City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK RECOGNIZING AND
CELEBRATING JOHAN S. POWELL, ESQ>
Whereas, Johan was born and raised in Harlem with a younger sister, Deirdra, by a strong mother. His mother, Mary, worked as a Registered Nurse for thirty-plus years at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, where she retired as Head Nurse of the ER.; and
Whereas, He attended elementary, middle, and junior high school in his Harlem neighborhood on 125th Street and Broadway. Upon graduating from high school in June 1980, he left the comfort of Harlem to attend Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island where he pursued a degree in Accounting and was a Dean's List student. While in college, he joined the Malik Fraternity, Inc., where he internalized the fraternity principles of Manhood, Achievement, Integrity, and Knowledge. It was at that time that Johan began his community service career. The fraternity stressed academic excellence and grassroots community activism. They donated clothes to the needy in Caribbean and African countries, had canned food drives, and brought high school students to campus to explore actual college life. He graduated from Hofstra University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Business Administration - specializing in Accounting; and
Whereas, Johan received a scholarship to attend George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC so he turned down a job offer from the number 1 accounting firm in the world, Author Andersen to attend GW Law. In law school, he continued his community service initiatives such as, working for GW's Bankruptcy Clinic assisting families in financial distress, he was also a member of the Student Admissions Committee, where he assisted students of color gain admission to GW Law School. In May 1988, Johan graduated from Law School, with a Juris Doctorate degree; and
Whereas, in 1992, he became a Prince Hall Mason when he joined St. Joseph Lodge No. 117 in Mount Vernon, New York, where...
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