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    16 students Awarded, 2022 ABF Award Ceremony
    $18,400 to 16 students
    Awarded in San Bernardino, Riverside & Orange Counties
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    Additional Scholarships
    Up to $7000
    Encouraging more young women in cybersecurity
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    UP TO $37,000
    ABF Scholarship Award, 2023
    Offered to the high school ICT seniors in 5 counties
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    The Aaron Barnett Memorial Scholarship, 2021
    $14,000+10 Laptops
    10 ICT Students from three counties
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    The Aaron Barnett Memorial Scholarship, 2020
    $7,000 + 2 Laptops
    Awarded Six ICT Students from Riverside County
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    CYBERSECURITYK12
    Supporting cybersecurity K12 to continue cybersecurity higher education.

Welcome To The Foundation

Welcome to the Aaron Barnett Memorial Scholarship for the year 2022. In 2021-2022, the ABF scholarship recipients were recognized for their exceptional achievements. The presentation and acceptance of the scholarships by students at the virtual ceremony on July 15, 2022, was a resounding success. 

In 2022, the ABF Board was delighted to award the Aaron Barnett Memorial ICT/Cybersecurity fellowships to 16 high school seniors from the public schools throughout Southern California in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange Counties for a total of $18,400 in scholarships. We also awarded the ABF student ambassadors of 2021 an additional $600 for participating in the Article Writing Competition on topics of the current events in Cybersecurity which the ABF Board introduced in September 2021. 

We congratulate Sara Daphne Magaziotis-Ginori of Oak Hills High School, Oak Hills, from Hesperia Unified School District, San Bernardino County, who achieved the highest score and won a total scholarship of $5000, including the Young Women Cybersecurity Award. By winning this award, she established herself as a role model, inspiring other younger women to choose a career in Cybersecurity.

Our heartiest congratulations go to the Troy High School students for winning a total of $6500 in scholarships from Orange County. From this group, we also recognize Zachary Dang for winning the President Award of $3000.

We especially appreciate our selection committee members' unwavering support and efforts to evaluate this year's scholarship applications.

Our deepest gratitude goes to all the parents and teachers who worked relentlessly behind these students’ success. 

We also thank all our donors and board members for making this foundation a success. 

The ABF Board will continue to make a difference in the lives of those students who wish to better themselves and their communities through service and a career in cybersecurity. We thank all educational and technical leaders for participating in our collaborative endeavors. 

Thank you for supporting us in creating a wealth of opportunities and a lifetime of change.

 

Zeina Ammar & Sabina Islam

Principal Founders, Aaron Barnett Foundation

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Know Aaron Barnett

Aaron Barnett dedicated his life to Educational Technology, focused on Cyber Security. Today, with a virtual war we are tasked to battle, we hope to support and encourage our young generation to enter the field of cyber security, we need a world to be a safer place.

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Young Women Cybersecurity Scholarship Award Winners, 2022

The Journey of The Aaron Barnett Foundation

Established in 2019, Aaron Barnett Foundation serves to empower young students in public schools in their pursuit of higher education and careers in Cybersecurity. Our Foundation mission and objectives are to develop, promote, and enhance cybersecurity programs and capabilities within the K12 education sector in California.

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Honorable Guest Speakers
ABF Scholarship Award Ceremony

Mr. Ted Alejandre’s Video Message at the ABF Scholarship Award Ceremony of 2022

Aaron Barnett Foundation Scholarship 2022

Ted Alejandre-Superintendent

San Bernardino County Superintendent of School 2021

Dr. Edwin Gomez-Superintendent

Riverside County Superintendent of Schools 2021

Al Mijares - Superintendent

Orange County Department of Education 2021

Carl Fong, CTO

Orange County Department Of Education 2021

David Thurston, CTO

San Bernardino County Superintendent of School 2021

Eric Calderon, CTO

Riverside County Office of Education 2021

ABF News

Meet our Award Winners

ABF Scholarship Award Winners, 2022

In 2022 the ABF Board is proud to award sixteen students from three counties a total of $18,400 in scholarships. The scholarship includes an additional $3000 for the Young Women Cybersecurity Award.

PROGRAMS TO GROW & INTRODUCE

Aaron Barnett Foundation offers Tiers of Support to CybersecurityK12

Aaron Barnett Memorial Scholarship, 2022

AB Foundation will offset/aid in scholarships for students in K12 which meet the requirements...

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Mentorship

AB Foundation will have leaders in various technology fields mentoring and guiding students...

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Financial Support

Prior to graduation AB Foundation will help offset the costs of books, laptops, training...

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Incentives to Students

AB Foundation’s Students Incentive programs are geared to explore other talents of K12 students...

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BECOME A STUDENT MEMBER

Explore the promising opportunities with AB Foundation. (Must 18 years of age)

Join us in 2020-2021

PARTICIPATE IN FUNDRAISING

Be a member of our fundraising support group & help us moving forward!

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GETTING INVOLVED LENDING A HAND

Contribute ideas and time to AB Foundation related activities and goals.

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Meet our Selection Committee Members

ABF Scholarship Selection Committee Members 2021

The Scholarship Selection Committee representing the Aaron Barnett Memorial Scholarship comprises a diverse group of academic, community, government, and industry professionals who are committed to bringing equitable and thoughtful consideration to each scholarship applicant.

EVENTS

STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT- 2020-2022

Meet Our Board Members

Board of Directors

Aaron Barnett Foundation welcomes our Board of Members and proud to have them as mentors, experts with their commendable expertise in their own technical profession.
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Zeina Ammar

Founder/ President

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Sabina Islam

Co-Founder/Secretary/Executive Director

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Tim Kelly

Treasurer

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Steve Thornton

Members, Board of Directors

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David Cumbow

Members, Board of Directors

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Carl Fong

Member, Board of Directors

Meet our Advisory Council

Meet our members of Advisory Council

Aaron Barnett Foundation welcomes our honorary members of Advisory Council for their valuable suggestions to expedite foundation's goals and mission.

GOAL PROJECTION, 2020-2025

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Barnett Cyber Innovation Center

A dream, a vision, beckoning to become reality - drive the hallmark efforts of Moreno Valley Unified School District and Canyon Springs High School. Upon receiving a $642,000 Strong Workforce Program Grant for expanding their UC a-g approved district-wide Cyber Academic Pathway, the administration immediately began seeking and applying for a $3.5 million dollar facilities grant to build a state-of-the-art, NASA style, Cyber Innovation Center.

The intent of the center, is at the heart of everything Aaron Barnett strived to achieve through his investment and belief in students engaged in cyber education pathways. The center will encompass 7,000 square feet of cyber classroom labs; IT tech center; competition area; innovation center; mentoring conference rooms for hosting webinars and advanced instruction, hands-on work based learning stations with server racks and network equipment; Boe-Bot robotics, drones, and Raspberry Pi’s; and also serve as community outreach for professional development and cyber safety training for small business and community groups.

 

 

MVUSD educators and administration are finalizing the grant this week as submissions are due in December, with grant award notifications in the spring. In honor of his lifelong dedication, the MVUSD Information Technology Department, Cyber Educators, and Administration are seeking to have the new facilities, which is slated to open in 2021-2022, officially named, Barnett Cyber Innovation Center.