New York PREP's success is due in part to the excellent staff members who collaborate to produce an interesting and intellectually demanding academic program.
Our program emphasizes excellent teaching, enrichment, and creative activities. The faculty is encouraged to engage in instruction and activities atypical of public school education. The STEP/Proyecto Access program recruits and retains exemplary faculty from universities and secondary schools. The faculty members are assigned the equivalent of three classes or laboratories, each of which meets one-hour daily. The faculty is available at other times for individual or small group meetings. The undergraduate program assistants are assigned as seminar group mentors or laboratory assistants. Every summer several Alumni serve as program assistant mentors.
College Administrators
Dr. Carlos Molina, Dean of Academic Affairs and Coordinator of Special Projects
Mr. Moise Koffi, Project Director
Instructors
PREP I
Mansour Abdelrahim, Computer Science
Khaliah Adams, Algebra
Sefton Bennett, Engineering I
PREP II
Amir Elzawawy, AutoCAD Engineering II
Mr. Rhyan Barrows, Physics
Guedimon Coulibaly, Geometry
PREP III
Reginald Dorcely, Pre-Calculus
Roy Rayess, Robotics Engineering III
Leighton Rose, Technical Writing
PREP IV
Filomena Califano, Chemistry
Yousef Abdelmalek, MatLab Programming
Administrative Staff
Diandra Jugmohan, Coordinator
Jose Mercado, Assistant
Program Assistant Mentors
Undergraduate college students majoring in science, engineering, math and other fields serve as program assistant mentors. Each program assistant mentor is assigned one seminar group. He/she stays with this group for the duration of the program. Other duties and responsibilities include the following:
- Take attendance of assigned students several times daily and, in general, be responsible for their whereabouts
- Attend classes and laboratories with the students and assist instructors
- Supervise research and study sessions
- Tutor the participants on problems and exercises
- Grade class and homework assignments
- Monitor participants performance and progress
Our PREP Program Assistant Mentors are:
Qudus Lawal, Hostos Community College: Engineering Major
Lystona Fough, Hunter College: Nursing Major
Kagen Keitt, Hostos Community College: Mathematics Major
Jacob Teye, Hostos Community College: Engineering Major
Mohamed Afoda-Sebou, Hostos Community College: Engineerng Major
Wagner Raomos, Hostos Community College: Engineering Major
Jose Nunez, Hostos Community College: Engineering Major
Ibrahima Diedhiou, Bronx Community College: Engineering Major
Komi Attitso, Bronx Community College: Engineering Major
Kouame Nguessan, Hostos Community College: Engineering Major
Julio Ocasio, New York City College of Technology: Computer Science Major
Junior Mentors
The Junior Mentors are eleven distinguinshed students from several local high schools, assigned to PREP students. They fulfilled their Sumer Youth Program requirements by providing support to program staff and students. Junior mentors worked under the responsibility of the Project Director, Instructors, and an experienced Mentor. Duties and responsibilities included:
- Assisting Program Assistant Mentors
- Tutoring PREP students
- Attending classes and laboratories with the students
- Assisting office staff
The 2009 Junior Mentors are:
Claire Akakpo
Jamillah Dawson
Dejon Lawrence
Eva Leon
Denise Trinidad
Tawana McNair
Edward Mejia
Mercedes Perez
Tiaralyn Rivera
Janil Tejada
Taveras Maldonado