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16th Annual Summer Scholars Gala

     MAY 13, 2021 AT 7 PM ET

Live Streamed from Detroit, Michigan
MAY 13, 2021 AT 7 PM ET - 16th Annual Summer Scholars Gala Live Streamed from Detroit, Michigan - Joyce Ivy Foundation
Welcome

Thank you for joining us for our 16th Annual Summer Scholars Gala!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS              We are delighted that you are able to join us to celebrate and honor the 2021 Summer
                                Scholars, the 2021 Leader of the Year, Rosalind Brewer, and the recipients of the Woman of
Erich Bagen                     Impact award: Sarah Politis, JIF ‘08, Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, and Camille Stewart.
Fred Blanck
Valerie Brader                  We are excited to introduce you to our 2021 Scholars. This group of talented young women
Allyson Carpenter, JIF ’12      is motivated, determined, and ready to broaden their academic horizons. We were struck
Mary Jo Dawson                  by the care and dedication with which they sought out our programming, particularly in the
Audrey DiMarzo                  midst of such a challenging year for students. By providing scholarship assistance to pre
Kim Easter                      college summer programs, we elevate college aspirations, create opportunity, and break
S. Caroline Kerr                barriers to higher education. This work is made possible through partnerships with other
Greg Lewis                      organizations and the support of generous community members.
Michael Pritula
Emily Taylor                    We are proud to continue our partnerships with Minds Matter chapters in Cleveland,
Tiffany Taylor                  Detroit, and Twin Cities, and with the University Prep Schools in Detroit. Together, we
Sheila Trautner                 are jointly funding 12 Scholars this year. We are also grateful to Mary Vandewiele for her
                                continued support of the Summer Scholars Program and the Mary Vandewiele Leadership
Emeriti                         Award, now in its ninth year.
Carrie Booher
Anne Hiller                     We are thankful to our alumnae who are engaged in every aspect of the Foundation: they
Stephen Miller                  mentor, serve as ambassadors, help select the next group of Scholars, plan events, and
Elisa Ostafin                   organize the alumnae “Pay It Forward” campaign. Our thanks to our Director of Fellows,
Clint Wallace                   Meghna Tummala, JIF ’16, and all our Fellows who make our mission possible.

ASSOCIATE BOARD                 Under the direction of Frances Nan, we coordinated over ten virtual college admission
OF DIRECTORS                    and financial aid related webinars throughout the fall and spring. All sessions were free of
                                charge, open to the public, and led by experts from our partner colleges and universities.
Aditi Adhikari, JIF ’14         As virtual events, we reached even more students, families, and educators across the
Katharine Janes, JIF ’12        Midwest.
Ashley Lane, JIF ’15
Abril Rangel-Pacheco, JIF ’13   Earlier this year, we created an Associate Board of Directors to raise awareness and
Abby Waugh, JIF ’15             support for the work and mission of the Foundation. The inaugural members are Summer
Michelle Zabat, JIF ’13         Scholar alumnae who have been dedicated volunteers for years. They have already been
                                instrumental in shaping the future direction of the Foundation with exciting ideas and
LEADERSHIP TEAM                 energy. We also welcomed Tiffany Taylor of Clinton Township, Michigan to the Board of
                                Directors. Tiffany has been engaged with the Foundation since she was named a Woman of
Brittany Knight                 Impact in 2018. She will be an invaluable asset as we work to support young women from
Executive Director              Detroit and across the Midwest.

Allison Jegla, JIF ’10          Most importantly, we remained a supportive and steadfast community for Scholars as they
Senior Vice President           each navigated the challenges of virtual learning. There is so much to celebrate as we look
                                to the future. We offer our deepest thanks and appreciation for your support in creating
Frances Nan                     opportunities for talented young women. Congratulations to our 2021 Scholars and award
Director of JCAW/JCAS           recipients!

Christopher Balduino            Brittany Knight
Chief Information Officer       EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jeremy Weprich
Chief Design Officer

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Sponsors

Thanks to our 2021 Summer Scholars Gala Sponsors:

DIAMOND			 SILVER                                        ROSE GOLD

The Mike Pritula Family      Fred Blanck & Andrée Joyaux
New York, New York           Ann Arbor, Michigan

                             Patricia Carlson
TITLE                       Tucson, Arizona

                             Greg & Toby Lewis
                             Ann Arbor, Michigan

                             Emily Taylor & Michael Wohl
                             Ann Arbor, Michigan

PLATINUM                                                  Patricia Carver
                                                           Ann Arbor, Michigan
A Friend of Joyce Ivy
                                                           Audrey & Paul DiMarzo
                                                           Ann Arbor, Michigan
GOLD
                                                           Peter & Sally Hanley
Deanna & Stephen Mulligan                                  Birmingham, Michigan
North Salem, New York
                                                           S. Caroline & Darcy A. Kerr
Lisa Payne                                                 Hanover, New Hampshire
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
                             BRONZE                        A Friend of Joyce Ivy

                             Sheila & Adam Trautner        Elizabeth Loughlin
                             New Albany, Ohio              Cambridge, Massachusetts

                                                           Faye Nelson
                                                           Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

                                                           Jim Nicholson
                                                           Grosse Pointe, Michigan

                                                           Tiffany & Thomas Taylor
                                                           Clinton Township, Michigan

                                                           Clint & Jenna Wallace
                                                           Columbia, South Carolina

                                                           Josh & Sarah Whinston
                                                           Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Joyce Ivy Donors & Supporters

Thank you to our generous donors and supporters!

