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Donor Spotlight: Professor John Eschemuller ’65, P.E. — Building a Legacy for Brooklyn Tech’s Civil Engineers
Brooklyn Tech’s Class of 2025 Celebrated at a Memorable Commencement Ceremony
Brooklyn Tech STUNT Team Captures 2025 City Championship
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Class of 1994
Jamik Ligon
February 25, 2025
While a mere 0.05% of the U.S. population has completed a marathon and African Americans make up just 6% of the country’s runners, these stats, when woven together, help tell a compelling and inspiring tale of perseverance and growth. Every Runner, Every Day highlights the journey of overcoming failure, embracing resilience, and discovering that becoming a runner is as simple as taking that first step.
I’m a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), USATF Level 1 Coach, Certified Running Gait Analyst, and a USATF Marathon Specialist. Having completed 36 marathons and over 150 road races, I founded Run 4 the Love LLC in 2015, a company dedicated to offering running solutions, race direction, training programs, and fostering a love for the sport. Born and raised in Brooklyn, I graduated from Columbia University in 2009 and now live in River Vale, New Jersey with my wife and two children.
Every Runner, Every Day, available on Amazon, was published on December 15, 2024, and is my first book. It’s more than a memoir about running—it’s a reflection on the journey from Brownsville, Brooklyn to Bergen County, New Jersey, and everywhere in between.
Class of 2000
Erdley Wright
November 13, 2024
Erdley Wright was recently appointed as Senior Systems Engineer at the United States Senate!
Erdley is now responsible for managing Virtual Machine Infrastructure (VMI) and is leading efforts to modernize operations with Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), developed by Nutanix, where he previously worked as a Senior Systems Reliability Engineer.
Erdley credits Brooklyn Tech’s Software Engineering major with giving him a strong foundation in IT. From programming to networking, those formative years set him up for a career that’s spanned over two decades, including years in the US Marine Corps as a Data Specialist and later, launching a Managed IT Services firm known for top-tier support.
Today, he brings deep expertise in Nutanix AOS, AHV, and a broad tech suite, delivering robust solutions across aerospace, government, and healthcare.
Class of 1994
Soljane Martinez
October 29, 2024
Soljane Martinez, Ed.D. has been appointed the Director of Library Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Brown University. In this role, Soljane serves as a Library leader and administrative thought partner, advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across the Library by directing organizational and programmatic initiatives, contributing to outreach to campus and wider communities, and fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
Soljane brings over two decades of experience in education and leadership, focusing on disrupting educational inequities and promoting culturally responsive teaching. She was most recently the Director of School Redesign and Improvement for Providence Public Schools. In this role, Soljane helped align school improvement and program resources to prioritize student achievement and maximize results based on vision and measurable outcomes. Soljane also supported transformative leadership through her capacity-building work with school leaders across the district.
Soljane returns to Brown University having previously served as the Education Coordinator, during which time she spearheaded outreach activities, developed K-12 programming to enhance educational outcomes, and helped expand Brown’s partnerships locally and nationally. She was instrumental in establishing College Day at Brown, an immersive one-day program that brings Rhode Island high school students to Brown’s campus to experience a college setting and learn about their opportunities in higher education.
Soljane serves as adjunct faculty in the Johnson & Wales University Master’s of Education, Teaching and Learning Program, where she teaches Culturally Responsive Teaching. She is on the Instructional Faculty of College UnBound, and she was an award-winning classroom teacher in elementary through high school for almost 20 years. Before entering the field of education, she was a reporter for The Providence Journal and The Wall Street Journal Sunday.
Soljane holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Johnson & Wales University, an M.Ed. from CUNY-College of Staten Island, and a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Rhode Island.
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Rebecca Ramnauth ’17
It started at Tech: “My introduction to robotics and mechatronics was through the robotics team.”
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Crystal Walthall ’03 identifies herself as a “non-profit executive, educator, changemaker.”
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Year In Review – 2023
The Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation reflects on the incredible moments that made 2023 truly special. From heartwarming reunions to groundbreaking events, your support has been the driving force behind our success.
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These Brooklyn Tech English teachers don’t just write on blackboards.
Published authors all, they enrich student education by introducing the perspective of a writer into the classroom.
World’s Largest Advanced Placement Program
The world’s largest Advanced Placement program; a nine-story building with aerospace lab, a unique college-like system of majors; 187 clubs and activities; and 37 PSAL sports teams differentiate Brooklyn Tech from other specialized high schools in NYC’s ‘Elite 8’
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