Our philosophy is simple: By helping young people achieve and prosper, our community grows stronger!

The George Snow Scholarship Fund is dedicated to helping deserving students within the community achieve their career goals through their pursuit of higher education. By providing financial assistance and a host of supplementary support services, we ensure that your scholarship recipients have the resources they need to thrive academically.

SUCCESS BY THE NUMBERS

As of 6/19/2023

APPLICATIONS REVIEWED

1,477

CANDIDATES INTERVIEWED

675

SCHOLARS AWARDED

310

TOTAL AWARDED IN 2023

$4,451,641.84

NUMBER OF SNOW SCHOLARS

CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN COLLEGE

672

NUMBER OF SNOW SCHOLARS

HELPED SINCE 1982

2,919

TOTAL AWARDED SINCE 1982

$22,616,983.79

SNOW SCHOLARS

GRADUATION RATE

90%

NATIONAL

GRADUATION RATE

48.5%

History of The George Snow Scholarship Fund

The Fund was established in 1982 as a memorial to George Snow, a Boca Raton developer who lost his life in a helicopter accident in 1980. Mr. Snow moved to Boca Raton in 1958 to take a position as a high school math teacher at what is now Atlantic High School in Delray Beach. Later Mr. Snow moved his career into the fields of real estate and construction, but he always remembered the importance of education and during his lifetime was active in trying to help those individuals who were trying to help themselves. These same ideals are those that shape the mission of the George Snow Scholarship Fund.

Since its inception the Fund has awarded over 22 million dollars in educational grants. In the year 2023 alone, the Scholarship Fund awarded over $4,400,000 in scholarships and scholars support services to 310 Snow Scholars. This level of support places the Fund as one of Palm Beach County’s largest sources of educational grants.

Known as experts in scholarship administration, the George Snow Scholarship Fund has developed a reputation for creating innovative programs which address the educational needs of those in our community.

Read About the Unsolved Mystery: THE GEORGE SNOW STORY

Meet the George Snow Team

Timothy G. Snow

President

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Tim Snow has resided in Boca Raton since 1958 when his family relocated to Boca Raton from Western Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated from Boca Raton High School in 1974 followed by his graduation from Marion Military Institute in Alabama. Under Tim’s leadership, the George Snow Scholarship Fund has been recognized as one of the most respected non-profit organizations in South Florida. Tim’s vision for the Fund included not only providing scholarships but also the development of scholar support programs and services created to ensure the success of the scholars including pre-college physicals, laptops for each scholar and a high school to college transition program.

Jay Brandt

Vice President of Development

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Jay joined the George Snow Scholarship Fund as the Vice President of Development in January of 2023. Previously, Jay was the Executive Director at St. Jude Catholic Church & School in Boca Raton. He oversaw all development, marketing and personnel for the church, as well as development for the school.

Over the last 6 years, Jay helped to raise over $12 Million, including the construction of the Frank & Vera Ferola Education Center and Gymnatorium. Prior to St. Jude, Jay worked at Lynn University as the Director of Major Gifts for 15 years.

Jay moved to Florida from Michigan in 1992 and attended St. John Paul II Academy. He then followed his dream of playing college baseball and attended Lynn University, where he received his Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration.

Jay has been involved and volunteered with many non-profits over the years, including the George Snow Scholarship Fund Selection Committee, The YMCA Advisory Board, The Diocese of Palm Beach DSA Committee and currently sits on the St. John Paul II Academy Advisory Council and Lynn University Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. Jay was inducted into the St. John Paul II Academy Hall of Fame in 2019.

Jay originally got involved with the George Snow Scholarship Fund as a way to give back in appreciation for the scholarship his nephew received and used to graduate from FSU with a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering and went on to complete his Masters and Doctorate from University of Wisconsin.

Jay is married to Mayra Brandt, owner of Boca Extreme Cheer & Tumble as well as Crossfit Delray Beach. They have been married for 21 years and have two amazing children, TJ and Layla who attend St. John Paul II Academy and St. Jude School.

In his spare time, Jay is also the lead singer of Wolfhawk, a local rock band playing over 50 covers and launched an album of nine original songs in 2022.

Leslie Cornwell

Vice President of Scholar Services

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Leslie has been part of the George Snow Scholarship Fund family since 2013. As our Vice President of Scholar Services, she maintains close connections with our Snow Scholars, blending her experience as a mother of three and former attorney. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Alabama and her law degree at Georgia State University College of Law and was a practicing attorney in Georgia before moving back to South Florida. Leslie’s responsibilities begin with promoting the scholarship at local high schools and helping students who have questions about the application process. She and Channon Ellwood work as a team to provide support and guidance to all of the Snow Scholars. She oversees the selection processes for each of our scholarship programs and works closely with our donors. Her favorite part of the job is meeting each new class of Snow Scholars.