Lisa Adams                   Cecilia Garcia                  Brittany Morrell
Aditi Adhikari               Anne Gentry                     Makenna Myrick
Jade Agudosi                 Joseph Gentry                   Mary Ann Newbill
Faith Ajanaku                Madison Goforth                 Lien Nguyen
Barbara Allushuski           Majida Halaweh                  Bonnie Nunez
Dorothy Alvarez              William & Winnie Hancock        John Oberdick
Shelley Aronson              Grace Hass-Hill                 Khushi Patel
Santana Audet                Timothy Hassinger               Amy Peterson
Erich Bagen                  Amber Heard                     Mitch Price
Lisa Baker                   Caitlin Hewes                   Maiqi Qin
Rose Basch                   Anne Hiller                     Abril Rangel-Pacheco
Jeffrey Basch                Stephen Howell                  Fanny Raskind
Rachel Beard                 Emily Hsiao                     Kristin Replogle
Grace Benson                 Laura Jacquez                   Ellie Rogoff
Vittorio Bichucher           Katharine Janes                 Kate Rosenblum
Kari Birchman                Allison Jegla                   Nick Roumel
Jennifer Bishop              Carol Jegla                     Laura Saavedra
Kavya Bodapati               Brooke Johnson                  Lois & Alan Sabol
Kenneth Born                 Emma Kerr                       Avani Samandur
Grace Boxer                  Philip & Sarah-Jane Kerr        Jasmyn Samaroo
Robert Brewster              Ayesha Khan                     Nadia Schreiber
Shahnaz Broucek              Jean Kimmel                     Kayla Shelton
Allyson Carpenter            Katherine Klassa                Tejas Shivkumar
Teresa Casey                 Brittany & Hunter Knight        Angell Shorter
Joshua Chilcote              Spencer Koch                    Julia Siegle
Christian Chung              Jennifer Kulick                 Melissa Simon
Sara Cohen                   Sarah Lahidji                   Trevor Steer
Amelia Cole                  Ashley Lane                     Shelley Strickland
Sarah Cole                   Rex & Eileen Lane               Phyllis Strimling
Martha Crowe                 Daphane Lee                     Tom & Susan Sweeney
Janet Davis                  Madeleine Lee                   Margaret Talburtt
Mary Jo & Chip Dawson        YoungSeo Lee                    Trevor Tomlin
Jeanine DeLay                Issa Lewis                      Nicole Tooley
Dariene Deuch Wasser         Qingyuan Li                     Donna Kay Tope
Joe Dimento & Deb Newquist   Chia-Hsiang Liu                 Anil Tuladhar
Catherine Dobrowitsky        Jackie Liu                      Meghna Tummala
Kim Easter                   Raenah Lindsey                  Mary Vandewiele
Janine Easter                Bird Lui                        Haley Varnadoe
Elizabeth Elder              Yanni Ma                        Deborah A. Wallace
Diana Ellsworth              Timothy Mackay                  Abby Waugh
Courtney Essenmacher         Anna MacLennan                  Stephanie White-Evans
Theresa Evans                Kris Maly                       Jackie Wickens
Gary Feaster                 Cassidy Martin                  Molly Wimer
Lin & Marshall Fernholz      Sydney Mantell                  Janelle Wofford
Mari Ferrer                  Dawn Marshall                   Neal Yanofsky
Zoey Fisher                  Laura Maurizio                  Raghu Yarlagadda
Erica Flores                 Jerre Maynor                    Michelle Zabat
Oscar Flores Ibarra          Bridget McCormack               Jospehine ZbyluBirky
Angelice Floyd               Nancy McIntosh                  Annie Zhu
Mary Fontana                 Grace McIntosh                  Joseph Zolner
Robyn Frey                   Hannah McKolay
Bernard Friedman             Miriam Meisler                  DONATIONS AS OF MAY 3, 2021
Tristan Furnary              Mark Mikolanis
Chritina Gao                 Jon Morosi & Dr. Alexis Lopez
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Mission

The Joyce Ivy Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization committed to the
academic advancement and leadership development of young women from the
Midwest.

We seek to amplify the Midwestern voice on college campuses nationwide
and empower talented young women from all backgrounds to elevate their
aspirations during the college search process and beyond.

We take issue with the underrepresentation of female Midwestern perspectives
at highly selective colleges and universities and in positions of leadership across
industries, and with the undermatching of high-achieving, low-income female
students in the college decision process.

We believe that talent is equally distributed in our society and that the
Midwestern perspective deserves to be celebrated and shared.

We believe in the transformative power of educational experiences.

We believe in the potential of young women as leaders.

To date, the Joyce Ivy Foundation has          The eighty-two 2021 Summer Scholars hail        artists, motivating leaders and dedicated
named 972 Summer Scholars. Our                 from Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri,        community members.
Scholars participate in pre-college summer     Minnesota, and North Dakota; and they
academic programs with some of the             represent fifty-nine different secondary        We are pleased to introduce you to the 2021
most academically rigorous, diverse, and       schools.                                        Joyce Ivy Foundation Summer Scholars and
selective colleges and universities in the                                                     are proud of the various ways these young
country.                                       For Scholars who come from schools that         women represent the talent of the Midwest.
                                               calculate GPA or class rank, 57% reported a
Through the Joyce Ivy Foundation and our       4.0 GPA or higher and 9 rank first or second
college and community based organization       in their high school class.
partnerships, each group of Summer
Scholars receives nearly half a million        The 2021 Summer Scholars represent the
dollars in financial support, making their     most diverse cohort in Foundation history:
summer program participation possible.         71% identify as women of color, including
                                               21 Black Scholars, 20 Asian Scholars,
The Joyce Ivy Foundation hosts annual          9 Latina Scholars, and 8 Multiracial
college admission events, both in-person       Scholars. 48% are first generation to attend
and virtually, which bring together hundreds   college and 61% qualify for the highest level
of educators, community leaders, college       of need-based scholarship.
admission and financial aid professionals,
high school students and their families to     Beyond these tangible measures, the
exchange critical information about the        2021 Scholars are curious students,
college admission process.                     bright problem solvers, passionate
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Summer Scholars

