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BRINGING
20th
Anniversary
Event
LESSONS
HOME
THE
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BRINGING
20th
Anniversary
Event
LESSONS
HOME
THE
December 5–6, 2014
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Dear Friends,
As we mark the 20th anniversary of the BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME program, it is my
pleasure to honor the students, past and present, as well as the many dedicated supporters
of this remarkable undertaking.
Youth are the change agents in any society—its future citizens and leaders—and therefore
reaching young people is the Museum’s top priority. Bringing the Lessons Home is the
result not only of your participation, but your guidance, enthusiasm, and creativity.
Together we have built a unique model for making the history and lessons of the Holocaust
relevant to young people and communities from diverse walks of life. Many of you have
assumed leadership roles in your schools and communities, and together have become
a community in action.
You have been our partners and our inspiration. We are most grateful that you not only
share our conviction that Holocaust memory has the power to change the world, but are
acting on it!
With great appreciation,
Sara J. Bloomﬁeld
Director

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school community in DC was 80 percent African-American with a rapidly
growing immigrant population. Would the history of the Holocaust
be relevant to these groups? For the past 20 years, Bringing the Lessons
Home has demonstrated again and again that the history and lessons
of the Holocaust can inspire people from all backgrounds with a core
truth: What you do matters, and each of us is responsible for confronting
hatred, preventing genocide, and promoting human dignity.
2010
2007
Launch of
Stephen Tyrone Johns
Summer Youth Leadership
Program
Program model
replicated at
the Birmingham
Civil Rights Institute
2000
2014
2006
Connection established
with every public high
school and middle
school in DC and
Prince George’s
County, Maryland
20th Anniversary
Event and
alumni gathering
First Art and
Memory project
Challenge launched
for 100 participants to
reach 10,000 others
BRINGING
20th
Anniversary
Event
LESSONS
HOME
THE
WHEN THE MUSEUM FIRST OPENED IN 1993,its leaders wondered
whether it would attract many visitors at all—and particularly Americans
who had no direct connection to the Holocaust. Ensuring that the
Museum was accessible and engaging to a diverse public had been a
priority as the Museum was being designed, but still they worried: Would
anyone come? The same concern applied to visitors from Washington, DC,
and particularly from its public schools. In the mid-1990s, the public high
1999Participants begin touring
members of law enforcement
through the Museum’s
Law Enforcement and
Society program
1994Program launched
1995First National
Youth Leadership
Summer Seminar
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20 YEARS OF

BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME takes high school
students on an educational journey during which they
explore the lessons of the Holocaust, the ethical questions
raised by it, and the responsibilities of citizenship in a
democracy. Students learn to integrate these lessons
into their daily interactions with fellow students, their
families, and members of the community.
The program is designed to:
• Create a community of young people dedicated to
the Museum’s mission whose growth and development
are fostered by the Museum.
• Engage students in their own education as active
participants.
• Offer opportunities for students to develop leadership
and civic engagement skills.
The program consists of three core components that
serve as the foundation for youth participation within
the Museum:
SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM: Each year, thousands
of students from Washington-area schools receive
an introduction to Holocaust history through a
visit to the Museum’s Permanent Exhibition with a
trained guide. The interactive tour provides ample
opportunity for questions and reflection about this
diΩcult subject. Following the tour, students join
classmates for a discussion session with one of the
Museum’s professional educators.
AMBASSADOR TRAINING PROGRAM: Once students have
had an introductory tour of the Museum, they are eligible
to participate in a 14-week course to learn more about the
Holocaust and how to serve as trained guides. Participants
interact with Museum staff, historians, and peers from
other schools, as they learn from artifacts, videos,
photographs, and Holocaust survivor testimony. They
develop skills to become leaders in their community and
ambassadors for the Museum, joining a unique network
of young people engaged with the lessons of the Holocaust
who signiﬁcantly expand the Museum’s reach.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: Graduates of the training
program, who are now oΩcially BTLH Ambassadors,
participate in a six-week summer internship during which
they serve as tour guides, conduct research, and help plan
the National Youth Leadership Seminar. This seminar
involves students from partner organizations in a weeklong
educational program at the Museum. They form lifelong
bonds with one another, Holocaust survivors, and Museum
staff that are truly transformative.
Surveys of program participants conﬁrm that Bringing
the Lessons Home is among the most positive influences
in students’ lives. The program yields young people who
are more civically engaged than their peers nationally and
who are more interested in people who are different from
them—and more tolerant of those differences.
2010 Stephen Tyrone Johns Summer Youth Leadership Ambassadors INAUGURAL CLASS PLEDGE
The legacy of OΩcer Johns occupies a permanent place in our hearts. His courage inspires us to strive toward
a future without hatred and bigotry. In his honor, we, the Stephen Tyrone Johns Summer Youth Leadership
Ambassadors, pledge to embrace the ideals OΩcer Johns sacrificed his life to protect.
We are committed to actively engage in our communities, to reach out to others, to promote human dignity,
and to confront hatred and bigotry wherever we are in the world for as long as we live. Together, we stand
hand in hand. In the name of Stephen Tyrone Johns, we are a community in action.

