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Annual Report Card
2007 - 2008

With his unrelenting determination and optimism, Dr. Alfred
Gellhorn had a profound impact on the evolution of the
medical community, and he has ensured that this community
will be more representative of and responsive to the society it
must serve.

A Life and a Legacy
On March 25, 2008, Alfred Gellhorn died at the age of 94. A founder of the Gateway Institute and a
tireless crusader for increasing the number of minority doctors and medical professionals through
access to education, he was a gifted doctor, a pioneering administrator, and an inspirational teacher.
We first met Alfred in the late fall of 1973 at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. He
was a patrician man, quick to smile, but keenly focused on our goal. When we found ourselves
tackling daily challenges, it was Alfred who put the bigger picture firmly back into foucs.
Alfred saw and appreciated each person’s individuality and uniqueness, and the proof was evident
from the many and varied friends who surrounded him over the years. He was just as interested in
teaching high school biology to ninth grade students as he was in teaching the brightest cancer
researchers or the most talented medical students. Alfred helped us to envision that we were creating
opportunities for students traditionally ignored or left out by “the system.” We started with medicine as
a goal for the profession of many Gateway and Bridge to Medicine students and soon realized the
world is a big and very interesting place and our students were hungry for all kinds of knowledge,
careers and challenges. Alfred worked side by side with us to develop the Gateway Programs and
Schools and then helped guide us through the transition to creating the Gateway Institute for Pre-
College Education. We learned that opportunities in many professional fields are difficult to find for
students in our public school system.
Alfred’s intent in supporting our efforts and spearheading various initiatives, like Sophie Davis and the
Bridge to Medicine programs and later Gateway, was to bring many forces in society together for
social change. We weren’t just making programs for students, we were laying the groundwork for
those students to have fuller and more meaningful lives, students who would become the leaders as
our time came to an end. It is hard to believe that Alfred is not guiding us day by day, as he did for
more than three decades. What remains, even in his absence, is the sense he instilled in us of the
urgency and importance of making change and keeping at it year in and year out. Alfred worked until
his last days and left a legacy that will take three more decades to be played out. He was a great man,
a great teacher, a wonderful, nurturing mentor and he made a huge difference in the lives of
thousands of young people who never met him or never knew him. We were lucky to have done both.
This year’s Annual Report Card is a testament to the viability of Alfred’s vision. Gateway has
expanded operations to Boston and is under consideration for use as a national model. We have also
received a number of grants including a New York State Health Department planning grant, as well
as grants from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, and the
Shippy Foundation. The results are students that achieve highest honors, outstanding placements,
and acceptance at top schools. It is a fitting legacy for an amazing man.
Elisabeth Iler, JD, Director
Morton Slater, PhD, Director

In my old school they underestimated us. Gateway always
challenged us. The teachers always believed that we could
do the work they were giving us. I made my best friends and
most dependable support system through Gateway.
Darlene Gabeau-Lacet, MD
Jamaica, Class of 1990
PhD (Neuroscience) and MD, Yale University
Shippy Scholars
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In 2007, the Gateway Institute was one of a
select group of organizations invited by the
Shippy Foundation to submit a proposal for
consideration. Gateway was subsequently
awarded a one-year grant for a project to
increase the number of students qualifying for
admission to selective colleges with the possible
goal of attending medical school or PhD
programs. In January 2008, the program
launched with the selection of 45 high-achieving
high school juniors as Gateway Shippy Scholars.
The kick off meeting was hosted by Syracuse
University at its New York City headquarters and
featured a presentation aptly named “College
101.” The following month, the admission’s office
Gateway Pipeline
The New York State Department of Health
awarded Gateway a $225,000 planning grant to
develop a new medical pipeline program to
address the under representation of minorities in
medicine. The program, in which Gateway will
collaborate with academic medical centers,
at Stony Brook University hosted a program on
the process of college selection. A third meeting
took place at New York University hosted by the
Office of Diversity and included a campus tour.
