TEAK Class: Classics High School: Stuyvesant High School College: Harvard University, BA in Biomedical Engineering Medical School: Brown University, MD Residency: Brown General Surgery Interest: Hiking, biking, outdoors, dancing, playing chess What influenced you to become a doctor? I decided to pursue medicine after participating in a health and cultural exchange program…
On Saturday, August 11th, Steven Xu, Class 4, organized a volunteer day for the TEAK Alumni Association (TAA) at St. Joesph’s Soup Kitchen in Greenwich Village. The group helped with set up, food prep, serving, and clean up. Over 350 meals were served to New Yorkers in need. Here Steven shares his thoughts on the day…
The TEAK Fellowship is proud to participate in the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon. Our team of five runners have committed to training and raising money with the promise that 100% of every dollar will be used for the TEAK Fellowships college access and success programs. For the next 4 months, we’ll be…
TEAK Class: 11 High School: Riverdale Country Day School College: Amherst College On Wednesday, May 30th we celebrated the Class of 2018’s (Class 11) College Graduation and their completion of 9 years of TEAK! Borun Sun, Class 11’s student representative, addressed the room of classmates, family members, Board and Next Generation Board members, and staff. Read his…
TEAK Class: 6 High School: LREI High School College: Cornell University Profession: Account Manager at Newsela Jenilssa is a member of Class Six, The Classics. She graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Hospitality with minors in Marketing and English. Jenilssa and her family emigrated from the Dominican Republic when…
Photo Credit: Kenneth “KC” Wilsey, Visual Imaging Manager, FEMA Region II TEAK Class: 4 High School: Ethical Culture Fieldston School College: Muhlenberg College Profession: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region II External Affairs (EA) Resource Manager TEAK recently hosted a career panel for TEAK High School Juniors and Seniors and invited several TEAK alumni to sit on…
TEAK Class: 2 High School: Westtown School College: Caldwell College Graduate School: NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Profession: Founder & Executive Director of Girls Education Initiative of Ghana In honor of International Women’s Month, we wanted to highlight an alumna working to empower women and girls. Elizabeth Patterson, Class 2, is…
Alumni Spotlight: Tara Kalinsan TEAK Class: 4 High School: Westtown School College: Muhlenberg College In honor of Mentor Appreciation month in January, we highlight TEAK Alumna, Tara Kalinsan from Class 4, who serves as a mentor to Daniella from Class 19. Over the years, nineteen TEAK Alumnus have served as mentors to…
Lesly Afranie recently joined the TEAK Fellowship as Assistant Director of Admissions but began her journey with TEAK ten years ago, when she was admitted to the 10th class of Fellows. She went on to Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York City and just recently graduated from Brown University. At Brown she became…
“This fall, I will be teaching 10th and 12th grade English at Peddie School. It is heartwarming and exciting to rejoin the Peddie community as a faculty member, because Peddie is a place that is so dear to me. When I reflect on my experience at Peddie and all of the ways that I…
