Congratulations to the 2026 NJCPA Scholarship Recipients
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April 23, 2026
We are delighted to announce that the NJCPA Scholarship Fund awarded $188,000 in scholarships to 44 New Jersey-based high school and college students on April 23. The Fund distributed scholarships to 30 college students and 14 high school students. The college students each received between $2,000 and $6,500, and the high school students each received $1,500. The Fund distributed NJCPA/American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Minority Scholarships as well as NJCPA/National Association of Black Accountants – Northern New Jersey (NABA-NNJ) Chapter Awards and several in-name of/company awards. The scholarships were based on academic performance, standardized test scores (if taken), essays and personal interviews.
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients:
High School Awards ($1,500)
- Daniel Amalfitano, Hanover Park High School
- Kayla Capobianco, Montville Township High School
- Aayushi Chauhan, Bridgewater Raritan High School
- Talia DiCristofaro, Williamstown High School
- Lindsey Duverger, Hamilton High School East
- Maxim Gulko, Holmdel High School
- Evelynne Leong, Northern Valley Region – Old Tappan High School
- Emma Miele, Point Pleasant Boro High School
- Sofia Muller, Sayreville War Memorial High School
- Isabella Nieves, Wall Township High School
- Valentina Russino, Southern Regional High School
- Connor Shea, Park Ridge High School
Deloitte Foundation NJCPA Scholars Awards ($1,500-$6,500)
- Amna Ali Bukhari, Montville Township High School
- Mary Ojo, Arts High School
- Nader Ayoub, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
- Amina Bakyt, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
- Alex Gonzalez, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
- Avni Kondra, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
In Name of/Company College Awards ($2,000-$6,500)
- Bowman and Company, LLP - In Memory of John F. Dailey Jr., CPA
Rylee Cascone, Stockton University - Bowman and Company, LLP - In Memory of Lisa A. Donahue, CPA
Nicole Boskey, Rutgers University – Newark - Citrin Cooperman
Avneet Kaur, Middlesex County College
Reese Passuth, Rutgers University – Newark - CohnReznick LLP
Kole Federico, Seton Hall University - EisnerAmper
Olivia Borella, Rutgers University – New Brunswick - Forvis Mazars
Ronald Lopez, Seton Hall University - Holman Frenia Allison, PC
Madison Lanham, Rowan University - In Honor of NJCPA Past President Brad E. Muniz, CPA
Angelina Harris, Montclair State University - In Honor of NJCPA Past President Frank Boutillette, CPA
Kalila Scott, Rutgers University – Newark - In Honor of NJCPA Past President Michael A. Polito, CPA
Anthony Cuccio, Rider University - In Honor of Valerie Thomas, CPA, and former NJCPA CEO and Executive Director Ralph Albert Thomas, CPA (D.C., inactive)
Moutar Sampil, Rutgers University – Newark - In Memory of Alan J. Preis, CPA
Anuvhuti Bisht, Hudson County Community College
Alexis Tanasy, The College of New Jersey - In Memory of former NJCPA Chief Operating Officer Theresa A. Hinton
Silah Mrazek, The College of New Jersey - In Memory of Frederick and Lenore Horn
Jessica DiCristina, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Charles Spinrad, Fairleigh Dickinson University - In Memory of NJCPA Past President John F. Dailey, Jr., CPA
Shayla Hascek, Rowan University - NJCPA Council of Past Presidents
Nicholas Palmadesso, Ramapo College of New Jersey - SKC & Co. CPAs
Angelene Mattingly, Ramapo College of New Jersey - Smolin, Lupin & Co.
Sarah Pajaro, Rutgers University – New Brunswick - WilkinGuttenplan - In Memory of Jules C. Frankel, CPA
Michael DeRiso, Stevens Institute of Technology - WithumSmith+Brown
Carey Werheim, Seton Hall University
Irene Wong, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Minority Scholarships ($5,500)
- NJCPA/American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
To be announced.
- NJCPA/National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) – Northern New Jersey Chapter
Odane Daley, The College of New Jersey
Kalila Scott, Rutgers University – Newark
To support the NJCPA Scholarship Fund, visit njcpa.org/scholarship.