Introducing the Foundation’s
Ella Fitzgerald
Memorial Scholars

2021 Recipients Fall Semester



JIMMY HERNANDEZ

LOS ANGELES, CA

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES

MAJOR: BUSINESS

MENTORS/ADVISORS: PATTY GASTELUM AND CASSANDRA AMEZQUITA

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CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

KANSAS CITY, KS

KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MAJOR: MUSIC

MENTORS/ADVISORS: PROF. JUSTIN BINEK

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2020 Recipients Fall Semester

SAMARA JOY MCLENDON

BRONX, NY

PURCHASE COLLEGE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

MAJOR: JAZZ VOICE

MENTORS/ADVISORS: PROF. PETE MALIVERNI AND ALEXIS COLE

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YANCY GARCIA

BROOKLYN, NY

PURCHASE COLLEGE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

MAJOR: JAZZ VOICE

MENTORS/ADVISORS: PROF. PETE MALIVERNI AND ALEXIS COLE

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BRANDON SEAFORTH

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, AN HISTORIC HBCU IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

MAJOR: JAZZ VOICE

MENTORS/ADVISORS: PROF. LENORA HELM HAMMONDS, VOCAL JAZZ

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JAWAN DAVIDSON

BRONX, NY

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, AN HISTORIC HBCU IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

MAJOR: JAZZ STUDIES

MENTORS/ADVISORS: PROF. LENORA HELM HAMMONDS, VOCAL JAZZ

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JANE CHUN

LOS ANGELES, CA

LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE ESTABLISHED IN 1929 IN THE HISTORIC EAST HOLLYWOOD SECTION OF L.A

MAJOR: NURSING

MENTORS/ADVISORS: ROBERT SCHWARTZ, ED

ORGANIZATION: THE LACC FOUNDATION

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KRYSTAL ELENA

LOS ANGELES, CA

THE EL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS GREATER LOS ANGELES

KRYSTAL BEGAN AT L.A. PIERCE COLLEGE AND IS NOW STUDYING AT U.C. RIVERSIDE

MENTORS/ADVISORS: RICHARD DORAN

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JIMMY HERNANDEZ

LOS ANGELES, CA

SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD YOUTH CENTER IN L.A.’S HISTORIC PICO-UNION NEIGHBORHOOD

MAJOR: JAZZ VOICE

MENTORS/ADVISORS: PATTY AND CASSANDRA AT RED SHIELD

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JERMAINE PAUL

LOS ANGELES, CA

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE

MAJOR: JAZZ BASS

SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR: MICHAEL RYAN, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AT THE MIKE CURB COLLEGE

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J. HUNTER LAMAR

LOS ANGELES, CA

LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE

MAJOR: JAZZ

MENTOR: PROF. ANDREA CALDERWOOD (A FORMER EF SCHOLAR!)

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