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Fifth Annual Phillip Dorsey Scholarship Awards Gala - July 30th!!!


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2016 Scholarship Recipients

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Faith Weber
New Egypt High School
will be attending
George Washington University
Nicolette Corrao
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmetnal Science
​will be attending

University of Maryland, College Park

Keynote Speaker​
​La Toro Yates
Ph.D., Director of Admissions, Enrollment Manager York College

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​2016 Honorees

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Stephen Powell
Mentor of the Year
Chief Program Officer National
CARES Mentoring Movement

Cindy Senyah Baah-
Phenomenal  Women of the Year
Founder of
Determined to Educate

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Danny Jean
Educator of the Year

Executive Director
EOF Montclair University,
Founder of Wordstravel.org

Maria Vargas-Pion
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Communicator  of the Year
News Reporter 
Univision New York Channel 41, 


Featured Entertainer: Suzy Q

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Putting her stake in the ground as the future of R&B music, Suzy Q has worked side by side with some of the elite. She has graced Wyclef Jean's new album "The Haitian Experience", been featured on U2’s chart toping album Songs of Innocence and deemed by Marsha Ambrosius formerly of (Floetry) one of the best singers she's heard in ages.

Professional Industry Panelists

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Dr. Nicole McGrath
​Founder of
KinderSmile Foundation


Kimberly Ferguson
​Author, Professional Development Trainer, Speaker, and Entrepreneur

Andrea
Holmes-Thompkins

​  President and CEO of ACE Media Corp

Pamela Ghee
​CEO, Edu Consultants, LLC, Parsippany Hills High School Guidance Counselor, Retired Army Reserves LTC


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Anana Phifer: Traci Lynn Jewelry

Cierra Farquharson: InMyBubble Arts
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Artima Reddick: Tag Accessories
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Zakiyyah Austin: 
Vegan, Halal, and Ayurvedic Nutrition Products and Weightloss Packages
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Christen Wheeler: Heavenly Headpieces
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Teressa Rainer-Holmes: NJ Events of Prestige
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​Helena Wheeler: Mary Kay

Diane Gipson: Farmers Insurance


Cynthia London: Razzberry Pearl Body Butter

​​Sharifa Bryan: Ageno's Sweet things

Shawnee Saffold- Beautiful bags


​Our Supporters & Sponsors
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