A Bringing the Lessons
Home Ambassador
gives a tour of the
Permanent Exhibition.
“ Looking back on WHAT SET ME ON MY JOURNEY
to the Ivy League, teaching, law school, and my current job,
I realize that Bringing the Lessons Home WAS THE SPARK.
The training I received—from public speaking to community
educationtohumanrightsresearch—setmeonapathtobecoming
A CHANGE AGENT AND EDUCATOR.”
EVAN JONES
Executive Director, Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club
San Mateo, California
BTLH Ambassador, Class of 2001
Woodrow Wilson High School

Students work in
small groups with
Holocaust survivors
to learn about their
wartime experiences
and create artwork
inspired by them.
WORKING
WITH SURVIVORS

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During the course of their summer internship,
students spend a week interacting with the
Holocaust survivors who volunteer at the Museum.
They interview them to learn about their experiences
during the Holocaust and then work together in
small groups to create artwork inspired by the
survivors’ stories. Artifacts, photographs, and
documents related to the survivors’ experiences
play a key role in these interviews, often serving
as a springboard for a creative interpretation
of the past. This project is just one of the ways
in which Bringing the Lessons Home seeks to
SPARK A GENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF HISTORY.
Firsthand encounters with
survivors through the Art
and Memory project help
students understand the
relevance of the Holocaust
to their lives today.

“ We uphold an honor to change one life at a time and MAKE A DIFFERENCE
in this world. We will stand together right alongside THOSE WHO HAVE
NO VOICE and smile together, knowing that we all spread the same message:
to stand and love.”
ANDREA MELENDEZ
Annandale High School
The bonds students
establish with one
another and with
Holocaust survivors
are transformative.

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A core principle of
Bringing the Lessons
Home is to engage
students as active
participants in their
education.
LEARNING ABOUT
THE HOLOCAUST

Education is at the core of the Bringing the Lessons
Home experience. Students receive an in-depth
exposure to the history of the Holocaust through
guided tours of the Permanent Exhibition by
Museum educators and historians, classroom
sessions, reading and writing assignments,
and discussions with their peers and program
leaders. But they don’t only learn about history.
THEY LEARN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A
RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN OF A DEMOCRACY:
that it entails an obligation to act in the face
of hatred, antisemitism, and injustice. They
gain critical thinking and leadership skills and
discover how to be change agents in
their communities.
Students learn about the
Holocaust through artifacts,
reading assignments, and
tours of the Permanent
Exhibition by Museum
historians and educators.

“ I wanted to participate in this program because it meant participating
in something that goes beyond me. It meant LEARNING AND
TEACHING about the devastating events that constituted the
Holocaust and how to understand them today. In learning about
the Holocaust, I believe I have gained a better understanding of its
IMPORTANCE TODAY and also the ability to communicate
something meaningful to another person.”
NOAH KRAMER
School Without Walls
A student explains the growing refugee
crisis in Germany and Austria in the
years leading up to World War II.

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Learning how to
give tours of the
Permanent Exhibition
is a cornerstone of the
Bringing the Lessons
Home experience.
LEADING TOURS
FOR THE PUBLIC

TheMuseum’sPermanentExhibitionisthe
foundationofitspubliceducationefforts.
Althoughtheexhibitionis designed for self-
guided tours, the Museum provides guided
tours for some schools and for professional
groups participating in its leadership develop-
ment programs. During the Ambassador
Training Program, participants learn how
to give effective tours of the Permanent
Exhibition, HIGHLIGHTING THE CONNECTIONS
BETWEENTHEPASTANDPRESENT.As part of
their summer internships at the Museum, these
young people give tours on a regular basis,
gaining valuable experience in leading groups
and customizing their presentation of the
history to the composition of each group.
Students learn how to lead
tours for their peers as well as
members of the public and
participants in the Museum’s
leadership training programs.

“ It is our job to STAND AGAINST HATE.
It is our job to take action. It is our job to show
the importance of the youth voice. I pledge to
stand for WHAT IS RIGHT and make it my
responsibility to make a difference.”
BAILEY ALLEGRO
Bishop McNamara High School
This political cartoon from the
New York Times on the outcome
of the 1938 Evian Conference is
one of the artifacts through which
students learn about American
responses to the persecution of
Jews before the war.

