Sanford
I. Weill
Chairman,
National Academy Foundation
Chairman
Emeritus, Citigroup Inc.
Sanford
I. Weill is Chairman Emeritus of Citigroup Inc., the diversified
global financial services company formed in 1998 by the merger of
Citicorp and Travelers Group. Mr. Weill retired as CEO of Citigroup
in October 2003, and served as Chairman until April 2006. In 1980,
Mr. Weill instituted a joint program with the New York City Board of
Education that created the first Academy of Finance. He envisioned
the Academy as a vehicle to support workforce development while
providing opportunities for inner-city youth. That original vision
has evolved into one of the premier reform models for public
education in the country. He serves as Chairman on NAF's Board of
Directors.
To read more about Sanford I. Weill, visit NAF.org
JD
Hoye
President,
National Academy Foundation
JD
Hoye has a lifetime commitment to preparing students for meaningful
careers. She has worked both at the grassroots level and at the
highest levels of government to reform how young people learn about,
prepare for, and pursue career goals. Prior to assuming her
leadership role at the National Academy Foundation, Ms. Hoye served
as president of Keep the Change, Inc., a consulting business focused
on helping communities reform education and develop a top-notch
workforce. In 1994, Ms. Hoye was selected by U.S. Secretary of
Education Richard Reilly and Secretary of Labor Robert Reich to head
the new Office of School-to-Work in Washington, DC. She served in
that role for four years, overseeing a $1.1 billion budget and
nationwide program that partnered education reform with workforce
development. Ms. Hoye traces her commitment to the tenets of NAF's
goals back to her first job as an employment counselor working with
at-risk teens in Corvallis, OR. She saw firsthand the need to connect
youth with school and with careers, and she has dedicated her life to
helping students make this connection.
To read more about JD
Hoye, visit NAF.org
Uyjien
Ung
Alumnus,
Franklin High School Academy of Finance
Uyjien
Ung is just one of the many Academy success stories. A 2004 graduate
of the Franklin High School Academy of Finance in Seattle,
Washington, Uyjien pushed himself to excel, working as an Academy
student-leader, taking 16 community college courses at night over two
years, and graduating high school as a college junior. He was
selected as a Citi AOF Scholar in 2004, a prestigious scholarship
given to only 20 Academy of Finance seniors nationwide each year. A
2007 graduate of the University of Washington Foster School of
Business, Uyjien worked at K&L Gates before relocating to New
York City to further pursue his career. He remains actively involved
with his Academy as an Advisory Board member, and volunteers his time
with the National Academy Foundation.
Kit
Becnel
Director,
Carencro High School AOIT
Kit
Becnel currently serves as the Director for the Academy of
Information Technology at Carencro High School in Lafayette, LA, a
position she has held for four years. A lifelong educator, Kit has
taught at Carencro since 1988, covering such subjects as
Webmastering, Computer Technology Literacy and Business Computer
Applications, while also continuing her own education. In the last
five years, Kit has earned her Microsoft Office Specialist Word and
Excel Core International Certification, as well as completing the
coursework for her Certified Internet Webmaster Associate
International Certification and Internet Computing Core
Certification. This knowledge has been put to good use, as Kit was
instrumental in launching the Carencro AOIT Media Festival, which
allows her students to showcase their media projects to the
community. In 2007, Kit was recognized for her professional
accomplishments by being named as one of 31 Women to Know in
Lafayette, by the Daily Advertiser Newspaper. She is a Magna Cum
Laude graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, where she
earned her bachelor's degree in Business Education with a minor in
Distributive Education.