THE GATETRI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER OF COLLEGE POSSIBLEVOLUME XIII • WINTER 2017 • OPEN A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY

Where Are They Now? - Checking in with studentsYou first met Mayra Alaniz in 2014, after she had completed her first year at Georgetown University. Mayra spoke about how her high school coach, Matt, had encouraged her to apply for the Gates Millennium Scholarship, which she was awarded as a high school senior. The scholarship covers her full tuition, provides academic support and leadership development training. Now, Mayra is a senior and working hard to finish her last semester at Georgetown. Her major is in government, with a sociology minor. She credits

College Possible with helping her get to where she is today. “College Possible prepared me not only to go to college, but to work really hard to make it to Georgetown,” Mayra said. “My high school coach, Matt, has stayed in contact with me throughout college and has encouraged me to keep going and get my degree.”After college, Mayra plans to return to Milwaukee to give back and share her talents. She is considering work in the nonprofit, government or business sector.

"I will continue to learn and pave the way

for others like me," Mayra said.

Erika Johnson is finishing up her final semester at Dartmouth College. As a high school student at Saint Joan Antida, Erika worked with her coach Erin, to apply for the competitive Questbridge scholars program. Through Questbridge, Erika was awarded a full-ride scholarship and she has very much enjoyed her college experience. “My favorite thing about college has been meeting people of so many backgrounds and being able to learn so much from them,” said Erika. “I feel that being at college and mixing

with such a myriad of people has opened my eyes and mind, giving me a more worldly view.” Erika will graduate in the spring with a major in sociology. She says that though she is away from home and the College Possible office, it has been reassuring to know that College Possible coaches are always there to provide advice and encouragement. After graduation, Erika hopes to gain some work experience with a mix of education and business. She plans to apply to business school in the next few years.

Erika will graduate from Dartmouth this spring and plans to work for a few years

before attending business school.

Henry Eruchalu was just entering his freshman year at Marquette University in 2014 when you read about him and his high school coach Eric in the Gate. Now, Henry is a junior working toward graduation in the spring of 2018. As a student in Marquette’s Educational Opportunity Program, Henry received a generous scholarship which removed many financial barriers on his path to

degree completion. Working with his college coach Eli, Henry has been busy completing the FAFSA, creating study plans and thinking about future career opportunities. Henry’s degree will be in sociology and criminology. Although extra-curriculars keep Henry busy, he still finds time to say “hi” to his old high school coach Eric, who now works at Marquette as an admissions counselor. Henry is studying sociology and criminology.

He is set to graduate in the spring of 2018.

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DONORSCORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL, HONOR & MEMORIAL GIFTS

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$500,000 - $999,999Burke Foundation▲United States Department of Education▲

$100,000 - $499,999 Brady Corporation▲Serve Wisconsin•

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MILWAUKEELEADERSHIP

Edie TurnbullExecutive Director

Kelly SchaerProgram DirectorSuzie Considine

Program ManagerAmanda Leigh Albert

High School Program CoordinatorSomkhit Boonheuan

College Program CoordinatorTre’nace Fitch

High School Program Coordinator Erica Harwell

Program CoordinatorSam Mott

Associate Development OfficerIzzy Ramirez

Administrative AssociateKatie Reinhart

Major Gifts OfficerLiz Smith

Communications and Events Associate

Rowan TannerHigh School Program Coordinator

NATIONALLEADERSHIP

Jim McCorkellChief Executive Officer

Laura LiuChief Operating Officer

Traci KirtleyChief Program Officer

Beth GieseSenior Director of External Relations

Kendra KrolikSenior Director

of Strategic GrowthErin Campbell

Vice President of Site Operations

David Gay - Chair EY

Christine HollowayCDW

Kim IrwinCommunity Volunteer

Louis JohnsonSysLogic

David KundertRetired, JPMorgan Fleming

Matt KurlinskiLittler Mendelson, P.C.

Katie LuceyIndependent Consultant

Laura MalugadeHusch Blackwell LLP

Susan MikulaySt. Croix Productions

Dick SeeselRetailing in Focus LLC

Thanks to contributions from a broad base of supporters, we can help make college possible for greater numbers of low-income students! Contributions are from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.