Students explore Washington,
DC, (left) and get a tour of
the FBI Academy in Quantico,
Virginia, to learn about the role
of law enforcement in society.
BUILDING A STRONGER
COMMUNITY

The sense of community that the program
establishes is felt on many levels. There
is the community that develops among
the students themselves, forged by their
grappling together with a diΩcult history
and the ethical questions it raises. The
students become part of the Museum
community through their interactions
with educators, historians, and the staff
who interact daily with visitors. The students
explore the Washington, DC, community
through visits to the US Capitol, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, and the national
monuments. And most importantly, they
commit to taking the lessons they have
learned through the program back to
their homes, schools, and neighborhoods,
where they become ADVOCATES IN THEIR
COMMUNITY FOR TOLERANCE AND AN
UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENCE.
Students met Muhammad Ali
during his visit to the Museum
in the late 1990s (top) and
traveled in 2001 to the house
in Atlanta where Martin Luther
King, Jr., was born (right).

“ I believe people hate because of DIFFERENCE: the difference in one’s
culture, religion, political views, economic status, etc. Hate is all around us,
whether it is violent or nonviolent. In order to counter this reality, we need
to HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE: our peers, parents, neighbors,
politicians, or the media. It is IN OUR HANDS TO MAKE CHANGE.”
KENDRICK MAI
Falls Church High School
A student points out a photo in
the Tower of Faces during her
tour of the Permanent Exhibition.
The Yaffa Eliach Shtetl Collection,
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

JAMES FLEMING
Program Coordinator, Youth and Community Initiatives
H.D. Woodson Senior High School
“ I am often asked if this Museum has changed me. To that, my response is always the same. After 20 years
of growing and learning in this institution, from the age of 17, this Museum has not changed me—
IT HAS MADE ME INTO THE MAN I AM TODAY.”
JAMES FLEMING first visited the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum when he was 17 years old. As a senior
attending Howard Dilworth Woodson Senior High
School, he had no idea that a single field trip to a museum
would dramatically change his life.
James recalls being far from enthused about visiting the
Museum. He was the last to get off the bus and lingered
at the back of the group of students during his guided
tour. But when he arrived at the section of the Permanent
Exhibition describing the so-called science of race, he
had his “aha moment.” The tour guide explained how the
Nazis aimed to redefine German citizenship according to
flawed theories of “racial hygiene” and “eugenics.” James
immediately drew the connections from the history of
the Holocaust to his own history.
When an opportunity arose to intern at the Museum over
the summer after he graduated from high school, James
quickly accepted. The Museum was looking to pilot a new
educational program geared towards local high school
students, named Bringing the Lessons Home: Holocaust
Education for the Community.
For that summer and the three summers during college,
James volunteered at the Museum, giving tours, helping
train other students to serve as tour guides, and facilitating
discussions among educational program participants.
After graduating summa cum laude from North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University, he returned
to the Museum where he is now a program coordinator
in the Museum’s Youth and Community Initiatives branch.
Reflections from a Program Participant

REBECCA DUPAS participated in the Bringing the Lessons
Home program as a senior in high school in the spring
of 2000. She provided tours to special groups and helped
mentor other young people in the program.
As a student at Towson University, she continued to be
inspired by her passion for Holocaust history and its
power to unite people and bring about change in diverse
communities. During her sophomore year, she proposed
that the Black Student Union combine efforts with Hillel,
Towson’s Jewish student association. The idea was met with
opposition, but Rebecca didn’t give up. She worked with
the president of Hillel to arrange a series of events during
Black History Month for students of both organizations to
discuss parallels in their respective histories. Both groups
went to the Museum for a guided tour and discussion about
the Permanent Exhibition. It was the ﬁrst time in Towson
University’s recorded history that the Black Student Union
and Hillel worked together. Thanks to Rebecca’s efforts,
Towson won an award for the Best Multicultural Event
among colleges and universities on the East Coast.
Rebecca worked as a high school English teacher in
Prince George’s County, Maryland, for several years and
encouraged some of her students to enroll in Bringing the
Lessons Home. She eventually joined the Museum staff as
a program coordinator working with current participants
in Bringing the Lessons Home—a wonderful way to give
back to a program that has impacted her so deeply.
Reflections from a Program Participant
REBECCA DUPAS
Coordinator, Youth and Community Initiatives
Friendly High School
“ Many people choose to ignore harsh reality and reflect only upon great achievements in history.
We owe it to ourselves and to the memories of those who have suffered, and to those who died,
to claim all of history. The Holocaust has affected the world as a whole. THE WORLD MUST
KNOW AND MUST NEVER FORGET.”

