All Stars Project INC.

 

Each year 200 students, between the ages of 16 and 21, from over 40 New York City and Newark high schools, are accepted into the Development School for Youth (DSY) on the basis of their desire to be leaders. In New York City, the Joseph A. Forgione Development School for Youth, named after the retired Merrill Lynch Managing Director and All Stars Board member, is under the direction of Pamela A. Lewis.

The DSY's leadership training is organized as a series of weekly workshops led by senior executives from some of New York City's leading corporations and law firms. The executives partner with the program, introducing students to the worlds of finance, culture, communications and other leading industries. Students also learn public speaking, how to dress for success, and how to write a resume. All of the students who graduate from the program are placed in paid summer internships provided by sponsoring companies.

The centerpiece of the DSY is a commitment to developmental learning. Young people from inner-city communities have a much narrower life experience than their middle class and affluent counterparts. The DSY uses a performance-based learning approach to help broaden the cultural horizons and experiences of our students.

 

 

Endorsement of the program

" . . . Of all the projects that I have examined throughout this country, and believe me I've examined many, none, I repeat, none has had better demonstrable results."

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Director, W. E. B. DuBois Institute for                     African  and African American Research

 

DSY In the News:

View CBS News Interviews with DSY Alumni about Justice Sotomayor's support of the DSY

Read about our 2009 Summer Internship campaign.

Read the August 20, 2006 Star Ledger article on the DSY for in-depth youth profiles.

 

DSY TRUSTEES 2011-2012

Derrick Bell, Proffesor, New York University School of Law

James J. Burke, Jr., Partner, Stonington Partners

Victoria Fernandez, Principal, Ernst & Young

David Gordon,  Vice Chairman, Latham & Watkins LLP

Dan Knopf, Vice President, CB Richard Ellis

Gail Leibowitz, COO, Milberg LLP

Carla Ogunride, VP Tech & Ops, MetLife

Josh Rosner, Analyst, Graham-Fisher

Steven Seltzer, Associate General Counsel, MetLife Legal

Philip Stern, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

DSY INTERNSHIP LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Nathaniel Christian, General Counsel, CastleOak Securities - ASP Board of Directors

Victoria Fernandez, Principal, Ernst & Young

Jessie Feilds, M.D., St. Luke Roosevelt Hospital - ASP Board of Directors

Gail Leibowitz,  COO, Milberg LLP

Stephanie MacLeod,  Manager, Ernst & Young

Deborah Newman, Director, Corporate Communication, Jefferson National

Carla Ogunrinde, VP, Tech & Ops, MetLife

Eridania Perez, Parnter, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP

Christina Roccos, Ad Sales Director, SourceMedia

Steven Seltzer, Associate General Counsel, MetLife Legal

Ann Sylvester, Managing Director, JPMorgan - ASP Board of Directors

Olivia Walker, Manager, Ernst & Young

All Stars Project Board of Directors

 

For more information on the DSY in:

New York email Kirsten Fulda or call 212-356-8423

New Jersey email Priya Kurani or call 973-622-5506

Chicago email David Cherry or call (312) 360-0660

SF Bay Area email Eloise Joseph or call (415) 986-2229

To download an application for DSY, click here.