MICHIGAN			 Yeslin Amarante                                                                    Amelia Bishop
                                               Cass Technical High School                       Marquette Senior High School
Vivica Addrow
Renaissance High School                        Yeslin uses her voice to improve the com-        Amelia is passionate about the arts. She is
                                               munity around her. She is a member of the        a First Chair Oboe in the Wind Symphony
Vivica holds a position as the Recording       Congress of Communities Latin-X Youth            Orchestra, a member of chorus, and is a
Secretary for her graduating class council.    Council and a co-founder of Cass Tech’s          ballet dancer. Amelia has also been involved
She is an active participant in Minds Matter   Focus Panel, which amplifies the voices of       with theater for over thirteen years. She was
Detroit, and she stays very busy with a part- student peers. She enjoys drawing, mak-           selected to participate in Rotary Youth Ex-
time job. Vivica will likely participate in an ing jewelry, crocheting, and baking. This        change to Poland but was unable to attend
online summer program with Johns Hopkins summer, Yeslin will participate in Summer@             due to COVID. This summer, Amelia will use
University.                                    Brown.                                           her scholarship to participate in Summer@
                                                                                                Brown.
Fariha Ahmad                                    Mercedes Bales
Hamtramck High School                           Swartz Creek High School                        Sara Bizhani
                                                                                                Washtenaw International High School
Fariha is involved in a number of clubs         Mercedes is a sophomore at Swartz Creek
and organizations including Minds Matter        High School. She is active in sports, includ-   Sara advocates for women’s rights by hold-
Detroit, National Honor Society, the Detroit    ing softball and volleyball, and also enjoys    ing a leadership role with Project Period,
Food Academy and the Diversity, Equity and      baking. Mercedes has six younger sisters        an organization which provides menstru-
Inclusion Club. She has a passion for envi-     and serves as a role model and leader           al products to women in need. She also
ronmental awareness and is active in the        for them. She is looking forward to the         writes for the school newspaper and tutors
Leaders of Environmental Awareness and          community that the Joyce Ivy Foundation         elementary aged children virtually. She is a
Protection organization as well as the Be a     will provide her. Mercedes will likely use      member of both the National Honor Society
Good Neighborhood Project in which she          her scholarship to participate in an online     and Spanish Honors Society. Sara will use
plants trees and gardens in her community       program with Johns Hopkins University this      her scholarship to participate in Summer@
and makes recyclable bags. Fariha plans to      summer.                                         Brown.
participate in Summer@Brown.
                                                Nyaira Ballinger                                Kylie Carter
Carine Akil                                     Comstock High School                            Marquette Senior High School
Crestwood High School
                                                Nyaira participates in both sideline and        Kai stays very busy with a variety of activ-
Outside of the classroom, Carine stays very     competitive cheerleading year round. She is     ities. She plays the flute in Wind Ensemble,
busy. She is a member of a variety of clubs     also a member of the track and field team.      holds leadership positions with the Robotics
at school including Robotics Club, Quiz         She looks forward to expanding her educa-       Team, and is Vice President, Assistant Edi-
Bowl, and Debate Club. She was inducted         tional opportunities through the Joyce Ivy      tor of Writer’s Club. She has been involved
into the National Honor Society and enjoys      Foundation and getting more young women         with Youth Theater as an actress, crew
tutoring her fellow classmates. She looks       from her community involved in its pro-         member and light and sound technician.
forward to the mentorship opportunities         gramming. Nyaira will likely use her scholar-   On top of all of this, she also holds a part
available with the Joyce Ivy Foundation.        ship to participate in an online program with   time job at her local Dairy Queen. Kai plans
Carine will participate in an online program    Cornell University.                             to participate in an online program with
with Cornell Summer College.                                                                    Barnard College this summer.
                                                Salma Bhonhariya
Baneen Aljabiry                                 Washtenaw International High School             Aysha Chowdury
Crestwood High School                                                                           Dr. Benjamin Carson High School of Science
                                                Salma has a variety of interests and involve-   and Medicine
One of Baneen’s most meaningful involve-        ments. She is a junior class representative
ments has been National Honor Society,          for student government and is a chairper-       Aysha is currently serving as the Writing
where she has learned to be a leader by         son of National Honor Society. She is cur-      Team Lead for the Robotics club and is
performing important volunteer work.            rently participating in two internships—one     an active member in the Civil Rights club,
She also stays busy with Investment Club        at a physician’s office and the other with a    Key Club, and Women of Tomorrow. Aysha
and Link Club. She has an interest in both      company called Noble Designs. She enjoys        is also active in her community, currently
medicine and biology. Baneen will likely par-   being a member of the varsity soccer team.      serving as a Blood Donor Ambassador for
ticipate in an online summer program with       Salma plans to participate in an online sum-    the Red Cross and as a Muna Youth Sister.
Johns Hopkins University.                       mer program with the University of Chicago.     Aysha will use her scholarship to participate
                                                                                                in Summer@Brown.

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Summer Scholars

Rhys Coleman                                    Leena Joz                                        Lydia Marcum
Mercy High School                               Plymouth High School                             John Glenn High School

Rhys has been a participant in her school’s     Outside of the classroom, Leena has been         Lydia Marcum, a sophomore, is an active
Glee Club, MercyAires Honors Choir,             very involved in her school and local com-       member of her church’s production team,
Musical, and the Inspirations Choir. She is     munities. She is involved in Unicef, HOSA,       where she manages the sound board and
an active member of the Black Awareness         Human Rights Club, Student Council, MSA,         computer technology. She volunteers as a
Society for Education organization, which       and National Honors Society. These orga-         group leader at children’s ministry, and she
serves as an affinity group for students of     nizations keep her busy, but she still finds     has earned a letter of achievement in girls
color while also developing educational         time to volunteer by tutoring and working        ministry. Lydia is also an avid guitarist. She
programming. Outside of school, Rhys is a       with Covid Networks, which helps tackle          will likely use her scholarship to participate
musician, writing and playing music on her      senior loneliness by engaging the elderly in     in the Brown Leadership Institute.
piano. She is a mentor and leader on her        fun activities. Leena has held a part-time job
summer swim team. This summer, Rhys will        and spent time doing clinical rotations with     Riley Mehall
participate in Summer@Brown.                    Henry Ford Health Systems. She will use          West Bloomfield High School
                                                her scholarship to participate in Summer@
Hanah Dubaisi                                   Brown.                                           Riley is a member of the National Honor
Crestwood High School                                                                            Society and was recently accepted into the
                                                Brianna Kaunelis                                 Just the Beginning’s ConnectED Summer
Hanah is one of the few female members of       Churchill High School                            Legal Institute. Riley is president of the
her school’s Robotics team, which won the                                                        Volunteer Impact Program and is Co-Found-
“Innovative Award” and advanced to state        Brianna is an Executive Board member in          er and Co-President of the Middle East and
competition. She has led her Varsity Cross      the National Honor Society, and she serves       North Africa Club, where participants cel-
Country and Track & Field teams to unde-        as Treasurer of the Science National Honor       ebrate Middle Eastern culture and discuss
feated seasons and has organized fundrais-      Society. She is a JV Swim Team member,           current events. Riley was selected for the
ing programs as a National Honor Society        and she teaches and plays piano. Brianna         Upstander Program: Developing Leadership
member. Hanah is a talented musician and        individually organized and executed two          Skills. She will use her scholarship to partici-
is part of Concert Band and Marching Band.      book and bottle drives in fall 2019 and 2020.    pate in Summer@Brown.
This summer, Hanah will participate in Sum-     This summer, Brianna will likely participate
mer@Brown.                                      in Summer@Brown.                                 Olivia Merriman
                                                                                                 Houghton High School
Nafisa Haque                                    Lindsay LeMieux
Hamtramck High School                           Fowlerville High School                          Olivia participates in volleyball, basketball,
                                                                                                 track, National Honor Society, Key Club,
Nafisa is one of the founding members of        Lindsay is a member of the Science Olym-         4-H, and the Environmental Club. She
her school’s Multicultural Club and leads       piad team and was the lead in her school’s       helped initiate a plan at the local hospi-
discussions and organizes fundraisers. She      musical. She also participated in the MSU        tal and university to create an internship
also participates in Detroit Food Academy,      CHAMP accelerated mathematics program.           program for high school students that then
where she learns about health and environ-      Lindsay is a varsity member of both the          allowed her to intern with a local pediatric
mental issues while learning how to cook        soccer and volleyball teams, and she also        doctor for a full year. Olivia also holds a
new recipes each month. Nafisa is a student     holds a part-time job throughout the year.       part-time job. This summer, she will use her
member of Minds Matter Detroit. She plans       She will participate in an online program        scholarship to participate in an online pro-
to participate in Summer@Brown.                 with Johns Hopkins University.                   gram with Johns Hopkins University.

