7R9 Municipal Council and City Clerk RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Pastor Felicia Osborne, Executive Director and CEO of Bethel Family & Youth Resource Center, Inc. 2. Individuals who were Advisors to the 2015 graduate class of Essex County College 3. Women who were honored during Mujeres Ayer Hoy y Siempre (Mother’s Day Honorees) on Sunday, May 17, 2015 4. The Honorable Lorinda Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s First lady 5. The General Baptist Convention of New Jersey, Inc., New Headquarters Grand Opening Celebration 6. Pastor Jeremiah E. Maxfield, 30th Pastoral Anniversary, Gravel Hill Missionary Baptist Church 7. Ms. Bernice Powell, Devoted Usher Awardee Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 8. Adrianna Parra Montalvo, Viviana Parra Montalvo, Jose Daniel Parra Montalvo, Danilo Parra Montalvo, (Ecuadorian Singers) and Dr. Jessica N. Escala-MacCaferri, Consul-General of Ecuador 9. Egle Sausaitiene, Principal, Ironbound Catholic Academy 10. Ironbound Heroes 11. Dr. Mario Santos, Principal, East Side High School 12. Austin Verissimo, Youth of the Year 13. The “Best of the Best” at Ironbound Catholic Academy 14. The “Best of the Best” at Oliver Street School 15. The “Best of the Best” at East Side High School Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 16. Officer Raymond Ballester, State Correction Officer, 2015 Northern State Prison Officer of the Year 17. Mr. Earl Scott, Newark Office of Prisoner Reentry Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 18. National Bike to Work Day Sponsored by Council Member Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins 19. The Honorable Carol Y. Clark 20. Ms. Lesley D. Leslie, Program Coordinator, Newark School Initiative (NSI), RU Ready for Work Program 21. Ms. Diane Hill, Ph.D., Assistant Chancellor, Rutgers University-Newark, Co-Founder, Director of the Center for Pre-College Education, Newark School Initiative (NSI) RU Ready for Work Program Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 22. Detective Michael Beasley, Newark Police Department Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 23. Individuals during the Newark Explorers Post 2308, 24th Anniversary Celebration 24. The Newark Explorers Post 2308, 24th Anniversary of the Newark Police Department 25. Mr. Manny Rosa, Enchanted Victorian Village Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 26. Lennos Boyce, Meacher Major and Kato Ferguson 27. Frederick Sturrup, J.P., Bahamas Boxing Commission, Media/Sports Consultant, Television/Radio Host 28. Melva Polo de Valarezo 29. Mr. William Sanchez, “Hispanic Youth Showcase” 29th Anniversary Celebration 30. Norma Mino, Rebeca Puchi, Mirian Bustamante and Rosa Campoverde as “Exemplary Mothers” 31. Monsignor Joseph J. Granato, St. Lucy’s Church, “60th Anniversary Celebration of his Priesthood” 32. “New Jersey Sharing Network”, Saving lives through Organ and Tissue Donation 33. Nathally Cartagena 34. Apostle Dr. Victor M. Sanabria, celebrating his 25th Anniversary & the 4th Annual Conference of the Apostolic Ministry 35. Apostle Dr. Priscilla Sanabria, celebrating her 25th Anniversary & the 4th Annual Conference of the Apostolic Ministry