AS THE saying goes, you lose nothing by dreaming big. Especially if, by doing so, you let your ambitions soar to the sky, as is the case with Zaily Valoy, born of a Dominican mother and a Colombian father, and a Spanish Harlem resident. Her wildest dream is to get a degree in accounting from Fordham University and then get a job in a corporation. “I would like to work for a big company, such as Ernst & Young. To get a lot of experience, and to work in the corporative world”, the young woman in her first year of college.

Zaily decided to go for marketing and finance after her experience in the summer city program GirlsREACH from the Youth and Community Development Department and the Municipal Commission for Women’s Affairs. “That program was a great experience. It exposed me to the financial world, I worked with big corporations, like Erns & Young. I did a number of things. I took prep courses for college, on how to maintain contact with people, etc., it guided me on the right path to follow”, pointed out Zaily, who hopes to get an MBA in business administration.