Prep for Prep 2021 Lilac Ball Digital Program

A VIRTUAL EVENT CELEBR ATING

THE CLASS OF 2020 AND CLASS OF 2021 AND HONORING

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

TUESDAY JUNE 15 2021

OUR MISSION

Prep for Prep develops ethical and effective leaders who reflect our diverse society for the enduring benefit of all.

WHAT WE DO

Since 1978, we have identified New York City’s most promising students of color and prepared them for success at independent schools throughout the Northeast.

Once placed, we support the academic, professional, and personal growth of our students from middle school through college and beyond.

2021 LILAC BALL: A VIRTUAL CELEBR ATION OF LEADERSHIP CELEBR ATING

THE CLASS OF 2020 AND CLASS OF 2021 AND HONORING

GREETINGS FROM PREP FOR PREP’S LEADERSHIP

STUDENT SPEAKERS

STUDENT PERFORMANCES & ARTWORK

ALUMNI PROFILES

VIDEOS

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

Ruth Jurgensen, CEO Lisa Cashin, Board Chair Yahonnes Cleary (P9 V), Board Co-President Christopher James (IX), Board Co-President Sue Meng (XV), Executive Vice President & Secretary Natalie Swaby Hutchinson (XIV), Vice President Roland Persaud (LA II), Alumni Trustee Alexa Lauren C. (XLIII) & Family Mehrab J. (XXXVII) Ailyn B. (XXXVI) Ndeye T. (P9 XXX) Justin M. (P9 XXX) Lukas S. (XXXVI) Paris C. (XXXVII) Daniella F. (XXXVIII) Olivia Harris (XXVII) Thomas Yu (XII) Cheryl Campos (XXVIII) Dale Allsopp (VII) We Are Prep for Prep This Singular Year Congrats from Mike Bloomberg Robin Leopold Byna Elliott Nicole Giles Chijioge Nwogu (P9 XV) Algeria Aljure (XV) Ahmed Bakkar (P9 XVII) Keisha Ng-A-Qui (P9 XXIII)

STUDENT SPEAKERS

ALEXA LAUREN C. (XLIII)

MEHRAB J. (XXXVII)

AILYN B. (XXXVI)

NDEYE T. (P9 XXX)

JUSTIN M. (P9 XXX)

CLASS OF

2020

Omar A. (XXXVI/Trinity ’20, Brown) Alyssa A. (P9 XXIX/Hill ’20, Emory) Mary A. (XXXVII/Columbia Prep ’20, Johns Hopkins) David A. (XXXVI/Allen-Stevenson ’17, Kew-Forest ’20, CUNY Sophie Davis) Kimberly A. (XXXVII/Marymount ’20, Amherst) Karla A. (P9 XXIX/Hotchkiss ’20, Harvard) Jessica A. (P9 XXIX/Middlesex ’20, NYU) Araba A. (XXXVI/Andover ’20, Columbia) Akira A. (P9 XXIX/Suffield ’20, Boston College) Nicole A. (XXXVI/Dalton ’20, Wesleyan) Faith A. (XXXVI/Trinity ’20, Rice) Elisha A. (P9 XXVIII/St. Bernard’s ’17, Westtown ’20, Skidmore) Alejandro A. (XXXV/Collegiate ’20, Georgetown) Aurora A. (P9 XXIX/Milton ’20, Middlebury) Mame B. (P9 XXIX/Hotchkiss ’20, Penn) Daphne B. (P9 XXIX/Oakwood Friends ’20, Brandeis) Gianna B. (XXXVI/Brearley ’20, Cornell) Alycia B. (P9 XXIX/Andover ’20, Cornell) Ashley B. (P9 XXIX/Middlesex ’20, Tufts) Justin B. (XXXVI/Trinity ’20, Williams) Zion B. (XXXVI/Dalton ’20, Emory) Di’ Anna B. (P9 XXIX/Choate ’20, Smith) Ailyn B. (XXXVI/Riverdale ’20, Hamilton) Rebeka C. (XXXVI/Poly Prep ’20, Yale) Alec C. (XXXVII/Browning ’20, Harvey Mudd) Jason C. (XXXVI/Fieldston ’20, Hamilton) Evelyn C. (XXXVI/Town ’16, Grace Church ’20, Yale) Daniel C. (XXXVI/Horace Mann ’20, Carnegie Mellon) Matthew C. (P9 XXIX/Exeter ’20, NYU) Erin C. (XXXVI/Spence ’20, Harvard) Muniyat C. (XXXVI/Nightingale ’20, CUNY Macaulay Honors) Daniel C. (P9 XXIX/Choate ’20, Harvard) William C. (XXXVI/Collegiate ’20, Cornell) Keon D. (XXXVI/Brooklyn Heights Montessori ’16, Trinity ’20, RPI)

