Mr. Alberto O. Cappas, President and Mr. Miguel Montes co-founders of Educational Pledge Partnership are embarking on a new venture to set up chapters of Pledges at colleges and universities and announced they have recruited Ms. Corrie E. Allen to help them in this new initiative, drawing upon her leadership skills as the former President of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority.
Ms. Allen was graduated from the State University of New York with a BS in Textile Design and pursuing an Individualized Master’s Degree program. A former President of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority at SUNY College at Buffalo, Ms. Allen served in many roles, including its treasurer and attended the National conferences of the sorority where she honed her skills in the many facets of leadership and recruitment.
Also, Corrie E. Allen has taken on the new role of a contributing videographer for Especially For Women in Buffalo New York, the Latin Journal Blog from the Barrio, the Buffalo Puerto Rican Press, the Insurgent Teacher, the Emmet Till Social Justice Blog ,the Buffalo Empire Star, and the Best International Eateries in Western New York, covering events, people and happenings in the New York City area.
Ms. Allen is the daughter of the late Buffalo News award-winning journalist Carl R. Allen (1956-1999). The Buffalo Association of Black Journalist established the memorial Carl R. Allen Scholarship for an aspiring minority journalist.