College Possible is supported by

AmeriCorps, and Serve Wisconsin

Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Hitler Family FundM&I Foundation▲Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable TrustReal Estate Alliance for Charity•▲United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County•

$10,000-$19,999Anon Charitable TrustCharles D. Jacobus Family FoundationThe Donald C. and Laura M. Harrison Family FoundationJennifer and Tom Florsheim/Weyco GroupThomas and Nancy Florsheim Family FoundationForest County Potawatomi FoundationMadeleine and David LubarManpowerGroup Foundation• Susan* and Robert MikulayNicholas Family Foundation TrustThe Travelers Companies, Inc.

Our work would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of our AmeriCorps service members. These bright young leaders devote a year of their lives to giving back to our country through national service.

Our AmeriCorps and VISTA members help high school students earn admission to college, support college students through graduation, and do capacity building through event planning, communications, fundraising and human resources.

Full-time AmeriCorps and positions with a 10 to 12 month commitment are available in our Milwaukee office, as well as our other sites in Minneapolis, Omaha, Portland, Chicago and Philadelphia beginning in fall 2017.

Serve. Network. Launch your Career!Final Application Deadline: March 19

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The year of service that lasts a lifetime

“ My term of service has made me feel more connected to my country because I feel more connected to the people who make up my country.”

- Ben Rangel, Senior Coach at Pulaski High School

$5,000 - $9,999Alverno CollegeHelen and Bruce AmbuelThe Catholic Community FoundationCroen Foundation, Inc.Gardner FoundationDavid* and Jackie Gay• General Mills FoundationCarmen and Bill HabermanKim* and David IrwinCamille and David* KundertLakeland UniversitySheldon and Marianne Lubar Charitable Fund of the Lubar Family FoundationGreater Milwaukee Foundation's Luedke-Smith FundMary Martha & Emmett J. Doerr Charitable TrustThe Marjorie L. Christiansen FoundationEva and John OsbornePhysicians Realty TrustShelly and Dick* Seesel• University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee^V & F Roof Consulting & ServiceEllen and Robert VenableWeiss Family FoundationWells Fargo Foundation Wisconsin

$2,500 - $4,999BizTimes Media^Campbell Construction, BBGTina Chang• Digital Measures MilwaukeeMichael Drescher• Everett Smith Group Foundation Ltd.EYJohn and Lindy FlorsheimFour-Four FoundationFrieda & William Hunt Memorial TrustLisa and James Gleason (In honor of June and Vincent Gleason)Christine* and Barry HollowayJacobson/RostMeg and Matt* KurlinskiNancy and Arthur LaskinJoan Lubar and John CrouchKatie* and David LuceyRhonda and Gregory OberlandPieper Electric, Inc./Ideal MechanicalSchlitz ParkMary SpragueThomas Windsor• Woman's Club of Wisconsin

$1,000 - $2,499Susan and Bruce ArensmeierAssociated BankMelanie and Steven BoothCarthage CollegeCedarburg-Grafton Rotary ClubThe Chas Edelstein Ne Pro Meus Solus Fund (In honor of Marianne Salaymeh and Ellen Venable)David & Julia Uihlein Charitable FoundationDorothy Inbusch FoundationEvan & Marion Helfaer FoundationStephanie and Peter FlemingBarbara and Jim FlintMolly and David FritzGreater Milwaukee Foundation's Judith A. Keyes Family FundJoanne and Gary GrunauH H CampHerd-Barber Family Fund at the Greater Milwaukee FoundationMike HeyerNancy JacobsMary and Ted KellnerKrause Family FoundationChristie and Bill KruglerRuth Lebed-Rofus and Eric NordgrenJohn MalloyPeggy Mead and Mike JonesMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee Public Schools FoundationHeather Nasca and Patrick FingerConnie and Marcus PerryCandy and Bruce PindyckPuelicher Foundation, Inc.Heather RamirezKatie Reinhart+ and David DomresReinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.Nancy and Michael RoosCorey SmithM.J. and Andy Smith

Mary L. StaudenmaierStoneHill Reinsurance Partners, LLCUniversity School of Milwaukee• WaterStone BankWe Energies FoundationMadison Community Foundation's Sally Wilmeth and Terry Geurkink Family FundPatti and David Young