CLASS OF

2020

Anuoluwapo D. (P9 XXIX/Suffield ’20, Amherst) Darrel D. (P9 XXIX/Deerfield ’20, Cornell) Debjani D. (XXXVI/Brearley ’20, Harvard) Robert D. (P9 XXIX/Andover ’20, Cornell) Messiah D. (P9 XXIX/St. Andrew’s ’20, Wesleyan) Serene D. (P9 XXIX/Exeter ’20, Northeastern) Elexis D. (P9 XXIX/Hotchkiss ’20, Kenyon) Gabriella D. (P9 XXIX/Hotchkiss ’20, Trinity College) Jillian D. (XXXVI/Sacred Heart ’20, Brown) Irati E. (XXXVI/Horace Mann ’20, Harvard) Andrea F. (XXXVI/Chapin ’20, Harvard) Gregorio F. (XXXVI/Horace Mann ’20, Univ. of Chicago) Akil F. (XXXVII/Poly Prep ’20, Cooper Union) Sarah G. (XXXVI/Packer ’20, Brown) Noel G. (P9 XXIX/Exeter ’20, Columbia) Talya G. (XXXVI/VCS ’16, Grace Church ’20, CUNY Queens) Zoe G. (XXXVI/Packer ’20, Lafayette) Tiesa G. (XXXVI/Spence ’20, Cornell) Khari G. (P9 XXIX/Andover ’20, Howard) Eric G. (P9 XXIX/Buckley ’17, Loomis Chaffee ’20, Bard) Daijah G. (XXXVI/Spence ’20, Northwestern) Oamiya H. (XXXVI/Columbia Prep ’20, Brown) Jhade H. (P9 XXIX/Concord ’20, Washington Univ.)

Stephanie H. (P9 XXIX/Exeter ’20, Loyola New Orleans) Tatiana H. (P9 XXIX/Taft ’20, Chapman) Hayley H. (XXXVI/Trinity ’20, Yale) Cindy H. (XXXVII/Chapin ’20, Yale) Carissa H. (P9 XXIX/Oakwood Friends ’20, Wesleyan) Daniel H. (XXXVI/Trinity ’20, Princeton) Juwan J. (XXXVI/Dalton ’20, Kenyon) Kiiren J. (XXXVI/Saint Ann’s ’20, Amherst) Edward J. (XXXVI/Allen-Stevenson ’16, Brooklyn Tech ’20, NYU) Mehrab J. (XXXVII/Dalton ’20, MIT) Brianna J. (XXXVI/Berkeley Carroll ’20, Wesleyan)

CLASS OF

2020

Praise J. (P9 XXIX/Cushing ’20, Syracuse) Katiya J. (XXXVI/Nightingale ’20, Howard) Jendayi L. (XXXVI/VCS ’16, Poly Prep ’20, Mount Holyoke) Kalif L. (XXXVI/Mandell ’16, Berkeley Carroll ’20, CUNY Hunter) Jonathan L. (XXXVI/Brooklyn Friends ’20, Muhlenberg) Courtney L. (XXXVI/Spence ’20, Yale) Lucas L. (P9 XXIX/Hill ’20, Trinity College) Michelle M. (XXXVI/LREI ’20, Barnard) Stephanie M. (P9 XXIX/Deerfield ’20, Trinity College) Madison M. (XXXVII/Fieldston ’20, Skidmore) Krystal M. (P9 XXIX/Choate ’20, Barnard) Nasir M. (XXXVI/Saint Ann’s ’20, Connecticut College) Devon M. (XXXVI/Grace Church ’20, Allegheny) Andres M. (XXXVI/St. Bernard’s ’16, Avenues ’20, Cornell) Oluwatomi M. (XXXVI/Trinity ’20, Tulane) Nicole N. (XXXVI/Berkeley Carroll ’20, Columbia) Brendan O. (XXXVI/Mandell ’16, Bronx Science ’20, Univ. of Michigan) Chidera O. (XXXVI/RCDS ’20, Northwestern) Siew Teng O. (XXXVII/Spence ’20, Columbia) Karen P. (P9 XXIX/St. Andrew’s ’20, UCLA) Faith P. (XXXVI/Saint Ann’s ’20, Cornell) Yareimy P. (P9 XXIX/Middlesex ’20, Occidental) Nicholas P. (XXXVI/Poly Prep ’20, Yale) Laura P. (XXXVI/Sacred Heart ’20, Duke) Michael P. (XXXVI/Grace Church ’20, Johns Hopkins) Maame Q. (P9 XXIX/Andover ’20, Johns Hopkins) Newaz R. (XXXVI/Buckley ’16, Andover ’20, Harvard) Jazmine R. (P9 XXIX/Deerfield ’20, Boston Univ.)

Meszion R. (XXXV/Buckley ’16, Hotchkiss ’20, Brown) Kamron R. (XXXVII/Fieldston ’20, Washington Univ.)

Genesis R. (P9 XXIX/Exeter ’20, Univ. of Southern California) Alyssa R. (XXXVI/Mandell ’16, Berkeley Carroll ’20, Muhlenberg) Alyssa R. (XXXVI/Poly Prep ’20, Boston Univ.)

