Senior Send-off: Syracuse Region
2022-04-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Are you a CBI senior who has been accepted to a Syracuse region college or university? The Alumni Engagement Team along with Syracuse Region HEOP are excited to invite you to a Senior Send-off on April 26 at 12pm on ZOOM.
Join us to learn more about your school, meet some current students, and have all of your questions answered. And did we mention there will be a raffle and prizes, too? Register for this free event today!
Syracuse region schools include:

Cazenovia College
Clarkson College
Cornell University
Hamilton College
Ithaca College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Le Moyne College
St. Lawrence University
Syracuse University
Utica College

Time Management & Anti-Procrastination Workshop
2022-04-22 13:30 - 14:30
Join our CBI Alumni Engagement team to learn about different time management styles and explore resources/applications to help with procrastination. We will create time management goals with fun games and a raffle for attendees. Register for this FREE event today – and bring a friend!

Future Success Symposium 2022
2022-01-11 17:30 - 18:30
January 11 – 13 | 5:30 – 6:30 pm (Virtual)
The Alumni Engagement team at SL Network and Office of Enrollment Management and Student Success at SUNY are teaming up once again for the third annual Future Success Symposium, a conference-style program focused on college success! This year, we will explore how to define your purpose and provide tools for your own self-exploration and discovery journey. Join us for lively and insightful discussions from a diverse panel of professionals with a wealth of experience in student and college success!
This FREE event is open to all SL Network Alumni. Sign up today and join us for lively discussions and insights from our amazing panelists!
About the sessions and presenters

Session 1: Mental “Wealth”
In this session, students will learn how to develop a growth mindset in order to achieve their academic and personal goals.
Featured presenters
Mr. Clinton DeMerritt obtained a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from SUNY Plattsburgh. Mr. DeMerritt works at Accenture as a Business & Integration Arch Assoc. Manager where he works with the latest technologies to deliver secure, reliable, resilient, and scalable data management platforms. He also launched a podcast, Conversations of Color, which allows peers to share ideas, emotions, and questions as it relates to our racially-biased society and the impact on our mental health.

Jessica Herd is a licensed mental health counselor practicing psychotherapy in the state of New York. She has been working in her private practice located in Brooklyn, NY for nearly five years. Jessica graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a master’s of science in mental health counseling. She is passionate about mental health education and assisting her clients with removing barriers to reaching their life aspirations.

Session 2: Academic Discovery and Success
Our presenters will tackle the question “Do majors matter?” and discuss creative ways students can use their major to find a career path that they love.
Featured presenters
Camille Parchment is a first-year law clerk at Bracewell LLP in the Corporate and Securities practice group. She is a graduate of the Duke University School of Law and has a B.A. in sociology and history from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to law school, Camille worked as a media buyer and account coordinator for multiple media agencies. During law school, she interned at a couple of law firms as well as the NYC Mayor’s Office. At Bracewell, Camille focuses her practice on joint ventures, and public and private capital markets offerings. She also helps advise clients on general corporate and compliance matters, as well as reporting and disclosure obligations.

Mikeila Bowen earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Psychology from SUNY Plattsburgh and master’s degree in Criminal Justice from DeSales University. Mikeila works for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as a Criminal Investigator/Special Agent and investigates criminal matters relating to violent offenders and fugitives, firearm criminal possession charges, illegal manufacturing of certain weapons, drug trafficking, federal arsons, FFL burglaries and firearms trafficking. She is currently assigned to the Nashville Field Division.

Jayah Arnett is an unfiltered storyteller, community lover, and hustler who is deeply rooted in community, culture, and collaboration. Her commitment is shown through grassroots partnerships, marketing, and her digital platform, My Projects Runway. She has a passion for spreading awareness on topics that directly affect her community and making sure Black and Brown people are included in the conversation. Jayah is a first-generation college graduate from SUNY Plattsburgh and has learned through her journey it is important to pay it forward because everyone deserves an opportunity.

