CONGRATULATIONS
Queens Courier Publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis and the staff wish the best of luck and love to Art Director/Vice President Amy Amato-Sanchez, her husband Michael and their daughter Alexa on a new bundle of joy. The staff threw a baby shower for Amato-Sanchez on Tuesday, Match 16.
HONORS & AWARDS
Queens County Clerk Gloria D’Amico was honored at two different affairs recently. She was presented a gift on behalf of the Women’s Bar Association at one and the other affair, the Democratic Organization Annual Woman’s Luncheon, was held at Antun’s on Saturday, March 6.
Honoring Gloria D’Amico were the Honorable Jeremy Weinstein, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and Tracy Catapano-Fox at the Women’s Bar Association.
Surrounding Gloria D’Amico at the annual Democratic woman’s luncheon were U.S. Senator Kristin Gillibrand, District Leader Gloria DeMarco-Aloise, District Leader Ann Marie Anzalone, Queens County Clerk Gloria D’Amico and District Leader Yvonne Reddick. In front row, Congressmember Joseph Crowley and Assemblymember Margaret Markey turned out for D’Amico too.
Farrell Fritz, P.C. is pleased to announce that, on Friday, March 12, its trusts and estates partner, Ilene S. Cooper, received a special award from The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Fund for her extraordinary efforts in promoting women’s health issues. Cooper, a Huntington resident, earned her J.D. degree from Hofstra University Law School and her B.A. degree from Cornell University.
Ilene S. Cooper
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
The students from the School for Language and Communication Development (SLCD) showcased their works of art to a jam-packed crowd of more than 200 people at a special art exhibit at the JBS Gallery in Manhattan on Wednesday, March 3. “What a special night for our children, their parents and our supporters,” said Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman, founder and executive director of SLCD, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. All proceeds from the art show will be used to increase awareness for children with language disorders and autism and benefit SLCD’s current programs and initiatives.
Photo Courtesy of SLCD
Student Marcus Laforestrie point out his artwork at the recent show.
GRADUATIONS
The following local students graduated from their universities in December 2009:
University at Albany – Rebecca Paperman and Shin Ke of Douglaston; Scott Barocas of Little Neck; Zheng Hao Ma, Xinxin Jiang, Yoojean Lee, Matthew Memis and Paulina Rios of Flushing; John Xu of Oakland Gardens; Katie Knee of Broad Channel; Cara Friedman of Queens Village; Karen Moy and Karl Po of Rego Park; Pasquale Laucella and Jessica Santiago of New Hyde Park; Christopher LaMura of Rockaway Point; Vernika Ross of Hollis; David Velazquez of Rosedale; Diego Velasquez of Woodside; Yavonie Miller of Far Rockaway; Avindra Ramnarain of Woodhaven; Shaniece Mosley of Jamaica; Jessica Gentile and Allison Leventhal of Bayside; Alexander Rias of Saint Albans; David Belsky of Hollis Hills; Wenlu Li of Queens; Jie Fu of Forest Hills; Chun An Meng of Fresh Meadows and Jennifer Morron of Ridgewood.
Washington State University – Jong Hyun Kim of Flushing and Maeen Ahmed Alharazi of Ozone Park.
SUNY Plattsburgh – Sevika Tuladhar of Long Island City; Dikchita Regmi of Woodside; Alison Marie Prevendoski of Howard Beach; Olga Janina Cruz of Corona; Fumichika Shimotsu of Elmhurst; Adedamola O’Gunleye of Springfield Gardens and Lea Marie Marra of Bellerose.
Excelsior College – Elvis A. Bramble of Forest Hills; Chana A. Yankelewitz of Kew Gardens and Jermaine Amarty Thomas of Jamaica.
Western New England College – Dustin A. Levine of Howard Beach received a Juris Doctor degree on February 15.
APPOINTMENTS
The Board of Trustees of Christ the King Regional High School is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven R. Giusto as assistant principal. He has worked at Christ the King for the past 22 years as a Spanish and Italian teacher, Foreign Language Chairperson, Music Department Coordinator, Coordinator of Student Activities and Director of Admissions. He will continue his responsibility for the Admissions Department.
