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    2025 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Farzana Hossain

    Farzana Hossain is a proud graduate of The Young Women’s Leadership School (TYWLS) of Queens. A Bangladeshi-American architect who focuses on the intersection of design, ecology, and community, she is currently a Junior Architect at Arrowstreet in Boston and an Adjunct Professor at Boston Architectural College.

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  • A group of nine people stand in front of a branded EmPower Breakfast event backdrop, smiling and raising their hands in celebration
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    2025 (Em)Power Breakfast Sizzle Reel

    Be The Change: View highlights from our 2025 (Em)Power Breakfast!

  • A 2025 Power Breakfast Honoree sits indoors in a suit, smiling and gesturing with both hands, framed by large windows
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    2025 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Ian Genao

    Ian Genao immigrated from the Dominican Republic as a teenager and successfully navigated the complex college process with the support of his CollegeBound Initiative counselor. He often returns to his high school alma mater to mentor students. Ian is a Sales Account Manager at Bloomberg.

  • Four family members stand together outside a building. One woman wears a graduation gown and sash from the Young Women's Leadership School of Queens.
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    2025 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Farzana Hossain

    Farzana Hossain is a proud graduate of The Young Women’s Leadership School (TYWLS) of Queens. A Bangladeshi-American architect who focuses on the intersection of design, ecology, and community, she is currently a Junior Architect at Arrowstreet in Boston and an Adjunct Professor at Boston Architectural College.

  • Two young people wearing name tags and sweatshirts sit indoors by a large window with city buildings in the background, smiling and talking during the Apollo Opportunity Foundation (Em)Power Breakfast.
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    2025 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Apollo Opportunity Foundation

    The (Em)Power Breakfast honored the Apollo Opportunity Foundation for its exceptional commitment to Student Leadership Network’s mission. The partnership creates hands-on experiences for students, grows their financial literacy and career skills, and supports the professional networks that help students thrive in their chosen paths.

  • Ann Tisch, in a striped blazer and Laura Jarrett in a dark outfit, stand close together smiling at the 2024 Power Breakfast event.
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    2024 (Em)Power Breakfast Highlight Reel

    College Matters! Nearly 400 champions, supporters, and student ambassadors joined us on October 17th to celebrate Student Leadership Network’s impact on advancing educational equity. The 17th annual (Em)Power Breakfast honored three alumni who are creating change in their communities and paving the way to opportunities for current students.

  • A woman with long, light brown braids—2024 Honoree Kenya Bryant—wears a black blazer and light-colored top as she smiles indoors at a Power Breakfast, with large windows and greenery in the background.
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    2024 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Kenya Bryant

    Kenya, a proud alumna of The Young Women’s Leadership School of Manhattan, is a Program Officer at the Citi Foundation. She drives initiatives to close the racial wealth gap, advancing opportunities for under-served communities.

  • A 2024 Honoree, Angel Santana, sits in an office with large windows and framed documents in the background.
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    2024 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Angel Santana

    Angel Santana, a CollegeBound Initiative alum, is Vice President for Community Relations at Empire State Development. His career has focused on empowering under-served communities and creating pathways to success through public service.

  • A woman with long dark hair wearing a green and white patterned blouse sits indoors, smiling, with large lit-up letters spelling IMAGINE in the background at the Power Breakfast honoring Sharlim Raysor as a 2024 Honoree.
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    2024 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Sharlim Raysor

    Sharlim, an alumna of The Young Women’s Leadership School, is Vice President of Travel and Expense at Paramount. She is a powerful force in the workplace, using her leadership development skills to empower others. Sharlim is committed to driving successful business performance and making a positive impact in her field.

  • At the 2024 EmPower Breakfast Showcase, a group of students sits in an auditorium; three in front wear Syracuse, Cornell, and Lehigh shirts, and one holds a Cornell sign. The audience watches attentively as College Matters is celebrated.
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    2024 (Em)Power Breakfast Showcase: College Matters

    This year’s (Em)Power Breakfast celebrated the critical role higher education plays in shaping the future of young people from diverse, under-served communities. With the support of their CBI directors of college counselors, our students are able to navigate the path to college and post-secondary success.

  • A student smiles and waves at the 2023 (Em)Power Breakfast event.
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    2023 (Em)Power Breakfast Highlight Reel

    Nearly 400 champions, supporters, and student ambassadors joined us on October 19th to celebrate Student Leadership Network’s impact on advancing educational equity. For the first time in the event’s history, the (Em)Power Breakfast honored three alumni across both of our girls’ education and college access programs who are creating change in their communities.

  • Cori Grainger was honored at the 2023 (Em)Power Breakast
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    2023 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Cori Grainger

    Kayla Conti, Head of Black Media at Google, honored Cori, a YWLN alumna, at the (Em)Power Breakfast for increasing STEM opportunities for underrepresented communities. At Google, Cori manages programs that diversify access to computer science and research mentorship, and supports students’ pursuit of graduate school and STEM research careers.

  • Chancellor David Banks honors CBI alumnus Manny Salazar at (Em)Power Breakfast
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    2023 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree: Manny Salazar

    David C. Banks, NYC Public Schools Chancellor, honored Manny at Student Leadership Network’s (Em)Power Breakfast and saluted him for being a role model for both students and the teaching profession. Manny, a CBI alumnus, is an AP teacher at LION Charter School in the Bronx.