CTE Awards Recognition Ceremony 2024
Hundreds of UFT career and technical education educators and family members, as well as industry and city Department of Education partners, attended the CTE Awards Recognition Ceremony, the theme for which was “Igniting Excellence in CTE.” At the Feb. 9 event at UFT headquarters, Manhattan, CTE educators from every borough received awards that recognized their achievements and commitment to student success.
Inet Poe (left) and Emama Akhter of Brooklyn STEAM Center cheer on their colleagues who are honorees.
Teacher Joshua Rivera (center) of the Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship HS in Manhattan receives the Edwin Espaillat Award from Leo Gordon, the UFT vice president for career and technical education high schools and the event emcee, and Jade Grieve, the chief of student pathways for the New York City Department of Education. Rivera also received a Municipal Credit Union Award.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew, who taught at a CTE school, says the New York City career and technical education graduation rate of 91% — 10 percentage points about the overall rate — is evidence of its success and relevance.
Honoree Daniel Greiner (right), who teaches at the Health Education and Research Occupations HS (H.E.R.O) in the Bronx, attends the awards dinner with his partner, Benjamin Bilbao.
Honoree Rudolph Bastien, who teaches at W.H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education HS in Brooklyn, celebrates his award with his family.
UFT Staten Island IS/HS District Representative Donna Coppola (left) takes a selfie with the Staten Island award winners and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (left) and G-Factor Films founder Torrance Hampton (second from left) congratulate G-Factor award winner Hanan Harchol (third from left), an educator at Art and Design HS in Manhattan, and his school, accepted by Principal Maximillian Re-Sugiura. Other honorees in the category are teachers Jared Jax of Staten Island Technical HS, Jose Santiago of William E. Grady HS in Brooklyn, Miguel Sierra of Thomas A. Edison HS in Queens and Shanua Rodriguez of the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering.
Manhattan educators hold their CTE awards as they line the stage with Alice O’Neil (left), the UFT Manhattan high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
Thomas Poon (center), a teacher at Chelsea Career and Technical Education HS in Manhattan, receives the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation Award from Melanie Mortimer, the president of the foundation, and John Martin, a vice president.
Dario Shore (left), the Bronx high school representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) stand with awardees from the Bronx.
James Vasquez (left), the Queens high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) take a photo with Queens honorees after presenting them with their awards.
Some of the 26 honorees from Brooklyn line up on the stage after accepting their awards.
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon presents a UFT Legacy Award to Florence Jackson, a retired senior director for career and technical education at the New York City Department of Education.
Don Applyrs (left), the senior director for strategic investment with the National Academy Foundation, presents awards to Durani Koenig of the HS for Enterprise, Business and Technology in Brooklyn and Matthew Malench of Long Island City HS in Queens.
Educators from Staten Island Technical HS gather for a group photo.
Inet Poe (left) and Emama Akhter of Brooklyn STEAM Center cheer on their colleagues who are honorees.
Teacher Joshua Rivera (center) of the Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship HS in Manhattan receives the Edwin Espaillat Award from Leo Gordon, the UFT vice president for career and technical education high schools and the event emcee, and Jade Grieve, the chief of student pathways for the New York City Department of Education. Rivera also received a Municipal Credit Union Award.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew, who taught at a CTE school, says the New York City career and technical education graduation rate of 91% — 10 percentage points about the overall rate — is evidence of its success and relevance.
Honoree Daniel Greiner (right), who teaches at the Health Education and Research Occupations HS (H.E.R.O) in the Bronx, attends the awards dinner with his partner, Benjamin Bilbao.
Honoree Rudolph Bastien, who teaches at W.H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education HS in Brooklyn, celebrates his award with his family.
UFT Staten Island IS/HS District Representative Donna Coppola (left) takes a selfie with the Staten Island award winners and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (left) and G-Factor Films founder Torrance Hampton (second from left) congratulate G-Factor award winner Hanan Harchol (third from left), an educator at Art and Design HS in Manhattan, and his school, accepted by Principal Maximillian Re-Sugiura. Other honorees in the category are teachers Jared Jax of Staten Island Technical HS, Jose Santiago of William E. Grady HS in Brooklyn, Miguel Sierra of Thomas A. Edison HS in Queens and Shanua Rodriguez of the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering.
Manhattan educators hold their CTE awards as they line the stage with Alice O’Neil (left), the UFT Manhattan high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
Thomas Poon (center), a teacher at Chelsea Career and Technical Education HS in Manhattan, receives the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation Award from Melanie Mortimer, the president of the foundation, and John Martin, a vice president.
Dario Shore (left), the Bronx high school representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) stand with awardees from the Bronx.
James Vasquez (left), the Queens high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) take a photo with Queens honorees after presenting them with their awards.
Some of the 26 honorees from Brooklyn line up on the stage after accepting their awards.
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon presents a UFT Legacy Award to Florence Jackson, a retired senior director for career and technical education at the New York City Department of Education.
Don Applyrs (left), the senior director for strategic investment with the National Academy Foundation, presents awards to Durani Koenig of the HS for Enterprise, Business and Technology in Brooklyn and Matthew Malench of Long Island City HS in Queens.
Educators from Staten Island Technical HS gather for a group photo.
Inet Poe (left) and Emama Akhter of Brooklyn STEAM Center cheer on their colleagues who are honorees.
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Some of the 26 honorees from Brooklyn line up on the stage after accepting their awards.