Natalia R. (P9 XXIX/Exeter ’20, Boston College)

CLASS OF

2020

Alexsia R. (XXXVI/VCS ’16, UNIS ’20, Gettysburg) Angelina R. (XXXVI/Dwight-Englewood ’20, UCONN - Health) Faridat S. (XXXVI/Packer ’20, Emory) Emily S. (XXXVI/Trevor Day ’20, Amherst) Jadenne S. (XXXVI/Fay ’17, NMH ’20, George Washington) Dyana S. (XXXVI/Chapin ’20, Bowdoin) Lukas S. (XXXVI/Collegiate ’20, Duke) Maëlle S. (XXXVI/Berkeley Carroll ’20, Amherst) Kristin S. (P9 XXIX/Loomis Chaffee ’20, Univ. of Richmond) Jalah S. (P9 XXIX/Choate ’20, Howard) Matthew S. (XXXVI/Collegiate ’20, Fordham) Md Abid S. (XXXVI/Dalton ’20, Princeton) Tasan S. (P9 XXIX/Lawrenceville ’20, Williams) Stefel S. (XXXVII/Poly Prep ’20, Dartmouth) Tyler S. (XXXVI/St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s ’16, Miss Porter’s ’20, Williams) Oumieratou S. (P9 XXIX/Loomis Chaffee ’20, NYU) Jayla S. (P9 XXIX/Milton ’20, Boston College) Adrian S. (P9 XXIX/Loomis Chaffee ’20, Morehouse) Raheme T. (P9 XXIX/Deerfield ’20, Howard) Chassidy T. (XXXVI/Fieldston ’20, Trinity College) Akanimo U. (XXXVI/Allen-Stevenson ’17, Grace Church ’20, Le Moyne) Alena U. (XXXVI/Horace Mann ’20, Barnard) Erik V. (XXXVI/Dwight-Englewood ’20, SUNY Albany) Idris V. (XXXVI/Poly Prep ’20, Cornell) Omar V. (P9 XXIX/Taft ’20, NYU) Malachi W. (XXXVI/Saint David’s ’16, Peddie ’20, Syracuse) Kelvin W. (P9 XXIX/Taft ’20, Bowdoin) Nyla W. (XXXVI/Poly Prep ’20, Washington Univ.)

Kayla W. (XXXVI/Poly Prep ’20, Vanderbilt) Rachael W. (XXXVI/Saint Ann’s ’20, Haverford)

CLASS OF

2021

Samantha A. (XXXVII/Saint Ann’s ’21, Williams) Teyonce A. (XXXVII/Horace Mann ’21, Middlebury) Olumoroti A. (XXXVII/St. Bernard’s ’18, Choate ’21, MIT) Enoch A. (XXXVII/Saint David’s ’17, Kent ’21, Johns Hopkins) Joe A. (P9 XXX/Taft ’21, Muhlenberg) Marc A. (XXXVII/Avenues ’21, Denison) Martin A. (P9 XXX/Church Farm ’21, Amherst) Boluwatife A. (XXXVIII/Berkeley Carroll ’21, Stanford) Mamadou B. (P9 XXX/Hill ’21, Cornell) Henry B. (P9 XXX/Deerfield ’21, Northeastern) Nazareth B. (XXXVII/Marymount ’21, SUNY Binghamton) Brianna B. (XXXVII/Chapin ’21, Wesleyan) Herman B. (P9 XXX/Deerfield ’21, Wesleyan) Kendel B. (XXXVII/Mandell ’17, RCDS ’21, American) Bryson B. (XXXVII/St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s ’17, Friends ’21, Muhlenberg) Courtney B. (XXXVII/Bank Street ’17, Brearley ’21, Bowdoin) Johanna C. (P9 XXX/Exeter ’21, Boston University) Oscar C. (P9 XXX/Church Farm ’21, Bowdoin) Sha-Emera C. (XXXVII/Brearley ’21, Occidental) Joshua C. (XXXVII/Fieldston ’21, Sarah Lawrence) Alexis C. (P9 XXX/Choate ’21, Middlebury) Isis C. (XXXVII/Sacred Heart ’21, Claremont McKenna) Sanaa C. (XXXVIII/Friends ’21, Wellesley) Idaya C. (P9 XXX/Lawrenceville ’21, Northwestern) Sekou C. (P9 XXX/Andover ’21, NYU) Sabrina C. (P9 XXX/Andover ’21, SUNY Albany) Julian C. (P9 XXX/Choate ’21, Gettysburg) Paris C. (XXXVII/Dwight-Englewood ’21, Brown) Zara C. (XXXVII/Brearley ’21, Univ. of Richmond) Alecia D. (XXXVII/Horace Mann ’21, Occidental) Khaja D. (XXXVII/Packer ’21, Tulane) Kiara D. (XXXVII/Trinity ’21, Duke) Fatou D. (P9 XXX/Milton ’21, Cornell) Michael D. (XXXVII/Trinity ’21, Columbia)

