BRYC Overview
Mission
BRYC prepares high-achieving, under-resourced high school students to enter, excel in, and graduate from college so they can become full participants in society.
Vision
BRYC aspires to provide its Fellows with the best college-preparatory resources money can buy — for free.
History
BRYC was founded in 2009 when a group of high school teachers, led by Daniel Kahn and Sam Joel, recognized that even their highest-achieving students lacked the resources they needed to realize college success.
A Decade of Persistence
In 2019-2020 BRYC will celebrate its 10-year anniversary and drive a campaign to ensure our next decade. At the center of that campaign is the word PERSISTENCE, underscoring that BRYC is about long-term success. Our 373 alumni, who represent nearly 60 colleges and live, work, and study in more than 20 states, remain in college at a rate of 86 percent. BRYC too has persisted: from a fledgling engine-that-could to a well-oiled operation of 18 staff members and 130 volunteers serving 250 youth across nine school districts. Ages nine and 10 are when nonprofits are likeliest to fold. BRYC is charging through its decade milestone, stronger than ever, preparing for continued expansion.
College
Promoting academic growth and beyond-class engagement, and helping Fellows enter and complete college.
Consciousness
Supporting Fellows in living their values, representing themselves effectively, and critically examining society.
Community
Fostering a loving, vibrant, youth-led Community through which Fellows connect to valuable resources.
Program Support Team
College Team
ACT Learning Team
Underclassmen Learning Team
Community Team
Board Members
Lisa Adamek
- Attorney; activist; community servant
Francisca Adjei
- English as a Second Language Coordinator, McKinley High School
Jessica Tucker-Baghian
- CEO, Roxton Strategies, LLC
Nigel Fontenot
- Associate, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Kevin Knobloch, Treasurer
- Managing Director – Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors
Sarah Kracke, Interim Chair
- Owner & President, Kracke Consulting
Dave Luecke
- Chemical Plant Manager, ExxonMobil
Mikki Ceasar Mathews
- Vice President of Public Finance Investment Banking, Piper Sandler & Co.
Chaunda Allen Mitchell, PhD
- Executive Director, Diversity and Inclusion / Director of Drug Policy, Office of Governor John Bel Edwards
Jay Noland
- Owner, Noland Development, LLC
Jennifer Perkins
- Senior Consultant, Emergent Method LLC
Zaheer Poptani
- Financial Advisor and Chief Compliance Officer, Dent Wealth Advisors
Linda Orlansky Posner
- Attorney; activist; community servant
Corey Wilson
- Superintendent, East Baton Rouge Parish Recreation and Park Commission (BREC)