The final meeting for the semester was hosted by
Columbia University’s Academic Success
Program and also featured a campus tour. In
addition to the monthly meetings, Shippy
Scholars attended a performance of the Lion
King—for some their first Broadway production.
In August 2008, Shippy Scholars will head north
to attend the 18th Annual College and Careers
Seminar at Rochester Institute of Technology. In
September 2008, another forty students will be
invited to join the program.
school systems and colleges, will begin in the
summer preceding the junior year in high school,
and run through the junior year of college. The
objective is to prepare and guide disadvantaged
students into medical school.

The Gateway Program provided me with the tools and
opportunities to build myself as a person and develop my
interest in the sciences and medicine, which is now my
professional focus.
Uthman Olagoke
Port Richmond, Class of 2007
Dartmouth, Class of 2011
Boston and Beyond
In August 2007, the first Gateway program
outside of New York City officially launched at the
John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and
Science in Boston. The O'Bryant Gateway is a
partnership between the O'Bryant School and
multiple institutions in the Longwood Medical and
Academic Area. The first fifty students have
completed their ninth-grade year with strong
academic results—42% achieved honor roll
recognition, as compared to 16% of students in
the regular O'Bryant ninth-grade program.
Approximately 20 Gateway students will
participate in summer internship programs at
partner institutions, including Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, Children's Hospital of
Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard
School of Public Health, Massachusetts College
of Art and Simmons College.
In May, Don Berwick, President of Institute for
Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and Howard Hiatt
of Harvard Medical School convened a
conference in Boston chaired by Tom Payzant,
former San Diego and Boston school
Superintendent. CEO's from affiliated hospital
networks around the country, along with their
school superintendents, met to discuss possible
Gateway replications in their cities. IHI, whose
members represent a consortium of more that
4000 healthcare providers, is an independent
organization helping to lead the improvement of
health care throughout the world.
Sherman Fairchild Funds Curriculum at Brooklyn Tech
With funding from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, Gateway is
supporting the development of two advanced science courses at
Brooklyn Tech: a comprehensive anatomy and medical problem-solving
course and an integrated one-year biology and chemistry course.
Working with math and chemistry teacher, Dr. Philip Jeffery, a Harvard
Medical School graduate, 66 students have completed the requirements
for both Science Regents exams in the first year. Gateway students will
also participate in a summer seminar series at Mount Sinai Medical
School. As a measure of Gateway’s success, the course enrollment will
triple next year.
Looking ahead, new initiatives at the school will include a science
projects lab where students will conduct independent investigations
under faculty supervision, space for a medical library to support a new
research advisory curriculum, and a new Gateway office.
Gateway will expand its
student enrollment to 200 for
participation in a new
curriculum that incorporates
medical imaging and clinical
problem solving.
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The Gateway program provided many things my high school
couldn't. It opened doors to opportunities and exposed me to
a world that I probably would not have seen until I went to
college.
Bomopregha Julius
Science Skills Center, Class of 2005
Cornell University, Class of 2009
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Funds Health & Nutrition
In 2006, with a grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Gateway
launched a fitness and nutrition initiative. The program’s approach to
fighting diabetes and obesity is designed to empower high school students
to make a difference and have an impact in their community. The work has
continued this year at the Gateway programs at A. Philip Randolph and
Bayard Rustin Educational Complex (BREC).
With the help of the Gateway publishing team, students at Randolph
designed and distributed a trifold brochure outlining the link between
diabetes and obesity. The brochures were distributed to students, staff, and
faculty at Randolph as well as nearby institutions including Wadleigh
Secondary School, School for the
Physical City, Choir Academy and
Mott Hall Middle School.
Students create artwork for the inaugural
exhibit at the AMA Gallery at Bayard
Rustin Educational Complex.