CLASS OF

2021

Daniel D. (XXXVII/Allen-Stevenson ’18, Kew-Forest ’21, Morehouse) Tanisha D. (P9 XXX/Milton ’21, Swarthmore) Sydnee-Marie E. (XXXVII/St. Luke’s ’17, Léman ’21, Gettysburg) Alimatu F. (P9 XXX/Hotchkiss ’21, Emory) Jason F. (XXXVII/Cathedral ’17, Columbia Prep ’21, Penn) Daniella F. (XXXVIII/Spence ’21, Williams) Cassandra G. (XXXVI/Columbia Prep ’21, Penn) Mathius G. (XXXVIII/Avenues ’21, Wesleyan) Lourdes G. (XXXVII/RCDS ’21, Northwestern) Angelina G. (XXXVII/Nightingale ’21, Whitman) Daelynn G. (XXXVIII/Brooklyn Friends ’21, Barnard) Sam G. (XXXVIII/Chapin ’21, Savannah College of Art and Design) Tianah G. (P9 XXX/Concord ’21, Connecticut College) Mia G. (XXXVII/Fieldston ’21, Pitzer) Destini-Joy G. (XXXVII/Sacred Heart Greenwich ’21, Cornell) Sinthya G. (P9 XXX/Taft ’21, Claremont McKenna) Adia G. (XXXVII/Dwight-Englewood ’21, Yale) Tia H. (P9 XXX/Loomis Chaffee ’21, Boston University) Tanzim H. (XXXVII/Trinity ’21, St. John’s) Mati H. (XXXVII/Poly Prep ’21, Yale) Mercelis H. (XXXVII/Riverdale ’21, Cornell) Goodnews I. (XXXVII/Trevor Day ’21, Claremont McKenna) Dale I. (XXXVII/Avenues ’21) Genesis J. (P9 XXX/Exeter ’21, George Washington) Alexa J. (XXXVII/Spence ’21, Duke) Kayla J. (P9 XXX/Middlesex ’21, Davidson) Muhamed K. (XXXVIII/RCDS ’21, Brown) Ciana K. (XXXVII/Spence ’21, Harvard) Brandon K. (XXXVII/Berkeley Carroll ’21, Swarthmore) Jaharia K. (XXXVII/Trinity ’21, Northwestern) Harriet K. (P9 XXX/Brooks ’21, Cornell) Loren L. (P9 XXX/Taft ’21, Washington Univ. in St. Louis) Vanessa L. (P9 XXX/Ethel Walker ’21, Univ. of Chicago) Elizabeth L. (XXXVII/Nightingale ’21, Brown)

CLASS OF

2021

Kyler L. (XXXVII/Saint Ann’s ’21, Amherst) Farhan M. (XXXVII/Dalton ’21, Columbia) Louis M. (P9 XXX/Church Farm ’21, Lehigh) Hamida M. (XXXVII/Spence ’21, Cornell) Makieda M. (XXXVII/Poly Prep ’21, Brown) Leonora M. (XXXVII/Berkeley Carroll ’21, Howard) Justin M. (P9 XXX/Taft ’21, Cornell) Maya M. (P9 XXX/Middlesex ’21, Gettysburg) Isabella M. (P9 XXX/Exeter ’21, Univ. of Chicago) Keren M. (P9 XXX/Hotchkiss ’21, Wesleyan) Bryan M. (P9 XXX/Concord ’21, Lehigh) Ayana M. (P9 XXX/Hill ’21, Johns Hopkins) Antonio M. (XXXVII/Cathedral ’17, Packer ’21, Skidmore) Jonathan M. (P9 XXX/Allen-Stevenson ’18, Church Farm ’21, Lafayette) Alyssa M. (P9 XXX/Andover ’21, Boston Univ.)

Carina N. (XXXVII/Chapin ’21, Amherst) Jared N. (XXXVII/Buckley Country Day ’17, Hotchkiss ’21, Cornell) Alex N. (XXXVIII/Chapin ’21, Earlham) Oghenerukevwe O. (P9 XXX/Milton ’21, Boston University) Gino P. (P9 XXX/St. Andrew’s ’21, Wesleyan) Ethan P. (XXXVII/Packer ’21, Claremont McKenna) Alejandro P. (P9 XXX/Milton ’21, Kenyon) Natalie P. (XXXVIII/LREI ’21, UNC Chapel Hill) Crystal P. (XXXVII/Packer ’21, Oberlin) David P. (XXXVII/Browning ’21, Fordham) Kimberly P. (P9 XXX/Hotchkiss ’21, Tufts) Gideon P. (XXXVII/RCDS ’21, Howard) Fabiha R. (XXXVII/Columbia Prep ’21, Yale) Zachary R. (XXXVII/Allen-Stevenson ’18, Milton ’21, Tufts) Alexis R. (P9 XXX/Exeter ’21, USC) Jeffrey R. (XXXVI/Buckley ’17, Browning ’21, Middlebury) Jaden R. (XXXVII/Horace Mann ’21, Amherst) Mariana R. (XXXVII/Poly Prep ’21, Amherst) Kassandra R. (P9 XXX/Loomis Chaffee ’21, Univ. of Chicago)

