoree
Jacqueline Bryk Generation to Generation Award
Victor Wong is a Project Manager at the New York City Economic Development Corporation's Center for Economic Transformation, where he implements initiatives to promote the fashion/retail industry and attract international entrepreneurs in an effort to grow the City’s economy. He graduated from Harvard University in May 2011 with a BA in Sociology and a secondary field degree in Government. At Harvard, Victor was a competitive Ballroom and Latin dancer, a hip hop dance performer, an on-campus advocate for the DREAM Act, and a promoter of various charitable stunts. Most outrageously, Victor helped organize a team of undergraduates to run the Boston Marathon in burger and fry suits to raise over $17,000 for Back on My Feet, a national non-profit committed to promoting the self-sufficiency of homeless populations by way of running. A native New Yorker, Victor went to Stuyvesant High School, where he ran track, playfully crunched numbers on the Math Team, co-founded the Quiz Bowl Team, and organized and managed an afterschool peer tutoring program. Additionally, he was a YouthBridge-NY Fellow from 2005-2007, where he served on the Shared Resources for a Shared Future and Youth Summit committees. He now serves as a member of YouthBridge-NY's Alumni Planning Committee. In his free time, Victor enjoys playing the ukulele and training for marathons. He is also active in local politics and aspires to someday run for office in order to serve and represent his community.
Honoree
Victor Wong Distinguished
Alum Award
Jenny Choi Hunter College High School
Carolyn Collado
Mary Louis Academy
Xavier Contreras Bard High School Early College Queens
Victoria Elias
Bishop Ford Catholic High School
Sasha Gayle-Schneider Abraham Joshua Heschel High School
Erik Gustafsson
Archbishop Molloy High School
Chelsea Lopez Long Island City High School
Nyoka Newell
Bronx Engineering and Technology High School
Anika Rastgir Stuyvesant High School
Niasia Thomas
Nazareth Regional High School
Melissa Tropnas Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
Stella Wong
Hunter College High School
GRADUATING BRIDGERS
AJWS: American Jewish World Services Sasha Gayle-Schneider American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism’s imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Crown Heights Community Mediation Center Victoria Elias The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center is a unique neighborhood institution that works to improve community problem-solving, collaboration, and intergroup relations in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Department of Youth and Community Development Xavier Contreras and Chelsea Lopez The Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) was created in 1996 to provide the City of New York with high-quality youth and family programming. Our central task is administering available city, state, and federal funds to effective community-based organizations. Educational Alliance Carolyn Collado and Niasia Thomas The Educational Alliance is a community-based organization offering a wide range of programs that integrate education, social services, arts and recreation throughout Downtown Manhattan. We are a Jewish organization, serving people of diverse ethnic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds who live, work and learn in their neighborhoods.
BRIDGER PROJECTS
Our Bridgers were placed in various non-profit organizations throughout NYC to implement
the skills they learned as Fellows.
Global Nomads Group Nyoka Newell and Stella Wong The Global Nomads Group's purpose is to foster dialogue and understanding among the world's youth. They serve as a vehicle for awareness, bridging the boundaries of cultural misconception and instilling in our audience a heightened appreciation and comprehension of the world in which we live. Global Potential Jenny Choi Our mission is to provide urban youth from low-income communities with the skills and perspective that enable them to effect positive change in their lives, communities, and the global community, through engagement in leadership training, social entrepreneurship, international cultural exchange and service learning. Sustainable Flatbush Melissa Tropnas and Anika Rastgir Sustainable Flatbush brings neighbors together to mobilize, educate, and advocate for sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond. Urban Professor Erik Gustafsson At Urban Professor, we exist to translate, create, and deliver rich content and dynamic experiences, that resonate with and expose young leaders to this culture; taking them beyond where they’ve been, to inspire where they may go.
Gabriel Abdulla Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
Lamia Aesha Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts
Benojir Amrin Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
Jessica Belkin Baccalaureate School for Global Education
Khadijah Bhuiyan Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
Nayo Brooks Uncommon Charter High School
Amir Elsamadisi The Razi School
Sabiha Farheen Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts
Marwa Hassan Fort Hamilton High School
Tiffany Indar Aviation High School
Yasiru Jayakody Stuyvesant High School
Kaitlyn Kalloo Bard High School Early College Queens
Darien Kauvar The Ramaz Upper School
Jing Jing Ma Hunter College High School
Tanjil Momo Aviation High School
Osita Nwaedozie Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
Hannah Osman Abraham Joshua Heschel High School
Taylor Rochester Brooklyn Technical High School
Sander Siegel Abraham Joshua Heschel High School
CONTINUING FELLOWS
Cultural Eye Committee: Fellows spend the year working with a professional photographer to learn technical skills and gain a greater appreciation of diversity in their community. Fellows discuss and critique each other’s photography and create an end-of-year exhibit.
