Joel Kaiman, TJM Communications, joel@tjmcommunications.com
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Darrell Fry, Walt Disney World Public Relations, Darrell.Fry@disney.com
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(Black PR Wire) Lake Buena Vista, Fla. - One hundred teens from across the nation participated in Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence magazine -- a four-day, immersive and transformational mentoring program at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida which concluded this weekend.
The 100 students were selected from thousands of applicants nationwide for this once-in-a-lifetime mentoring program that is designed to assist them in identifying and pursuing their dreams. The students, along with a parent or guardian, received an all-expense-paid trip to Disney to participate in the program, which features a series of career-oriented workshops and leadership seminars. Celebrity participants include Sunny Hostin from ABC’s “The View,” television personality Steve Harvey, national recording artist Ne-Yo, former NFL great and “Dancing with the Stars’’ winner Emmitt Smith and actors Jussie Smollett (Fox’s “Empire’’), Miles Brown (ABC’s “Black-ish’’) and Marsai Martin (ABC’s “Black-ish’’).
The 100 students are in alphabetical order by state:
Skylar Boone Dothan, AL
Braxton Hunt Mobile, AL
Victoria Hardy Pike Road, AL
Destyni Newson Tuscaloosa, AL
Hudson Osborne Hayward, CA
Nada Dalati La Verne, CA
KeiLana Wall Lodi, CA
Ayanna Adams Los Angeles, CA
Omarri Beck Los Angeles, CA
Ava Marie Easter Los Angeles, CA
Sheila Milon Los Angeles, CA
Jervaughn Gaines Murrieta, CA
Insun Choi Riverside, CA
Anh Le San Jose, CA
Madelyn Necochea Temecula, CA
PhuongUyen Nguyen Torrance, CA
Maia Dua West Sacramento, CA
Darius Martin Hamden, CT
Malachi Hobbs Cocoa, FL
Lebarron Johnson Jacksonville, FL
Andy Rajkumar Ocoee, FL
Eamilia Barrington Orlando, FL
Q Markis Brooks Port St Lucie, FL
Jackson Stewart Port St Lucie, FL
Madison Smith Riverview, FL
Giulietta Schutte St Petersburg, FL
Luis Lageyre Rivas Weston, FL
Sally Campbell Zephyrhills, FL
Sarah Oburu Acworth, GA
Celeste Giddens Atlanta, GA
Jazzmyne Ashworth Calhoun, GA
Jaterria Hicks Cartersville, GA
Joshua Brown Darien, GA
Joshua Boyce Hampton, GA
TaMya Woodard Lawrenceville, GA
Ariel Dildy Lithonia, GA
Ashton Peoples McDonough, GA
Deka Bonner Snellville, GA
Kelli Crews Stockbridge, GA
Lauren Moyer Stockbridge, GA
Kayla Brown Suwanee, GA
Chasidy Moore Valdosta, GA
DeLon Henderson Woodstock, GA
Mariah Barnett Aurora, IL
Tabitha Willis Country Club Hills, IL
Tamera Trimuel Harvey, IL
Jayvion Rice Riverdale, IL
Chloe Russell Indianapolis, IN
Jimmy Shaw Winnsboro, LA
Thomas Cahill Canton, MA
Matthew Thompson Canton, MA
Lillian Carr Clarksburg, MD
Nina Crosby Walton Frederick, MD
Ryan Steed Glenn Dale, MD
Maria Gakdeng Lanham, MD
Derrick Lotharp Belleville, MI
John Garrett Beverly Hills, MI
Anna Sun Canton, MI
Joshua Fields Detroit, MI
Kyle Mcbeth Southfield, MI
Elena Hirsch West Bloomfield, MI
Sarah Hardy Bentonia, MS
Jordan Purvis Durham, NC
Joshua Hill Greensboro, NC
Jessica Dickerson Huntersville, NC
RoethaKijafa Hunter Winterville, NC
Sean Smith Basking Ridge, NJ
Kathryn Stevens Hornell, NY
Boston Meeker Hudson, OH
Colston Urban Marietta, OH
Maxwell Haseman Carlisle, PA
Angela McKeown Edwardsville, PA
Brijette Brown Philadelphia, PA
Aneesah Robinson Philadelphia, PA
Angel Cooke Camden, SC
Casey Carter Columbia, SC
John Jeffery Columbia, SC
Destiny Gadson Cross, SC
Mia Williams Florence, SC
Tyler Parrott Mount Pleasant, SC
Jhamar Rivers-Bradley Summerville, SC
Brooklynn Gross Sioux Falls, SD
Aaliyah Sweat Murfreesboro, TN
Moyleang Taing Bridge City, TX
Ryan Solis El Paso, TX
Taylor Hayes Houston, TX
Christiana Okafor Houston, TX
Toi Williams Plano,TX
Julian Hudspeth San Antonio, TX
Luckaia Strand Cedar City, UT
Wyatt Carter Chesterfield, VA
Stephanie Brown Manassas, VA
Kody Frye Manassas, VA
Isaiah Wilson Portsmouth, VA
JordanAnderson-Murray Richmond, VA
Sarah Schaefer Stafford, VA
Marquis Thomas Virginia Beach, VA
Natasha Rodriguez Centralia, WA
Mikayla Weary Edmonds, WA
Rahsaan Roberson-Teague Milwaukee, WI