Who We Are
AMBYESE stands for Annual Multicultural Business Youth Educational Services Embarkment (AMBYESE). Established in 1984, AMBYESE is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization that seeks to help culturally-diverse, college-bound high school students achieve their educational goals through its partnerships with renowned higher-educational institutions and corporations. We focus on mentoring, summer college-virtual and in person college-prep programs and internships.
What We Do
AMBYESE prepares multicultural secondary school students for the challenges of a more diverse STEM workforce in the 21st Century. Our objective is to motivate students to strive for academic excellence by exposing students to career options in the corporate sector. We aim to mitigate student anxieties concerning “big business” by instilling in them a high level of self-esteem. Our objective is to ensure our students learn about careers through the mentorship and guidance of highly successful multicultural role models. We've worked in concert with students, their parents, and schools to mentor more than 17,000 culturally diverse high school students helping to prepare them for college and beyond.
Our Board Members
Vanessa Abrahams-John, Esq., Adidas
Dr. Mohamed Z. Badaoui Najjar, PepsiCo
Dr. Jayme Beckham, CT Technical High School System
Dr. Crystal N. March-Brinkley, M.D.
Dr. Paulette G. Curtis,Distinguished Higher Education Extraordinaire
John H. Howell, CPA, Retired Partner, Ernest & Young
Wendell L. Johnson, Founder and CEO
Catalino Espino, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Colin Parris, Retired, GE Digital
Dr. John Sirman, Linde
Dr. Brenda L. Smith, United Nations / Retired School Superintendent, Mount Vernon, NY,
Michelle Johnson-Wheeler, Entrepreneur
Our Sponsors
We thank our generous sponsors who make our work possible.
Linde
PepsiCo
Savings Bank of Danbury
University of Connecticut
University of Notre Dame
ASM Materials Camp
Rotary Club International
Anonymous
Our History
Since AMBYESE's inception in 1984 over 17,000 multicultural, college-bound students have participated in AMBYESE's three phased programs namely, the Annual Youth Educational Conference, the Student Tracking and Academic Fulfillment Force -- S.T.A.F.F. and / or the Youth Endeavoring to Succeed, -- Y. E.S, I Can program.
As a direct result of their participation in one or more of the above free of charge AMBYESE initiatives, our students have gone on to earn their undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees and certificates. To date, the vast majority of AMBYESE's participating students have received full scholarships totaling $20 million to the first college or university of their choice.
