College Summit Value Awards Given to Outstanding Peer Leaders and Educators

On April 27, 2011, College Summit Northern California celebrated the Annual Heart, Mind & Spirit Awards and Dinner at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in Jack London Square, Oakland.  More than 170 students, educators, business partners, funders and staff attended the event to honor outstanding peer leaders and educators.

And the winners are:

Peer Leader of the Year – Hessie Parham (Oakland School for the Arts)
Spirit of an Inspired Student – Christina Sagun (Castlemont Leadership Preparatory High School)
Mind of an Innovator – Kiana Brown (MetWest)
Heart of a Great Teacher – Juan Magana (East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy)
Spirit of an Inspired Student – Amber Andrade (June Jordan School for Equity)

College Summit Advisors of the Year – Fatima Ghatala & Kateri Dodds Simpson (East Oakland School of the Arts) and Shannon Driskell (Far West High School)
College Summit Coordinators of the Year – Leslie Hsu (June Jordan School for Equity) and Nidya Baez (Youth Empowerment School)