SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP US RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIPS
Saturday, May 7th at 7:00pm
Prince George Ballroom
15 East 27th Street, New York City
Plentiful Bites · Premium Open Bar · Live Entertainment · DJ · Silent Auction
Our 2022 Sponsors
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our 2022 Gala sponsors.
Learn More About Becoming A 2022 Gala SponsorMeet the 2022 Gala Organizing Committee
Our 2022 organizing committee invites you to join us as we elevate the next generation of American leaders.
Select committee member for info.
Julissa Arce
Chairman of the Board | Food Committee
Antonia Bernal
Decor Committee
Gloria Cavallaro
Entertainment Committee
Celeste Everett
Host Committee
Patricia Estevez
Decor Committee
Valery Yaroslavtseva
Decor Committee
Diana Melencio
Fundraising Chair | Gala Chair
Theresa O'Neill
Food Committee
Pita Rivas
Entertainment Committee
Vanessa Sanchez
Decor Committee
Rob Stenz
Mentorship Chair | Entertainment Committee
Erika Zamora
Treasurer, Scholarship Chair | Food Committee
Kiara Ramos
Entertainment Committee
Adriana Garcia Ceja
Food Committee
Natasha Franzen
Sponsorship Committee
Edgar Patrick Landas
Entertainment Committee
Kristen Camacho
Food Committee
Alexander Jillions
Sponsorship Committee
Camille Napa
Honorary Co-Chair
Josue Napa
Honorary Co-Chair
Juliana Merola
Sponsorship Committee
Jessyca Gonzalez
Food Committee
Andrea Martinez
Sponsorship Committee
Peter Hoang
Sponsorship Committee
Dan Kokini
Board Member | Food Committee
Dan Kokini
Board Member | Food Committee
Robert Stenz
Board Member | Sponsorship Committee
Rachael Grace
Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill
Board Member | Sponsorship Committee
Christian Narvaez
Honorary Co-Chair
Lily Cohen
Honorary Co-Chair
Looking Back at Previous Gala Fundraiser
Our annual gala is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we have awarded over $600,000 in college scholarships from 2012-2022. Our 84 AEF Scholars represent 29 different countries and attend colleges across the United States including Princeton University, Harvard, NYU, Skidmore University, CUNY, Hunter College, SUNY Farmingdale, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CUNY, Hamilton College, and Ithaca College and more.