Where Are They Now?

John Conyers - Class of ‘01  

BS, MPS, living in Westchester County working part time for Exodus Transitional Community. Currently  working on Transitional programs and housing in Westchester County.

Dorian Daughtry - Class of ‘01

BS, MPS, MSW from Stoneybrook University,  Asst. Director of Field Operations at Progressive/Kind Care Home Health Agency.  Member of the College Initiative Advisory Board.  Engaged with 3 children, lives in Brooklyn. 

Jorge Diaz - Class of ‘01

AS, BS, MPS, Site Director for Help/Psi Inc, COBRA case management. Married and living with his wife and four daughters in Connecticut.  

Gregory Frederick - Class of ‘01

BS, Executive Director, Autistics Talents, Inc., and Employment & Curriculum Specialist at The Osborne Association. Gregory is an Artist and Musician and performs with the group “A Few Good Men”.

Ernest Henry - Class of ‘01

BS, MPS, Osborne Association, teaches Breaking Barriers at Otisville Correctional Facility. Facilitates Anger Management Workshops in Dutchess County, is a member of Dutchess County Re-Entry Task Force and Co-Host of Fanci Broccoli Radio Show at Vassar College. Married and living with his wife in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Sean Pica - Class of’‘01 

BS, MPS, MSW from Hunter College. Counselor  for the Fatherhood Program at STRIVE and Executive Director of Hudson Link for Higher Education. Married and living with his wife Lori in Westchester. 

Kelly Watts - Class of ‘01

BS, MPS, currently a Youth Mentor and Intervention Specialist with Council for Unity. Engaged and lives in the Bronx.

Carlos Gutierrez - Class of ‘02

BA, MPS, currently unemployed and looking for work.  Married and living with his wife in the Bronx.

Anthony Simpson - Class of ‘02

BS, Youth Turn and Re-Entry Coordinator in Brooklyn, NY helping at risk youth’s change their lives.

Derek Johnson - Class of ‘04

AS, BS, Casac-t, local 79 Mason Tender/ MAP Intervention Counselor. Licensed Real Estate Sales Broker for Exit Realty Van Zandt. Engaged and living in Westchester.

Marvin Ramos - Class of ’04

BS, HIV Counselor for Open Door Family Medical Center. Single and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Mark Wallace - Class of ‘04

BS, MSW Violence Prevention Facilitator at Newburgh Enlarged City School District. Engaged and living in Newburgh, NY.

Rory Anderson - Class of ‘05

BS, Hudson Link Board Member. Former Case Manager at Scan and Harlem Children Zone. Works for The Fortune  Society. He’s appeared in numerous RTA Productions. Grandfather. Lives in Harlem, NY.

Ernesto Ramirez - Class of ‘05

AA, BS, MPS, and ATI counselor at the Fortune Society. Married and lives in Brooklyn.

John Richardson - Class of ‘05

BS, Intern for the Doe Foundation. Married and living in the Bronx with his 2 children. 

Za’id Ali - Class of ’06

BS, Hudson Link Valedictorian. Works as the HIV Project Coordinator for the Open Door Medical Center in Westchester.  Upon his release Za’id went back to Mercy College and graduated in August 2009 with a Masters of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership. Married with 4 children.

Gregory Brown - Class of ’06

BS, MPS, former Instructor of Pastoral Counseling and Christian History, Rising Hope Inc., Certificate in Ministry and Human Services Program (CMHSP). Married. Currently residing in Long Island, New York. His primary career goals are to continue his work as an educator, and to gain entry into the field of human service. 

Anthony Eldridge - Class of ‘06

BS, Vocational Counselor for Child Center of New York. Married and recently a new father.

Samuel Arroyo - Class of ‘07

BS, Assistant Director of Bronx Aides Services. Graduated from NYTS Certificate Program. Currently enrolled in the MSW Program at Lehman College.

Andre Cartier - Class of ‘07

BS, Intern at the Fortune Society.  Married and living with his wife and 3 children in Queens.  

*This edition of Where Are They Now? does not include all of our graduates