Our mission is to turn athletes into student-athletes.
We support approximately 200 high school athletes at underserved high schools in Westchester County, New York.
Our efforts are volunteer-driven. Our 65 adult volunteers offer reading and vocabulary programs, homework help, and Regents prep, SAT/ACT prep courses, and assistance with the demanding college and financial aid application process. We currently work at three underserved Westchester County high schools; Mount Vernon, Woodlands (Hartsdale, NY) and Gorton (Yonkers, NY).
The vast majority of the students we serve are on Federal free lunch or otherwise qualify as economically disadvantaged.
Our objective is to ensure that all the student-athletes in our program, regardless of athletic ability, get accepted to a college best suited to their educational needs and financial circumstances.
Destination: College students have an impressive list of colleges they have attended over the years.
Staff
Suzanne McCann
Executive Director
Linda D’Arcy
Director of College Access and Retention
Board of Directors
Executive Board
Nancy McKenna
Chair
Fern Watters
Vice Chair
Maureen Barton
Secretary
Dr. Emily Kirschenbaum
Vice Chair
Richard Rugani
Treasurer
Board Members
Ronnie Cox
Executive Director – Mount Vernon Educational Foundation
Daniel DeMatteo
Teacher, Gorton High School, Yonkers, NY
Head Varsity Football Coach, Yonkers Force
Joan Henle
Volunteer – MV Boys Basketball
Ann Jackson
Vera Kiernan
Volunteer – Woodlands Football
Tracy McVey
Head of College Counseling
Dwayne Murray
Director – Mount Vernon Junior Knights Basketball Program
Executive Director – Shamoya McKenzie Memorial Fund
Heidi Paul
Brian Pritchett
Assistant Principal – Graham Elementary School, Mount Vernon, NY
Matthew Smith
Principal – Woodlands High School, Hartsdale, NY
Donna Wemple
Volunteer – MV Boys Basketball