Session 3: Building your Community
A mentor relationship can be deeply impactful and meaningful. Join us for this session to learn how to find and make the most of a mentor relationship.
Featured panelists
Keith Nuñez was born and raised in the Bronx where at a young age he navigated being a first-generation Latino and the only English speaker in his family. The desire to fly away from the Bronx and take the first steps to change his family’s legacy motivated him to attend SUNY Buffalo State where he earned his bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration. Keith is an advocate of all individuals and communities and strives to create a diverse and supportive culture in his role as an EOP counselor.

Abigail Bryant is a Brooklyn native with a masters’ degree in Sociology with a concentration on Race, Class & Gender. Abby – as she likes to go by – has over 8 years of experience in Higher Education. She specializes in student success and has worked in multiple capacities within higher education including but not limited to: financial aid, residence life, career services, advising, social justice facilitation, and retention. Currently, Abby is the Director of EOP at Jefferson Community College, where she works with some of the most resilient and powerful students in higher education!

Watch the keynote address from Future Success Symposium 2021:

Co-presented by
Alumni Engagement team at SL Network
Office of Enrollment and Student Success at SUNY

Open Source Analytics for College Success
2021-10-13 16:00 - 17:00
About the event:
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Jared Knowles, President of Civilytics Consulting. Jared has implemented world-class data science applications for multiple school districts and public postsecondary systems. His work focuses on creating sustainable analytics for public organizations, from systems that predict student success in college gateway courses to identifying academically-prepared students of color for recruitment by Pennsylvania Higher Education, to developing dashboards for the Tableau Racial Equity Data Hub.
Jared’s work has been central to the Harvard Strategic Data Project’s Open SDP toolkit, a project to create open-source tools for analyzing patterns and trends along the education pipeline, from high school graduation, to seamless college transition, to college enrollment, and persistence in college. Originally conceived as a tool for use by school districts, the OpenSDP toolkit may prove a valuable analytical resource, an exemplar of collaborative work, and analytics community for College Success organizations as well.
About the speaker:
Dr. Jared Knowles formerly served as a research analyst with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. There he led the design and deployment of the Wisconsin Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS), a machine learning predictive framework available to all schools serving students grades 5-9 in the state. He also led several internal analysis efforts culminating in presenting findings to agency leadership, legislators, school leaders, teachers, and the public. He completed his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015. He was also a fellow in the Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences, an Institute of Education Sciences pre-doctoral training program at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Jared is currently the president of Civilytics Consulting, LLC. He founded Civilytics in 2016 to pursue his passion for providing high-quality public performance metrics for government services. He provides an array of consulting services including statistical computing, research design, and data analysis, and R programming training. He has expertise in machine learning, multilevel modeling, and other statistical analysis methods.

Whole Girl Education Leadership Institute
2021-10-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Student Leadership Network, 322 8th Avenue, New York, NY, 10001, United States
Educating girls is our passion and we would be delighted to have you join us for the Whole Girl Education Leadership Institute!
Join us for a two-part professional development series to learn about Whole Girl Education supervisory practices to improve the educational experiences of girls on

October 7 in NYC followed by a school visit on October 8; and
February 18 virtually.

The cost for both workshops is $1,000 (scholarship funding available on a first-come, first-serve basis) which will include:

Two full days of professional development
Whole Girl Education Toolkit
One coaching or observation session
Access to office hours and professional learning community meetings

Questions about the workshop or our work? Get in touch with Sarah Boldin, Director of Leadership & New Schools

