Scholarship Committee

Co-Chairs

Annemarie Cervoni (Term 2024-2027)
School Counselor
Orchard Park High School

Meghan DeMayo-Dalen (Term 2022-2025)
Counselor/Assistant Professor
Suffolk County Community College

Committee Members

Tammy Bluewolf-Kennedy
Assistant Director, Partnership Programs and Indigenous Recruitment, Native American Liaison
Syracuse University

Janna Bonacorsi
Director, College and School Counseling
Atmosphere Academy Public Charter Schools

Kate Gildard
Senior Associate Director
Marist College

Joseph Izzo
School Counselor
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School

Haniya Mee
Director of College Counseling
Oakwood Friends School

Charge

The charge of the Scholarship Committee is to oversee the annual scholarship and to ensure the timely and fair disposition of scholarship funds. The committee is charged with publicizing and soliciting applications and making decisions based on the applicants’ responses. It is also the responsibility of the committee to distribute the scholarship(s) and follow up with recipient(s) to ensure the scholarship(s) awarded is received. A summary of co-chair responsibilities is listed in the NYSACAC Policies and Procedures Manual.