Videos
Mentorship Matters
Meet some of our mentor-mentee pairings and hear about the impact mentorship has had on their education and their lives!
Emmanuella & Amanda
Manny & Adriano
Michael & Elon
Taj & Aron
Anita & Ellie
Kashaun & Mike
Megan’s Community of Support
For our 2024 Back To School Campaign, we featured Megan Spencer, SSP Class of 2024 graduate from Preston High School, and highlighted the community of people, made possible through SSP, who contributed to her success.
Megan shares her plans postgraduation 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.
Angelique Rodriguez guides students like Megan as Prestion SSP School Coordinator
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.
Founder’s Dinner Featured Speakers
The Founder’s Dinner is SSP’s prinicipal fundraiser each year. To celebrate our work, we bring together students, alumni, supporters, and special guests.
Justin Tuck, former New York Giant and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, was guest speaker at our 2024 Founder’s Dinner.
Michelle Lucero, SSP Alumna, 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, 1997, and President, Toyota Insurance, the importance SSP played in his journey from a difficult early life to success.
Leland Melvin, Engineer, Educator, Former NASA Astronaut & NFL Wide Receiver, was guest speaker at our 2023 Founder’s Dinner.
Dr. Jorge Aguilar, SSP Alumnus, and Director of the Montefiore Einstein Sports Mental Health & Performance Institute, spoke on his journey at the 2022 Founder’s Dinner.
Debra De Jesus-Vizzi, SSP Executive Director and Alumna, and mentee to founder Peter Flanigan, shares her story at the 2019 Founder’s Dinner.
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