Steven R. Giusto
Charles Foster has joined the Greater Allen Development Corporation (GADC) as its Chief Financial and Operations Officer. Foster will be responsible for the planning, directing and coordination of financial and operational activities under guidelines established by the CEO and the Board of Directors. GADC serves as a strategic and administrative umbrella for 15 for-profit and not-for-profit corporate entities.
Charles Foster
Capital One Bank announced the appointment of three senior executives to serve as Market Presidents for the New York region. They are Queens Market President Giselle Cahalan, who also serves as the Branch Distribution Regional Manager; Suffolk County Market President Ellen Weber, who also serves as the Branch Distribution Regional Executive and Market President for Westchester and Rockland Counties in New York, and the State of Connecticut Rich Schnapper, who also serves as Group Sales Executive with the Small Business team. In addition to driving Capital One’s strategic business and customer service priorities, the newly named Market Presidents are responsible for leading the Bank’s community and philanthropic efforts to help meet the unique needs of the New York area.
Giselle Cahalan
Ellen Weber
Rich Schnapper
CHARITY EVENTS
The Silly Dilly Band entertained the resident families at The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island (RMH-LI) on Sunday, February 28. “The band was very entertaining and the families had a wonderful time,” said RMH-LI executive director Joanne Reda. The band performed original songs, classics like “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and even incorporated bilingual songs for those in attendance from other countries. For more information about the band, log on to www.thesillydillyband.com.
Photo Courtesy of RMH-LI
The Silly Dilly Band poses with residents at The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island during their recent visit.
DEAN’S LIST HONORS
The following local students have been named to the Dean’s List of their universities for the 2009 fall semester:
Fairfield University – Allison McManus of Belle Harbor.
Stonehill College – Jennifer V. Errante of Bayside Hills and Emily M. O’Kane of Rockaway Point.
Paul Smith’s College – Steven Edwards of Long Island City.
Syracuse University – Jeffrey Fang, Menley Khuu and Michele Weisman of Bayside;
Janine Bonanno, Kristen Cadacio, Jeanie Chan, Ronald Man-Hin Chang, Simon Choi, William Chu, Noelia de la Cruz, Ahreum Kim, Minji Kim, David Ko, Dan Liu, Paul No, Andrew Park, Yelena Prusakova, Winnie Pun, Amy Shi, Raicine Terry, Jessica Yang and Guang Zheng of Flushing; Glory Chen, David Hetzron, Jane Kim, Launcelot Li, Caryn Rothbort, Natalie Sarmiento and Haskell Silvera of Forest Hills; Maryellen Hwang, Rebecca Ng, Jennifer Ruocco, Nicole Savva and Linh Thai of Fresh Meadows; Shirley Giraldo and Hong Fen Wang of Jamaica; Jonathan Tse, Joann Han, Evan Karol, Kesi Wang and Jessie Wing Shuen Chung of Oakland Gardens; Omoefe Ebhohimen, Amari Howard and Chi Fai Tze of Queens and James Feng and Fung Li of Ridgewood.
St. Bonaventure University – Usman Jilani of Corona; Sheree Ortiz of Flushing and Cristabell Ramdial of Jamaica.
Delaware Valley College – Kaitlyn Olsen of Garden City Park.
Utica College – Ashley Nicole Moore of Woodside.
Connecticut College – Jennifer Jacoby of Bayside has been named a Winthrop Scholar, the highest academic honor bestowed by the college.
Becker College – Adrianna I. Obrycka of Rego Park and Caroline Elizabeth Plunkett of Rockaway Park.
Southern New Hampshire University – Fernando Lamarre of Long Island City and Benjamin Nitzburg of Flushing.
RELIGIOUS EVENTS
Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi attended a Purim celebration at the Samuel Field Y on Sunday, February 28. From left to right at the event were associate executive director Rick Lewis, associate executive director Jerri Mendelsohn, director, Central Queens Y site Danielle Ellman, and Hevesi.
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