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Madonna Dell’Olio, 1995
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Keita DeSouza, 2000
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Donald Finley, 2010
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Regan Fitzgerald, 1997
Jennifer Flanagan, 2013
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Rickea Forbes, 2008
Crystal Ford, 1996
Paige Ford, 2008
Telisha Fortner, 1997
Taria Foster, 1997
Mame Frimpong, 2009
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Luisa Funes, 2005
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Brittanie Galloway, 2003
Nautica Gant, 2011
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Jennifer Gardner, 1995
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Russell Garnett, 1997
Richard Garnett, 2000
Joseph Garnett, 2004
Brian Gaskins, 2002
Robert Gaston, 2010
Kimberly Gay, 2003
Sara Girmay, 2013
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Catherine Golden, 1995
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Ashley Goodwin, 2005
Antia Gore, 2003
Victoria Gore, 2004
Lakesha Gorham, 2003
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Kelsey Grant, 2006
Tayhlor Grant, 2013
Charity Green, 2005
Christian Green, 2007
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Ajeé Greenfield, 2009
Patricia Greenwell, 2004
Jessica GriΩn, 2008
Lexus GriΩn, 2010
Brittny GriΩn, 2011
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Yanira Guerra, 2011
Eduardo Guevara, 2004
Karen Guevara, 2013
Jamanda Gunter, 1997
Meron Hagos, 2012
Amanda Hagy, 2013
Hilla Haidari, 2011
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Idriss Hamdani, 2009
Deyon Hampton, 2001
Josef Hapli, 1996
Anika Harden, 1998
Ka’Ron Harper, 1997
Orlando Harper, 2005
Shakuwra Harrington-
Camphor, 2000
Kristina Harris, 2001
Arnissa Harris, 2005
Dasha Harris, 2005
Darryl Harrison, 1997
Shaneika Harrison, 2005
Ashlie Hart, 2006
Sagal Hashi, 2008
Antwanette Hatcher, 2000
Angelic Hayward, 2008
Jodi Henry, 1997
Alexis Herbert, 2007
Wilber Hernandez, 1997
Dalila Hernandez, 2005
Marvin Hernandez, 2005
Sofia Herrera, 2008
Citlali Herrera, 2011
Diego Herrera, 2011
Danubia Hester, 2002
Akua Hill, 1996
Marcus Hill Jr., 2004
Austin Hoang, 2012
Anthony Hodge, 2008
Brittany Hodge, 2011
Simone Hoggs, 2008
Blake Hoggs, 2010
Brandon Holden, 2010
Wendy Holland, 2010
Stacy Holloway, 1996
Kali Abdullah, 1996
Celia Acevedo, 1997
Kimberly Adams, 1998
Anthonia Adegbesan, 2002
Faaiza Ahmed, 2012
Faheem Ahmed, 2013
Ibijoke Akinbowale, 2004
Jaleesa Akins, 2004
Jordan Akins, 2006
Robert Akins III, 2001
Itunu Alao, 2002
Juan Aleman, 1997
Jennifer Ali, 2000
Bailey Allegro, 2011
Jordan Allen, 1997
Madea Allen, 1998
Taylor Allen, 2013
Becky Alprin, 1995
Crystal Amaechi, 2010
Philo Amaechi, 2012
Falone Amoa, 2002
Telithia Anthony, 1995
Ugochi Anyanwu, 1996
Mawuli Apeti, 2004
Marcus Appelbaum, 1998
Catrina Aquilino, 2002
Victoria Archer, 2004
Errol Arcienega, 2012
Jacqueline Argueta, 2007
Iris Arias, 2004
Pearce-Cristian Arnold, 1998
Betel Asfaha, 2013
Nardos Assefa, 2011
Andres Avendano, 2009
Raashida Muhammad Avery, 2001
Hezouwe Awide, 2010
BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME Ambassador Alumni
Gerardo Ayala, 2009
Stephanie Ayala, 2010
Gessica Azzam, 2010
Ginger Bailey, 1998
Abriance Baker-Lawrence, 2001
Bria Ballard, 2004
Karen Baltierra, 1997
Briaunne Baltimore, 2008
Joab Barahona, 2006
Jonathan Barnes, 2007
Amanda Barnes, 2010
Catelyn Barnes, 2013
Marcus Beavers, 2001
Lissette Benitez, 1995
Sherief Beshara, 2012
Unique Bexley, 2003
Christopher Bias, 2004
Laura Bibbs, 1997
Nicole Blair, 2011
Shawnice Blakes, 1995
Emily Blank, 2012
Lauren Blassingame, 2002
Brandie Blassingame, 2008
Shameka Bloyce, 2000
Sinclair Blue, 2012
Kimberly Boykin, 2000
Terri Brady, 1996
Keturah Branch, 2007
Naadira Branch, 2007
Quanisha Brand, 2004
Miya Braswell, 2005
Ontasha Brawner, 2013
Tanika Brew-DeSousa, 1996
Arthur Bristow-Middleton, 2001
Stacy Brock-Gatling, 1996
Deandra Brooks, 2003
Donnetta Brown, 1994
Roy Brown, 1995
Daniel Brown, 1997
Ebadene Brown, 1998
Shaye Brown, 1998
Kimberly Brown, 2000
Angelic Brown, 2007
Jordan Brown, 2013
Andrea Browne, 1998
Taylor Browne, 2012
Jihad Bruce, 2003
Ashley Bruce-Berry, 2003
Melissa Bryant, 1995
Nicole Bryant, 1995
Rhonesha Buford, 2002
Christina Bui, 2009
James Bui, 2011
Anthony Burke, 2004
Shaneka Burno, 2000
Chermai Busby, 1998
Yazmin Bush, 2011
Joshua Butler, 2000
Allison Butler, 2002
Janell Butler, 2010
Jamaia Butler, 2013
Jamal Byrd, 2001
Erin Callahan, 2001
Ruoxi Cao, 2010
Rachel Carr, 2011
Damien Carter, 1998
Jehan Carter, 2000
Darron Carter, 2002
Arie Carter, 2003
Kapria Carter, 2008
Karen Carvo, 1995
Melisa Castellon, 2011
Veronica Castillo, 2004
Walter Castillo, 2004
Juan Castro, 2000
Zongyu Chai, 2009
Paul Chamberlain, 2002
Kwesi Chappin, 2000
Jordan Chernikoff, 2001
Brittani Cherry, 2005
Eric Chiou, 2011
Bryan Chism, 2003
William Chittams, 2005
Alexandra Chittams, 2011
Victoria Chittams, 2011
Kyung Choi, 2007
Brittany Clark, 2002
Tiffany Clark, 2003
Ebonni Clark, 2004
Miranta Clark, 2007
Myisha Clement, 1997
Chanelle Coble, 1995
Yolanda Cogsdell, 1997
Jwahara Coleman, 1998
Stephen Coleman, 2001
Ashley Coleman, 2008
Michael Coleman Jr., 2005
Veronica Combs, 1995
Mari Conklin, 1996
Christopher Contreras, 2010
Artiera Cook, 2003
Clarence Cook, 2004
Patrice Cooke, 2004
Elise Cooke, 2005
Christina Cooke, 2007
Victoria Cooke, 2008
Shannon Cooley, 1997
Lloyd Cornish, 2000