Bonnie Snow

Controller

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Bonnie joined the George Snow Scholarship Fund as the Controller in April of 2021. She grew up just outside of Boston, Massachusetts and studied International Business at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. Bonnie spent 10 years working as a NASDAQ trader in New York City. She left her Wall Street career to follow her culinary passions and embarked on an adventure in the hospitality industry in New York’s Hudson Valley. When the winters got the best of her, she moved to South Florida to be closer to family and get back to her business roots. Since moving to Florida, Bonnie has dedicated her time and knowledge to the Non-Profit sector of South Florida. She is excited to work closely with the team and be an integral part in the future growth and success of the George Snow Scholarship Fund.

Lisa Rossi

Director of Career Development

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Lisa recently joined the George Snow Scholarship Fund as the Director of Career Development. The purpose of her role is to develop and implement a comprehensive career planning curriculum for Snow Scholars. Our curriculum will provide a roadmap for excelling our students’ skillsets for both their collegiate and career goals, with the hope of landing them an internship and a job upon graduation. Lisa will be networking and partnering directly with top employers in Palm Beach County, to bring their expertise and knowledge to our Scholars, across a variety of industries.

Lisa previously worked for Zimmerman Advertising, the largest ad agency in South Florida, leading and mentoring teams for 15+ years. Lisa started as an entry level employee, following her graduation from Lynn University in 2005, and climbed the corporate ladder to become a Senior Executive. Lisa served as a lead mentor at the company and was part of the original committee in the launch of Zimmerman’s mentor/mentee program. She has held extensive relationships with top-tier clients, ranging from junior staff to C-level executives.

Lisa’s passion is helping people move forward in their career, by providing strategic guidance and one-on-one coaching to excel them to their highest potential. She is excited to be part of the George Snow Family and to lead the launch of our new career curriculum program for Snow Scholars!

Laura Gilli

Director of Special Events

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As the Director of Special Events at George Snow Scholarship Fund, Laura creates experiences that our donors will never forget - all in the name of raising funds for hardworking students by providing scholarships and support services.

Laura previously worked at her alma mater, Lynn University, as their Alumni Engagement Facilitator, building events and programs that met the needs of 20,000+ alumni. Working within the Career and Alumni Connections office, Laura re-engaged alumni through hosting local events, providing alumni services, and creating opportunities for alumni to support current Lynn University students.

Prior to Lynn University, Laura was with Paragon Events as an Event Coordinator, with Clemson University's Alumni Association as a Game Day Events Manager, and for the Boca Raton Resort and Club as an Activities Supervisor.

Laura is passionate about helping the community at large and does this through her volunteer efforts with the Boca Raton Police Foundation, Habitat for Humanity South Palm Beach County, and, of course, the George Snow Scholarship Fund.

Channon Ellwood

Director of Communications & Scholar Services

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Channon is a native to South Florida and first generation college graduate. She attended Florida Atlantic University where she received her Bachelors of Arts in Communications with a minor in Sociology. Channon wears two hats here as our Scholar Coordinator and Communications Specialist! She works alongside Leslie Cornwell in the Scholar Services Department to educate prospective scholars on our application process and administers support services to current Snow Scholars. She uses her experience as a college graduate to provide each student with support and guidance during their college journey. Her favorite part of the job is that she can be a support system to students in need. As our Communications Specialist, she oversees all forms of digital marketing for The George Snow Scholarship Fund. She is passionate about community outreach and engagement. In her free time, Channon volunteers as a Sea Turtle Ranger for the Town of Highland Beach!

Jennifer Ciccone

Executive & Group Assistant

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Jennifer is originally from Long Island, New York, and made her way to South Florida to attend Barry University in Miami Shores. She has had a successful 25+ year career in the automotive industry working mainly with Toyota, Ford, and Nissan. She worked her way from greeter to Customer Relations Manager, Regional Advertising Assistant for the Atlanta Market, and Executive Assistant with AutoNation. Her latest role was at Zimmerman Advertising as the Group Administrative Assistant for the Nissan United Account which made her a great fit to transition into her role with our organization. In her spare time Jennifer enjoys being outside and spending time with her friends and family, especially her 2 young Grandchildren.

Board of Trustees and PAC

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At the heart of all good non-profits is the organization's leadership. The George Snow Scholarship Fund is blessed to have a wonderful group of dedicated individuals serving on our Board of Trustees and our Professional Advisory Committee. Each of them gives their time, talent and/or treasure to ensure that the George Snow Scholarship Fund flourishes and continues to take a leadership role in providing scholarships and the Scholar Support Services that enhance our scholar’s college experience.

Officers

TIMOTHY G. SNOW
President

JERRY J. FEDELE
Chairman of the Board

LISA K. KAUFMAN
Vice Chairman

ROBIN M. DEYO
Secretary

STEPHEN L. HASKINS
Treasurer

ALBERT J. TRAVASOS
Past Chairman of the Board

Trustees

Frank A. Barbieri, Jr.

Nancy L. Dockerty

Douglas K. Fash

Christina M. Fuentes

Ingrid A. Fulmer

Thomas A. Head

David R. Hofer

Elias M. Janetis

Paige N. Kornblue

Matthew H. Maschler

Jennifer S. Snow

Savannah G. Snow

Eduardo L. Sordo

Kyle R. Stewart

Andrea L. Virgin

John (Jay) D. Whelchel, Jr.