Visualizing the NSC: A Collaborative Journey from Data to Value
2021-09-29 14:00 - 15:00
About the event:
We were excited to host an in-depth conversation with Dr.Kelly Bay-Meyer and Jake Fournier from GuidEd Insight. Developed with input from NCAN and the Common Measures Learning Community, the GuidEd Insight visualization platform is built to integrate National Student Clearinghouse and other student data to inform the actions that drive college success. GuidEd Insight makes equity a priority, with tools to inform college success for students of color, first-generation students, and students impacted by poverty. Kelly and Jake shared the tool and joined in a discussion about the journey that made it, tackling challenges of data integration, wrangling with NSC data, and building usable analytics for different types of organizations and users. Please view the playback of the event via the YouTube video above and watch as we mine the experience of GuidEd Insight for lessons on how College Success organizations can make actionable analytics a reality.
Meet our speakers:
Kelly Bay-Meyer, Ph.D, Chief Operations Officer
Trained as a political scientist focused on education politics and empowerment, Kelly earned her Ph.D. from Brown University and returned home to WA to serve her local community. She taught courses in research methods and social justice at Seattle University before serving as senior research and evaluation officer at the College Success Foundation. Kelly has over ten years’ experience in research and evaluation within the college and career success field. She is passionate about centering equity and leveraging data and technology to drive operational strategy and improve outcomes for our students and communities.

Jake Fournier, M.S.M., President
With a passion for bringing customer-focused software solutions from inception to success, Jake leads the GuidEd Insight software product. Along with a history of agile software development, he brings balanced technology and mission-focused experience to the organization. Jake holds a Master of Science in Management and PMP (Project Management Professional), ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner), and CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certifications.

For more information please contact Aaron Hawn, Director of Research & Evaluation – ahawn@studentleadershipnetwork.org

Meet Your Support Squad!
2021-09-21 16:00 - 17:00
SL Network Alumni are invited to join us for this information session co-hosted by uAspire and the Alumni Engagement Team at SL Network.
Learn how to make the most of the relationship with your uAspire advisor as well as the services available to you from our Alumni Engagement team. We will also discuss your college campus “web of support” and how to maximize these resources at your college or university. Sign up for this free event today and bring your questions!

Common Metrics, Uncommon Solutions
2021-09-15 14:00 - 15:00
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About the event:
We are excited to present a virtual conversation with funders and program staff on aligning outcomes and mapping value across the diverse landscape of college access and success! Join us in conversation with NCAN and Carnegie Corporation for capturing success for College Access & Success programs.
Meet our panelists:
Farhad Asghar is a program officer with the Carnegie Corporation’s education program, where he manages the Pathways to Postsecondary Success portfolio. Farhad oversees grantmaking that supports practices and policies aimed at creating flexible pathways for students throughout their K–16 education with the goal of college completion and preparing students for work and careers.

Bill DeBaun is the director of data and evaluation at NCAN. In that role, he researches and writes about college access and success programming that demonstrates significant results for students’ college enrollment and graduation rates while additionally providing technical assistance to other initiatives. Mr. DeBaun leads NCAN’s Benchmarking Project, an ongoing collaborative research effort with NCAN members that examines the enrollment and completion outcomes of students served by college access and success programs.

Jon Roure is the Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at Student Leadership Network. As the organization’s first CIO, Jon oversees program planning and implementation across the network. He provides overall leadership to the CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) while developing the workstreams to support the organization’s strategic planning efforts. These include an increased focus on alumni engagement, research and evaluation, and national expansion via Young Women’s Leadership Network affiliate schools.

For more information please contact Aaron Hawn, Director of Research & Evaluation – ahawn@studentleadershipnetwork.org

Alumni Engagement Summer Series - Wellness Wednesdays
2021-07-28 16:00 - 17:00
The Alumni Engagement team at Student Leadership Network presents The Summer Series!