$500 - $999Anonymous (In honor of Katie Reinhart+)Carla and Burt BartlettAnne and Jon ButtSharon and Mark CameliBeth and Roger ClarkGreater Milwaukee Foundation's Colton Charitable FundMarsha and Sam DennyKimberly and Gary DraegerDoug Eckrote (In honor of Christine Holloway*)Paul FlorsheimMargie Freeman and Peter KudlataLili and Rick FriedmanGwenn and Joseph GraboyesMichael and Kelly GrebeBarbara Gurican and Scott LamersAnne Hamilton and Fred GeilfussAndrea and Bill HarrisonJill and Peter HolbrookJoel and Karen HuffmanKadie and Steve JelenchickKathleen Kavanagh and Julio RiveraBradley KomisarKristin LayeuxJanice and Ben LevyNicole and Eric MaassenLiz and Bill ManningThe David and Donna Marks Stewardship FundLinda and Jim MartenKate MartinJohn and Linda Mellowes (In honor of all Dream Big Dinner Presenting Sponsors)Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPKaren NelsonSusan NemetzKris and Mark O'MearaGwenn and Rory PetersSuzy and Chris PitzoQuarles & Brady LLPEdie and Dave RadtkeAlice Read and Drew PalinKristin Rodriguez• Marianne and Basil SalaymehMary SchrothCheryl and Andrew SeterFrancie SheaLisa and Sarit SinghalMarcia L. Smith and Ken Andrichik (In honor of Susan Mikulay*)Diane and David StegemanSara Swanson and Mark Mone Beth and John SweetMartk TheineDenise and Steven TrinklEdie+ and Andy TurnbullUS Bank - Commercial Real EstateMike WanezekPatricia Wesner and James HoffmanBeth and Timothy WnukErika and Jim Zaiser

$250 - $499Dawn and Merlyn AlbertSusan AppleCathy BergLlyswen Berna~Gretchen and William BurnsSteven J. CariniMs. Cathy Carlson & Mr. Michael G. BauschMary and John ChandlerBrad ChristiansonConcordia University WisconsinLydia Cooley and Andrew LechtenbergCristo Rey Jesuit Milwaukee High SchoolGwynn and John CrowRebecca and Brad DalletChristine and Daniel EckDarrin EnglebertCarolyn and Brian EssweinTodd FilterAnne and Dean Fitzgerald

Barbara N. FuldnerBill & Susanne Gay (In honor of David Gay*)George L. N. Meyer Family Foundation, Inc.Beth+ and James GieseLaurie GrahamErica GumienyPaolo Guttadauro+Jingle Hagey and Keach Harris (In honor of Patricia O'Brien Longabaugh)Michele HancockJaime and Zachary HennessyLara and Aaron HoffmannsLaurie Haig and Mark Huber• Amy and Jim JaskolskiDan JessupBarbara and Louis* JohnsonSangeeta and Raman KhannaPhyllis and Theodore KingMary LacyPeter Layde and FamilyJan Lennon (In honor of Edie Turnbull+ and Susan Mikulay*)Laura Liu+ and Kenneth PomerantzKay and Elmer LorenzenJulie and John LuceyVincent LylesLaura* and Phillip MalugadeJim McCorkell+ and Chris GreenhowShelley and Donald MeltzerDan MeyerKelly Michel~Audrey MillerJerri and Gordon MillerMitch MoserSam Mott~+Mount Mary UniversityCindy MuLinda and Tim MuthKelly and Rob OlejniczakPratik and Priya PatelLynne and Richard PearsonPerformance Running OutfittersJulie PetersonMargret and Nick PetrieLaurie and Matthew PietteMary ReinhartKathleen and Paul RoebberKelly Rourke and Andrew HargartenAlicia and Bryan SadoffKelly Schaer+ and Wendel HruskaMary Schopp• Jane and Johan SegerdahlShahbaz ShahbaziJudy and Don Shane (In honor of Katie Reinhart+)Silver Lake CollegeBrenda Skelton and Jim Bendtsen (In honor of our parents)South Division High SchoolAmy and Cory SovineCalla and Brant StanfordL. William StaudenmaierKaren SteggallHoney and Steve SzymanskiBrooke and Patrick Tevlin• Jayne ThomaLisa Van LandeghemKaty and Dave VettaSherry and Jim WeatherlyMarcus WhiteLee-Ann and Adam Wiensch