Merary Moran, 1997
Ilcia Moran-Ramos, 1995
Concepcion Morris, 1998
David Mosley, 2001
Quinci Murphy, 1997
Patrice Myers, 1998
Sunayana Nepali, 2010
Grea Neverson-Daniels, 1995
Thao Nguyen, 2009
Christine Nguyen, 2011
Theresa Nguyen, 2011
Mamadou Niane, 2000
Solisa Nicks, 1995
Sigismond Nicolls, 2003
Linda Nnaji, 2003
Mauricio Nolasco, 2000
Deshawn Norman, 2010
Johanna Norris, 1994
Jonathan Norris, 1994
Richard Norvell, 2001
Starlene Nurse, 2003
Julie Oas, 2001
John Obadare, 2011
Chinwe Obodo, 2010
Janiyah Odom, 2013
Nkemdirim Offor, 2003
Giselle Olaya, 2007
Shakarna Oliver, 1998
Michael Oliver, 2000
Lavonda Oliver, 2008
Jose Oritz, 2005
Raheem Osborne, 2006
Annette Oshin, 2003
Shakera Owens, 2009
Margaret (Mari) Pack, 2007
Jason Page, 2001
Ryan Palmer, 1998
Chelita Pankey, 1998
Brianna Pannell, 2004
Samuel Parker, 2008
Amber Parrish, 2011
Tracey Patten, 1997
Reshima Patterson, 1998
Chrishona Payne, 2003
Maya Peace, 1998
Sheri Pegram, 2002
Monae Pelzer, 2005
Brenda Pereira, 2012
Olivia Persons, 2011
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Robert Pfeferman, 1998
Leslie Phelps, 1998
Tania Phillips, 1996
Kerry Phipps, 1996
Chanphasounk Phommaseng, 2010
Jenny Phung, 2007
Jenae Pierre, 2004
Briona Pittman, 2010
Charnika Plenty, 2000
Michiah Porter, 2011
Shana Potter, 1996
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Megan Powell, 2005
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Noel Prue, 1995
Alejandra Pyles, 2001
Bria Quarles, 2008
Fanny Quintanilla, 2001
Keyri Quinteros, 2012
Rose Quispe, 2006
Damien Raeford, 2002
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Ingrid Ramirez, 2001
Sonia Ramos, 2005
Navila Rashid, 2007
Nasiha Rashid, 2011
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Monique Ray, 2008
Skylar Rea, 2003
Chatney Redd, 2003
Kashira Reid, 1994
Melissa Reid, 2011
Nakeshia Rembert, 1998
Darlene Reyes, 2009
Gwendolyn Richardson, 2005
Kiara Richardson, 2005
Rynneisha Richardson, 2009
Joy Richmond-Rice, 2001
Rhonda Rimson, 2002
Junior Rippi, 2004
LaRon Roach, 1998
Michelle Robbs, 1997
Brandy Robinson, 1996
Sherrie Robinson, 2004
LaGretta Robinson, 2008
Siobhan Robinson, 2008
Kim Rodriguez, 2010
Giselle Rodriguez, 2012
Vanessa Rodriguez, 2012
Melissa Rogers, 1995
Anna Rogers, 2013
Kyree Rollins, 2009
Kamren Rollins, 2011
Samantha Romano, 2008
Charles Rose, 1995
William Rose, 2006
Cierra Ross, 2001
Tadina Ross, 2002
Whitney Royal, 2005
Georgette Rucker, 1998
Haumaira Safi, 2009
Ziba Safi, 2009
Mileydi Salvador, 2001
Cindy Salvador, 2005
Emily Sample, 2006
Charlotte Sampson, 1997
Natnael Samuel, 2013
Michael Sanabria, 2013
Yimy Sanchez, 2004
Alexis Sanchez, 2009
Amia Sanders, 1996
Walter Santos-Gaffney, 2009
Treva Saunders, 1995
Lee Saunders, 1996
Sheralyn Saunders, 2004
Kia Savage, 1996
Julia Scanlon, 2008
Kimberly Scates, 1994
Amy Schaffman, 2009
Nathan Schechter, 1996
Zoe Schmitter, 2002
Molly Schneider, 2011
Jennifer Schumpert, 1998
Melissa Schwartz, 2013
Fatima Seabrook, 1995
Anna Segovia, 2003
Eliana Sejas, 2011
Michael Sesay, 1995
Suhaib Shah, 2008
Molly Shannon, 2011
LeShonna Sheppard, 2000
Joan Shipps, 2000
David Simmons, 2004
Shamon Smalls, 1998
Asia Honablue, 2009
Aysha Hoque, 2012
Quenton Horton, 2006
Jeremy Hsu, 2007
LaTesha Hudson, 1995
Bryan Hughes, 2000
Ashley Hughes, 2010
Jennifer Ibarra, 2008
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Natayo Ihator, 1998
Luis Inarra, 2008
Evelyn Iraheta, 2000