Wellness Wednesdays
Heading to college is an exciting milestone but all of the new changes can be overwhelming. Join us and our special guest, Dr. Shantal Powell (Senior Counselor, University at Albany) for a supportive and welcoming discussion about managing stress and anxiety, maintaining boundaries and relationships, and more. Free to attend but must register in order to receive the Zoom link.
July 28, August 4, August 11 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM on Zoom

Alumni Engagement Summer Series - Financial Series
2021-07-21 15:00 - 16:00
The Alumni Engagement team at Student Leadership Network presents The Summer Series!
Financial Series
Managing your money while in college doesn’t have to be a mystery. Join our partners, uAspire, as their team of advisors guides you through topics such as:
– Making Sense of Your Dollars and Cents: Personal Finances and Budgeting
– Avoid the Trap: How to sidestep common financial aid pitfalls.
– Support Squad: Making the most of the relationship with your uAspire advisor
July 21, July 22, and August 4 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM on Zoom

Young Professionals Career Expo 2021
2021-04-28 15:00 - 16:30
Thank you for making our first-ever Young Professionals Career Expo a success!
On April 28, the CBI Alumni Engagement team hosted the Young Professionals Career Expo. This virtual event was an opportunity for high school seniors and CBI alumni to meet with education, career training, and apprenticeship providers. Thank you to the following organizations for partnering with us for this event:

NPower
MMCC WIOA Culinary Program
St. Nick’s Alliance Workforce Development
Brooklyn EOC
Bronx EOC
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
Pursuit
Phipps Neighborhood

Find and watch video replays from the event:

Find and download resources from our presenters:

If you are from an organization that provides career/workforce training and would like to partner with us on future events, please contact the Alumni Engagement team.

Future Success Symposium 2021
2021-02-02
Thank You for Joining us for the 2nd Annual Future Success Symposium!
Your CBI Alumni Engagement team partnered with SUNY Office of Enrollment Management & Student Success to bring you three days of expert panels, workshops, and space to connect with your community—all from the comfort of your home, dorm, or wherever you are studying!

Together, we learned about:

Strategies for success in virtual learning environments
Transformational student activism
Where’s my crew: Building your network
Mental health & wellness

Tell us how we did! Do not hesitate to contact us at alumni@studentleadershipnetwork.org

Learn more about the sessions and presenters! Flip through our event guide:

Meylin Andares, Director of Enrollment Management & Student Success at SUNY
Jarvis Marlow-McCowin, Dean of Students Office at Cornell University
Sophia Givre, Director of Upward Bound
Timothy Thompson, Coordinator of Diversity Education & Support Services at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Vanessa Borum, Senior Academic Advisor & Assistant Director at University at Albany
Venessa Rodriguez, EOP Director at SUNY Broome Community College
Jason Acosta, Founder of We Shift the Culture LLC; Co-founder & Producer of Live from The Bronx
Minaa B., Licensed Therapist
Shantel Powell, Staff Psychologist at University at Albany

Co-presented by
CBI Alumni Engagement at Student Leadership Network
Office of Enrollment Management and Student Success at SUNY

(Em)Power Breakfast 2020
2020-09-16 08:00 - 09:00
Our 14th annual (Em)Power Breakfast celebrated the resiliency, dedication, and achievements of the more than 10,000 remarkable students of The Young Women’s Leadership Schools (TYWLS) in New York City and the Young Women’s Leadership Network (YWLN) affiliate schools nationwide. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, our students are determined to achieve their educational goals, and Student Leadership Network will be there to support them, every step of the way.
Thanks to your generosity, as well as the overwhelming support of our sponsors and attendees, we raised nearly $900,000 through this year’s (Em)Power Breakfast. Every dollar raised will go toward powerful in- and out-of-school enrichment programs to deepen TYWLS students’ learning, expose them to career development opportunities, and enhance their leadership skills.
We were thrilled to have Malala Yousafzai share remarks with our graduates, and honor the team of doctors who provided vital health care to the young women from Nigeria who sustained injuries as a result of being held in captivity by Boko Haram.

Future Success Symposium 2020
2020-01-17 | SUNY Global Center
The CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) Alumni Engagement team and the SUNY Office of Enrollment Management and Student Success teamed together for our inaugural Future Success Symposium in NYC!
The Future Success Symposium was an opportunity for our CBI alumni to join their peers across various college campuses and empower them to successfully navigate college’s evolving landscape. Alumni presentations were an integral part of this conference and our overall mission to promote student success. Future Success Symposium attendees left the event equipped with the skills and expertise they need to be effective leaders, scholars, and agents of change.