Disha Iyengar                                   Catherine Liang                                  Aminah Muhammad
Northville High School                          International Academy Central                    Dr. Benjamin Carson High School of Science
                                                                                                 and Medicine
Disha is passionate about science and has       Catherine Liang, a sophomore, is a Varsity
qualified for state competitions in HOSA        member of the Science Olympiad Team.             Aminah, a sophomore, has participated in
and Science Olympiad. She is the president      She has performed twice at Carnegie Hall,        ballet, hockey, chess club and RaJa, which is
of the Biomedical Engineering Club and is       and she has won awards at the Crescendo          a group for girls that focuses on empower-
working at the Use-Inspired Biomaterials &      International Music Competition for two          ment and building leadership skills. She also
Integrated Nano Delivery Systems Labo-          consecutive years. She has been a gymnast        enjoys drawing in her spare time. Aminah
ratory at Wayne State University. She has       for eight years, and she also serves as the      plans to use her Joyce Ivy scholarship next
received a superior rating for ten years of     China Representative for the student-ini-        summer.
piano competition, and is first violin in the   tiated AsianPassionProgram. Catherine
Detroit Youth Symphony Orchestra. Disha         plans to use her Joyce Ivy scholarship next
will likely use her scholarship for a summer    summer.
program with Emory University.
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Summer Scholars

Camille Nagy                                   ber of Minds Matter Detroit. She will use        of the Washtenaw Intermediate School
Ferndale High School                           her scholarship to participate in Summer@        District’s Responsive Teaching Coalition
                                               Brown.                                           Youth Council and tutors students in her
When she was a sophomore, Camille saw                                                           community through the Ypsi Math Corps at
a need for an organization focused on          Sammi Samim                                      the University of Michigan. Louisa will use
sustainability at her school and founded       Hamtramck High School                            her scholarship to attend Yale Young Global
the Environmental Club to fill the gap. A                                                       Scholars Connect.
talented writer, Camille has participated in   Sammi, a sophomore, serves as a member
writing camps for several years and won        of LEAP (Leaders of Environmental Aware-         Ayah Sulaiman
numerous awards. She is involved in NHS,       ness and Protection), Student Council, and       University Prep Academy
DECA, the Student Advisory Committee,          the Gender Sexuality Alliance. Additionally,
and United Student Assembly. Camille will      Sammi participates in Robotics and is a          Ayah, a freshman, is a member of the
use her scholarship to participate in Sum-     student in Minds Matter Detroit, and enjoys      Clarence E. Phillips Ascend TRUTH Youth
mer@Brown.                                     reading in her spare time. Sammi will use        Coalition. There, she completes community
                                               her scholarship to participate in the Harvard    service projects and educates students
Risha Narayan                                  Pre College Program.                             about substance abuse. Ayah plans to
Plymouth High School                                                                            volunteer with a local animal shelter in the
                                               Kylie Scott                                      future. She will use her scholarship to par-
Risha is a co-founder and Panelist Director    Summerfield High School                          ticipate in Summer@Brown.
of inteGIRLS Detroit, which engages girls
and non-binary individuals interested in       Kylie has served her Summerfield communi-        Alissa Tory
STEM through various avenues, such as          ty as class representative for Student Coun-     Wayne Memorial High School
organized speakers, panel discussions          cil. She is also an active member in National
on current technology topics, and math         Honor Society where she has organized            Alissa is Vice President of the Student
competitions. She also serves as a math        monthly breakfasts and community Christ-         Council and is also involved in Femi Club.
tutor, Community Service Committee Head        mas drives. Kylie plays a large role in the      She has worked as a park ranger for the
on Student Council, and was Youth Ambas-       Michigan Debbonettes, a community-driv-          past two years, and she recently complet-
sador for the World Literacy Foundation        en dancing school where she volunteers           ed a 30 day yoga challenge. Alissa enjoys
in Summer 2020. Risha will likely use her      regularly. She will use her scholarship to       journaling, cooking, and baking in her spare
scholarship to participate in the Brown        participate in an online program with Johns      time. She plans to use her scholarship to
Leadership Institute.                          Hopkins University.                              participate in an online program with Bar-
                                                                                                nard College.
Vibhasree Peddi                                Jennifer Shim
Washtenaw International High School            Huron High School                                Caitlyn Uimari
                                                                                                Marquette Senior High School
Vibha possesses a heart of service, devot-     Jennifer is a volunteer student teacher for
ing around 10 hours per month to various       the Ann Arbor Math Olympiad Club, and she        Caitlyn serves as a Student Representa-
service groups (Lions/LEO club, mentoring      participates in the Department of Compu-         tive on the Marquette Area Public Schools
middle schoolers, service chair for National   tational Medicine and Informatics Girls Who      Education Foundation Grant Committee and
Honor Society). She is Executive Director      Code program. She serves as treasurer of         Teen Advisor at the public library. She is a
of Outreach for the Canton Crushes Cancer      HOSA - Future Health Professionals and is        member of the Tech Crew for the school
Campaign, and is as a member of the Youth      financial chair of Huron Mock Trial, which       musical, and plays flute and piccolo in the
Advisory Board for the University of Mich-     qualified for the State competition this year.   marching band and wind ensemble. Caitlyn
igan Peer-to-Peer program. Vibha will use      Jennifer is also a cellist in the Michigan       is a dedicated horseback rider and spends
her scholarship to participate in Summer@      Youth Symphony Orchestra. She will partici-      time outdoors hiking and mountain biking.
Brown.                                         pate in Yale Young Global Scholars Connect.      She plans to use her scholarship for an
                                                                                                online program with Cornell University.
Shamrin Salam                                  Louisa Stuhec
Michigan Math & Science Academy                Washtenaw International High School              Hannah Vann
                                                                                                Hastings High School
Shamrin, a sophomore, is an active par-        Louisa currently serves as the founding
ticipant in the Concept Young Scholar          editor-in-chief of her school’s first newspa-    Hannah is a member of Science Olympiad
Program, where she has earned Silver Plus      per, the WIHI Opal. She has been recognized      and participates in her high school musical.
and Gold Plus awards. She participates in      for her talents with the Gold Key Award in       She is a runner on the Varsity Cross Coun-
her high school’s coding club as one of only   Journalism from the Belin-Blank Center’s         try and Track and Field teams. She holds a
three girls, and she is part of the Michigan   Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Louisa is       part-time job throughout the year. Hannah
Ross School of Business Enriching Aca-         LEO Club President, a member of Model            will likely participate in Summer@Brown.
demics in Collaboration with High Schools      UN, and participates on the ethics bowl
(MREACH) Program. Shamrin is also a mem-       and varsity tennis teams. She is a member
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Summer Scholars

Zamia Wilson                                     Lucy Zate                                       Genesis Bond Hollingsworth
University Prep Art & Design High School         West Bloomfield High School                     Mansfield Senior High School

