Meet the Scholars
Past and Present
Our Scholars, past and present, embody the drive, talent, and dedication that the MVSS program is proud to support. From high school classrooms to top-tier colleges and beyond, these inspiring students are turning potential into achievement.
All of the students in the program have graduated from college, and many have pursued advanced degrees in law and medicine.
Merlina Escorcia
University of Connecticut
VMWare
Crystal Luna Reyes
Denison
Paralegal
Devita Mohandeo, Esq
SUNY Albany/Penn State
Slocumb Law LLC
Taury Phelps
Ithaca
Northwestern Mutual
Carmen Alvarez
St. Michael's
Peace Anaja Oji
Pace
Andre Meddar Jr.
Columbia
Shanoy Bowen
Northeastern
Fiona Jabar
SUNY Buffalo
John Alex
Rochester
Maame Forson
Harvard
Taylor Bennett
Howard
David Tlatelpa
John Jay
Suzy Valerio Vargas
SUNY Geneseo
Rachel Padilla-Diaz
TBD
Isis Torres
Albany
Ivan Irigoyen Rojas
Vassar
Abigail Stephens
University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Samuels
New York University
Courtlen Oates
Case Western
Engineering
Melissa Amigon
SUNY Oneonta
Agustin Mendoza
Lehigh
Judy Yu
Carnegie Mellon
Stella Balbino Rossi
Hunter College
Juan Franco
Binghamton
Dontae Richards
University of Connecticut
Bryan Bueno Reyes
Syracuse
Cierra Jones
Howard
Milouse Brice
Emory
Brandon Jaikaran
Pace
Fatima Davila
City College - Dream USA
Lesley Iyamu
Columbia
Viviana Vallinas
University of Pennsylvanis
Shanice Reid
TBD
Amelia Anderson
Delaware State
Mark Jaikaran
Stony Brook
Danamarie Gallindo
Vassar
Shankar Ramkellawan
Harvard
Researcher, Rare Disease
Shadae Leslie
Boston University
Public Relations
Michael Persaud
Fordham
Fordham Master's
Ruby Acquah
SUNY Buffalo
Crystal McFarlane
RIT
General Dynamics
Victoria Gomez-Small
Northeastern
Alondra Vera
New York University
Morgan Foster
Howard
Sandra Lemus
SUNY Buffalo
Alexandra Courtney
Pratt
Olivia Anderson
CUNY/Sophie Davis
Brielle Rennes
UMass Lowell
Leonardo Valdovinos
Cornell
Caser Mallett
Pratt
Francesca Tavares
Fordham
Estephanie Bonilla Allende
Purchase
Mehki Pinkney
TBD
Leonard Oduro
SUNY Albany