The students at BREC focused
their outreach and education on
creating the inaugural exhibit for the
school’s Art and Music Academy
Gallery. The show entitled
“Perspectives in Diabetes
Prevention and School Wellness
Policy“ opened on May 21 featuring
Students from A. Philip
Randolph created and
distributed a brochure on
diabetes and obesity.
student work under the direction of teaching artists-inresidence
Melinda Marx and Tali Nagler. The students
explored how multimedia art can be used for a better
understanding of health and the body. As Gateway senior
Angelina Herrera noted, “When we started, I thought it would
be fun to work on an art-related project. What I learned is that
it is so critical to get this information out to the community. We
might be eating ourselves to death, but we can do something
about it by telling others.”
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I couldn’t believe that I was standing right there in the
surgery with the whole medical team, scrubbed and ready.
My internship really reinforced my desire to be a surgeon. It
was an amazing experience and inspiration to work hard.
Daniele Rojas
A. Philip Randolph, Class of 2010
Gateway Medical House at A. Philip Randolph
The Gateway Medical House entered its
second year at A. Philip Randolph High
School. Approximately 100 students
received first-hand exposure to the wide
range of careers in the health care
professions. Tenth graders attended
monthly rounds at Harlem Hospital where
they shadowed health care professionals,
even attending a surgery inside the
operating room. Another favorite activity
was a forensics class and lab at Bronx
Community College where the students
took an abbreviated version of the New
York Police Department’s forensics exam.
The ninth graders also attended monthly
sessions at Harlem Hospital learning
about the various departments, as well as workshops at the DNA Learning Center, Hunter College
and Mount Sinai School of Medicine where they dissected a human liver, a bird heart, and even got
to splint each other with help from the Department of Orthopedics. Among other highlights was a trip
to Philadelphia for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Convention and National Science Bowl Competition. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, the Gateway Medical House is a partnership among the Gateway Institute for Pre-
College Education, the NYC Department of Education, the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical
Education, Hunter College, Bronx Community College, and. Harlem Hospital.
STAR@Erasmus
Sophomores from the Gateway Medical House proudly display
certificates awarded in a ceremony at Harlem Hospital on
Wednesday, May 21.
Congratulations go to the second graduating class from STAR@Erasmus, a small school created in
2005 in partnership with the Gateway Institute, Brooklyn College and the NYC Department of
Education. STAR expanded in 2006-2007 to include grades 6 through 12. Special recognition goes
to Jaylene Saul, one of only 45 students nationwide to receive a LEDA scholarship, the renowned
national program that sends 11th graders to the Leadership Summer Institute at Princeton. We would
also like to recognize the leadership of founding principal Henrietta Coursey, who retired June 2008.
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I recently attended an AMPHS Conference with current
Gateway participants, and the program is still producing
top-notch students who will undoubtedly change this world
for the better.
Nicholas Calder
Science Skills, Class of 2006
Cornell, Class of 2010
Gateway Student Presents at AMHPS
In March, 2008, 20 students from eight Gateway programs and schools
and three Gateway alumni headed to New Orleans to attend the 22nd
Annual Symposium on Career Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences and
Health Professions. Sponsored by the Association of Minority Health
Professions Schools (AMHPS), the event was hosted by Xavier University
of Louisiana.
Brooklyn Tech junior Amika McBurnie was one of 24 high school students
and 39 college students from a pool of approximately 200 submissions
chosen to present at the conference. Her topic was “The Influence of
Preventive Healthcare Visits and STD Transmission Among Young
Amika McBurnie
Brooklyn Tech, Class of 2009
Teenagers.” A Shippy Scholar, Amika will be taking part in the Brooklyn Summer H.E.A.T. (Help
Employ Ambitious Teens), where she hopes to work in a medical setting.
Amika was not the only Gateway student at Brooklyn Tech to go public. Senior Janelle Lambert was
a contestant in the Jeopardy 2008 Teen Tournament, where she competed in the quarter finals. She
will be attending Harvard University in the fall with the goal of becoming a radiologist.
Can You Spell Success?
Jamaica senior Delroy Waugh has a lot to celebrate this year.