Zamia is the Treasurer of the Student Coun-      Lucy, a sophomore, is the co-founder and       Genesis, a sophomore, is a youth member
cil and is a National Honor Society member.      Chief of Staff at her school’s Social Justice  and employed office assistant at Mansfield
She participates in Choir and dance through      Club. She is a member of HOSA and is a         NAACP Branch #3190. She is a member
Church. Zamia is proud to be a role model        State Champion hockey player. Lucy was         of the Black Culture Club, and participates
for the younger members of her household,        a Season 1 competitor on American Ninja        in the Public Library Teen Advisory Board.
and she babysits throughout the year. She        Warrior Junior and is a three-time National    Genesis has sought out opportunities in
plans to use her scholarship to participate      Ninja League finalist and UNAA world final-    the Arts, including Mansfield Senior High’s
in Summer@Brown.                                 ist. She will use her scholarship to partici-  Women’s Chorus, a Playhouse Theatre
                                                 pate in Summer@Brown.                          Volunteer, and a Christian Praise Dancer.
Jade Xu                                                                                         She holds two Chair positions and is a Youth
Washtenaw International High School              OHIO				 and College Member with the Ohio NAACP.
                                                                                                Genesis will participate in Yale Young Global
Jade participates in MiRcore, conducting         Leah Alford                                    Scholars Connect.
group research about gene expression and         Jackson High School
RNA. She is co-founder and co-president                                                         Irene Calderon
of her school’s Operation Smile Club and         Leah is a state competitor for News Broad-     Summit Country Day School
Humane Society Club. Jade competes in            casting through Business Professionals of
regional, national, and international compe-     America. She serves as Chaplain for the        Irene is passionate about science research
titions for HOSA. An avid pianist, Jade won      Youth Leadership Association and is class      and has identified an interest in pursuing a
first prize at the American Protege Interna-     representative for the Society for Inter-      STEM career. She is a three-year participant
tional Summer Gala at Carnegie Hall and the      sectional Studies. Leah is a member of the     in Modeling a Protein Story and has also
2021 London Grand Virtuoso Competition;          National Honor Society and Captain of her      conducted research focused on cell signal-
she gives back to her community by coordi-       Varsity Softball team. She will participate in ing and lupus. She also participates in tae-
nating piano recitals at senior homes. Jade      in Summer@Brown.                               kwondo and conducts service work within
will likely use her scholarship to participate                                                  her community. Irene will likely participate
in Summer@Brown.                                 Nurain Amier                                   in Summer@Brown.
                                                 Wooster High School
Himani Yarlagadda                                                                               Ellie Cox
Detroit Country Day School                       Nurain is an officer of the Speech and         Oak Hills High School
                                                 Debate team and qualified for the State
Himani, a sophomore, is a peer tutor for         competition in 2020. She plays violin in the   Ellie participates in the National Honor
Algebra II and Geometry and has scored in        Orchestra, and she is a senior-level dancer    Society and Student Council, is Captain of
top 40 in the Michigan Math Prize Com-           in the Wayne Center Ballet. Nurain also par-   the Varsity Swim team, and has been named
petition. She participates in several math       ticipates in the Wayne County Youth Com-       the Cincinnati Enquirer Top Swimmer of the
clubs and competitions, and she serves as        munity Foundation and the Knot Another         Week. Ellie is also Captain of her club volley-
a Coach for the Science Olympiad Middle          Fiber Arts Society. She will use her scholar-  ball team. She has earned the Scholastic
School team. Himani is actively involved in      ship to participate in an online program with Art Silver Key Award and Art Academy of
Model UN, and she practices and competes         Cornell University.                            Cincinnati Scholarship for her painting and
in flute. She will participate in Harvard Pre                                                   drawing. She volunteers at the local library,
College this summer.                             Kayla Blake                                    lifeguards, and babysits. Ellie will likely use
                                                 Cleveland School of Science and Medicine       her scholarship to participate in Summer@
Fatima Zaidan                                                                                   Brown.
Crestwood High School                            Kayla is her Class Representative on the
                                                 Student Council and is a member of the
Fatima has been part of the Global Learning      National Honor Society. Kayla is passionate
and Observations to Benefit the Environ-         about social activism and government. She
ment program, through which she and her          participates in Minds Matter Cleveland and
teammates researched the impact of rainfall      enjoys playing bass guitar in her free time.
on the Rouge River. She is a member of           While Kayla will not use her Joyce Ivy schol-
the National Honor Society and Students          arship this summer, she plans to participate
Against Destructive Decisions . Fatima is        in a program with American University.
the founder of her school’s Debate Club,
and she helped start the Medical Club. Fati-
ma will use her scholarship to participate in
Summer@Brown.

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Jillian Evans                                     participates in the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic       Kadee Lui
Jackson High School                               Railroad’s Polar Express in the winter. Octa-    Hawken School
                                                  via plans to use her Joyce Ivy scholarship
Jillian is a delegate and spokesperson for        next summer.                                     Kadee is co-leader and co-founder of her
the iBelieve Foundation, enhancing op-                                                             Red Cross Youth Chapter and organized
portunities for Appalachian students. She         Madison Ingram                                   a first aid fundraiser for the Women’s
was recently selected to serve on the Ohio        Bexley High School                               Recovery Center. She is Secretary of the
Attorney General Teen Ambassador Board.                                                            Philanthropy Leadership Board, and heads
She serves as LEO Club Vice President             Madison, a sophomore, participates in            the Red Key Leadership program working
and participates in the Youth Leadership          Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball, and      with prospective students and families. Ka-
Association, YLA Youth in Government club,        Track, where she is a sprinter. She has also     dee is a three-time state qualifier and 2021
National Honor Society, student council, Ro-      pursued a passion for dance by enrolling at      NIETOC qualifier in Speech and Debate, and
tary Interact, Hola Spanish Club, FCA, choir,     a dance company. Madison is particularly         interns in a lab at Cleveland State Univer-
marching band, and tennis. She is in the          appreciative of her close-knit family and the    sity. Kadee will participate in Yale Young
process of creating a quilting club at school.    way that they navigate challenges together.      Global Scholars Connect this summer.
Jillian will use her scholarship to participate   She aspires to one day become a surgeon.
in Summer@Brown.                                  Madison will participate in an online pro-       Ta Shar Ree McClay
                                                  gram with Johns Hopkins University.              Euclid High School
Christel Gelin
Reynoldsburg High School - BELL                   Veronica Jennings                                Ta Shar Ree has been a member of her
                                                  Madeira High School                              school’s dance team, the Pantherettes,
Chrissy is a participant in Youth Court,                                                           since she was in 8th grade and has served
through which she helps teens with advice         Veronica is an attorney in Mock Trial and a      as team captain. She is also Head Dance
and referrals to programs. She is also            member of Regional Youth Leadership. In          Captain in the school band. Ta Shar Ree
actively involved in NJLEEP to help further       addition to managing a challenging course        participates in the Early Childhood Educa-
her knowledge of law. Chrissy was elected         load, she also holds down a part-time job at     tion Program, and is interested in exploring
as Staff Sergeant in the Criminal Justice         a restaurant. Veronica will likely participate   careers in health and human services, like
Academy at her former high school and             in a summer program with Smith College.          pediatrics. She will likely participate in a
increased participation of other students                                                          program with Brown University this summer.
through organized discussion groups. She          Tamia Johnson
plans to use her scholarship to participate       Cincinnati Country Day School                    Michelle Miao
in the Brown Leadership Institute.                                                                 Talawanda High School
                                                  Mimi is the leader of the Model UN Club at
Olivia Hall                                       her school and serves as a Resource Coor-        Michelle participates in Model United
Hawken School                                     dinator with the Young Activist Coalition of     Nations and is a leader on the Varsity Ac-
                                                  Cincinnati. She is a singer in the Cincinnati    ademic Challenge Team. Michelle earned a
Olivia is a leader of her Robotics Club           Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of          Unanimous Superior rating for piano and vi-
and runs a Dungeons and Dragons group,            America, and she is also a demi-soloist in the   olin in the Ohio Music Association Festivals,
where she has applied scientific principles       Nutcracker ballet. Mimi will use her scholar-    and won a National Gold Medal Award and
to develop the game environment. She has          ship to participate in Summer@Brown.             American Voices Award in the 2020 Scho-
dedicated her time to the Black Student                                                            lastic Writing Contest. She helped establish
Union and was selected for the Look Up            Taylor Lucas                                     a writing summer camp for students at her
to Cleveland Leadership Development               Strongsville High School                         elementary school, and she is a language
Program. She is an integral member of the                                                          lab tutor at Miami University. Michelle will
cross country team and is training to run         Taylor has been involved with the Arthri-        use her scholarship to participate in an on-
a half marathon this spring. Olivia plans to      tis Foundation for the past 10 years as an       line program with Johns Hopkins University.
become a planetary scientist. She will likely     active fundraiser and volunteer. She serves
use her scholarship to participate in a sum-      as Vice President of Communications for          Ibukun Odeleye
mer program with MIT.                             Phi Theta Kappa at Cuyahoga Community            Harvest Preparatory School
                                                  College, and is Secretary in Tri-C’s Circle
Octavia Holland                                   Club. Taylor is a three-year member of the       Ibukun participates in FIDM Fashion Club
Charles F Brush High School                       Girls’ Tennis Team. She participates in the      and National Art Honor Society. She is
                                                  National Honor Society, French Club, Year-       Captain of the Varsity and Club Volley-
Octavia, a sophomore, is a member of              book, and Social Awareness Club. Taylor          ball teams, and she has won regional and
the Student Council and her school’s Key          will use her scholarship to participate in       district awards in Varsity Track. Ibukun also
Club. She has volunteered at the Cleveland        Summer@Brown.                                    volunteers at church and participates in
Food Bank for three years, donated to the                                                          Youth Group throughout the year. She will
Marine Toys for Tots, and worked at the                                                            likely use her scholarship to participate in
NAPS Union Christmas Eve dinner. She also                                                          an online program with Barnard College.
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Summer Scholars

