Hermano Raymond Sanchez is an alumnus of the Boys' Club of New York Education Program. After scoring well on several placement and aptitude tests, Ray at age eleven enrolled at Rumsey Hall School, a junior preparatory and boarding school in Washington, CT. Ray graduated from Rumsey Hall in 1993 and attended Middlesex School in Concord, MA. While at Middlesex Ray was very active in community service, captain of the varsity wrestling team and a recipent of the Boys' Club of New York Donald K. Walker Award for outstanding community service.

Ray graduated from Middlesex in 1996 and was accepted to Wesleyan Early Decision. He graduated May 2000 with Honors from the Government Department after completing his Senior Thesis studying Latino Politics and NYC.

Ray is currently the Executive Assistant to the president of the Hispanic Federation.

Ray was involved in a number of extra-curricular activities. Ray was elected Treasurer of the Student Budget Committee of the Wesleyan Student Assembly. He also helped found the Student of Color Web Tutorial which teaches students web design and established a new on-line resource for students of color at Wesleyan. Ray was also apart of SIPAC, the Student Institutional Priority Advisory Committee which meets with the President of the University to discuss campus issues. Some of Ray's other activities have included Caliente- Wesleyan's salsa/merrengue dance troupe, columnist for the Argus- school's main newspaper, and member of the varsity wrestling team. Ray was selected as a Senior Interviewer in the Admissions department with the responsibility of reviewing candidates for the Class of 2004.

Ray became an Hermano of La Fraternidad in the spring of his first year at Wesleyan. Ray has the unique distinction of being the chapter's only Hermano to join as a "point." In his time as an undergrad Hermano Ray has served as community service chair, web master, and as chapter president.

Ray interned with Honorary Hermanos NY State Assemblyman and Bronx Democratic Chairman Roberto Ramirez and Luis Miranda former head of the Hispanic Federation in the summer of 1999. Among his responsibilities was to coordinate the visit of First Lady Hillary Clinton to Monroe College in the Bronx. (See below picture) Ray joined the People for Ferrer campaign after graduation as a Deputy Finance Director.

From left to right: Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, First Lady Hillary Clinton, Hermano Ray Sanchez, Honorary Hermano Assemblyman Roberto Ramierz, and the President of Monroe