Jessica Belkin · Amir Elsamadisi ·
Sabiha Farheen · Tiffany Indar · Tanjil Momo Engaging Workplace Diversity Committee: Fellows are trained in workplace diversity and social responsibility in preparation for a six-week summer internship in a Human Resources department in a corporation or organization relevant to their interests.
Gabriel Abdulla · Benojir Amrin ·
Nayo Brooks · Marwa Hassan · Kaitlyn Kalloo · Darien Kauvar · Osita Nwaedozie
Shared Resources for a Shared Future Committee: Fellows have the opportunity to explore the world the grants and fundraising within the context of diversity and resource sharing. The committee is given money to distribute mini-grants and charged with creating an RFP. They receive applications from community-and-school-based organizations addressing education, health or immigration with diverse youth and through consensus building choose grant recipients.
Lamia Aesha · Khadijah Bhuiyan · Yasiru Jayakody · Jing Jing Ma ·
Hannah Osman · Taylor Rochester · Sander Siegel
YOUTHBRIDGE-NY COMMITTEES
YouthBridge-NY Board of Directors
Staff
Bob Kaplan
Executive Director
Karen Lander
Program Director
Hannah Weinerman
Program Coordinator
Santiago Mueckay
Program Assistant
Rukmini Nirahu
Social Work Intern
Abenaa Abboa-Offei, Chair*
Christopher Auguste
Claudia Baldonedo
Martin Bienenstock
Keith Brauer**
Ivy Cohen**
Pamela Fisher
Charlotte K. Frank
Robert Gee
Hector Gesualdo***
Tracey Gray-Walker
Marsha Haygood
Joel Levy
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen
Serafin U. Mariel
Patricia McGann
Michael S. Miller
Mohammad Razvi*
Nia Rock
Fatima Shama
Marc Suvall
Lorraine Watson
*YB-NY Officer **YB-NY Committee Chair ***Deceased
June 6, 2012 Dear Friends and Supporters, We want to welcome you all to this distinguished evening celebrating YouthBridge-NY, its Fellows, graduating Bridgers and our 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 ultimately 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 stepped up in difficult times to ensure that YouthBridge-NY continues to play a pivotal role in our city’s present and future. We wish to thank Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Ivy Cohen, Jacqueline Bryk and Victor Wong for being part of making this evening such a tremendous success. We want to thank you for being partners in this important effort of empowering and inspiring YouthBridge-NY’s young leaders. It is only through these partnerships and your support that we can continue to make dreams become reality. Lastly, we would like to thank the board and staff of YouthBridge-NY for their tireless efforts and look forward to a continued relationship with all of you in the work and mission of YouthBridge-NY. Yours truly, Abenaa Abboa-Offei, Chair Rabbi Bob Kaplan, Director
We applaud the ongoing efforts of YouthBridge-NY and
salute Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Ivy Cohen,
Jacqueline Bryk and Victor Wong for helping make this
organization a huge success.
The Jewish Community
Relations Council of NY
is proud to support
YouthBridge-NY
and recognize the 2012 Honorees
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Ivy Cohen
Jacqueline Bryk
and
Victor Wong
and
the Graduating Bridgers
& Continuing Fellows
Alan S. Jaffe
President
Michael S. Miller
Executive Vice-President & CEO
Congratulations and Best Wishes to the
Graduating Bridgers & Continuing Fellows
and to the distinguished honorees
Kramer Levin Naftalis
and Frankel LLP
Ivy Cohen
Jacqueline Bryk
Victor Wong
Fondly, Dr. Charlotte K. Frank
To Our Wonderful Daughter
Jacki,
We are so proud of you!
Your recognition
for so many early
achievements in the field of
media and television
is richly deserved.
We know that you will make
every minute count and
accomplish great things in the
future!