Sita Rai                                           She will use her scholarship to participate in   Julia Perez
Cleveland School of Science and Medicine           Yale Young Global Scholars Connect.              Omaha South High School

Sita volunteers each week with the Peer Tu-        Jannette Castro-Gomez                            Julia, a sophomore, is a Nebraska College
toring Club, where she helps other students        Omaha South High Magnet School                   Preparatory Academy Scholar and proud
in Algebra and Latin. She also has a wide                                                           member of her South Omaha community.
range of personal interests and hobbies            Jannette is a Junior Poet on the Louder          She has participated in volunteer organi-
that include listening to music, cooking,          Than a Bomb Slam Poetry Team at South            zations like the Heartland Hope Center,
and reading. A member of Minds Matter              High School and a player on the women’s          YMCA, and Youth Volunteer Corps. In
Cleveland, Sita’s goal is to become a general      soccer team. She is the Vice President of        addition to her academics, she is passionate
surgeon so that she can help those who are         the Packer’s Pay it Forward organization,        about serving in underrepresented areas in
in need. She will likely use her scholarship       and is a Junior Dancer at La Fuerza Dance        her community. Julia plans to use her Joyce
to participate in an online program with           Company. On top of her extracurriculars,         Ivy scholarship next summer.
Johns Hopkins University.                          she works part time as a hostess. Jannette
                                                   will likely use her scholarship to participate   Myrka Perez-Ochoa
Anyia Tables                                       in an online program with Johns Hopkins          Omaha South High School
Villa Angela St Joseph                             University.
                                                                                                    Myrka is a varsity runner for her cross coun-
When extracurriculars were cancelled               Isabella Gonzalez                                try team and a Nebraska College Prepara-
due to the pandemic, Anyia, a sophomore,           Omaha South High Magnet School                   tory Academy Scholar. She is passionate
turned her love for baking into a business.                                                         about powerlifting and is a team player on
She works three days a week as a manager           Isabella is a Varsity dancer on the Luvabulls    South High’s powerlifting team. In addition
at a restaurant, where she has learned how         Dance Team and member of the South High          to being a dedicated student and a fierce
to effectively manage a team. Anyia is also a      Student Council. She participates in the         advocate for wellness, Myrka also currently
member of Minds Matter Cleveland, and her          Creighton TRIO program and the Grass-            works as a barista. She will use her scholar-
goal is to one day be a leader in the field of     roots Leadership Development Program. Is-        ship to participate in Summer@Brown.
architecture. Anyia will likely participate in a   abella is also involved in South High’s Visual
summer program with Brown University.              and Performing Arts academy for dance            Estefany Puc Nieto
                                                   and piano. She will likely use her scholarship   Omaha South High School
Anna Whiting                                       to participate in a summer program with
Westerville North High School                      Brown University.                                Estefany is the vice president of South
                                                                                                    High’s DECA organization and a member
Anna is a Varsity member of the Mock Trial         Yvette Incontro                                  of the Pay it Forward Club. She is a Visual
team, in which she was named Best Witness          Omaha Central High School                        and Performing Arts major at Omaha South
in the Regional Competition. She received                                                           High, where she has earned two letters
Best Actress accolades in theatre, and she         Yvette is a member of the TRIO program,          for playing in the orchestra, and has been
is a member of the International Thespian          Student Council, and HOSA. She is also a         awarded third chair in her honor’s orchestra.
Society. Anna participates in “In the Know,”       member of the University of Nebraska Med-        Estefany is also a member of the Dual Lan-
as well as in the Warrior2Warrior mentorship       ical Center High School Alliance Program,        guage Program, balancing AP and honors
program. She serves as a Communications            and serves on the Alliance Honor Council.        classes taught in English and Spanish. She
and Policy member in the Ohio Youth for            While busy with school and extracurriculars,     will likely participate in a summer program
Climate Justice Program. Anna will use her         she also works at Chick-Fil-A and volun-         with the Brown Leadership Institute.
scholarship to participate in Summer@Brown.        teers at the Omaha Open Door Mission.
                                                   While Yvette will not use her Joyce Ivy          Jacqueline Quintanilla
NEBRASKA                                          scholarship this summer, she plans to work       Omaha South High Magnet School
                                                   and participate in a summer program with
Hannah Ajogbeje                                    Creighton University.                            Jacqueline is a varsity runner on the track
Omaha Burke High School                                                                             and field and cross country teams. She is an
                                                   Daniela Martha-Palma                             ambassador for the Health Career Opportu-
Hannah is a Varsity member of the Burke            Omaha South High Magnet School                   nity Program, a member of the Grassroots
Track and Field team, where she has                                                                 Leadership Program, and member of the
earned awards for her athletic perfor-             Daniela enjoys playing soccer and staying        National Honor Society. Jacqueline is a ded-
mance, outstanding ability, dedication, and        dedicated to her studies. In addition to         icated student and a member of the Dual
sportsmanship. She is also a member of the         her schoolwork, she works as a supervisor        Language Program at South High, where in
Burke Varsity Volleyball team and Omaha            at Krispy Kreme. Daniela is eager to be          addition to taking AP and Honors courses,
Volleyball Club. Hannah is an Editor on the        involved with the Joyce Ivy community and        she takes challenging classes in Spanish.
Burke Yearbook committee, volunteers for           mentor future cohorts of Summer Scholars.        Jacqueline also finds time to skateboard
My Sister’s Keeper, and mentors children at        Daniela will likely participate in a summer      and spend time with her family. She will
Redeemed Christian Church of God.                  program with the University of Chicago.          participate in Summer@Brown.
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MISSOURI                                        Maggie Lin                                        Awareness Cultural Education Day. She
                                                 Columbia-Rock Bridge Senior High School           also leads a New Students Ambassadors
Saloni Chaurasia                                                                                   Club and does weekly creativity, action, and
Rock Bridge High School                          Maggie is co-founder and co-captain of her        service-based activities. Feneti will likely
                                                 high school’s Scholar Bowl, which has quali-      participate in Summer@Brown.
Saloni, a sophomore, is the founder of RB        fied for the PACE 2021 National tournament.
