Empowering A New Generation of Young Girls and Women

Scholarship Recipients

Scholarship Program

College Graduates

2023 Top Scholarship Awardee

Brittain Foundation

High Academic Achievement
& Participation Award

Jayda Battle

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Biology

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2023 Scholarship Winners

Deonna Fooks-Benbow

School: Camden High School
College: Delaware State University
Major: Biology

Asia Russell

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rutgers-New Brunswick, School of Nursing
Major: Nursing

Izabella Russo

School: Camden High School
College: Rutgers – New Brunswick
Major: Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Silvia Marie Espinal

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Rutgers – New Brunswick
Major: Criminal Justice/Law

Dezaray A. Malcolm

School: Camden High School
College: Rutgers-Newark
School: Kinesiology/Exercise Science

Nancy Lopez

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA
Major: Music Composition

Kyri Rembert

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: George Mason University
Major: Engineering

Alani Burke

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Tennessee State University
Major: Elementary Education

2023 Youth Empowerment Scholars

Bryce Harvey-Carr

School: Camden High School
College: Paris Junior College
Major: Criminal Justice

Jarieliz Felix

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

Azar Corbin-Fussell

School: Camden High School
College: Lincoln University
Major: Health Sciences

Ziaria Griffith

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Early Childhood Education

In Memory

Ariel McNeil

05/11/2005 – 11/13/2023

“We will miss your bright smile and good heart.”

Women of the Dream’s Life Skills Program
Women of the Dream’s “Let’s Talk” Program
Women of the Dream’s College Prep Program
Women of the Dream 2023 Scholarship Recipient

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Health and Science

Cierra Molock

School: Creative Arts High School
Trade School: Pennco Tech-Blackwood Campus
Major: Nursing

Zariyah Forchion-Morales

School: Camden High School
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major: Business Administration

Cristina Muriel

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Camden County Community College
Major: Illustration

Saniya Pate

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Prairie View A&M University
Major: Nursing

Sanaya Pate

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Norfolk State University
Major: Kinesiology

Natijah Plummer

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Hampton University
Major: Kinesiology

Sheyla Vazquez

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Villanova University
Major: LIberal Arts and Science

Janyah Washington

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Psychology

2022 Top Scholarship Awardees

Brittain Foundation

High Academic Achievement
& Participation Award

Lanasia Melvins

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Business Management

Women of the Dream

High Academic Achievement
& Participation Award

Killiam Kato

School: Creative Arts High School
College: St Johns University
Major: Marketing

Women of the Dream 2022 Scholarship Recipients

Illdeanis Martinez

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
Major: Statistics

Brielle Jones

School: Camden High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Biology

Ma'leah Andrews

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Howard University
Major: Sociology and Criminal Justice

Amira Davis

School: Camden High School
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major: Communication

Women of the Dream 2022 Youth Empowerment Scholars

Shaniya Bates

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Psychology

Gabrielle Bernard

School: Camden High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Civil/Mechanical Engineering

Asiya Calaf

School: Big Picture Learning Academy
College: Rowan University
Major: Business

Meadow Carstarphen

School: Camden High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Law and Justice Studies

Claudia Edelman

School: Camden High School
College: Rutgers University
Major: Dentistry

Wendy Hernandez

School: Creative Arts High School
College: Rowan University
Major: Art Education

Disneiry Jiminez

School: Big Picture Learning Academy
College: Rowan College Burlington County
Major: Ultrasound Technician

Janiah Johnson

School: Camden High School
College: Camden County College
Major: Business Management

Paris Mears

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Stockton State University
Major: Nursing

Tatyana Parker

School: Urban Promise
College: Camden County College
Major: Biological Science

Gisselle Smith-Echevarria

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Camden County College
Major: Business

Rachelly Valdez

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
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: Rutgers-Camden
Major: Exploratory Studies

Ayanna Muhammad

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
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

Regina Bennett

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

Debani Mercado

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

2020 Scholarship Winners

Abigail Rivera-Mercado

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Rowan University

Shanyce Smith

School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Stockton University

Lanasia Robinson

School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Howard University

Yasiria Lugo

School: Urban Promise Academy
College: Rowan University

2020 Youth Empowerment Scholars

Cindy Guzman

School: Woodrow Wilson High School
College: Rowan University

Brianna Calaf

School: Big Picture Learning Academy
College Graduate: Camden County College 2022

Janiyah Taylor

School: Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School
College: Fairleigh Dickinson University

I’asiah McRae

School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Rowan University