Not only did he earn a $20,000 scholarship from the Coca Cola
Scholars Foundation to supplement the full scholarship he
received to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but he was
also in the top 98 out of 13,000 students who competed in the
New York Citywide Vocabulary Championship—part of the
National Vocabulary Championship. Congratulations also go to
classmate Jermaine Wright who earned a prestigious New
York Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship to attend SUNY
Albany. Continuing a long tradition of academic excellence,
Gateway students achieved the top honors among Jamaica
High School seniors, including Valedictorian Afnan Haq, who
will attend New York Institute of Technology, Salutatorian
Harmandeep Singh, who will attend Queens College, and Alex
Dasrath, a LEDA Scholar, who will attend New York University.
Lehman Keeps Pace
This year, approximately 200
students in grades 9 - 11
comprised the Gateway program,
whose first graduates will be the
Class of 2009. While many
students were busy with AP
classes in calculus and English,
Gateway junior Ariel Harris was
selected to spend three weeks in
Israel as part of a highly selective
cultural exchange program
sponsored by the high school.
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The Gateway program encourages students to pursue their
dreams by offering us internships, workshops and
participation in numerous programs. Gateway was also
instrumental in making me a Gates Millennium Scholar.
Roslyn Joinvil
Erasmus Hall, Class of 2006
Sophie Davis P.A. Program, Class of 2010
Posse at Port Richmond
Senior Rebekah Lafontant has
had a busy four years in the
Gateway program at Port
Richmond culminating in the
award of a $100,000 Posse
Foundation grant to attend
Brandeis University in the fall. The
Posse Foundation identifies,
recruits, and trains youth leaders
from urban public high schools
and sends these groups as
"Posses" to top colleges and
Rebekah Lafontant
Port Richmond, Class of 2008
universities. Last summer, she was chosen as a LEDA
Scholar and has been an active member of the Gateway
community. A profile she wrote about fellow Gateway
classmate Maoly Gomez was published in the Staten Island
Advance in May, 2008.
Science Skills Star
Senior and class valedictorian
Tashzna Jones was the top ranking
student when she entered the
Gateway program at Science Skills
Center in 2004, and graduates with a
stellar GPA of 97. Tashzna received
a scholarship to attend Dartmouth
College this fall where she will major
in Biology. She has won numerous
awards such as the Principal’s Honor
Roll, National Scholars Society and
participated in many extracurricular
activities such as pediatric volunteer
at Bellevue Hopital and a senior
judge at the Science Skills Center
HS Science Fair.
Teaming with Talent at BREC
This year, Gateway students at Bayard Rustin Educational Complex demonstrated their academic
leadership representing five out of the top 10 spots for graduating seniors including Salutatorian Eric
Joseph, Jankiara Vargas, Marleny Cabral, Daniel Hernandez, Rukma Dhakal. Other academic
highlights include:
Freshman Maurice Dunn will be attending the first of three consecutive tuition-free summers at the
highly-competitive MS 2 program at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.
A math team consisting of three Gateway seniors--Shawn Maclorrian, Daniel Hernandez, and Rukma
Dhakal—finished fifth in fall 2007 and fourth in spring 2008 in the Senior B division of the New York
City Interscholastic Math competition.
A team of four Gateway students—Miguel Munoz, Struilanny Paulino, Shenaid Alexis Charlie, and
Tommy Zhou—finished in first place in the New York City Stock Market Game Program. Students
Chris Vargas and John Kim were members of the team which garnered third place honors.
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The teachers at Gateway were genuinely caring. Because
they were not satisfied with mediocrity, neither were we.
Gateway teachers always pushed their students to strive for
more.
