Harold O. Allen IIISite Manager, Global OperationsAir Products and Chemicals Inc. (AP)San Francisco, CACollege: Howard UniversityMajor/Degree: B.S., Chemical EngineeringSponsor: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.Class of 2004

Shani AllisonProgram ManagementFord Motor CompanyNovi, MichiganCollege: Pennsylvania State UniversityMajor/Degree: B.S., Electrical EngineeringSponsor: The Jackie Robinson FoundationGraduate: M.S., Engineering Management, University of MichiganClass of 2001

Kristine Andrews, Ph.D.Senior Research ScientistChild TrendsBethesda, MDCollege: Georgetown UniversityDegree: B.S. in FinanceSponsor: JPMorgan ChaseGraduate: Ph.D., Family & Child Ecology, Michigan State University Class of 1998

Khalilah BirdsongDirector of Corporate Relations & DevelopmentTyler Perry StudiosAtlanta, GACollege: Howard UniversityMajor/Degree: B.B.A., International Business Sponsor: UnileverClass of 2001

James Riley BlakeTennis Professional (Retired)Fairfield, CTCollege: Harvard University Sponsor: Polo-Ralph LaurenClass of 2001

Lauren Booker Associate, Knowledge & AdvocacyOmidyar NetworkSan Francisco, CACollege: Yale UniversityDegree/Major: B.A., American/Urban StudiesSponsor: Goldman, Sachs & Co.Graduate: M.B.A., Harvard University Business SchoolClass of 2006

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Stefon BurnsAssociateMcKinsey & CompanyNew York, NYCollege: University of Pennslyvania Wharton School Degree/Major: B.S., Economics in Finance and MarketingSponsor: Deloitte.Graduate: M.B.A., General Management, Harvard School of BusinessClass of 2007

Heather CannadyAssociateCravath, Swaine, & Moore LPNew York, NYCollege: New York UniversityMajor/Degree: B.A. in History and Politics Sponsor: JRF/New York UniversityGraduate: J.D. Harvard Law SchoolClass of 2004

Christina Dzenyuy Playwright, “Chase Your Dreams Wearing Sneakers: The Musical” Anti-Bullying ProgramCDzen EntertainmentNew York, NYCollege: Howard UniversityDegree/Major: B.S., Business Administration and International BusinessSponsor: Goldman, Sachs & Co.Class of 2004

Simone EcclestonAssistant Director of ProgrammingHarlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.New York, NYCollege: University of PennsylvaniaMajor: B.A. in Afro-American StudiesSponsor: Avon Products FoundationClass of 2002

Charles Fyffe CEO & FounderCharlie’s Brownies Los Angeles, CACollege: University of California BerkeleyDegree/Major: Leadership & Social ChangeSponsor: The Moody’s FoundationClass of 2010

Kendra GaitherExecutive Director, Center for International Policy and InnovationCarnegie Mellon UniversityWashington, DCCollege: North Carolina A&T State UniversityDegree/Major: B.S., EconomicsSponsor: Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.Graduate: M.A., International Affairs, MBA International Business Finance, The George Washington UniversityClass of 1996

Patrick GrahamAssistant Football CoachNew England PatriotsFoxboro, MACollege: Yale UniversityMajor/Degree: B.A., SociologySponsor: UnileverClass of 2001

Taja-Nia Y. Henderson Associate Professor of LawRutgers University School of Law - NewarkNewark, NJCollege: Dartmouth CollegeDegree/Major: A.B. HistorySponsor: Xerox FoundationGraduate:J.D., M.A., and Ph.D from New York UniversityClass of 2007

Shontavia Jackson JohnsonOwner, Johnson International GroupFounder and Managing Attorney, Jackson Johnson LLCAssistant Professor of Law, Drake University Law SchoolWest Des Moines, IACollege: Clemson UniversityDegree/Major: B.S., Biosystems EngineeringSponsor: The Windmill FoundationGraduate: J.D., University of Arkansas School of LawClass of 2003

Rawn James Jr. AuthorWashington, DCCollege: Yale UniversityDegree/Major: B.S., Political Science/GovernmentSponsor: Ryder Systems, Inc.Graduate: J.D., Duke University School of LawClass of 1997

Inez Jones Mary Kay Cosmetics Independent Sales DirectorMary Kay CosmeticsEducation Consultant Founder and CEOChicago, ILCollege: University of ChicagoDegree/Major: B.A., Law, Letters, and SocietySponsor: Bernard WinogradGraduate: M.S., EducationClass of 2001

Kristin JonesPersonal Aide to the First Lady Michelle ObamaWhite HouseWashington, DCCollege: University of California, BerkeleyDegree/Major: B.A., Rhetoric/African American StudiesSponsor: UnileverClass of 2007

Marvin JonesManaging MemberDBD.NET, DBD Auto, Jones Law AssociatesPhoenix, AZCollege: UCLADegree/Major: Communications & JournalismSponsor: UnileverGraduate: J.D., George Washington Law SchoolClass of 1998

Dr. Kevin Koo Resident Physician in UrologyDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanon, NHCollege: Harvard University Degree/Major: A.B., Biochemical SciencesSponsor: Mary Pamela PierceGraduate: M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health, M.Phil., University of CambridgeClass of 2007

Richard LeckyEmpire State Fellow at New York State Executive ChamberOffice of the Deputy Secretary for Financial ServicesNew York, NYCollege: Howard UniversityMajor/Degree: B.A. in FinanceSponsor: UnileverGraduate: J.D. Howard University School of LawClass of 2001