Grows to Give - a program that utilizes          She is President of her school’s Mu Alpha         Semona Robel
sustainable techniques to grow produce,          Theta chapter and is co-captain of the Girls’     Saint Louis Park High School
which is then donated to the food bank, in       Tennis team. Maggie has competed in re-
the school greenhouse. She is Secretary of       gional, state, and interregional mathleague.      A talented musician, Semona plays violin
HOSA and a Public Relations Officer on the       org competitions, and is member of FIRST          in the Orchestra, flute in Band, and works
Varsity Speech and Debate team. Saloni has       Robotics Competition Army Ants Team               in public relations for the Orchestra Club.
been an intern at the University of Missouri     3972, which qualified for World Champion-         She has also taught violin to students in
College of Veterinary Science and also vol-      ships in 2020. She will use her scholarship       her community. Semona is the Event and
unteers with the American Red Cross. She         to participate in Yale Young Global Scholars      Program Coordinator for Girls United and
will likely use her scholarship to participate   Connect.                                          is Captain of the Speech and Debate team.
in the Brown Leadership Institute.                                                                 She is also a participant in Minds Matter
                                                 MINNESOTA                                        Twin Cities. Semona will use her scholarship
Tishitha Avvaru                                                                                    to participate in Yale Young Global Scholars
Francis Howell High School                       Melky Abdulwahab                                  Connect.
                                                 Blaine High School
Tishitha competes in Lincoln-Douglas style                                                         NORTH DAKOTA
of debate, aligning current world issues to      Despite transferring to her high school last
the moral implications of our actions. She       year, Melky has already made her mark             Guadalupe Marino Garcia
participates in Drama Club and is the Club       as a high-achiever who doesn’t shy away           South High School
President of Model UN. Tishitha is also          from a challenge. She is the Layout Editor
working with a teacher to design and imple-      of her school’s Yearbook Club and serves          Lupe is passionate about the arts and
ment lessons on Hinduism and South Asian         as Manager of the basketball team. Melky          participates in both orchestra and chamber
culture in her school. She plans to partici-     is a Mosque volunteer in charge of organi-        orchestra. She has a dream to bring her
pate in Harvard Secondary School.                zation and storage, and she volunteers and        experience with music to younger students
                                                 babysits throughout the year. She will likely     from disadvantaged backgrounds. At the
Elizabeth Tucker                                 use her scholarship to participate in a sum-      start of the pandemic, Lupe and her friends
Francis Howell High School                       mer program with Brown University.                made over 400 masks that were donated
                                                                                                   to her school district. She will likely use her
Lizzie is the President of her Junior Class,     Lia Bleifuss                                      scholarship to participate in Yale Young
Secretary of the Future Business Leaders of      Highland Park Senior High School                  Global Scholars Connect.
America, and Vice President and Founder
of the Art History Club. She is involved in      Lia is the founder and President of her           Amy Hong
Scholar Bowl, Student Council, the Viking        school’s Disability Alliance, and Vice Presi-     South High School
Edge School Leadership Program, and              dent of the Special Olympics of Minnesota
Technical Student Association, which             Student Board of Directors. She also is the       Amy volunteers her time at the Unite Chi-
participates in Boeing’s annual competition.     founder and facilitator of the First Univer-      nese Americans Fargo-Moorhead, where
Lizzie is a member of the Track and Field        salist Accessibility and Inclusion Group, and     she teaches math and English to elementary
and Volleyball teams, and holds a part-time      is a member of the Asian American Podcast         and middle school students. She is involved
job. She will use her scholarship to partici-    Initiative, which promotes the telling of         in the Youth Symphony Orchestra, State
pate in Summer@Brown.                            stories by and about Asian American Youth.        Superintendent’s Student Cabinet, Knowl-
                                                 Lia also finds time to serve as a tutor for       edge Bowl, and Math Club. Amy will use her
Melodie Mwangi                                   the Dragon Duos tutoring program at her           scholarship to participate in Yale Young
Hazelwood Central High School                    high school. She will use her scholarship to      Global Scholars Connect.
                                                 participate in an online summer program
Melodie is the Vice President of Tri-M, an       with Johns Hopkins University.
honors society for music arts students, and
is a member of Student Council. Melodie          Feneti Mohamed
represents her school in Diversify Our Nar-      Great River School
rative, an organization that fights for racial
justice and anti-racist curricula in schools.    Feneti is a natural leader who stands up for
She volunteers at St. Louis County Library       equity and justice. She founded her school’s
and at a daycare. Melodie will use her schol-    Black Student Union and has held a leader-
arship to participate in Summer@Brown.           ship role in organizing its Identity and Racial
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2021 Leader of the Year

                                             Rosalind Brewer
                                             CEO OF WALGREEN BOOTS ALLIANCE

Each year, the Joyce Ivy Foundation          a membership-only retail warehouse            Ms. Brewer formerly served on the Board
names a Leader of the Year who achieved      club and division of Walmart, Inc., from      of Directors for Starbucks, Amazon,
notable success in her professional and      February 2012 to February 2017. Ms.           Lockheed Martin Corporation and Molson
educational careers. The Leader of the       Brewer previously held several executive      Coors Brewing Company. She is currently
Year embodies a relentless pursuit of her    leadership positions with Walmart             ranked #27 on Fortune’s 50 Most
own educational and professional goals       beginning in 2006.                            Powerful Women in Business.
and serves as a powerful example of
female empowerment and leadership for        Prior to joining Walmart, she served as       Ms. Brewer earned a bachelor’s degree
our Summer Scholars. We are proud to         President of Global Nonwovens Division        in chemistry from Spelman College
honor Rosalind (Roz) Brewer as the 2021      for Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a global      and attended Wharton’s Advanced
Leader of the Year.                          health and hygiene products company,          Management Program and Stanford
                                             from 2004 to 2006, and held various           University’s Directors’ College.
Rosalind Brewer joined Walgreens Boots       management positions at Kimberly-Clark
Alliance as Chief Executive Officer in       beginning in 1984.
March 2021. She also is a Director on
WBA’s Board. Ms. Brewer most recently        She currently serves as the Chairperson
served as Chief Operating Officer and        of the Board of Trustees for Spelman
Group President at Starbucks from            College, where she did her undergraduate
October 2017 to January 2021. Prior to       work. Ms. Brewer also is a Board Member
Starbucks, she served as President and       of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of
Chief Executive Officer of Sam’s Club,       African-American History and Culture.

PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE JOYCE IVY FOUNDATION LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack,        Susan L. Blount, Executive Vice President     Deanna Mulligan, CEO of Guardian Life
Michigan Supreme Court (2020)                and General Counsel of Prudential             Insurance Company of America (2012)
                                             (retired) (2016)
Faye Nelson, Michigan Director of the WK                                                   Kim Schatzel, Dean of the University of
Kellogg Foundation (2019)                    Valerie J. M. Brader, Executive Director of   Michigan - Dearborn College of Business
                                             the Michigan Agency for Energy (2015)         (2011)
Dr. Janet Reid, Chief Executive Officer of
BRBS World (2018)                            Lisa A. Payne, Vice Chairman and Chief
                                             Financial Officer of Taubman Centers, Inc.
Jocelyn Benson, Chief Executive Officer      (2014)
of Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality
(RISE) (2017)                                Lucy Clark Dougherty, Vice President and
                                             General Counsel of General Motors North
                                             America (2013)

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2021 Women of Impact

                    MEGAN RED SHIRT-SHAW

                    Megan Red Shirt-Shaw (Oglala Lakota) earned her Bachelor’s from the University of Pennsylvania in English and
                    her Master’s from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Higher Education. She is currently the Director of
                    Native Student Services at the University of South Dakota and a PhD student in Organizational Leadership, Policy,
                    and Development with a focus on Higher Education and a minor in American Indian Studies at the University of
                    Minnesota. She has worked in undergraduate admissions, college access, and college counseling at the University of
                    Pennsylvania, Questbridge, Santa Clara University, Albuquerque Academy, and the 7th Gen Summer Program. She is
                    the founder of Natives In America, an online literary publication for Native youth. Her favorite phrase her mother ever
                    taught her in Lakota is “Weksuye, Ciksuye, Miksuye” meaning “I remember, I remember you, Remember me.”

                    SARAH POLITIS, JIF ’08

                    “Always love each other.” These are the four words Sarah’s mother would tell her and her brothers every morning be-
                    fore they left the house for school as children. They are the four words that have had the greatest impact on Sarah’s
                    life and the inspiration behind her desire to have a positive impact on the world. Growing up in a small town outside
                    of Detroit, Sarah’s parents taught her to dream big and to help others do the same. When she was in high school, she
                    created an online talk show called “The PoPo Show” that was centered on interviews with positive role models to
                    share their stories of triumphs and failures to inspire listeners to follow their own dreams, pursue their passions, and
                    help make the world a better place along the way. Sarah was also named a Joyce Ivy Summer Scholar in 2008. While
                    studying at the University of Southern California, Sarah interned for NBC at the London and Sochi Olympics, Fuel TV/
                    Fox Sports 1, Carousel Productions, Young Hollywood, and WJR Radio – News/Talk 760. Upon graduating from USC
                    with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Cinema Production, she moved to New York to work at SMAC
                    Entertainment, a talent management and production company. She went on to work for the VP of the Global Business
                    Group at Facebook and then VP of Business Development and Creative at Wayfarer Entertainment. She serves as the
                    Vice Chair of the Wayfarer Foundation working to help end homelessness in Los Angeles and abroad. She is currently
                    consulting for sports and entertainment management and production companies. Sarah resides in Los Angeles and
                    believes the key to success is kindness, hard work, and dry shampoo.

                    CAMILLE STEWART

                    Camille Stewart is an industry-recognized cybersecurity expert with experience building programs and solutions to
                    address complex technology, cyber, national security, and foreign policy challenges across the public and private sec-
                    tors. Named the Head of Security & Privacy Policy for Google Play & Android, Camille leads security, privacy, election
                    integrity, and dis/misinformation efforts for Google’s mobile business. Prior to Google, Camille managed cybersecu-
                    rity, election security, tech innovation, and risk issues at Deloitte. Camille was appointed by President Barack Obama
                    as the Senior Policy Advisor for Cyber Infrastructure & Resilience Policy at the Department of Homeland Security.
                    She was the Senior Manager of Legal Affairs at Cyveillance, a cybersecurity company after working on Capitol Hill.

                    Camille is committed to empowering others in and through tech by elevating and working to solve the complex chal-
                    lenges at the intersection of tech, security, society, and the law. Her work goes beyond the corporate environment
                    to leading change for the public good through a series of initiatives she has championed including #ShareTheMicIn-
                    Cyber, co-founding the Diversity in National Security Network, co-founding the Silicon Valley chapter of Women in
                    Cybersecurity, and leading research on the important national security issues like national security-related technolo-
                    gy and intellectual property being exfiltrated through the courts.

                    Her professional achievements have earned her recognition from a multitude of entities throughout her career includ-
                    ing her being selected as 2020 Cyber Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and Interna-
                    tional Affairs and the 2019 Cyber Security Women of the Year in the “Barrier Breaker’’ category. Camille serves on the
                    Board of Directors for The International Foundation for Electoral Systems, GirlSecurity, and on the Advisory Board for
                    Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, & Conflict Transformation (WCAPS).

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Acknowledgements

The Joyce Ivy Foundation would like to thank:

SUMMER SCHOLARS ALUMNAE & FELLOWS

For your commitment to paying it forward

MARY VANDEWIELE

For being a champion of the Summer Scholars Program

100 WOMEN IN FINANCE

For partnering in support of our mission

CONGRATULATIONS

Sara Bizhani, 2021 Mary Vandewiele         Guadalupe Marino Garcia,
Leadership Award Recipient                 2021 Alumnae Scholarship Recipient

WE THANK ALL OF OUR PARTNER COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS:

Amherst College                            Jack Kent Cooke Foundation              QuestBridge
Barnard College                            Johns Hopkins University                Smith College
Brown University                           Macalester College                      Spelman College
Colorado College                           Massachusetts Institute of Technology   University of Chicago
Cornell University                         Minds Matter Cleveland                  University Prep Schools Detroit
Detroit College Access Network             Minds Matter Detroit                    Vassar College
Emory University                           Minds Matter Twin Cities                Washington University in St Louis
Franklin & Marshall College                Mount Holyoke College                   Wellesley College
Georgia University of Technology           Pomona College                          Williams College
Harvard University                         Princeton University                    Yale University

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