(Em)Power Breakfast 2019
2019-10-10 08:00 - 09:00 | Cipriani 42nd Street, New York, NY, United States
Thank you to everyone who helped make Student Leadership Network’s
13th annual (Em)Power Breakfast a success on Thursday, October 10th at Cipriani 42nd Street!

We were thrilled to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of our students with the nearly 500 champions and supporters in attendance. Thanks to the overwhelming support of our sponsors and attendees, we raised more than $1.2 million, supporting our five New York City-based TYWLS schools, as well as 15 affiliate schools across the country, impacting the lives of more than 9,000 students nationwide. We truly cannot do this work without you. Watch our honoree videos!

Step Ahead 5K Run/Walk 2019
2019-06-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Riverside Park, New York, New York, United States
Thank you to everyone who helped make Student Leadership Network’s Inaugural Step Ahead 5K Run/Walk a success on Saturday, June 15th in Riverside Park!
With the generous support of more than 800 registrants, we raised over $160,000 to support CollegeBound Initiative (CBI). Together, we celebrated CBI’s Directors of College Counseling and their transformative work with nearly 2,800 graduating seniors from our 32 public partner schools across New York City.
Thank you to our Step Ahead Ambassador Angela Simmons, Fitness Instructor Tashon Hopkins and DJ Olivia Dope for getting us warmed up and ready to race!
To view event photos, click here.
Special thanks to our Event Sponsors

(Em)Power Breakfast 2018
2018-10-16 08:00 - 09:00 | Cipriani 42nd Street, New York, NY, United States
STUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK HONORS TRACEE ELLIS ROSS, BRUCE MOSLER AND VALERIE RADWANER AT ANNUAL (EM)POWER BREAKFAST IN NEW YORK CITY
October 17, 2018, New York, New York — Yesterday, Student Leadership Network (SL Network) produced their annual (Em)Power Breakfast, a gathering of 700 guests to celebrate more than 2,500 girls who are impacted by The Young Women’s Leadership Schools (TYWLS) in New York City. The event honors the organization’s students and their achievements, as well as business and philanthropic leaders for their commitment to breaking the cycle of poverty through equalizing education.
Ayana Gilbert, a 9th grade student at TYWLS of East Harlem, opened the program with her original poem “What is Beautiful.” Following, Founder and President Ann Tisch welcomed guests to the event and urged the crowd to continue to support girls’ education and Student Leadership Network’s mission to empower a diverse pipeline of young people, by providing them with access to educational opportunities that prepare them to become global change agents.
Executive Director, Jemina Bernard, announced the organization’s official name change from Young Women’s Leadership Network to Student Leadership Network. She then introduced students from several affiliates from around the country, including the schools in Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; Wilmington, NC; and Rochester, NY to walk the stage and introduce themselves to the audience.
Laura Rebell Gross, head of Girls’ Education at the organization, highlighted the stellar work and support her team provides to the schools in New York City and nationwide. Since 2001, TYWLS has helped garner more than $123 M in scholarships and financial aid for students going to college, and nearly 100% of students graduate each year. TYWLS students graduate from college at nearly four times the rate of their peers.
Sophia Fiallo served as the student emcee for the event and shared her personal experience attending TWYLS and how it has changed her life for the better. “The (Em)Power event gives us the chance to showcase our amazing young women. They often share their compelling stories about their families, their struggles, and their victories. I don’t want anyone to ever forget how accomplished and driven our students are,” says Ann Tisch.
Actress and philanthropist Tracee Ellis Ross joined the event, via Skype, and was interviewed by fellow Brown and TYWLS of East Harlem alumnae Jo’Nella Ellerbe and Geetanjali Gunanathan. Tracee chatted about the importance of finding mentors and how she came to be inspired to serve as a voice for women in today’s world. Bruce Mosler, Chairman, Global Brokerage at Cushman & Wakefield, was interviewed by Ianna Gilbert, TYWLS of Jamaica student. Bruce explained how he balances the pressure of working at Cushman Wakefield while serving as the co-chair of the board of The Intrepid Museum. Valerie Radwaner, Deputy Chair at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, was interviewed by Javeria Amir, a 12th grade student at TYWLS of East Harlem and inspired the crowd with the following powerful statement: “Do not be afraid to be the only girl in the room. When I enter the room, I sit in the very front row.”
Jemina R. Bernard, Executive Director, Student Leadership Network shares, “At the end of the day, our annual (Em)Power Breakfast is a celebration of the 9,000 students we impact across our 5 NYC based Young Women’s Leadership Schools and 15 national affiliates nationwide. I can’t think of a better way to honor and celebrate their achievements than by having them emcee the event and interview our honorees. They embody all that gives us hope for the future of our city, country and world!”
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CBI Celebration 2018
2018-05-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, New York
Thank you to those who attended and supported our 2018 CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) Celebration on Tuesday, May 15 at Jazz at Lincoln Center. To see event photos, click here.
Special Thanks to Our Amazing Honorees:

Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood
Erika Irish Brown, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Bloomberg
Marjana Chowdhury, CBI alumna and Legal Analyst at BlackRock

2018 CBI Highlights Included:

Student-led onstage Q&A interview with honorees
First-ever CBI alumni honoree
Musical entertainment provided by student DJ and two singers
Cap and gown student procession
Members of the class of 2018 mingling with guests

Help us bring CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) to even more talented students in the communities we serve.

(Em)Power Breakfast 2017
2017-10-10 08:00 - 09:00 | Cipriani 42nd Street, New York, NY, United States
This morning, we celebrated the incredible accomplishments of the students at The Young Women’s Leadership Schools and those of our honorees – Documentary Filmmaker and Tony Award-Winning Broadway Producer Amanda Lipitz; Joanne Podell, Executive Chairman at Cushman & Wakefield; Liz Robbins, Founder of Liz Robbins Associates; and Kenya Barris, Creator and Showrunner of ABC’s black-ish and the “Man We Love.” On the eve of the International Day of the Girl, we are proud that these four distinguished individuals and supporters like you joined us as part of a worldwide movement committed to improving the lives of young women.
Young Women’s Leadership Network has been empowering young women to reach their higher education dreams since our founder Ann Tisch established our first school in East Harlem in 1996. Today, we have graduates on campuses across the country and TYWLS alumnae have degrees from Smith, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, and dozens of other private and public colleges. In fact, TYWLS students not only enroll in college at double the rate of their peers – they graduate at four times the rate.
Now, with five schools in New York City and thirteen affiliate schools across the country, and two more schools slated to open in 2018, with your help we are poised to have an even greater impact on the more than 8,500 students we serve each year.
We hope you will stay with us and our students on the journey to their bright futures. Please consider taking the following actions today:

Invest: Your gift will help students realize their academic and leadership potential.
Volunteer: Share your knowledge and experiences as a volunteer mentor to young women in grades 6-12.
Inspire: Approach your company about supporting SL Network and engage colleagues in our volunteer programs.
Be Social: Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

CBI Celebration 2017
2017-05-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, New York
Last night’s CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) Celebration was unforgettable. Thank you to those who attended and supported, including our amazing honorees Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, and Melissa Brenner, Senior Vice President of Digital Media at the NBA, with special recognition to Paula Dofat, Director of College Counseling at our affiliate school Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women! It was a privilege to introduce the Class of 2017, who are making their dreams of college a reality thanks to your support.

Since CBI’s inception, we have enrolled more than 13,000 students in college, including 2,500 from the Class of 2017, and have generated more than $450 million in financial aid. The majority of our students will be the first in their families to go to college. And even more, an independent evaluation found that CBI students graduate and earn 4-year college degrees at nearly 4x the rate of their peers.
Check out the films that were debuted during the event.
Unable to attend the 2017 CBI Celebration? Don’t worry! You can still be with us in spirit by making a donation. Click here to show your support.