CLASS OF

2021

Senai R. (P9 XXX/Exeter ’21, Harvard) Tierra R. (XXXVII/Mandell ’17, Hackley ’21) Gianna R. (XXXVII/Saint Ann’s ’21, Duke) Kaitlyn R. (P9 XXX/Hill ’21, Lehigh) Rubi S. (XXXVII/Trinity ’21, Vassar) Claude-Amen S. (P9 XXX/Andover ’21, Ithaca) Nabeel S. (XXXVII/VCS ’17, Trinity ’21, Princeton) Justin S. (XXXVII/St. Luke’s ’17, Loyola ’21, Univ. of Michigan) Mamadou S. (P9 XXX/Church Farm ’21, Albright) Shomari S. (XXXVII/Saint David’s ’17, Grace Church ’21, Yale) Colin S. (XXXVII/Trinity ’21, Emory) Vithya S. (XXXVII/Dalton ’21, Northeastern) Kristen S. (XXXVII/Mandell ’17, Ethel Walker ’21, Yale) Deion S. (XXXVII/Buckley ’18, Browning ’21, Gettysburg) Maimouna S. (P9 XXX/Hill ’21, Babson) Brian T. (XXXVII/Buckley ’18, Lawrenceville ’21, Univ. of Michigan) Carolina T. (XXXVII/Manhattan Country ’17, Avenues ’21, Bard) Samiha T. (XXXVII/Dalton ’21, Cornell) Reina T. (P9 XXX/Choate ’21, SUNY Binghamton) Ndeye T. (P9 XXX/Lawrenceville ’21, Princeton) Victoria T. (XXXVII/Fieldston ’21, Amherst) Kayla T. (XXXVII/Poly Prep ’21, Fordham) Orelmis T. (P9 XXX/Choate ’21, Cornell) Daniel T. (P9 XXX/St. Bernard’s ’18, Church Farm ’21, Muhlenberg) Angel V. (P9 XXX/Allen-Stevenson ’18, Church Farm ’21, RIT) Mila V. (XXXVIII/Fieldston ’21, Chavón School of Design) Kumare V. (XXXVII/Grace Church ’21, Bard) Kristen W. (XXXVII/Columbia Prep ’21, Univ. of Chicago) Maxlyn W. (XXXVII/Saint Ann’s ’21, Georgetown) Anthony W. (XXXVII/Horace Mann ’21, Lafayette) Niyah W. (XXXVII/Nightingale ’21, Brown) Nasir Y. (P9 XXIX/Allen-Stevenson ’17, Church Farm ’21, RIT)

PREP FOR PREP SALUTES

this year’s Corporate Honoree for its exemplary service and support of our programs.

THANK YOU

TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our Trustees, Associates Council members, donors, alumni, and friends which allows us to provide critical leadership development opportunities and support services for our students. The following listing acknowledges those who made gifts to the 2021 Lilac Ball.

List in formation as of June 10, 2021.

CITYWIDE SPONSORS

Roxanne & Scott L. Bok, Bok Family Foundation • Lisa & Dick Cashin Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Susan & Martin Lipton, Karessa L. Cain & Michael Hay, Abby & Jonathan Moses, and Jeannemarie O’Brien & Yves-Achille Casimir

BOROUGH SPONSORS

Nancy & Frank Bynum Daniel M. Neidich & Brooke Garber Foundation • Kate & Bob Niehaus Harriet & Eric Rothfeld, The Rothfeld Family Foundation Tsunami Foundation — Debra and Anson M. Beard, Jr. and Family Barbara & John L. Vogelstein • Anita Volz Wien & Byron Wien

LANDMARK SPONSORS

Diógenes Brito (XXIII) • Richard d’Albert & Catherine Greenman Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis • James Maher & Polly Scott Mr. & Mrs. Rodman W. Moorhead III • Frida Polli & Conor Bastable Fay & Bill Shutzer • The Workman Family

NEIGHBORHOOD SPONSORS

Francine & Arun Alagappan, The Advantage Testing Foundation

Judy & Jamie Dimon

Cynthia & Anthony Kim

James G. Dinan & Elizabeth R. Miller

Kristina & Frank Loverro Rebecca & Tyler Morse

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc./ Alexandria Venture Investments

Gouri & Alexander Edlich, McKinsey & Company EY LLP

Virginia & Sandy Osborne

Nicole & Leo Arnaboldi

Patricia & Alex Farman‑Farmaian

Anson H. Beard & Veronica M. Beard

Bennett J. Goodman

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Jorge Calderon & Mary Roesser

Myrna & Steve Greenberg

Marisa Rose van Bokhorst & Robin van Bokhorst

The Marc Haas Foundation

Halsey & Griffin Schroeder

Alex Clavel

Anne & John Hall

Nami Soejima & James Levy

Yahonnes Cleary (P9 V) & Marcie Cleary

Natalie Swaby Hutchinson (XIV) & Russ Hutchinson

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Kathryn Deane & Richard Krantz

Parisa Jaffer & Salim Ramji

Laura & James DeMare

Jessica & Christopher James (IX)

Pascal Desroches

Kitty & Tom Kempner

Pamela & Christopher Ortega

Fred Vogelstein and Andrew Vogelstein Michael Wiebolt Brian C. Wille & Robin A. Remick, Wille Family Foundation

