Today’s Terriers
Matthew Delfino ’14
boroughs. Mr. Delfino was selected
to represent the group based on his
Philosophy
“I want to really
performance during workshops and at
HOMETOWN: Queens Village
focus on public
his internship with Gartner, Inc., an
HIGH SCHOOL: Forest Hills High School
administration
information technology research and
When Matthew Delfino applied for a
advisory company.
and building a
NYC summer internship program,
A long jumper and sprinter on the
solid life-lasting
he knew it was the first rung of a ladder
SFC Men’s Track and Field team,
network.”
that would help him climb to a future
Mr. Delfino knows that to be a winner,
career. He never dreamt, however, that
you can’t show up on race day without
in less than a year, he would be on stage
many hours of preparation. To attain
at Gracie Mansion as Mayor Michael
his goal of attending a top-tier law
Bloomberg introduced him as the
school, Mr. Delfino is majoring in
Keynote Speaker for the Ladder to
Political Science with an additional
Leaders program.
interest in Philosophy.
“I was chosen by the Mayor to
“I can genuinely say that I’ve learned
represent a defining moment in
something from all of my professors so
which the youth were re-establishing
far, and enjoyed all of their teaching
expectations for our future generation.
methods. One professor in particular,
That moment alone with the Mayor
Dr. Frank Sorrentino, has really opened
boosted my confidence, and was a
my eyes to political science, and has
taste of what hard work can truly
transformed my style of thinking,”
Top: Matthew Delfino (Courtesy of Yoni Levy, photographyaccomplish,” said Mr. Delfino during
Mr. Delfino said.
byyoni.com). Bottom: Mayor Bloomberg and Matt Delfino
his August 8 presentation.
(Courtesy of Mayors Photo Unit).
His hard work is already paying
Last summer, Ladders to Leaders, run
dividends: His freshman year grade
by the city Department of Youth & Community Development,
point average earned him the Mary and Frank J. (’62) Macchiarola
placed 216 city students at private corporations across the five
Scholarship for his remaining time at the College.
MAJOR AND MINOR: Political Science and
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