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Danae DavisKen Deweerdt (In honor of Gary Grunau)Kara DriverEmily Eisbruch (In honor of Gilad Eisbruch)Timothy ErdmannMike FarinaJeannie FenceroyBarbara FranczykJunior GakpetorEllie Gettinger and Mitch NellesGillian and Mike GosmanDorrie and Greg HaggeBarb Haig and Dan SchleyAnna HajdikHeidi and Bob HanleyErica Harwell~+Dave HazenfieldDarla HiumJan and Frank Janzow (In honor of W. Th. Janzow)Lynnea Katz-PettedSarah KiesRobert KirstJill KohlerJackie KukowskiEllen and Dan LaubuschMary and Dan LuckwaldtHeidi and Robert ManakMark MauriceHillary McCown and Rick DonnerSean McGreal (In honor of John McGreal)Connie Meltzer~(In honor of her 37 former students)Lori MillerAndrew MocekSusan and Tom MongovenLinda and Whitley MottBarbara and Harry MuirNicholas MulveyMary and Terry MurphyAbigail & David Nash Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of MilwaukeeKyle~ and Kerstin~ Nickodem (In honor of Bastian Nickodem)Amy and Sara NolanRichard OsborneBryan OttMichele PierzSuzanne M. PossellJay RabideauxIzzy Ramirez~+Orlando RamosRobert RauhMiriam Reading and Dick MillerLucy ReeveJill ReichColleen ReillyKaty Resop Benway~Δ (In honor of the Saint Joan Antida Class of 2012)Patricia and Al RieselbachZuleyka Rios~ΔMarina and John RosenbergVivian M. Rothschild (In honor of Edith Rothschild)Imy SchleySara and Sean ScullenMarsha SehlerLeslie SeibStaci+ and Mark ShepherdSandra Siira• George and Sue SotirosMary Ellen SpiegelbergJennifer and Charles StearnsLiza StenzSusan StraitRebecca SurgesAmanda and Adam TuzzoJames and Susan WeichselbaumHannah Wrobel~Martha and Kent Yarnell

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College Poss ib le is a national nonprofit organization making college admission and success possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. Our services include:

guidance in the college transition

support toward college degree completion

financial aid consulting

college application assistance

academic support through ACT/SAT test preparation

COLLEGE POSSIBLE1515 N. Rivercenter Drive, Suite 105Milwaukee, WI 53212 Phone: 414.220.9450CollegePossible.org

Dream Big Dinner honors graduates and community

NONPROFIT ORGU.S. POSTAGE PAID

MILWAUKEE, WIPERMIT NO. 3707

Here at College Possible we love to celebrate

the amazing achievements of our students.

On April 27 we will again host the Dream

Big Dinner, our annual event celebrating our

college graduates - this year, the class of 2017!

The Dream Big Dinner will also celebrate

local community members who have made

significant strides in transforming the culture

of Milwaukee education for College Possible

students. Jennifer and Tom Florsheim, long-

time supporters of College Possible, will serve

as co-chairs of the event.

“We firmly believe in the work of College Possible as they make college a reality for more and more Milwaukee students,” said the Florsheims. “We see College Possible filling a void by helping low-income high school students consider college, go through the admission process, transition to college life and become college graduates.”

The Dream Big Dinner will be a night of celebration honoring the success of College Possible students, the AmeriCorps members who work with students and the awardees who are crucial to the mission of College Possible.

SPONSORED BY

+ Mary and Ted KellnerPat Wilmeth Most Likely to

Succeed Award

+ The Burke FoundationFoundation Friend Award

+ Brady CorporationCorporate Partner of the

Year

April 27 at UWM BallroomCocktails at 5:30 | Dinner at 6:30

Learn more at CollegePossible.org/DreamBig

Jennifer and Tom Florsheim/Weyco GroupSusan and Robert Mikulay