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Brady, Gail & Wally Scholarship

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Gail Brady served as a member of the Ramapo College Board of Trustees for 19 years beginning in 1993 and starting in 2002 served a term as the Chair of the Board. Mrs. Brady was senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer of Elizabethtown Water Company and treasurer of E’town Corp. At her retirement, she became president of GB Consulting Services, a utility regulatory consulting firm. She is also a CPA in New Jersey.

A resident of Verona, N.J. Mrs. Brady is on the board of the Essex Chapter of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants and has served as President for 30 years. She was also chair of the National Association of Water Companies – New Jersey Chapter (NAWC) and served on the Board for 30 years. She has been honored by the NAWC and the NJ Utilities Association for her service to the industry. Mrs. Brady earned a B.A. in accounting at Upsala College and an MBA in finance from Seton Hall University.

In addition to her service on the College’s Board of Trustees, Mrs. Brady and her husband Wally have been longstanding supporters of the Ramapo College Foundation. Mr. Brady has participated in the Foundation’s Annual Golf Outing since the 1990s. Mrs. Brady was selected for honorary membership by the Ramapo College Chapter of Delta Mu Delta. Mr. and Mrs. Brady made a gift to create this award for a female Accounting student.

  • Awarded to a female Accounting student enrolled in the Anisfield School of Business
  • Applicants must submit a one- to two-page essay describing their career goals and how they arrived at this decision
  • Recipient selected by a committee comprised of ASB faculty

Scholarship application is closed for this semester.


2024 Recipients

Emily Toth

Emily Toth of Ringwood, N.J. is a senior Accounting major with a 3.8 GPA. 

Emily is completing a second bachelor’s degree in Accounting, going back to school to change careers. Currently, she is working as a practice administrator for a physician’s office.

After graduation, Emily plans to sit for the CPA exam and hopes to work for a public accounting firm prior to moving into the private sector of accounting.  


Nthabiseng Serunye

Nthabiseng Serunye of Johannesburg, South Africa, is a Bachelor of Science student majoring in Accounting with a 2.7 GPA.

Before deciding to pursue her dream of becoming a CPA, Nthabiseng obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from her home country. At Ramapo, Nthabiseng has been active in the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity and was elected as their Service and Philanthropy Committee Chair for Fall 2023, where she plans to bring awareness to the mental health crisis and how it affects the community. 

Nthabiseng has also had a recent fall internship at Turner Construction Company in Saddle Brook, where she was offered the opportunity to put her theoretical knowledge into practice. 

After graduation, Nthabiseng plans to enroll in graduate school to pursue her Master’s degree and then hopefully sit for the CPA exams. Coming from a family of overachievers and constantly wanting to better oneself could be said to be her driving force because when one door closes, she always finds a window to her dreams and her ultimate goal is to be a CPA.



2023 Recipients

Nicole Cohen

Nicole Cohen of Fair Lawn, N.J. is an Accounting major and member of the Honors Program.  

At Ramapo, Nicole has been an active member of the Roadrunner Financial Group, Accounting Club, and ASB Dean’s Advisory Council. She is also in the Leaders in Service Program. 

After graduation, Nicole plans to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Christine Lam

Christine Lam of Parsippany, N.J. is an Accounting major with a 3.9 GPA. She is a Dean’s Scholarship recipient and is part of the EOF Program. She has made the Dean’s List each semester and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.

At Ramapo, Christine has been active in numerous organizations and activities, including being 2022-2023 Sergeant at Arms of the United Asian Association, an active contributor for the Honors Program, Biology Club, and Accounting Club.

Off-campus, Christine strives to raise awareness for food insecurity as she continues to volunteer at the Ho Chi Minh Food Pantry whenever she visits Vietnam. Back in Parsippany, she helps out at the Parsippany Emergency Food Pantry to aid those in need. Christine also creates and donates hand-made greeting cards to children’s specialized hospitals, as a way to encourage and cheer them on.



2022 Recipients

Britani Chronopoulos

Britani Chronopoulos of Waldwick, N.J. is an Accounting major. She has a 3.9 GPA and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta International Honors Society, the Betta Gamma Sigma International Honors Society, and the Golden Key International Honors Society.

Britani graduated a semester early, and is pursuing a Master’s in Accounting by completing the 4+1 program.

Outside of Ramapo, she volunteers, holds a part-time job, and has personal hobbies.

Carli Egan

Carli Egan of Washington Township, N.J. is an Accounting major. She has an undergraduate 3.6 GPA and a graduate 4.0 GPA. She was the recipient of Ramapo’s NJAIAW Woman of the Year award in 2020, for leadership in the community, classroom, and athletics. She has achieved Dean’s list for five semesters, is a member of the NJAC All-Academic All-Conference team and was an All NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2018-2019. 