Rosina Rosario
Jamaica, Class of 1998
City College, Class of 2006
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$2 Million and Counting at Queens Gateway
This year, seniors at Queens Gateway to Health Sciences
Secondary School received more than $2 million cumulatively in
scholarship money. Contributing to this total was a Posse
Foundation fellowship for Geraldine Fernandez who will be
attending Trinity College. The Posse grant provides a full fouryear
scholarship. Class valedictorian Sakina Paracha was
awarded a KFC Colonel's Scholars grant for $20,000 which she
will use to attend Barnard College.
Kudos for Queens Bridge
to Medicine
This year, 70 students graduated from the
Queens Bridge to Medicine program.
Founded in 1985, the program is a
partnership with the Gateway Institute and
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical
Education to prepare high school seniors
for entrance into its seven-year college.
This year, 13 QBTMP medical students
were accepted to Sophie Davis,
representing 20% of the entering freshman
class.
Yale Summer Placements
Through a unique partnership with Gateway, the Yale Medical
School Summer Medical Education Program accepts Gateway
seniors into a program that is designed for premed college
students. Attending this year are:
Linda Agyemang (STAR)
Janelle Lambert (Brooklyn Tech)
Francise Lamothe (STAR)
Yafo Mardakhayeva (Lafayette)
Josey Page (Clara Barton)
Tonia Smith (Clara Barton)
The application to Queens
Bridge to Medicine can
now be downloaded at
www.gateway.cuny.edu.
Kayla Steele (Brooklyn Tech)
Walter Stewart (Science Skills)
Andre Valentin (Jamaica)
Chrystelle Vilfranc (STAR)
Delroy Waugh, Jr. (Jamaica)
Sofia Yee (Clara Barton)
Clara Barton
Once again Gateway seniors
received the top honors at Clara
Barton HS. Trecia Malcolm, the
class valedictorian, will attend
Cornell University College for
Agricultural Life Sciences while
salutatorian and LEDA scholar
Christina Blackwood is heading
to North Carolina where she will
attend Davidson College. LEDA
scholars Kayasha Lyons and
Shabana Mohomad will attend
Darmouth College (a Gateway
Clara Barton first!), and either
Barnard or Hunter College,
respectively.
Honors at GSERT
This year, seniors Christine
Laboy and Narcissa Ledesma
tied for the honor of class
valedictorian. Both will be
attending Cornell University,
where Narcissa was awarded a
Seinfeld scholarship.
A look back is inspiring. The
2007 valedictorian, Madelyne
Serrano, earned a spot at the
West Point Preparatory
Academy and a scholarship
potentially worth $438,000. She
finished first in her class and will
attend West Point Academy on a
full scholarship in May, 2008.

The Gateway College Fair is a great way to get information
but also to practice my social skills. Talking to the
representatives makes me more aware of the kinds of
questions I need to ask. It also gives me a chance to improve
how I present myself.
Ricwan Kijenya
Port Richmond, Class of 2009
Special Guests at 20th Annual College Fair
On April 29th, nearly 300 Gateway students poured into the
Great Hall at City College for the 20th Annual Gateway
College Fair. On hand to answer questions and recruit
students were representatives from almost eighty colleges
and universities from around the country.
During the fair, City College President Gregory Williams
dropped by and was delighted to see the size and scope of
students and colleges present. As Gateway director
Elisabeth Iler explained: “This Fair is a perfect example of
Gateway’s commitment to giving our students the access
and tools for success at the college-level and beyond,”
noting with pleasure a young student shaking hands with a
college rep. “It gives them a chance to interact professionally
with colleges and to gain confidence.”
Gateway Director Elisabeth Iler welcomes
City College President Gregory Williams to
the Fair.
BET host and best-selling author
Sampson Styles encourages Gateway
students to keep the glass half-full.
This year, however, the students received more than
brochures and information packets. On hand to discuss the
importance of a good education was BET-TV correspondent
and filmmaker Sampson Styles. In high school, Styles was
suspended from the basketball team for a failing average
which he managed to turn around with hard work and
determination. “I didn’t see at the time what an
accomplishment I had achieved. I was focused on the
negative, the glass half-empty,” he told the audience. “You
are just starting out and you have the opportunity to achieve
great things,” he encouraged, “but you have to focus on the
positive. Live your life with the glass half-full!”