Yenis Iraheta, 1995
Brian Isaac, 2001
Julia Isong, 1998
Joshua Jack, 2010
Rena Jackson, 1997
Dexter Jackson, 2003
Lauren Jacob, 2000
Lesha Jean-Francois, 2011
Kimberly Jefferson, 2004
Martina Jennings, 1997
Erika Jennings, 2002
Lucy Jickling, 2003
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Leif Johnson, 2001
Marcia Johnson, 2002
Tiara Johnson, 2003
Candace Johnson, 2007
Iantha Johnson, 2009
Ashton Johnson, 2010
Destany Johnson, 2012
Kiera Johnson, 2012
Marissa Johnson, 2012
Adrienne Jones, 1998
Evan Jones, 2001
Paul Jones, 2002
Richard Jones, 2005
Veronica Jones, 2006
Quanisha Jones, 2008
Henry Jose, 2000
Yanize Justiniano, 2007
Kaiser Kabir, 2007
Ksenija Kapetanovic, 2008
Isatu Kargbo, 2012
Melanie Kates, 2007
Keith Kearney Jr, 2002
Sean Kelly, 2006
Margaret Kelly, 2008
Laura Kemoli, 1998
Capri Kennedy, 2012
Ellery Kenner, 1996
Omar Khatib, 2012
Natina Kiah, 1996
Ermias Kifle, 1996
Zerai Kifle, 1996
Jihee Kim, 2009
Brittini Kirkendoll, 2002
Bailey Koike-Leinen, 2013
Balla Koroma, 2004
Noah Kramer, 2003
Amanda Lamar, 2009
Latoya Larker, 1998
Michael Ledecky, 2009
Shavon Lee, 1996
Emmanuel Lee, 2012
Collin Leibold, 2008
Veronica Leiva, 2011
Lina Lenis, 2013
Jeffrey Lett-Scott, 1998
Chyra Lewis, 2002
Siobhan Lewis, 2008
Martin Lilly, 2000
Keisha Link, 1995
Brianna Little, 2011
Andre` Littlejohn, 2001
Chuping Liu, 2005
Laura Lockhart, 2003
Rawley Loken, 2008
Christal Long, 1998
Andrea Lopez, 2012
Ben Lord, 2007
Chloe Loving, 2013
Heidy Lovo, 2007
Angela Lubkeman, 2008
Morgan Lynn, 1997
Birkenesh Maat, 2006
Dedra Mack, 1997
Raquel Mack, 2003
Julian Mackie, 1995
Kendrick Mai, 2011
Binta Mamadou, 2000
Azita Mamdouhi, 2000
David Marbury, 2005
Davrene Marbury, 2005
April Marshall, 2002
Aiesha Marshall, 2008
Jonathan Martinez, 2004
Latoya Mathews, 2001
Myra Mathis, 1997
LaStar Matthews, 1995
Sharmayne Mayo, 1997
Joel Mays III, 2002
Eric McAllister, 2001
Anna McAllister, 2008
Daesha McCain, 1994
Cassandra McCain, 1995
Elan McCollum, 2001
Le’ah McCray, 2011
Omar McCrimmon, 1997
Tamara McDowell, 1995
Karlos McDowell, 2004
Chris McDowell, 2008
Dejoin McLean, 2011
Brittney McMullen, 2011
Antonia McNair, 2001
Janel McNeill, 2007
Janara McNeill, 2008
Randy Means, 2001
Andre Means, 2006
Michael Meckley, 2000
Leila Meekins, 1997
Yohannes Mekuannet, 2003
Andrea Melendez, 2011
Claire Mendelson, 2012
Eliana Mendelson, 2013
Bsrat Mezghebe, 2000
Nicole Mickens, 2006
Kiera Miles-Wilson, 1995
Sydney Milewsky, 2011
Jamil Miller, 2001
Bryan Miller-Foster, 2010
Sara Mills, 2000
Vanessa Mills, 2008
Jolomi Mode, 1996
Sophia Mohamed, 2013
Leila Mohammad, 1995
Cristhian Molina, 2012
Cecily Montgomery, 2002
Justin Moody, 2001
Michael Moore, 1996
Alphonso Moore, 2010
Shannice Moore, 2010
Davonia Moore-Porter, 2013
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Anissa Smalls, 2005
Sydney Smallwood, 2008
Lucien Smith, 1997
Dontray Smith, 2008
Joshua Smith, 2010
Antonio Smith, 2013
Jahmarreh Smoot, 1995
April Snyder, 1995
Veranique Southerland, 2008
Tiffani Spann, 2008
Robert Spencer, 1997
Cierra Spriggs, 2012
Tionne Squirewell, 2010
Zeanetria Starks, 1996
Eric Stehmer, 1997
TeCora Stephens, 2000
Virtre Sterling, 2000
Rachel Stevens, 2005
Karla Stevenson, 2002
Angela Stewart, 2003
Kenneth Stewart II, 2005
Shaquille Stover, 2009
Minghe Dustin Sun, 2011
Kristen Sutton, 1998
Gabriela Taboada, 2011
Madison Taboada, 2012
Ebony Tatum, 2003
Chantelle Tatum-Pace, 1997
Anna Taylor, 2002