Spencer LightsyDirector of AdmissionsUniversity of Houston-DowntownHouston, TXCollege: University of HoustonDegree/Major: B.S., Political ScienceSponsor: Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.Class of 1996

Reginald LivingstonDirector, AcquisitionsAcadia Realty TrustNew Rochelle, NYCollege: Georgetown UniversityDegree/Major: B.S, FinanceGraduate: George Washington Law SchoolSponsor: Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.Class of 1996

Dwayne MarshallDirector of Programs and PartnershipsSoutheastern Council of FoundationsAtlanta, GACollege: Emory UniversityDegree/Major: B.B.A., Organization ManagementSponsor: UnileverClass of 1996

Ebony McGee, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling, Peabody College of Education Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TNCollege: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityDegree/Major: B.S. Electrical EngineeringSponsor: GE FoundationGraduate: M.S., Industrial Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Illinois at ChicagoClass of 1996

Seemant Nandana MenonDirector, Global MarketsBank of America Merrill LynchNew York, NYCollege: Columbia UniversityDegree/Major: B.A., EconomicsSponsor: Goldman, Sachs & Co.Class of 2006

Darren Moore, Ph.D., LMFTAssistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesMercer University School of MedicineMacon, GA College: University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesDegree/Major: B.A. in African American StudiesSponsor: JRF/University of Minnesota FoundationGraduate: M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy, Valdosta University, Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy, Virginia Tech University Class of 2004

Taylor MooreDrummer, percussionist and producer Royal T ProductionsChicago, ILCollege: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMajor/Degree: B.A. in Music Performance (Jazz Drumset) and ProductionSponsor: Sheila C. Johnson FoundationClass of 2011

Mwanga MtenguleSenior AssociateAlston & Bird LLPBrooklyn, NYCollege: Harvard UniversityMajor: B.A. SociologySponsor: The Jackie Robinson FoundationGraduate: J.D., Duke University School of LawClass of 2001

Jason OllisonRisk Management Officer/East Asia-Pacific unitThe World BankWashington, DCCollege: Georgetown UniversityMajor/Degree: B.S., International Business ManagementSponsor: Fisher Brothers FoundationGraduate: M.S., Global Politics (Political Economy) from the London School of EconomicsClass of 2001

Arinze OnughaMusician & EntrepreneurFlo GlobalMaplewood, NJCollege: University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of BusinessDegree/Major: B.S., Economics and Entrepreneuial ManagementSponsor: Goldman, Sachs & Co.Graduate: J.D., New York University School of LawClass of 2003

Dr. James Pinckney II CEO & FounderDiamond PhysiciansDallas, TXCollege: Wake Forest UniversityDegree/Major: B.S., BiologySponsor: Aegon Direct Marketing ServicesGraduate: MD, Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2004

Tameka SeldersEducator/Business Owner/Motivational SpeakerI Love Me Some Us / Mama TamekaDallas, TXCollege: Southern University and A&M College in Baton RougeMajor/Degree: B.A., EducationSponsor: Mr. Martin L. Edelman Esq./Mr. Richard FisherGraduate: M.A., Education, Dallas Baptist UniversityClass of 1999

Jade Simmons Concert Pianist/Arts EntrepreneurHumble, TXCollege: Northwestern UniversityMajor/Degree: B.A., MusicSponsor: Denny’s RestaurantsGraduate: M.A., Shepherd School of Music, Rice UniversityClass of 200

Erica TaylorFounder PartnerTinsel & Twine (T&T)New York, NYCollege: George Washingtn UniversityDegree/Major: B.A., Communications & SociologySponsor: Dow Jones and Company, Inc.Class of 2006

Wilton L. Virgo, Ph.DResearch AffiliateDepartment of ChemistryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MACollege: Princeton UniversityMajor/Degree: A.B., ChemistrySponsor: Nike, Inc.Graduate: Ph.D. from Arizona State University, Postdoctoral Associate at MITClass of 2000

David WalkerAccount ExecutiveBrown Shoe/Dr. Scholl’s DivisionSt. Louis, MOCollege: Emory UniversityDegree/Major: BS – Neuroscience and Behavioral BiologySponsor: The Starr FoundationGraduate: Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business SchoolClass of 2006

Alicia Rose Wallace AnalystAARP FoundationUpper Marlboro, MDCollege: Howard UniversityDegree/Major: B.S. Business AdministrationSponsor: Polo-Ralph LaurenClass of 2005

Tulani Watkins Financial Advisor/ OwnerWorld Financial Group/ A Peaceful EnterpriseLos Angeles, CaliforniaCollege: University of Southern CaliforniaDegree: B.S, Business Administration – EntrepreneurshipSponsor: NestleClass of 2009

Sidney Wilberforce, M.D.UrologistKaiser Permanente Medical GroupWalnut Creek, CACollege: Stanford UniversityDegree/Major: B.S., Biological SciencesSponsor: The Jackie Robinson FoundationGraduate: M.D. Baylor College of Medicine, internship & residency New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CTClass of 2001

Justin Michael WilliamsSocial Media Expert Venice, CACollege: University of California Los AngelesMajor/Degree: B.A., Business Management, MarketingSponsor: JRF/UCLA/Team 42Class of 2010

Andia WinslowFitness Activist, Professional Golfer, FilmmakerNew York, NYCollege: Yale UniversityMajor/Degree: B.A., Sociology and Film StudiesSponsor: The Bill Dickey Scholarship Association (BDSA)Class of 2014