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I look back on my years working with talented and dedicated
students and know that I am taking the Gateway spirit with me.
Michele Williams
Gateway Coordinator, Science Skills Center
Gateway Coordinator Named Principal
Michele Williams has been the
Gateway coordinator at Science
Skills Center HS since the
program began there in 2001.
Under her leadership, 100% of
Science Skills Gateway
students passed the English and Spanish
Regents in their sophomore year, received the
highest number of Regents diplomas in the
school and were ranked in the top of their
graduating class. She also sought to extend
student opportunities. Starting in 2005, Michele
worked closely with families and businesses in
the community to raise over $10,000 a year in
donations for the Science Skill’s first Robotics
Team. But she will be stepping into new shoes as
the founding principal
Professional Development Update
Professional development continues to be a vital
part of the Gateway agenda. In November of
2007, nearly 60 NYC Living Environment and
Chemistry teachers attended workshops
focusing on literacy and instructional strategies.
This was followed by a January session that
concentrated on developing lesson models and
motivational strategies in science and exploring
the new math curriculum. In June, Gateway
hosted another workshop for science teachers,
focusing on review strategies for the science
Regents to increase achievement scores and
health and nutrition curriculum development. In
addition, as an approved vendor for the DOE,
Gateway has conducted workshops for over 200
teachers throughout New York City looking at
youth development, preparing for college and
careers and creating school-wide guidance
plans.
for the Queens High School for Information,
Research and Technology (Queens-IRT), which
will open in Fall 2008.
Building on the Gateway model for successful
collaboration, Michele brought together a group
of educators, parents, students and community
partners (Queens Library, Columbia University,
BEE Unlimited) to design a high school that
would focus on information, research and
technology.
Michele received an Ed.M. from Bank Street
College of Education, an MA from City College of
New York, and a BA from the University of
Arkansas.
Gateway.cuny.edu: New and Improved!
During the past year, Gateway has been updating
its look. With a new logo and now a new web site,
Gateway will provide timely updates and
highlights of the many voices that make up our
community.
We encourage you to visit us at www.gateway.cuny.edu.
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GATEWAY SERVICES
The Gateway Institute is an approved vendor of the New York City Department of Education. Building
on our many years of experience in working in the New York City public school systems, we offer
workshops in many areas, including the following:
■
Literacy Initiatives
■
Placements & Internships
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PSAT, SAT, and Regents Preparation
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Guidance
■
Youth Development
■
Leadership Development
■
College & Careers
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Publications
GATEWAY GUIDES
Gateway continues to expand its services with a growing number of publications, both free for
download from the Gateway web site, and proprietary guides that may be purchased or licensed.
Gateway also provides custom publishing of brochures, guides, and web site design.
Gateway
Institute for Pre-College Education
Instructional
Technology
Integrating
Technology and Education
to Prepare Students
for College
Literacy Guide
Literacy
Skills
to Prepare
Students
for College
gateway to excellence for
new york city pubic schools
Bronx
Literacy
Across the Curriculum
manhattan
Professional
Development
staten
Island
Collaborations &
Partnerships
Queens
College
Preparation
Brooklyn
Career
Exploration
New York
City
Placements &
Internships
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GATEWAY ADVISORY BOARD
Chair: Beatrix Hamburg, MD, is a child psychiatrist and professor at the Cornell University Medical College. She is a
former president of the W. T. Grant Foundation.
Charles Biggs, former senior partner at Deloitte & Touche LLC, is founder of Board Advisory Services, a consulting firm
to help clients’ boards of directors.
Diana Burroughs, PhD, is executive director and co-founder of TeachersCount, a national nonprofit dedicated to raising
the status of teachers. She co-founded PENCIL, whose mission is to encourage private-sector involvement in public
education.
Rose DePinto was the former Senior High School Superintendent and Chief Executive for Instruction at the New York
City Department of Education.