At Ramapo, Carli has been active in several organizations and activities, including the softball team, where she plays second base. She has achieved many athletic awards including the NJAC Second Team All-Conference in 2019 and in 2021, the 2019 NFCA East Region First Team, and an All-ECAC Team Honorable Mention in 2019. 

She’s part of Chi Alpha Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society, and the Gardening Club.



2021 Recipient

Rebecca Abramsky

Rebecca Abramsky of Wayne, N.J. is an Accounting major with a 3.7 GPA. She is part of the Dean Advisory Group and a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success. 

Currently, Rebecca is an accounting intern at Cigna Health Insurance. Through the organization PS5, she teaches underprivileged children about basic financial literacy.



2020 Recipient

Audrey Grace Miller

“I believe that accountants tell true stories with numbers. I want to use my skills to help others financially succeed,” says Audrey Grace Miller of River Edge, N.J.  An Accounting major, Audrey has a 4.0 GPA and is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Beta Delta, and Beta Alpha Phi.

Audrey has been active in the Ramapo College Honors Program, Leaders in Service, Phi Beta Delta, Beta Alpha Psi, and the Accounting Club. She is the Treasurer for Phi Beta Delta. For the Honors Program, she is on the Executive Board and is an Honors Developmental Group Leader. She has also volunteered with the Hackensack Riverkeeper, a watershed advocacy non-profit who awarded her with the Volunteer of the Year Award in February 2019.

After graduation, Audrey plans to pursue her CPA certification and a career in accounting for an international organization or business.



2019 Recipient

Marissa Meyer

Marissa Meyer of Monroe, N.Y. is an Accounting Major and an International Business Minor. She has a 3.9 GPA.  In addition to being on the Dean’s List, she is in the ASCSB accredited Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society, Omicron Kappa Delta Honors Society for Leadership, and Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society.

At Ramapo, Marissa has been active in Alpha Phi Omega, the community service fraternity, the Global Roadrunners Club, and the Colleges Against Cancer Club. She plans new fundraising ideas for all three clubs she is involved in. She recently traveled to Peru as part of the International Business Experience and hopes to use her business skills to provide nutrition resources to people in third-world countries.

Marisa volunteers with ESL kids in the East Ramapo Central School District. In addition she is employed as an accounting intern at Andrew Asgar CPA firm in Pearl River, N.Y.


2018 Recipient

Lena Barone

Lena Barone of Marlton, N.J. is an Accounting major.  She has a 3.84 GPA.

Lena is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. She has been on the Dean’s List for each semester at Ramapo College.

Lena hopes to continue her education at Ramapo with a master’s degree in Accounting and become a CPA.



2017 Recipient

Alexis Duke

Alexis Duke of Flemington, NJ is an Accounting major. She has a 3.735 GPA. She has achieved Dean’s List five times throughout her time at Ramapo and is a proud member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

At Ramapo, Alexis has been active in several organizations, including Alpha Kappa Psi – Professional Business Fraternity, the ASB Dean’s Advisory Council and the Student Activities Allocations Committee.  She is currently President of Alpha Kappa Psi and Event Coordinator for Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

Alexis is a member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs. She is the Ramapo Campus Ambassador for the organization and helps to encourage other Ramapo accounting majors to join the society and get involved with their many job fairs and opportunities. “As an aspiring CPA, my involvement in this organization has been a great networking opportunity,” said Alexis.



2016 Recipient

Karen Bassil

Karen Bassil is an Accounting major in the Anisfield School of Business.


2015 Recipient

Arely Cesti

Arely Cesti of Paterson, N.J. is an accounting major with a concentration in auditing. She has a 3.48 grade point average. Arely was inducted into Chi Alpha Epsilon Honors Society in the fall of 2012. She has also attained Dean’s List Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, and Spring 2014.

At Ramapo, Arely has been active in several organizations and activities, including being vice president for Chi Alpha Epsilon Honors Society. She also serves as fundraising chair for Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Incorporated.

Arely has also been involved in off –campus activities and organizations, including serving as a volunteer for Paterson Habitat for Humanity.


2014 Recipient

Sumiyo Dohi

Sumiyo Dohi of Tenafly, N.J. is an accounting major. She has a 3.74 grade point average.

Sumiyo has been working as a bookkeeper in Hillburn, N.Y.

Also, she has been serving as a volunteer with the Tenafly Japanese community in Bergen County.


2013 Recipient

Alexandria Kanellos

“Over the summer I interned as an underwriting account analyst at Munich Re, a reinsurance company,” said Alexandria Kanellos. Alexandria is a senior majoring in Accounting who has earned a 3.55 grade point average. She is a founding member of the business service fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, as well as the Accounting Club and the College Programming Board. “In January, I was fortunate enough to receive a winter internship at WithumSmith & Brown as a tax and audit intern,” Alexandria said. “The skills I am learning, both from working and being in the classroom will help me advance even further in my career once I graduate.”

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