15th Anniversary CBI Celebration
2016-05-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, New York
Watch the video from an unforgettable night celebrating 15 years of the CollegeBound Initiative! See the films honoring NY Mets Curtis Granderson, Calamos Investments CEO John Koudounis, and NBC’s Al Roker, and ABC’s Deborah Roberts!

See also CBI student Josephine’s surprise college acceptance with Usher!
We are grateful to supporters like you who made the 15-year CBI Celebration a great success!
On May 26, 2016, our wonderful guests joined us in celebrating the more than 15,000 New York City students served by the CollegeBound Initiative.
We are grateful to this year’s honorees:
| Curtis Granderson, NY Mets
| John S. Koudounis, CEO, Calamos Investments
| Deborah Roberts and Al Roker, ABC News Correspondent & Host/Weatherman of NBC’s TODAY Show
As we look ahead to the 2017-2018 school year – when CBI Directors of College Counseling will be in 35 schools serving 18,000 young women and men — your ongoing support will continue empowering our students to pursue their dream of going to college!
Make a gift.

(Em)Power Breakfast 2015
2015-10-15 08:00 - 09:00 | Cipriani 42nd Street, New York, NY, United States
Watch and share The Voice Inside, the heartwarming film featuring TYWLS students and teachers.
We are grateful to supporters like you who made the 2015 (Em)Power Breakfast a great success!
On October 15, 2015, more than 700 guests joined us in celebrating the more than 2,200 girls served by The Young Women’s Leadership Schools (TYWLS) in New York City this year.
The 2015 (Em)Power Breakfast honored our students and their achievements. We are grateful to this year’s honorees for representing the confidence and determination we cultivate in every TYWLS girl. Our honorees included:

| Kimberley Hatchett, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
| Yara Shahidi, Actress (Black-ish), Philanthropist and Scholar
| Sherrie Westin, Executive Vice President of Global Impact and Philanthropy, Sesame Workshop
| Fabrizio Freda “The Man We Love”, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies

As we look ahead to the 2015-2016 school year, your ongoing support will continue empowering our students to fulfill their learning and leadership potential! Here’s how you can make this possible:
Make a gift – Visit our donate page.
Share our story – Watch and share The Voice Inside, the heartwarming film featuring TYWLS students and teachers.
(Em)Power our students – We need energetic and passionate volunteers to serve as role models for TYWLS students.
On behalf of the more than 2,200 students served by The Young Women’s Leadership Schools, thank you for investing in their futures!
Past Honorees:
2014

Idina Menzel, Tony Award-winning Broadway star
Dina Powell, President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation
Anna Quindlen, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Andrew Farkas, Island Capital Group

2013

Malala Yousafzai, education advocate
Abigail Disney, filmmaker and philanthropist
Tory Burch, fashion designer and philanthropist
Jordan Roth, Jujamcyn Theaters

2012

Tina Brown, The Daily Beast
Susan Lyne, Gilt Groupe
Kevin Roberts, Saatchi & Saatchi
Ann Shoket, Seventeen Magazine

2011

Stephanie Drescher, Apollo Management LLP
Peter G. Peterson, Blackstone and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Judith Rodin, the Rockefeller Foundation

2010

Richard Beattie, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Jill Beraud, PepsiCo
Harold Ford Jr., Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Caryn Seidman Becker, Clear

2009

Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York
Phebe Farrow Port, Estee Lauder
Edith Cooper, Goldman Sachs
Barry Weiss, RCA/Jive

2008

Ann Moore, Time Inc.
Kim Davis, JPMorgan Chase
High Water Women
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark

2006

Thelma Golden, the Studio Museum in Harlem
Nancy Peretsman, Allen & Company
The Starr Foundation
Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