Patricia Hassett is the chief of staff for Aetna Inc. and a former CUNY. vice chancellor. Before joining Aetna, she was
senior vice president at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Howard Hiatt, MD, is a senior physician in the Division of General Medicine of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in
Boston. The National Academy of Art and Sciences recently paid tribute to Dr. Hiatt for his efforts in founding the
Academy’s Initiative for Children.
Sue A. Kaplan, Esq., is an associate professor in the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York
University, and is chair of the Bank Street College Board of Trustees.
Nathan Kase, MD is Dean Emeritus of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, one of the principal partners of the Gateway
Institute.
Frank Macchiarola, PhD, president of St. Francis College in Brooklyn, is a former chancellor of the New York City
public school system.
Marlene MacLeish, EdD, is professor of medical education at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia,
and is a former Dean of students at Sophie Davis.
Vincent McGee is a consultant and has been a long-standing supporter of Gateway.
John Mogulescu, PhD, is the University Dean for Academic Affairs and Deputy to the Executive Vice Chancellor at
CUNY.
John Rowe, MD, is executive chairman and former CEO of Aetna Inc. and a former president of Mount Sinai/New York
University Hospitals.
John Tobin was formerly executive vice president at the Siemens Foundation and one of the principals at Brooklyn Tech
that helped build the Gateway program.
Gateway is pleased to acknowledge the generous support of the following partners:
Public Support
City College of New York
City University of New York (CUNY)
New York City Department of Education
New York State Department of Education
New York State Department of Health
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
Private Foundation Support
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Irene Diamond Fund
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Sherman Fairchild Foundation
Shippy Foundation
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Gateway Programs
A. Philip Randolph (Manhattan)
Principal: Henry Rubio
Gateway Coordinator: David Surdovel
Bayard Rustin Educational Complex (Manhattan)
Principal: John Angelet
Gateway Coordinator: Jessica Holschbach
Brooklyn Technical High School (Brooklyn)
Principal: Randy Asher
Gateway Coordinator: Rahim Osman
Clara Barton High School (Brooklyn)
Principal: Richard Foreman
Gateway Coordinator: Maurice Pahalan
Herbert L. Lehman High School (Bronx)
Principal: Robert Leder
Gateway Coordinator: Lou Cirillo
Jamaica High School (Queens)
Principal: Walter Acham
Gateway Coordinator: Kathy Kalansky
Port Richmond High School (Staten Island)
Principal: Timothy Gannon
Gateway Coordinator: David Salomon
Science Skills Center (Brooklyn)
Principal: Denise Jennings
Gateway Coordinator: Michele Williams
The Bridge to Medicine Program (Queens)
Director: Elisabeth Iler
Gateway Schools
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School (Queens)
Principal: Cynthia Edwards
STAR High School at Erasmus in partnership with Brooklyn College (Brooklyn)
Principal: Henrietta Coursey
Gateway School for Environmental Research and Technology (G.S.E.R.T.) (Bronx)
Principal: Clifford Siegel
Gateway in Boston
John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Headmaster: Joel Stembridge
Gateway Coordinator: Jennifer Wu
Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education
The City College of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue, Harris Hall, Suite H-06
New York, NY 10031
(212) 650-6088
www.gateway.cuny.edu
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Colleges Attended by Gateway Alumni
Adelphi University
Amherst College
Babson College
Bard College
Barnard College
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
California Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Cheyenne University
Clark Atlanta University
Colgate College
College of New Rochelle
Columbia University
Cooper Union
Cornell University
CUNY Baruch College
CUNY Brooklyn College
CUNY City College of New York
CUNY College of Staten Island
CUNY Hunter College
CUNY Honors Brooklyn College
CUNY Honors City College
CUNY Honors Queens College
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal
Justice
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
CUNY Lehman College
CUNY Queens College
CUNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical
Education
CUNY York College
Dartmouth College
Dickinson College
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