Celebrating Our 2026 Scholars
Each year, we gather to honor the remarkable students from Sausalito and Marin City whose hard work, dedication, and dreams inspire us all. This year, thanks to the generosity of our community, SWCSRF awarded $212,000 in scholarships to 41 scholars and 1 Spaulding Marine Center apprentice. These awards support students pursuing two-year and four-year degrees, graduate and professional programs, trade pathways, and re-entry education.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to keynote speaker Malachia Hoover, a former SWCSRF scholar and 13-time award recipient, who inspired us with her story and reflections on perseverance, education, and the power of community support. Watch a short excerpt from Malachia Hoover’s keynote remarks:
2026 Scholarship Recipients
Serenity Allen - Hansen Family Scholarship
Christopher Alvarez Lopez
Stella Benton - Stafford Family Scholarship
Sheldon Bynum
Genevieve Cantin
Peyton Chew
Zoey Chew
Nasir Davis - Michele and David Benjamin Scholarship
Alessia Ducati
Aminata Fall - Barnes/Rosenstein Scholarship
Isabella Ferrety - Liu-Lobo Scholarship
Heaven Garner - Sausalito Presbyterian Church Scholarship
Nevaeh Garner - Arliss and Stephen Willis Scholarship
Savannah Hanson - Barnes/Rosenstein Scholarship
David Hopkins - Heidi and Michael Snowden Scholarship
Charlotte Kerr - Sylvia Ruby Scholarship
Sawyer Kerr - Michael B. Heyman Scholarship
Eleanor Ledermann - Mollie Stone’s Market Community Scholarship
Rachel Levine - Bill and Barbara Rich Scholarship
Mohamed Mammon - Claudia and Keith Scholarship
Zebah Mamoon - Abigail Overstreet Kuhn Scholarship
Evelin Mazariegos - Elaine B. Squires Scholarship
Finnegan McGrane - Ruth C. Salesin Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Mims - Betwee and Brezner Scholarship
Lea Mixon
Natalie Moore - Karen Cleary Scholarship
Wes Mowry-Silverman
Natalie Nong - Elizabeth McBride Scholarship, and Phil Frank Memorial Scholarship
Jose Ordonez - Averel and John Wilson Scholarship
Samajai Ralls - Hansen Family Scholarship
Gaby Rodas - Shirley Elkington Scholarship
Amanda Telfer - Maggie and Rob Cox Scholarship
Sofia Telfer - Mary Park Morison & Lorna Newlin Scholarship
Mouhamed Thiane - Sausalito Woman’s Club Scholarship
Sophia Tiemens - The Promethean Scholarship
Karen Nguyen Khanh Tran - Sue and Ken Currier Scholarship
Kadence Waye - Read Family Scholarship
Greta Weinsheimer
Jaliyah Wiggins - Millie Amis Scholarship
Magnus Wiig - Sylvia Ruby Scholarship
Marco Zink - Rawley Tandy Scholarship
2026 Scholarship Awards Ceremony Photo Gallery