COLLEGE ALMA MATER SPONSORS

The Bisignano Family

Marsha & Richard Goldberg

Katharine Nadler

Cara & Kevin Ferro

Francis Idehen (P9 IV) & Nicola Idehen

Neelima Veluvolu

Geller & Company LLC

Innisfree M&A Incorporated

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

PREP SCHOOL ALMA MATER SPONSORS

Bank of America Kerri & Richard Bartlett Karessa L. Cain & Michael Hay Laura & Michael Fisch Adam Goldstein & Gaby Santana Goldstein (XXII) Dr. Catherine Goodstein & Ian Wallace

Frances Cashin Hodler & Nicholas Hodler

Richard Reiss

Lawrence Holodak

Edward John and Patricia Rosenwald Foundation

Declan Kelly, Teneo

Madeleine K. Rudin

Terry & Bob Lindsay

Megan Sheetz & Trevor Price

Tracy McNamara & Todd Hirsch

Julie & Brian Simmons

Margaret B. Morse

Jamie & Jeffrey Harris

Abby & Jonathan Moses

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin W. Hobbs

Jacques Nasser Stacy & Jonathan Pollack

Richard & Charlotte Smith Cindy Sobel, Bartlit Beck LLP Joan Solotar George Wein

VALEDICTORIAN SPONSORS

A.J. & Roswitha Agarwal

Farha Faisal

Algeria Aljure (XV) & Justus Morris

Steven Feldman

Kathleen & Matthew Baldwin Professor Vivian Berger Jake Chasan

Laurie & Kirk Gellin Fran & Carl Harnick Rob & Kristen Harper

Thomas H. Lee & Ann Tenenbaum Nadeem Meghji Anthony Myers Julie E. Novick-Lederer (XXXI)

Healey Family Foundation

Jeannemarie O’Brien & Yves-Achille Casimir

Susan & Roger Hertog

The Prince Family Foundation

Caroline & Edward Hyman

Gretchen & Jamie Rubin

Rebecca & Colin Kennedy

Mr. & Mrs. David T. Schiff

Sheila Kearney Davidson

Jennifer & Tim Kingston

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard L. Schwartz

Judy & Kim Davis

Joanna & Joseph Lai

Maureen Sherry & Steven Klinsky

Donald Donovan & Jennifer Lake

Nancy & Michael Lascher

Michele Smith & David Weinberg

Alexandra & Patrick Dowd

Nyssa Fajardo Lee (XV) & Chris Lee

Rielly & Dax Vlassis

Timothy Collins Susan C. & David A. Coulter Elizabeth B. Dater & Wm. Mitchell Jennings Jr.

Timothy J. Erb

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Werner

SALUTATORIAN SPONSORS

Grace Brandt Carolyn S. Brody Debra & Ken Caplan Mike & Connie Casey Kuohsin Chen Giovanni Cutaia Blair W. Effron Haseena Enu & Randy Hulme Ashley Garrett & Alan Jones Janis & Alan Goldberg Elaine Golin Marjorie & Alan Grossman

Louise & Lewis Hart, Kern Charitable Fund Shaimaa M. Hussein Corinne Maloney Langdon Wesley & Evan LePatner Sara & Mark Lewis Annie & James R. Maher, Jr. Melanie & David Niemiec Hayjin & Chung‑Taek Oh Scott Prosser Paul & Teri Ann Quinlan Gina H. Sohn & Gregory P. Lee

Lauren Stewart Peg Sullivan The Bert and Sandra Wasserman Foundation Inc. Marc Wolinsky & Barry Skovgaard Janine & Jeff Yass Nanar & Tony Yoseloff

HONORS SPONSORS

John Amerman

Gail & Roy Geronemus

Sarah Mlynowski & Todd Swidler

Courtney Archer-Buckmire (XV) Mary Ellen & Gates Hawn

Susan Calhoun Moss

Jane Bayard

Whitney & Clarke Murphy

Dale & Robert Burch Ronnie & Mat Burnett Laurie Campbell Jane Carroll James Cole, Jr. Joan Ganz Cooney Current Capital LLC Judy & Aaron Daniels Mona & Gary Davis Ellin & Ron Delsener Matt Donohoe Nancy & Steve Einhorn Ann & Robert Fippinger The Barry Friedberg and Charlotte Moss Family Foundation Kristin Gamble

Thad Hayes & Adam Lippin, Thad Hayes, Inc. Alexandra Hill David Hirsh Jonathan W. Kaplan Katie Keenan Bicky & George Kellner Thomas Koestler Mark Kristoff

Nippon Steel North America, Inc. Nancy & Morris W. Offit Stephanie & Robert Olmsted Kimberly Resnick Laura & Jim Ross Lisa E. Rubin & Carl S. Mankowitz Karla & Michael Rubinger

Ruth & Sid Lapidus

Jane Dresner Sadaka & Ned Sadaka

Elisa Lederer

Pam Schafler

David Levine

William Skinner

Terri & John Liftin

Cornelia Small

Susan & Art Lindenauer

Kimberly Smith Spacek

Kristin & William Loomis

Esta Eiger Stecher

Arthur Magnus

The Winokour Family Foundation

Wei-Kuo Miao (VI)

Anonymous

CITYWIDE SPONSORS

Investing in our future By empowering students today, we inspire them to dream big and achieve their potential tomorrow.

JPMorgan Chase is very proud to support Prep for Prep.