So much love,
Mom and Dad
- Laurie and Eli Bryk
To our Amazing Sister Jacki,
We are so proud of your many scholarships, honors and
awards. You may be #5 in our line-up of so many siblings, but you will never get lost in the shuffle. The energy you generate is
inspiring!
Love, Lani and Jason,
Jordan and Caroline, Alyssa and Aaron, Diana and Joseph,
William, Grace and Caroline
Congratulations to
Victor Wong
and
Jacki Bryk
on your respective awards!
Working with both of you has been a wonderful experience
and we commend you for your inspiring personal successes.
We are proud to see that
YouthBridge-NY has continued to play a strong
role in your professional development, in shaping your
character and in your approach to life.
The YouthBridge-NY
Alumni Planning Committee
applauds the ongoing efforts of
in fostering
understanding and cooperation among
New York City youth
and
recognizes the
special contribution that
and
have made to the success of
YouthBridge-NY
Congratulations to
our Outstanding
Graduates
and to
YouthBridge-NY
You are Our Future
Harriet & Marc Suvall
Rabbi Bob Kaplan & Wendy Levinson
salute
YouthBridge-NY,
Graduating Bridgers & Continuing Fellows
and our Honorees
Kramer Levin Naftalis
& Frankel LLP
Ivy Cohen
Jacqueline Bryk
Victor Wong
Honoring
IVY COHEN
Whose commitment to diversity,
leadership & social justice
– in your everyday life and in your community activism –
is an inspiration to all of us
From your loving family,
Ami, Ben, Gabe and Sara
To my wonderful and beautiful granddaughter,
Jacki
Words cannot express how proud I am of all your significant accomplishments.
If only Poppy could be here with me,
to share my pride.
He surely knows, as I do, that you are
on your way to greatness!
So much love,
Ma Florence Wolf
Congratulations to the
YouthBridge-NY Bridger Class of 2012
and esteemed honorees
Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP
Ivy Cohen
Jacqueline Bryk
Victor Wong
Congratulations to
Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP
Ivy Cohen
Jacqueline Bryk
Victor Wong
Council of Peoples Organization
Fulfilling the “American Dream” for Immigrants
Fondly, Marsha Haygood
Congratulations to the
YouthBridge-NY’s 2012 Honorees
and
Graduating Bridgers
From Joel & Carol Levy
Congratulations
to the
Bridgers & Fellows
and to the
distinguished honorees
Patricia McGann
Congratulations and
Best Wishes
YouthBridge-NY
RUBENSTEIN
Howard J. Rubenstein
President
Lorraine P. Watson Special Assistant to the
President
Dear Fellows & Bridgers,
We are honored to have gotten to know
each of you over the course of the year.
Thank you for your dedication and
enthusiasm and we look forward to seeing
your leadership make New York City a
better place!
Karen, Hannah, Santiago & Rukmini
Congratulations
Ivy Cohen!
Vejay Lalla
Davis & Gilbert, LLP
To Jacqueline,
With Love &
Admiration
Uncle Manny
& Aunt Norma
Congratulations, Ivy!
Throughout our 37 years of friendship, you have been a
stellar example of a community service leader.
We even met while building an 8’ Liberty Bell for our
nation’s bicentennial!
I wish I could be there to celebrate with you in person.
With admiration and friendship always,
Nancy Paul
Congratulations to
our beloved
granddaughter
Jacki Bryk
on the award that she’s
receiving.
We are very proud of
her and her many
achievements.
David & Harriet Bryk
Mazel Tov Jackie
on your
YouthBridge
honor!
Love,
The Kapitos
In Memory of Our Beloved Father/Grandfather, Ramon O. Veliz,
who departed on February 28, 2012.
Through the messages you relayed throughout life you always instilled
the value of leadership and education, inspired, and applauded our successes. As you look on from above we will carry on your legacy
for the generations to come.
We proudly congratulate Xavier Contreras and fellow
2012 Bridger graduates.
We will always be proud of you! The future is full of "Promises of
Excellence-- a promise not to fail.”
Love, Mom and Dad
“A Night of
Celebration”
becomes a
lifetime of service and
leadership.
Congrats to the Grads
and to Bob Kaplan
Nancy Stern Scholem
Rabbi Moshe Edelman
Congratulations to
Victoria Elias
and
Melissa Tropnas
and all of the
graduates of 2012
We wish all of you a bright
future filled with hopes,
dreams and promises of a
wonderful life
With Love,
Carol and Margarette