2013-2014
We Are The Bronx Fellows introduce themselves during a speed networking icebreaker
Fellows speak with Robert Cordero (President & Chief Program Officer of BOOM!Health and WATB Fellow 2011-2012), John Calvelli (Executive VP for Public Affairs at the Wildlife Conservation Society), and Felix V. Matos Rodriguez (President of Hostos Community College) on the topic of Strategic Thinking
Rabbi Bob Kaplan meets with BOOM!Health staff: President and Chief Program Officer Robert Cordero (WATB Fellow 2011-2012), Coordinator of Community Services SoJourner McCauley (WATB Fellow 2012-2013), and other staff members
WATB Fellows discuss different methods of fundraising at their first development committee meeting
WATB Fellows Kelli Scarr (Bronx Documentary Center), Nancy Ortiz-Surun (La Finca Del Sur / South Bronx Farmers, Inc.), Elsa Suazo (VNSNY), and Lucy Stelzner (Montefiore School Health Program) see a beautiful mosaic at a Nos Quedamos/We Stay residential building
WATB Fellows Angelo Cabrera (MASA), Alyssa Ruiz (Committee of Interns & Residents / SEIU Healthcare), and Jonathan Soto (Bronx Clergy Roundtable & Bronx Long Term Recovery Group) on a Nos Quedamos/We Stay residential building
Jessica Clemente, Executive Director of Nos Quedamos/We Stay (WATB Fellow 2012-2013), shows Fellows solar panels on residential buildings
Rabbi Bob Kaplan (WATB Founder and Director at JCRC-NY) receives an honor with Bronx community partners from Manhattan College, Congregation Tehillah of Riverdale, Masjid Al-Iman Mosque of Parkchester, and RJCRC for the Synagogue-In-A-Mosque project
WATB Alumni Faiz Kareem of CenterLight Health Care (WATB Fellow 2012-2013) and Ralph Acevedo of BronxWorks (WATB Fellow 2012-2013) catch up and network with friends
WATB Alumna Gianna Dell'Olio from Preston High School (WATB Fellow 2012-2013) tells her "Bronx story" at the Bronx Documentary Center
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. addresses Bronx community members on the changing political landscape of NYC
Experts on NYC local politics discuss the changing political landscape of NYC moving forward. Panelists: Jamie McShane (REBNY), Ninfa Segarra (Tonio Burgos & Associates), Paul Lipson (Barretto Bay Strategies), Patrick Jenkins (Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates)
Deputy Borough President Aurelia Greene joined the WATB Fellows at their networking event
Congratulations to the We Are The Bronx Fellowship Class of 2013-2014!
2012-2013
We Are The Bronx Fellows meet one another through a non-profit speed dating activity
Fellows hear remarks from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
Presentations by Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, President of Hostos Community College, and John Calvelli, Executive VP for Public Affairs from the Wildlife Conservation Society; Moderated by WATB Alum Robert Cordero, Executive Director of CitiWide Harm Reduction
WATB Fellows join We Are All Brooklyn, The Queens Fellowship, and Community Connections Fellows to learn about the changing demographics of NYC. Presentation by Vicky Virgin, Demographic Analyst from the NYC Department of City Planning
WATB Fellows hear tips on how to work with Bronx-based media from Gary Axelbank, host of BronxTalk
WATB Fellows Gianna Dell'Olio from Preston High School and Anthony Meyers from Bronx Council on the Arts are interviewed on BronxNet
We Are The Bronx Fellows and Alumni join Bronx clergy and community members at an interfaith Passover Seder
Pastor Que English (WATB Fellow 2010-2011) and Pastor Tim English from Bronx Christian Fellowship Church kick off an interfaith Passover Seder with their fellow Bronxites
Jessica Holzer of Morris Heights Health Center (WATB Fellow 2012-2013) and Annie Kessler of City Year New York (WATB Fellow 2012-2013) promote their online auction at Hostos Community College
Anthony Meyers of Bronx Council on the Arts (WATB Fellow 2012-2013) speaks to event attendees about the auction and Fellowship.
Julie Rand of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (WATB Fellow 2012-2013) awards The Bronx Museum of the Arts a Bronx Stability Impact Grant
We Are The Bronx Fellowship class of 2012-2013 celebrates the end of the year at its closing ceremony
Sarah Calderon (WATB Fellow 2009-2010) introduces Dr. Adam Galinsky from Columbia Business School to lead a training on "Managing Change In Your Organization"