Rasheda Taylor, 2002
Anna Taylor, 2012
Courtney Thomas Jr., 2012
O’tisha Thompson, 1998
Ashli Thompson-Melton, 2005
Michelle Thoombs, 1998
Lauren Thrash, 2002
Lashawntay Tinker, 2003
Otis Todd, 1996
Jean Ton-Baynes, 1997
Josué Torrico, 2011
Kadiata Toumbou, 2013
Sabrina Towson, 2013
Tiffany Tran, 2010
Wesley Transue, 2008
David Traynham, 2008
Tiffany Tuan, 2009
Tiffany Tucker, 2000
Carla Tyler, 2007
Nneka Ugorji, 1997
Gloria Umutoni, 2012
Adriana Usmayo, 2012
Rahmathnissa Vadakoot, 2009
Karla Velasquez, 2008
Aishwarya Venkat, 2009
Kelly Ventura, 2012
Dinora Villatoro, 1997
Deidre Vincent, 1998
David Vo, 2012
Belinda Vu, 2012
Kimisha Wall, 1996
Pernell Ward, 2011
Nathaniel Warren, 1997
Kizzy Washington, 1994
Christina Washington, 2009
Kamau Washington, 2010
Parris Washington, 2011
Kyara Waters, 2010
Cedrece Watson, 1997
Michael Watson, 2006
Vanessa Webb, 2010
LaTonya Webb-Holloway, 2002
J. Michael Hess Webber, 2001
Zack Werb, 2013
Rhonda White, 1997
BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME Ambassador Alumni continued
Yoshua White, 1998
Mallory White, 2006
Prentice Whitlow, 2002
Titra Whitted, 1995
Derrick Whyte, 2004
Natalie Wiggins, 2010
Octavia Wilkins, 2005
DeCory Williams, 1996
James Williams, 1998
Lola Williams, 2000
Arin Williams, 2001
Tiffany Williams, 2001
Chanelle Williams, 2003
Janeashia Williams, 2003
Alexis Williams, 2010
Imani Williams, 2010
Lloyd Williams, 2011
Curtis Williams, 2012
Jayquan Williams, 2013
Calvin Willis Jr., 2006
Jesse Wilson, 1996
Alicia Wilson, 1997
Mara Wilson, 1997
Margaret Wilson, 1998
Mario Wimbley, 1997
Nathan Witmer, 2007
Ramon Wood, 2001
Mikel Wood, 2003
Lamonda Wooten, 1997
Victor Wynn, 2010
Jessica Wynn, 2012
Jane Yang, 1997
Teodros Yemane-Brehan, 2013
Berket Yemaneberhane, 2012
Dominique Young-Smith, 2005
Arlene Zavala, 2012
Allison Zhou, 2009
Between 1994 and 2013, BTLH Ambassadors came from 83 different high schools in the Washington, DC, area.
WASHINGTON, DC
Anacostia High School
Archbishop Carroll High School
Ballou High School
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Cambridge Preparatory Academy
Cardozo Senior High School
Cesar Chavez High School
Coolidge Senior High School
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Dunbar High School
Eastern Senior High School
Edison Friendship Public Charter School
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
Gonzaga College High School
Howard D. Woodson High School
Hyde Leadership Public Charter School
IDEA Public Charter School
Kingsbury Day School
McKinley Technology High School
Rhema Christian Center School
School Without Walls
SEED Public Charter School
Spingarn Senior High School
St. Anselm’s Abbey School
St. Johns College High School
Washington Latin Public Charter School
Washington Math and Science Technology School
Woodrow Wilson High School
MARYLAND
Academy of Health Sciences School
Annapolis Area Christian School
Barrie Day Montessori School
Bell Multicultural High School
Bishop McNamara High School
Bowie High School
Central High School
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Charles Herbert Flowers High School
Chopticon High School
Crossland High School
Dematha High School
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School
Duval High School
Edmund Burke School
Elizabeth Ann Seton High School
Fairmont High School
Friendly High School
BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME Ambassador Schools

