About & Contact
Who Was Sandra Blake?
Sandra Blake was a wife, mother and all-around woman who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer in 2005. During her final days of life, her children promised her that her life and legacy will be memorialized in the form of a scholarship foundation. The foundation carries on her joy and passion which is ensuring the underprivileged and under-served are empowered through education.
Kelvin King, President
Kelvin King is the youngest son of the late Sandra Blake, who lost her battle to cancer in 2005. Kelvin King is the founding president of the Sandra Blake Memorial Scholarship Foundation. A Dowling College graduate with a BBA in Marketing, a licensed minister in the Christian faith, and an active airline pilot, Kelvin is using his education and experiences to help provide scholarships to students demonstrating financial need. Kelvin is also a proud husband and father of two. Under Kelvin's leadership, the SandraFoundation will meet its long term goals of providing unlimited scholarship funds to students demonstrating financial need.
Email Kelvin directly at kelvin@sandrafoundation.org
Caryn DiBrico, VP of Administration
Caryn DiBrico has been working with the SandraFoundation for a number of years now in various roles behind the scenes. She and Kelvin, our president, attended college together and worked side by side in student government and ministry. Caryn is a proud mother, and wife of Pastor Vincent DiBrico. She is very excited to be joining our team full-time, and can't wait to see what the future has in store for the SandraFoundation!
Email Caryn directly at caryn@sandrafoundation.org
Scholarship Directors
Yonairis Smith
The Yonairis Smith Memorial Fund
Yonairis Smith served as the Scholarship Director for the Naiomi Blake Memorial Scholarship Fund. Yonairis passed away in January 2022.
Yonairis attended Northampton Community College studying Social Work. From the age of twelve she battled a rare condition named Neurofibromatosis Type 2, which caused tumors to grow on her spine and brain. Even through the battle, she never allowed her condition to justify her future and her goals.
She ws the second recipient of the Naomi Blake Memorial Scholarship.