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
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
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
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
College: Rowan University
Shanyce Smith
College: Stockton University
Lanasia Robinson
College: Howard University
Yasiria Lugo
College: Rowan University
2020 Youth Empowerment Scholars
Cindy Guzman
College: Rowan University
Brianna Calaf
School: Big Picture Learning Academy
College Graduate: Camden County College 2022
Janiyah Taylor
College: Fairleigh Dickinson University
I’asiah McRae
School: Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
College: Rowan University