Over the past 20 years, BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME has been made possible through the financial
support and partnership of many people, foundations, and corporations. We gratefully
recognize all of those donors who have given to this program since its inception. Please note,
names in black indicate current funders.
Anonymous (Potomac, MD)
Anonymous (Rockville, MD)
Citigroup Foundation
The Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family
Foundation
Deloitte LLP
Einhorn Family Charitable Trust
Fannie Mae Foundation—
Leadership Grant
Fischbach Foundation, Inc.
Eugenie Fromer*
Susie and Michael Gelman
The Goldsmith Family Foundation
Philip L. Graham Fund
Julie Jacobson
Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute
The William and Mildred Kaplan
Foundation
BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME Supporters
Amy Kaslow and Richard Rosetti
Karen and Bruce Levenson
Jennifer Loew Mendelson and Dan Mendelson
PNC Financial Services Group
Leo Rosner Foundation
Helena Rubinstein Foundation Endowment
The Samberg Family Foundation
Rowland and Sylvia Schaefer Family
Foundation Inc.
Seed the Dream Foundation
UBS Foundation USA
Wachovia Foundation
The Winnick Family Foundation
Helen, Sam and Jeff Zell and the
William Zell Family Foundation
The Ziegler Family Trust
*Deceased
Gaithersburg High School
Glenelg Country School
Grace Brethren Christian School
Gwynn Park High School
High Point High School
John Carroll High School
Largo High School
Laurel High School
Meade High School
Montgomery Blair High School
Northwestern High School
Oxon Hill High School
Parkdale High School
Potomac High School
Queen Anne School
Richard Montgomery High School
Riverdale Baptist School
Seneca Valley High School
Springbrook High School
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Suitland High School
Surratsville High School
Tacoma Academy
VIRGINIA
Annandale High School
Brooke Point High School
Falls Church High School
Hayfield Secondary School
JEB Stuart High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Robinson Secondary School
Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology
W.T. Woodson High School
Washington Lee High School
West Springfield High School
BRINGING THE LESSONS HOME Ambassador Schools continued

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