2015 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION

40 2015 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION JOURNAL

2015 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION Automotive Education AwardWinners 1990-2015

Vito Constantine – 1993 Automotive Instructor Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES Karen Craig – 2008 School-to-Work Coordinator Western Suffolk BOCES

Carl L. Hader – 1998 Automotive Technology Instructor, Grafton High School Suraj Hariprashad – 2001 Automotive Instructor, Alfred E. Smith Vocational High School Florence Jackson – 1999 Executive Secretary to Advisory Council for Occupational Education, Board of Ed. City of NY Richard Kennett – 2007 Instructor, Automotive Technical Education, School of Cooperative Technical Education Robert J. Lagnese – 1999 Chairperson, Auto Engineering Technology, SUNY Farmingdale William J. Leitner – 1992 Automotive Instructor Orange-Ulster Vo-Tech Center Michael Malocsay – 2009 Automotive Instructor Mount Vernon High School James Massa – 2008 Automotive Instructor Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical High School Stephen Mercaldo – 1992 Automotive Instructor L.A. Wilson Technological Center Richard Milano – 2000 Asst. Department Chair, Suffolk County Community College Mamzad Nazirbage – 1998 Automotive Technology Instructor, Alfred E. Smith H.S. Scott Nelson – 2004 Automotive Instructor Southern Westchester BOCES Edwin O’Connor – 1996 Automotive Instructor H.B. Ward Technical Center Michael O’Hara – 2004 Automotive Instructor H.B. Ward Technical Center Randi O’Moore – 2014 AYES and Work Experience Teacher Coordinator Nassau BOCES Joseph M. Barry Career & Technical Education Center

William Ragona – 1995 Automotive Instructor Sewanhaka High School Brian Rhodes – 1998 Automotive Technology Instructor, Thomas Edison Technical High School Robert Riordan – 2010 Automotive Instructor Sewanhaka High School Renato Rosales – 2013 Automotive Instructor Automotive High School John Santoli – 1993 Automotive Instructor Islip Career Center Ralph Savarese – 2002 Automotive Instructor L.A. Wilson Tech Northport Stuart Savin – 1991 Coordinator, Automotive Technology Program Director of Chrysler Apprenticeship Program Rockland Community College William Schuck – 2000 Automotive Instructor William E. Grady High School Melissa H. Silberman – 2005 Principal, Automotive H.S. John Sarrubbo – 1991 Curriculum Chair, Automotive Technology Westchester Community College

OUTSTANDING AUTOMOTIVE EDUCATOR Bruce Abramowitz – 2002 Automotive Instructor, Alfred E. Smith Vocational High School Carl Alderman – 1999 Asst. Principal, Automotive H.S. Steve Applebaum – 2000 Principal, Alfred E. Smith H.S. Gregory Battochi – 2001 Automotive Instructor Southern Westchester BOCES John Becker – 2011 Director of Operations, Office of Postsecondary Readiness NYC Department of Education Jeffrey Block – 1999 Asst. Principal, Alfred E. Smith H.S. Rosaria Broesler – 2007 Work Experience Coordinator, Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES Coordinator) H.B. Ward Technical Center Art Buchman – 2007 Principal, Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES Leonardo Caporusso – 2006 Automotive Instructor William E. Grady CTE High School Susan Caprio-Dobkowski – 2009 Assistant Principal William E. Grady CTE High School Thomas Cassino – 2004 Automotive Instructor Automotive High School Jose Castro – 2001 Automotive Instructor Automotive High School Clement Ceccarelli – 2008 Supervisor Southern Westchester BOCES Ernest Bonifazio – 1991 Automotive Instructor Islip Technical Center

Frank Demers – 2006 Automotive Instructor Rockland BOCES

Stephen Denniston – 2000 Administrator, Work-Based Learning, Nassau Tech. Center Roy Dobkowski – 1996 Assistant Principal, Thomas A. Edison Vo-Tech High School

Joseph Dolan – 1997 Automotive Instructor Orange-Ulster BOCES

Vito Easparro – 1997 Division Chairperson, Science Engineering & Technology Suffolk County Community College Steve Feldman, Ed.D. – 2000 Director, School-to-Career Programs, NYC Board of Ed.

Peter Ficano – 1993 Automotive Instructor Tottenville High School

Anne Fox – 1997 Principal, Islip Career Center Steven Gilbert – 1990 Principal, Automotive H.S. Anthony P. Greco – 1994 Automotive Instructor Automotive High School Louis Greenzweig – 1999 Assistant Principal Tottenville High School Anthony Gualtieri – 1997 Automotive Instructor Orange-Ulster BOCES Lou Guerra – 2000 Automotive Instructor L.A. Wilson Tech Northport Rafael Guzman – 2012 Assistant Principal Alfred E. Smith CTE High School

Stella Silva – 2009 Automotive Instructor Joseph M. Barry Tech

Alan J. Silverman – 1998 Associate Supervisor For Trade & Tech. Programs, NYS Ed. Dept. Linda Maria Suarez – 2005 Supervisor, The Center for Career Services, Southern Westchester BOCES

Greg Trass – 2000 Automotive Instructor Rockland BOCES James Tyler – 2001 Automotive Instructor Islip Technical Center

Steve Celeste – 1997 Automotive Instructor Islip Technical Center