Van P. Williams

Trustee Emeritus

William Altier*

M.J. Mike Arts

Brian K. Duffey*

Robert W. Ingalls*

Donald A. Marra*

Jeffery E. Snow

Sandra C. Snow*

Joel T. Strawn

Joseph W. Veccia

*Deceased

PAC

The Professional Advisory Council provides information and resources on planned giving to the donors, staff and stakeholders of the George Snow Scholarship Fund. The Professional Advisory Council consists of highly regarded professionals who practice in the area of estate planning and charitable giving. Our members include: estate planning attorneys, CPA’s, bank and trust officers, insurance and investment professionals. Our team has experience and expertise in the areas of philanthropy and planned giving techniques. Members of the Professional Advisory Council can work with your existing professional advisors providing a collaborative process for exploring optimal gift planning.

2021-2022 Professional Advisory Council

Mike Adams

James Ballerano

Debra A. Cancilla

Art Canter

Heather Carnegie

John W. Clidas

Joe Coconate

Alex Demosthenes

Daniel Fleisher

Norman Fleisher

Jeffrey Fromknecht

Alan Garber

Scott Garber

John Glover

Scott L. Goldberger

Ira. M. Herschbein

George D. Karibjanian

Elyssa J. Kupferberg

Corey Levine

Lanny Marks

Duane Merchant

Brad Mitchell

Malinka S. Nyitray

Brad Osborne

Gregory C. Reynolds

Paul E. Roman

Mark Schaum

Brian Singer

Sydney Smith

Timothy G. Snow

Mark E. Walters

Selection Committee

The George Snow Scholarship Fund prides itself on its thorough, fair and unbiased selection process. To accomplish this the Scholarship Fund relies on a dedicated group of volunteers to read and score each of the hundreds of applications we receive for our awards each year. Each of these individuals unselfishly spend dozens of hours carefully reviewing and analyzing each application assigned to them. We are forever grateful to the people listed below for their time and expertise. We cannot do what we do without them.

•Djenane Spence Andre •Robert Bantang •Susan Bantang •Carlos Barroso •Sharon Batte •Donna Biase •Alex Bimonte •Charmaine Blanchard* •Cynthia Blum •Bob Bouressa

•Maria Brandwein •Dr. Sharon Browne* •Dr. Colette Brown-Graham* •Patricia Burdett •Carolyn Burie •Megan Casabe* •Jennifer Chiusano •Barbara Conahan* •Jessica Corneille

•Nancy Dockerty*•Mary Donnell •Dianne Douglas* •Sarah Doyle •Susan Dyess •Jan Dymtrow* •Debbie Ellman• Germaine English •Barry Fields* •Debi Fogel •Mitch Fogel

•Kim Fort •Christopher Gagic* •Ana Gagula* •Dominic Gallardi* •Andrea Garcia •Suzy Geller* •Leslie Gladney •Lakesha Gordon •Jessica Hall •Diana Halley*

•Stephen L. Haskins* •Debra Howe* •Louis Hunter •Kristi L. Jackson •Beth Johnston* •Peggy Jones •Tom Kastanotis* •Lisa Kaufman* •Ethan Kernkraut* •Beth King

•Allison Kinney •Lynn Kough* •Ali Lazurus* •Lou Lifson* •Tonia Lillie •David Loveland •Melissa Lyons •Pam Manning •William Marino •Clayborn Mathis •Matthew McAllister

•Siobhan McRostie-Gross* •Cliff Merritt* •Barry Miller* •Autumn Mreczko •Fran Nachlas* •Sue Nicklaus •Ross O’Connor •Dr. Gerald O’Connor* •Ellyn Okrent*

•Alessandra Owens •Nirmala Prakash •Greg Reynolds •Steven Pruitt •Katherine Regna •Leo Rincon •Alicia Rootes* •Peggy Ruzika •Richkard Saint Louis* •Noemi Sanchez

•Luiza Sarkisian •Randy Scheid* •Dr. Julie Servoss •Dr. Patricia Sherron •Dr. Michael Smith •Cindy Snow •Jennifer Snow* •Savannah Snow* •Marie Speed •Avis Spradley Brown

•Shanna St John •Kenneth Stephens •Kyle Stewart* •Meghan Studer •Phillip Studer •Matthew Swanson •Susan Symons •Rebecca Tarrian •Linda Tone •Eileen Travasos* •Jeff Unger

•Katherine VanBrocklin •Nancy Walsh •DeAnna Warren* •Dave Wisehaupt •Christina Zarrilli

*Additionally served as an Interview Committee member

SUCCESS BY THE NUMBERS

History of The George Snow Scholarship Fund

Read About the Unsolved Mystery: THE GEORGE SNOW STORY

Meet the George Snow Team

Timothy G. Snow

Jay Brandt

Leslie Cornwell

Bonnie Snow

Lisa Rossi

Laura Gilli

Channon Ellwood

Jennifer Ciccone

Board of Trustees and PAC

Officers

Trustees

Trustee Emeritus

PAC

Selection Committee