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon presents a UFT Legacy Award to Florence Jackson, a retired senior director for career and technical education at the New York City Department of Education.
Don Applyrs (left), the senior director for strategic investment with the National Academy Foundation, presents awards to Durani Koenig of the HS for Enterprise, Business and Technology in Brooklyn and Matthew Malench of Long Island City HS in Queens.
Educators from Staten Island Technical HS gather for a group photo.
Inet Poe (left) and Emama Akhter of Brooklyn STEAM Center cheer on their colleagues who are honorees.
Teacher Joshua Rivera (center) of the Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship HS in Manhattan receives the Edwin Espaillat Award from Leo Gordon, the UFT vice president for career and technical education high schools and the event emcee, and Jade Grieve, the chief of student pathways for the New York City Department of Education. Rivera also received a Municipal Credit Union Award.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew, who taught at a CTE school, says the New York City career and technical education graduation rate of 91% — 10 percentage points about the overall rate — is evidence of its success and relevance.
Honoree Daniel Greiner (right), who teaches at the Health Education and Research Occupations HS (H.E.R.O) in the Bronx, attends the awards dinner with his partner, Benjamin Bilbao.
Honoree Rudolph Bastien, who teaches at W.H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education HS in Brooklyn, celebrates his award with his family.
UFT Staten Island IS/HS District Representative Donna Coppola (left) takes a selfie with the Staten Island award winners and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (left) and G-Factor Films founder Torrance Hampton (second from left) congratulate G-Factor award winner Hanan Harchol (third from left), an educator at Art and Design HS in Manhattan, and his school, accepted by Principal Maximillian Re-Sugiura. Other honorees in the category are teachers Jared Jax of Staten Island Technical HS, Jose Santiago of William E. Grady HS in Brooklyn, Miguel Sierra of Thomas A. Edison HS in Queens and Shanua Rodriguez of the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering.
Manhattan educators hold their CTE awards as they line the stage with Alice O’Neil (left), the UFT Manhattan high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
Thomas Poon (center), a teacher at Chelsea Career and Technical Education HS in Manhattan, receives the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation Award from Melanie Mortimer, the president of the foundation, and John Martin, a vice president.
Dario Shore (left), the Bronx high school representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) stand with awardees from the Bronx.
James Vasquez (left), the Queens high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) take a photo with Queens honorees after presenting them with their awards.
Some of the 26 honorees from Brooklyn line up on the stage after accepting their awards.
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon presents a UFT Legacy Award to Florence Jackson, a retired senior director for career and technical education at the New York City Department of Education.
Don Applyrs (left), the senior director for strategic investment with the National Academy Foundation, presents awards to Durani Koenig of the HS for Enterprise, Business and Technology in Brooklyn and Matthew Malench of Long Island City HS in Queens.
Educators from Staten Island Technical HS gather for a group photo.
Inet Poe (left) and Emama Akhter of Brooklyn STEAM Center cheer on their colleagues who are honorees.
Teacher Joshua Rivera (center) of the Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship HS in Manhattan receives the Edwin Espaillat Award from Leo Gordon, the UFT vice president for career and technical education high schools and the event emcee, and Jade Grieve, the chief of student pathways for the New York City Department of Education. Rivera also received a Municipal Credit Union Award.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew, who taught at a CTE school, says the New York City career and technical education graduation rate of 91% — 10 percentage points about the overall rate — is evidence of its success and relevance.
Honoree Daniel Greiner (right), who teaches at the Health Education and Research Occupations HS (H.E.R.O) in the Bronx, attends the awards dinner with his partner, Benjamin Bilbao.
Honoree Rudolph Bastien, who teaches at W.H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education HS in Brooklyn, celebrates his award with his family.
UFT Staten Island IS/HS District Representative Donna Coppola (left) takes a selfie with the Staten Island award winners and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (left) and G-Factor Films founder Torrance Hampton (second from left) congratulate G-Factor award winner Hanan Harchol (third from left), an educator at Art and Design HS in Manhattan, and his school, accepted by Principal Maximillian Re-Sugiura. Other honorees in the category are teachers Jared Jax of Staten Island Technical HS, Jose Santiago of William E. Grady HS in Brooklyn, Miguel Sierra of Thomas A. Edison HS in Queens and Shanua Rodriguez of the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering.
Manhattan educators hold their CTE awards as they line the stage with Alice O’Neil (left), the UFT Manhattan high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right).
Thomas Poon (center), a teacher at Chelsea Career and Technical Education HS in Manhattan, receives the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation Award from Melanie Mortimer, the president of the foundation, and John Martin, a vice president.
Dario Shore (left), the Bronx high school representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) stand with awardees from the Bronx.
James Vasquez (left), the Queens high school district representative, and UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon (right) take a photo with Queens honorees after presenting them with their awards.
Some of the 26 honorees from Brooklyn line up on the stage after accepting their awards.
UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Leo Gordon presents a UFT Legacy Award to Florence Jackson, a retired senior director for career and technical education at the New York City Department of Education.
Don Applyrs (left), the senior director for strategic investment with the National Academy Foundation, presents awards to Durani Koenig of the HS for Enterprise, Business and Technology in Brooklyn and Matthew Malench of Long Island City HS in Queens.
Educators from Staten Island Technical HS gather for a group photo.
Inet Poe (left) and Emama Akhter of Brooklyn STEAM Center cheer on their colleagues who are honorees.
