2015 - 2016 DREAMers Representatives

The active 38 DREAMers Representatives from various colleges of The City University of New York, joined in September 2015 and committed to a year long program of professional development and community building. They were able to receive intensive leadership trainings, and numerous on-the-ground opportunities to put into practice the skills learned, i.e., participate in press conferences, lead several community events, story-telling, testimonials, professional research to find opportunities for undocumented students, and community outreach. As representatives of the CUNY undocumented population, they invested time in expanding the network of support for undocumented students and putting forward recommendations for the City University of New York to better serve students like themselves. Additionally, they were civically engaged in voting registration, national immigrant campaigns as well as being at the forefront of state and national advocacy work for fair immigration reform and the New York State Dream Act. With their leadership, input, and undeterred vision, CUNY DREAMers has served 2,365 undocumented students from across the State of New York.

STUDENTS PROFILES

Dale St. Marthe, York College DREAMers Representative.

Dale St. Marthe, York College DREAMers Representative.

Luisa Cuautle, Hunter College DREAMers Representative

Luisa Cuautle, Hunter College DREAMers Representative

Nancy Lopez, CCNY DREAMers Representative Nancy is currently an undergraduate student at The City College of New York (CCNY or City College). As an undocumented student, she lives through the words her brothers once told her, “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” to the stars through difficulty. She is currently an active member of The City College Dream Team, where she advocates and educates the CCNY community about various immigration issues and educational opportunities. Nancy hopes to one day become an influential role model for the generations that are to come and reiterate the importance of education just like her parents. She enjoys learning about politics, science, and anything that involves reading and aspires to become a Social Entrepreneur.

Nancy Lopez, CCNY DREAMers Representative

Nancy is currently an undergraduate student at The City College of New York (CCNY or City College). As an undocumented student, she lives through the words her brothers once told her, “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” to the stars through difficulty. She is currently an active member of The City College Dream Team, where she advocates and educates the CCNY community about various immigration issues and educational opportunities. Nancy hopes to one day become an influential role model for the generations that are to come and reiterate the importance of education just like her parents. She enjoys learning about politics, science, and anything that involves reading and aspires to become a Social Entrepreneur.

Isaac Montiel, NYCCT DREAMers Representative

Isaac Montiel, NYCCT DREAMers Representative

Bryan Gonzalez, CCNY DREAMers Representative. Born in Bogota, Colombia, Bryan migrated to the United States one month after 9/11 in 2001. He faced many challenges as an undocumented student in the country thus growing up usually quieter and shyer than his peers. He realized that life was not going to be a cakewalk. Fortunately, he slowly started to find a pathway towards what he wanted to do with his professional life and used his love and passion for math as the forte to enter college. He is pursuing his dream to become an engineer and computer scientist at The City College of New York (City College). The road is still not going to be easy but he has received enormous opportunities to pursue his education such as getting a full scholarship to finish his college career. He feels empowered to continue dreaming and working for his professional and personal aspirations at The City University of New York.

Bryan Gonzalez, CCNY DREAMers Representative.

Born in Bogota, Colombia, Bryan migrated to the United States one month after 9/11 in 2001. He faced many challenges as an undocumented student in the country thus growing up usually quieter and shyer than his peers. He realized that life was not going to be a cakewalk. Fortunately, he slowly started to find a pathway towards what he wanted to do with his professional life and used his love and passion for math as the forte to enter college. He is pursuing his dream to become an engineer and computer scientist at The City College of New York (City College). The road is still not going to be easy but he has received enormous opportunities to pursue his education such as getting a full scholarship to finish his college career. He feels empowered to continue dreaming and working for his professional and personal aspirations at The City University of New York.

Stefanie Nolli Gaspar, Lehman DREAMers Ally She is a student at Lehman College with a Major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a double minor in Mexican Studies and Political Science. She joined CUNY DREAMers as an ally and DREAMer to continue building a network of support for undocumented students across The City University of New York (CUNY). As a United States Citizen, she believes that a legal status does not define a person. As the daughter of Peruvian immigrant parents, she also understands the importance of an education and aspires to become an immigration lawyer. As a CUNY DREAMers voting member, she joined the Ernesto Malave Leadership Academy where she learned about policy making and legislative advocacy.

Stefanie Nolli Gaspar, Lehman DREAMers Ally

She is a student at Lehman College with a Major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a double minor in Mexican Studies and Political Science. She joined CUNY DREAMers as an ally and DREAMer to continue building a network of support for undocumented students across The City University of New York (CUNY). As a United States Citizen, she believes that a legal status does not define a person. As the daughter of Peruvian immigrant parents, she also understands the importance of an education and aspires to become an immigration lawyer. As a CUNY DREAMers voting member, she joined the Ernesto Malave Leadership Academy where she learned about policy making and legislative advocacy.

Milton Palaguachi, BMCC DREAMers Representative 

Milton Palaguachi, BMCC DREAMers Representative