Young Leadership
Oliver Scholars offers young professionals several ways to be part of our work.
Oliver's Alumni Council uses its social and professional talents to serve our Scholars, their communities, and each other. Contact Heidi Idrovo to learn more.
Our Junior Board provides resources and opportunities for young professionals to be thoughtful advocates and dedicated fundraisers for Oliver Scholars. For more information, contact Amanda Johnson.
Alumni Council Members
Johnny Araujo, NYC Department
of Design and Construction
Ajanae Bennet '12, Prudential Financial
Melvin Boone ’10, Accenture
Tiffany Caton ’02, Trail Blazer Camps
Shenique Coston ’99
Alexander Fernandez ’11, Oliver Scholars
Marcus Johnson ’03, Montefiore Health System
Debon Lewis ’99, Transformative
Growth Partners
Dominique Martinez ’03, J.P. Morgan
Eric Martinez ’03, RBC Capital Markets
Adam Mustefa ’12, Ipreo
Dan Pelo ’08, J.D. Candidate, New York Law School
Albanery Roman ’95, UBS AG
Shirley Rumierk ’95, Actor, Writer, Producer
Leena Shiwbaran ’00, Flatiron Pediatrics
Maria Tellez ’00, Publicis
Emanuel Vega ’04, Oliver Scholars
Paul Williams ’02, DTCC
Junior Board Members
Elizabeth Angeles ’09, New York City Emergency Management
Lindsay Dow, Yale University
Leovanny Fernandez ’10, Oliver Scholars
Lindsey Forman, Dior
Jeffrey Garcia '09, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
Joanna Gawlik, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Mary Grain, Citi
Celi Khanyile-Lynch ’09, NYC Mayor’s Office
Vanessa King-Jones, G-lll Tommy Hilfiger Dress
Amanda Lopez ’09, SparkNotes/Barnes and Noble, Inc.
Maggie Macdonald, Sive, Paget & Riesel P.C.
Jasmine Mitchell ’99, SUNY Old Westbury
Sirin Neyzi, Citi
Joshua Novick, London & Partners
Megan Ryan, Taffin
Alison Scherr, Citi
Jodi Scherr, Design History
Tawanda Scott, CNN
Ibrahim Shah ’09, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Donnie Smith, Academy of St. Joseph
Francis Tanczos, Crow & Cushing
Alumni Council Members
Johnny Araujo, NYC Department
of Design and Construction
Ajanae Bennet '12, Prudential Financial
Melvin Boone ’10, Accenture
Tiffany Caton ’02, Trail Blazer Camps
Shenique Coston ’99
Alexander Fernandez ’11, Oliver Scholars
Marcus Johnson ’03, Montefiore Health System
Debon Lewis ’99, Transformative
Growth Partners
Dominique Martinez ’03, J.P. Morgan
Eric Martinez ’03, RBC Capital Markets
Adam Mustefa ’12, Ipreo
Dan Pelo ’08, J.D. Candidate, New York Law School
Albanery Roman ’95, UBS AG
Shirley Rumierk ’95, Actor, Writer, Producer
Leena Shiwbaran ’00, Flatiron Pediatrics
Maria Tellez ’00, Publicis
Emanuel Vega ’04, Oliver Scholars
Paul Williams ’02, DTCC
Junior Board Members
Elizabeth Angeles ’09, New York City Emergency Management
Lindsay Dow, Yale University
Leovanny Fernandez ’10, Oliver Scholars
Lindsey Forman, Dior
Jeffrey Garcia '09, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
Joanna Gawlik, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Mary Grain, Citi
Celi Khanyile-Lynch ’09, NYC Mayor’s Office
Vanessa King-Jones, G-lll Tommy Hilfiger Dress
Amanda Lopez ’09, SparkNotes/Barnes and Noble, Inc.
Maggie Macdonald, Sive, Paget & Riesel P.C.
Jasmine Mitchell ’99, SUNY Old Westbury
Sirin Neyzi, Citi
Joshua Novick, London & Partners
Megan Ryan, Taffin
Alison Scherr, Citi
Jodi Scherr, Design History
Tawanda Scott, CNN
Ibrahim Shah ’09, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Donnie Smith, Academy of St. Joseph
Francis Tanczos, Crow & Cushing