Congratulations to the high school Classes of 2020 and 2021 on their well-deserved recognition and achievements.

© 2021 JPMorgan Chase & Co.

jpmorganchase.com

Proud to support

Prep for Prep Credit: Prep for Prep

Congratulations to all the individuals of the classes of 2020 and 2021! You’ve certainly earned a Capital G for GRIT over the past two years.

And thank you JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Algeria Aljure, Lawrence Holodak, Corinne Maloney Langdon, Neelima Veluvolu, Natalie Williams and Tony Yung.

Another great “class act” that we are so grateful to celebrate!

CHEERS, LISA, DICK AND FRANCES CASHIN

PROUDLY SUPPORTS

BOROUGH SPONSORS

Citi is a proud supporter of Prep for Prep

©2021 Citibank, N.A.

Dune Real Estate Partners

Is pleased to support Prep for Prep and congratulates the High School Classes of 2020 and 2021.

Congratulations to Prep for Prep for helping to educate the leaders of tomorrow.

KATE & BOB NIEHAUS

We congratulate the 2020 and 2021 Prep graduates.

We truly regret being unable to celebrate your wonderful accomplishments in person.

May your futures be filled with even more success and gratification.

HARRIET AND ERIC ROTHFELD THE ROTHFELD FAMILY FOUNDATION

Congratulations to the outstanding Classes of 2020 and 2021!

We are very proud of your accomplishments.

Warmest wishes for success in the years ahead.

ANITA AND BYRON WIEN

LANDMARK SPONSORS

Congratulations on another successful year! Prep for Prep has done an outstanding job making sure students are well supported during one of the most challenging years in its history. Keep up the great work, wishing you all continued success.

DIÓGENES BRITO (XXIII)

Congratulations to Prep for Prep’s Classes of 2020 and 2021.

MARIE-JOSÉE & HENRY R. KRAVIS

We are proud to be a longstanding supporter of Prep for Prep through grant funding, internships, volunteering, and Board service. moodys.com/csr

Mike West President, Moody’s Investors Service and Prep for Prep Trustee

© 2021 Moody's Corporation, Inc. and/or its licensors and affiliates. All rights reserved.

Moody’s is committed to preparing young people for successful careers in finance, technology, and economics.

is proud to support Prep for Prep.

Congratulations to all of this evening’s graduates. Best of luck in all of your future endeavors.

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Congratulations to the Classes of 2020 and 2021, especially the graduates of The Brearley School and Concord Academy.

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Your accomplishments, resiliency and grace continue to inspire us. We look forward to your next chapters.

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PREP FOR PREP SALUTES our School and Professional Advancement Partners for their commitment to our mission and students.

Please view School and Professional Advancement Partners in our Annual Report.

PREP FOR PREP STAFF

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Ruth Jurgensen Jackson Collins, EdD (XII) Tyece McLean Abena Dwamena

PREP 9 Preparatory Component Akintoye Moses Alissa Fallesgon Yesenia Lopez Jinese Haskins

Professional Advancement Rebecca Ervey Orellana del Fierro Taylor Panico Shayna Johnson

TALENT SEARCH Johanna Rodriguez Naledi Semela (XXII) Jermaine Doris Morgan Flanagan Rachel Genao Julianna Merino Rosa Rosario Tony Yao Siobhan O’Leary

COUNSELING Ivan Tatis Aisha Shah Leigh Pomeranz

UNDERGRADUATE AFFAIRS Jacquelyn Lekhraj Leslie Francois (P9 XXI) Amanda Vidal

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Nikole Smith Aiysha Taylor (XIII) Prep Preparatory Component Mujidat Shotonwa (XX) Diana Ballesteros (XXI) Marisela Sepúlveda Silvia Valcarcel Amanda Nelson

Note: Roman numerals following a name denote a Prep for Prep or PREP 9 Contingent.

All individuals listed this way are Prep alumni.

Day Schools Noelle Bellamy Ambar Gomez Regina Hernandez (XXVIII) Maya Jingles Danielle Montañez Shavonne Ward Boarding Schools Ismail Lawal (P9 III) Olubanke Martins Shani Williams LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Cindy Perez Michael O’Leary Jennifer Ha College Guidance Shari Fallis Karen Alonzo (XXIII)

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Kerry Greene Toní John Development Janey Ozoria Arlene Malave-Vazquez Jessica O’Hare Celeste Rivera Joanna DiBiase Communications Annie Lee Isabel Acevedo Alumni Affairs Renata Henry (XXII) Samuel Derek Carroll Yasmien Hickson Ashley Greaves (XXVIII)

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Sharon Madison Kiwi Partners Technology Brandon Henriquez Sha-Ron Wimbish Jilly Gee Ivan Gaton Olivia Harris (XXVII) Operations Kelvin DeSilva Kenny Ramos Claire Griffin Maria Guisado Christopher Medina Ronald Tricoche (XXX) ORGANIZATION-WIDE RESOURCE PERSONNEL Michele Owens, PhD Chioma Ajoku (XVIII) Johnny Cook Vincent Walker

Thank you to all of the incredible faculty who worked with Prep for Prep Contingents XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVII, and XXXVIII, and PREP 9 Contingents XXIX and XXX.

