RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by Vice President Anibal Ramos, Jr. 1. Mr. Clark Bembry Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 2. Henrique “Ricky” Nunes 3. Renato Baptista Sponsored by Council Member Ras J. Baraka 4. Student Minister Abdul Khabir Muhammad 5. Sister Felicia Muhammad 6. Ms. Shirley Mae Powell Sponsored by Council Member Mildred C. Crump 7. Gwendolyn Jenkins, Grand Royal Lady Ruler for the State of New Jersey Order of the Golden Circle Prince Hall Affiliation 8. Tracey Oliver-Smith 9. Brother Hubert McCaster and Brother George Allen 10. Individuals graduating from the Explorers 11. The Most Worshipful Ricardo McNeil, Grand Master 12. Mother Ozzie D. Tolbert 13. Brazilian American United Association 14. Nido American World Investment Conference 2013 15. Dr. Emily Cissy Houston Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 16. Ricky Rosello, Professor, University of Puerto Rico 17. Individuals during the Puerto Rican Heritage Parade on August 23, 2013 18. The Honorable Rolando Ortiz Velazquez, Mayor of Cayey, Puerto Rico, the Honorable Pedro Juan Figueroa, Mayor of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico and the Honorable Luis Javier Hernandez, Mayor of Villalba, Puerto Rico 19. Yolanda Ramirez 20. Dr. Lorena Costa, Gerente de La Region 7, Del Banco del Estado, Ciudad de Loja 21. Lcd. Nelson Toledo 22. The Honorable Carlos Molina, Mayor of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 23. FOCUS, Hispanic Center for Community Development 24. Ing. Victor Hugo Samaniego, Rector del Instituto Bolivariano 25. Doctor Ricardo Rosello Nevarez, Professor, University of Puerto Rico 26. Francisco Ruvi, Newark Public Schools 27. Jeimer Tomas Gonzalez Micheli, Graduating as an Essex County Sheriff Officer 28. Evelyn Castillo, Activity Coordinator for Casa Israel, Reverend Johnny Escobar-Carraquillo, Executive Director of FOCUS, and Ramonita Rivera of Reina Club de Oro Estatal 2013 Sponsored by Council Member Darrin S. Sharif 29. Reverend Dr. Bernard J. Wilks