Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL AS THE PREMIER SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL FOR STEM - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS BY HARNESSING THE INTELLECTUAL AND FINANCIAL POWER OF TECH ALUMNI. WE SUPPORT CURRICULUM AND FACILITIES ENHANCEMENTS, FACULTY SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS. WE RECONNECT AND ENGAGE ALUMNI TO SUPPORT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CREATE AND SUSTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATIONS, UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT BROOKLYN TECH. WE CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY AND STRATEGICALLY PARTNER WITH BROOKLYN TECH TO SUSTAIN OUR LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE.
THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL AS THE PREMIER SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL FOR STEM - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS BY HARNESSING THE INTELLECTUAL AND FINANCIAL POWER OF TECH ALUMNI.
1. CAREER DAY: BRINGS 400 ALUMNI TO THE SCHOOL TO SPEAK TO A RANGE OF CLASSES CONCENTRATED IN 18 MAJOR AREAS. OVER 5000 STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM CAREER DAY; AS A RESULT OF THIS DAY, THERE ARE ALUMNI WHO HELP ESTABLISH INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AND VISITATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY. 2. FACULTY GRANTS: PROVIDES RESOURCES TO FACULTY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM ENRICHMENT PROJECTS. THESE GRANTS ENABLE FACULTY TO REMAIN CURRENT IN THEIR PROFESSION, ENRICH THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. 3. MATERIALS TESTING LAB: WE HAVE BEGUN WORK ON THE REPURPOSING OF AN OLD SHOP INTO A STATE OF THE ART MATERIALS TESTING LAB TO BE USED MOSTLY BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS. OTHER STUDENTS USING THE LAB WILL BE FROM ARCHITECTURE, PHYSICS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. THE ROOM HAS BEEN CLEANED OUT OF OLD EQUIPMENT AND DATA AND ELECTRICAL DROPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO ENABLE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT. NEW FURNITURE HAS BEEN INSTALLED. WE HAVE NOW BEGUN TO ADD STATE-OF-THE-ART TESTING EQUIPMENT THAT MEETS UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS.4. ANNUAL ENGINEERS WEEK: WEEK OF EVENTS CENTERED ON ENGINEERING AND INVOLVES PROFESSIONALS AND ALUMNI. 5. CON EDISON: SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LAB AND EXTENSIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 6. URBAN LAND INSTITUTE: PROVIDE INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR ECONOMICS CLASSES TO CREATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT.7. A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS TO BRING THE FUTURE WORLD VISION PROJECT TO BROOKLYN TECH AND OUR SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STEM PIPELINE CONSORTIUM.SCHOLARSHIPS: 24 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS FOR FYE 6/30/20GRANTS: 95 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO FACULTY FOR FYE 6/30/20
ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS TIES WITH ITS ALUMNI TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:HOMECOMING: AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT HIGHLIGHTS BROOKLYN TECH'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IT INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS AS WELL AS CURRENT AND RETIRED FACULTY. THE IKE HELLER '43 CENTER FOR COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING AND ROBOTICS: A STATE-OF-THE ART FACILITY FOR STUDENT LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PREPARATION. THE CENTER HAS UNDERGONE A NUMBER OF ITERATIONS TO MAKE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH A HIGH TECH, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT MEETS UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS. IN THE CENTER, STUDENTS IN THE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND ROBOTICS CLASSES CONVERT COMPUTER-ASSISTED DESIGNS INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROTOTYPES USING 3D PRINTERS AND UTILIZE CNC MACHINES TO MANUFACTURE THE PARTS.THE LEANDRO RIZZUTO INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A VARIETY OF INTERNSHIPS (PAID AND UNPAID). ALUMNI AFFILIATED BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS WORK WITH THE FOUNDATION TO DEVELOP JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITIONS. PARTNERS INCLUDE CON EDISON, ACE MENTORING, DOMINGO GONZALEZ ASSOCIATES, MANCINI-DUFFY, PENNONI ASSOCIATES, TURNER CONSTRUCTION AND NY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO SPONSOR AN INTERNSHIP FORUM FOR UNDERCLASSMEN TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AND HOW THEY MIGHT ENROLL. NATIONAL GRID MIDDLE SCHOOL STEM PIPELINE PROGRAM: INTRODUCES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE EXCITING WORLD OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS THROUGH PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND PREPARES THEM FOR THE SHSAT.RUBY ENGINEERS: CONNECTS CURRENT TECH FEMALE STUDENTS TO OUR FEMALE GRADUATES. PROVIDES SESSIONS ON COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS, RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEWING AND INTRODUCES CURRENT STUDENTS TO THE VAST NETWORK OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM TECH. RECENT ALUMNI DAY: ALUMNI WHO HAVE GRADUATED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, COME BACK TO TECH TO MEET WITH CLASSES. THEY DISCUSS COLLEGE LIFE, CAREER PATHWAYS AND OTHER POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ALSO DISCUSS HOW TECH PREPARED THEM FOR COLLEGE STUDY.
THE WESTON RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A THREE-YEAR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE WRSP BUILDS ON BROOKLYN TECH'S STRONG STEM BASED CURRICULUM, THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS OF BROOKLYN TECH FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AND THE TREMENDOUS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT NYC COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN ITS STRUCTURE, INCORPORATING AN INTERNAL MENTOR MODEL CONSISTING OF BROOKLYN TECH TEACHERS WITH RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, STUDENT RESEARCH TEAMS, ONGOING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER, AND EXTERNAL MENTORS AT MULTIPLE COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES.THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT ARE WORTHY OF SUBMISSION TO THE REGENERON SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH, REGENERON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, THE GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR, ACT-SO.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Elizabeth Sciabarra | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $141,336 |
| Wilton Cedeno | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Valmira Popinara | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tomas Hernandez | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Salvatore Lentini | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Penelope Kokkinides | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Norman Keller | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Weiss | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Murphy | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lesleigh Irish-Underwood | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Albert | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Dibenedetto | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Edward Lagrassa | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Denice Ware | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Deepti Sharma | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bola Oyedijo | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Achilles Perry | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ned Steele | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Donovan Wickline | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| David Lee | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Horace H Davis | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Mayham | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Anthony P Schirripa | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Larry Cary | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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