Thank you also to all faculty who taught Prep for Prep Contingents XLII and XLIII and PREP 9 Contingents XXXIII and XXXIV during this challenging year.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Scott L. Bok Chair Emeritus Martin Lipton Chair Emeritus John L. Vogelstein Chair Emeritus Lisa Smith Cashin Chair Yahonnes Cleary (P9 V) Co-President Christopher James (IX) Co-President Sue Meng (XV) Executive Vice President & Secretary Daniel M. Neidich Executive Vice President Nicole Arnaboldi Vice President Frank K. Bynum, Jr. Vice President Kenneth Caplan Vice President John H. Hall, Esq. Vice President Natalie Swaby Hutchinson (XIV) Vice President Margaret Munzer Loeb Vice President Christopher Ortega Vice President * Ex Officio

Peter Anzalone Vice President & Treasurer Richard d’Albert Vice President & Assistant Treasurer Arun Alagappan John Allman* Dale Allsopp (VII) Conor Bastable Anson H. Beard Ronald E. Blaylock Amanda Boston (XXII) Harold Butler Karessa L. Cain Jorge Calderon Alex Clavel Elizabeth B. Dater Imani Dawson (IX) Kathryn M. Deane James P. DeMare Eric Derfner Pascal Desroches Melanie Dow Alexander R. Edlich Patricia Farman-Farmaian Kevin Ferro Mark Galante Carl D. Harnick Francis Idehen (P9 IV)

Parisa Jaffer Anthony Kim Robin Krasny Laurence C. Leeds, Jr. James R. Levy Frank J. Loverro James R. Maher Mehdi Mahmud Paula Karstens Mahoney Yvonne Morel (XXVIII) R. Tyler Morse Jonathan Moses Jeannemarie O’Brien Sandy Osborne Kevin Otero (XII) Lissa Perlman Roland Persaud (LA II) Dusty Philip Trevor Price Nancy Reyes (IX) Marisa Rose van Bokhorst Eric A. Rothfeld Richard Schaps Griffin Schroeder William A. Shutzer Peg Sullivan Michael West Adora Whitaker Anita Volz Wien Brian C. Wille

ASSOCIATES COUNCIL

Lawrence P. Holodak Chair Kelly Salazar (XXIV) Chair Algeria Aljure (XV) Thomas Alston (XXII) Marissa Alter-Nelson Franklin Amoo (XIV) Emily Becher David Beller Michael Bogorad Jerry Bright (IX) Peter-Charles Bright (XII) Jake Chasan Kuohsin Chen Roman Chiporukha Alex Daniels Steve M. Del Villar (P9 II) Patrick Dowd Timothy Erb Farha Faisal Courtney Goldsmith Adam S. Goldstein Lewis Hart Frances Cashin Hodler Shaimaa Hussein Matthew Kann Tom Keefe

Colin Kennedy Joseph Lai Corinne Maloney Langdon Mark H. Lewis James Maher Jr. Sheena Melwani Maggie Morse Katharine M. Nadler Julie Novick-Lederer (XXXI) Chung-Taek Oh Ettie Philitas (P9 XII) Ben Sherman Benjamin Silver Danielle M. Smith Cindy Sobel Lauren J. Stewart Miguel Vargas (P9 XVIII) Neelima Veluvolu Mike Wiebolt Natalie R. Williams Karen Young (IV)

EVENT CREDITS

DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY Pamela Mecca Joseph Jay Savulich Situation PRODUCTION TEAM Produced & Directed by Situation The following videos were produced by Underground Productions, Inc.: Alumni Profiles, We Are Prep for Prep, and This Singular Year MUSIC Power — Olivia K and the Parkers JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. TEAM Larry Holodak Bithja Pierre Sharice Miller Stephanie Lam London & NYC Studio Production Teams EVENT MANAGEMENT & FUNDRAISING Inez Weinstein Special Events, Inc.

APPEARANCES BY: Prep Staff & Board Ruth Jurgensen Lisa Cashin Yahonnes Cleary (P9 V) Christopher James (IX) Sue Meng (XV) Natalie Hutchinson (XIV) Roland Persaud (LA II)

THIS SINGULAR YEAR VIDEO Ruth Jurgensen Jackson Collins (XII) Sharon Madison Mathius G. (XXXVIII) Roberto M. (XXXVIII) Aniya S. (XLIII) Noor N. (XLIII) Amelia C. (XLIII)

WE ARE PREP FOR PREP VIDEO Madysen G. (XLI) Nevaeh’J B. (P9 XXXIV) Mathius G. (XXXVIII) Noor N. (XLIII) Jesse L. (XLIII) Kristen W. (XXXVII) Ishmael S. (XLIII) Gabriella M. (P9 XXXIV) Cassandra G. (XXXVI) Makieda M. (XXXVII) Federico L. (XLIII) Hayley H. (XXXVI) Aniya S. (XLIII) Lianny C. (P9 XXXIV) Roberto M. (XXXVIII) Sukhmit S. (XLIII) Aiden M. (XLIII) Amelia C. (XLIII) Andrea F. (XXXVI)

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