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2022 Top Scholarship Awardees

Brittain Foundation
High Academic Achievement
& Participation Award
Lanasia Melvins
Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Business Management



Women of the Dream
High Academic Achievement
& Participation Award
Killiam Kato
Creative Arts High School
College: St Johns University
Major: Marketing
Women of the Dream 2022 Scholarship Winners

Illdeanis Martinez
College: The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
Major: Statistics

Brielle Jones
College: Morgan State University
Major: Biology

Tamya Taylor
College: Howard University
Major: Nursing

Ma'leah Andrews
College: Howard University
Major: Sociology and Criminal Justice

Amira Davis
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major Communication
Women of the Dream 2022 Youth Empowerment Scholars

Shaniya Bates
College: Rowan University
Major: Psychology

Gabrielle Bernard
College: Rowan University
Major: Civil/Mechanical Engineering

Aaliyah Burke
College: Cooper Hospital
Major: Certified Medical Assistant

Asiya Calaf
College: Rowan University
Major: Business

Meadow Carstarphen
College: Rowan University
Major: Law and Justice Studies

Sharlene Casiano
College: Rowan University
Major: Business Administration

Claudia Edelman
College: Camden County College
Major: Dentistry

Wendy Hernandez
College: Rowan University
Major: Art Education

Disneiry Jiminez
College: Rowan College Burlington County
Major: Ultrasound Technician

Janiah Johnson
College: Camden County College
Major: Business Management

Paris Mears
College: Hampton University
Major: Nursing

Tatyana Parker
College: Rowan University
Major: Biological Science

Jasmine Rosa
College: Rowan University
Major: Biological Sciences

Gisselle Smith-Echevarria
College: Camden County College
Major: Business

Rachelly Valdez
College: Camden County College
Major: Biological Science
Brittain’s 2021 Scholarship Award
Deborah Brittain established the Brittain Foundation in the name of her late husband, Willard Brittain, who had an illustrious career in finance and later focused his energies on entrepreneurism and philanthropy. The Foundation partners with several organizations to provide funding to support students in college and to give them leadership skills for success. Deborah is a native of Arlington, Virginia, and holds a Master’s Degree from the Simmons School of Social Work and a Bachelor’s degree from Howard University
Women of the Dream is pleased to partner with the Brittain Foundation for this year’s scholarship event. The inaugural awardee of the four-year scholarship from the Brittain Foundation is Zhamina Faulkner who will attend Barnard College in New York City in the fall. Congratulations, Zhamina!

Zhamina Faulkner
Women of the Dream’s 2021 Scholarship Winners

Erielys Vicente
School: Mastery High School of Camden
College: Rowan University
Major: Exploratory Studies

Ayanna Muhammad
College: Georgia State College
Major: Biology Pre-Med

Madizon Martinez
School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Camden County College
Major: Nursing

Nedeshka Ruiz
School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Monmouth University
Major: Marine & Environmental Biology and Policy

Joanna Dominguez
School: Freedom Preparatory High School
College: Dartmouth College
Major: Biology
Women of the Dream’s 2021 Youth Empowerment Scholars

Petrice Thompson
School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: New England College
Major: Psychology

Regina Bennett
School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Howard University
Major: Sociology

Ruqayyah Banks
School: Mastery High School of Camden
College: Rutgers-Camden
Major: Biochemistry

Debani Mercado
School: Woodrow Wilson High School
College: Stockton University
Major: Criminal Justice

Na’shay Copling
School: Freedom Preparatory High School
College: Rowan College at Burlington County
Major: Psychology

Cordajah Jones
School: Camden Big Picture Learning Academy
College: Rutgers-Camden
Major: Accounting

Amarie Moye
School: Camden High School
College: Camden County College
Major: Nursing
2020 Scholarship Winners

Abigail Rivera-Mercado
College: Gettysburg College

Shanyce Smith
College: Stockton University

Lanasia Robinson
College: Howard University

Yasiria Lugo
College: Rowan University

Ciania Walker
College: Rutgers-Camden
2020 Youth Empowerment Scholars

Cindy Guzman
College: Rowan University

Brianna Calaf
School: Big Picture Learning Academy
College: Camden County College

Janiyah Taylor
College: Fairleigh Dickinson University

Allanii Azcona
School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Camden County College

I’asiah McRae
School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Rowan University

Precious Jewel Riley
College: Rutgers-Camden
2019 Winners

Chynah Morrison
College: NYU

Teseanna Harris
College: Bloomfield College – New Jersey

Celeste Rodriguez
School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Rutgers-Camden

Shania Maldonado
School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rutgers-Camden
2018 Winners

Sierra Warner
School: Freedom Preparatory High School
College: Ursinus College

Karima Dickerson
College: Cornell University

Siani Davis
College: Rutgers-Camden

Esmeralda Peña
College: Rutgers-Camden
2017 Winners & First Cohort of College Graduates

Natalia Castelan
College: Graduate: Fairleigh Dickinson University 2020

Naima Hazzard
College: Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Iyonna Herbert
College: Graduate: Snow College – Utah 2020

Adelina Hernandez
College: Graduate: Caldwell University 2020

Nasyria Taylor
College: Graduate: Simmons University 2019