Emmanuella and Amanda

Manny and Adriano

Michael and Elon

Tahj and Aron

Anita and Ellie

Kashaun and Mike

Megan shares her post-graduation plans and tells us how SSP helped her along the way.

Linda Hsu, SSP Board Member, shares the importance of her relationship as Megan’s mentor.

As SSP’s school coordinator at Preston, Angelique Rodriguez guides students like Megan.

Christopher Speight talks about SSP programs available to students like Megan.

Valerie Rowe, SSP Board Member, describes how the Flanigan Scholarship will continue helping select students, like Megan, in college.

Megan, the second in her family to graduate with SSP, talks about the impact our programs have had on her family.

Star M., a student at Cathedral High School, kicked off the 2026 Founder’s Dinner with a warm welcome.

Guest speaker Ellie Berlin Stover has been involved with SSP as a mentor and volunteer for more than 20 years, driven by a belief in the power of education and mentorship to change the trajectory of young lives.

Alumnus speaker Donovan Cumberbatch graduated from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in 2021. Hear his powerful remarks at the 2026 Founder’s Dinner.

SSP Board Member and alumnus Ricardo Watson, of JPMorganChase, delivers welcome remarks at the 2025 Founder’s Dinner.

Inspiring students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, who gained international attention for finding trigonometrical proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem while in high school, share insights on education and mentorship at the 2025 Founder’s Dinner.

Alicka Ampry-Samuel, former New York City Council Member and Presidential appointee, joined as our alumna speaker at the 2025 Founder’s Dinner.

Justin Tuck, former New York Giant and a managing director at Goldman Sachs, was the guest speaker at our 2024 Founder’s Dinner.

Michelle Lucero, SSP alumna (Class of 2024) and Peter M. Flanigan Scholar, tells us of her plan to attend Fordham University and how SSP impacted her life.

Rob Spencer, SSP alumnus (Class of 1997) and president of Toyota Insurance, shares the importance SSP played in his journey from a difficult early life to success.

Leland Melvin, engineer, educator, and former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver, was the guest speaker at our 2023 Founder’s Dinner.

Dr. Jorge Aguilar, SSP alumnus and director of the Montefiore Einstein Sports Mental Health and Performance Institute, spoke about his journey at the 2022 Founder’s Dinner.

Debra De Jesus-Vizzi, SSP’s executive director and an alumna, and mentee to our founder, Peter Flanigan, shares her story at the 2019 Founder’s Dinner.