Long Island’s Brightest High School Students Compete in the Ninth Annual Business Leadership Competition

Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Linda Mitchell, left, with the first-place winners of the Ninth Annual Business Leadership Competition.

The Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce (“YPCC”), a program of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, hosted their Ninth Annual Business Leadership Competition at Farmingdale State College on Wednesday, November 30^th.  This year more than 300 high school students from 14 local high schools, including Commack, Deer Park, Farmingdale, Half Hollow Hills East, Half Hollow Hills West, Harborfields, Hauppauge, Huntington, North Shore,  Northport, Oyster Bay, St. Dominic’s, Walt Whitman, and Wilson Technological Center participated.  A luncheon and awards ceremony followed the competition.

 The competition provided students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge through presentations in the categories of Fashion Marketing, Hospitality Services, Advertising, Graphic Design, Travel and Tourism, Sales Demonstration, Sports Management, Sports Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Job Interview Skills.

This event was made possible through the generosity of this year’s sponsors:  Adelphi University, Briarcliffe College, Farmingdale State College, Five Towns College, Dowling College, Gundermann and Gundermann Insurance, Astoria Federal Savings, JVC Broadcasting, Oyster Bay Rotary, North Shore Financial Group, Sunrise Outdoor Advertising and the New York Islanders.

 2011YPCC Business Leadership Competition Winners

Fashion Marketing Team A: 

First Place:  Emily Bealey and Karissa Doyle, Wilson Tech

Second Place:  Julia Callan and Alicia Baccarella, Farmingdale

Honorable Mention: Samantha Dever, Huntington

Fashion Marketing Team B: 

First Place:  Olivia Knott and Jackie Calamari, Walt Whitman

Second Place:  Tess Boutros and Kiera Coyne, St. Dominic’s

Honorable Mention: Nia Thomas and Brittany Saal, Deer Park

                                         
Hospitality Services:

First Place:  Aneesh Shah and Cody Micholowski,   Half Hollow Hills East

Second Place:  Nicholas Scover and Kevin Osse, Walt Whitman

Honorable Mention:  Dillon Scott and Brian Cheuh, Commack

Honorable Mention:  Joshua Arnow and Michael Winning, John Glenn

                                                  

Advertising Team A:          

First Place:  Jake Sonenblum and Jared Silverberg, Half Hollow Hills East                                               
Second Place: Jonathan O’Kane and Chantel Durgana, Commack

Honorable Mention:  Shaune Killough and Adam Lavender, North Shore

 

Advertising Team B:          

First Place:  Hannah Lomele, Huntington      
Second Place:  Sydney O’Gorman and Ami Munim, Northport

Honorable Mention:  Victoria Curcio and Nicole Elkins, Hauppauge

                                                    

Graphic Design:   

First Place:  Michael Conklin and Deidre Keirns, Wilson Tech                                                                                                                        
Second Place: Bryan Moore, Commack

Honorable Mention:  Kayla Rakower, Commack

                                                                              

Sports Management:  

First Place:  Amanda Garcia and Melissa Guida, St. Dominic’s
Second Place:  Spencer Hagler, Half Hollow Hills East

Honorable Mention:  Dustin Feynman, Farmingdale

                                                  

Sports Marketing:      

First Place:  Jeff Cherkin, Half Hollow Hills East

Second Place:  Chris McPartland, Walt Whitman

 Honorable Mention:  John Christoforatos and John DeFalco, Northport                                            

Travel and Tourism Team A:           

First Place:  Mike McFelia and Greg Linden, Walt Whitman                                                                                                                              
Second Place: Jackie Judson and Genny Dean, Northport

 Travel and Tourism Team B:           

First Place:Dan Purcell and Tyler Wojcik, Northport                                                                                                                                           
Second Place: Sasha Moore, Harborfields

                                                                                

Entrepreneurship Team A:     

First Place:  Sal Sherman and Alexis Napoli, Farmingdale                                                                                                                               
Second Place:  Justin Denardo, Commack

Entrepreneurship Team B:     

First Place:  Areeta Shah and Eric Gesuale, Half Hollow Hills East                                                                                                                
Second Place:  Juliet Bibla and Angelica Green, Oyster Bay

 Sales Demonstration:              

First Place:  Jordan O’Donnell and Drew Greenberg, Half Hollow Hills East

Second Place:  John Guido and Ryan Persaud, Half Hollow Hills West

Honorable Mention:Danielle Cardito & Jessica Maniscalco,Half Hollow Hills West                                                                          

Job Interview 9^th and 10^th Grade:     

First Place:  Taylor Veracka, Hauppauge

Second Place: Eric Steinberg, Half Hollow Hills East

                                                

Job Interview: 11^th and 12^th Grade Team A         

First Place: Daniel Jayson, Half Hollow Hills West

Second Place: Michael Fisher, Commack

 Job Interview: 11^th and 12^th Grade Team B       

First Place: Andrea Fortunato, Northport

Second Place: Amanda Kaufman, St. Dominic’s

Job Interview (Life Skills)

First Place: Ashley Harrelson, Hauppauge

Second Place: Ryan Phelan, Hauppauge

 
The distinguished panel of judges included:   Michael Agnes, Bank of America; Alex Borg, Borg and Borg Insurance; Sara Bluestone, Leadership Huntington; Vincent Casillo, North Shore Financial Group; Michael DeCristofaro, Edward Jones; Anthony DeVito, DeVito Group; Christopher G. Erckert, CGE Ventures; Karen Fischer, Home Depot; Patricia Grant, Gundermann and Gundermann Insurance; Camille Savino Koorey, CJ2 Communications Strategies; Maureen Leslie, Adelphi University; Toni Loschiavo, Dowling College; Joe Maddalone, JRM Coaching and Consulting; Jim McGowan, Adelphi University; Christopher Melz, My Own T-Shirts; Bill Mitchell, Huntington Chamber of Commerce;Sarah Novak, New York Islanders;Jennifer Paretta, Bellmore-Merrick School District; Mark Perel, Homestead Window Treatments; Jackie Pevera, Farmingdale State College; Diane Portigiano, Digho; Evan Proios, Briarcliffe College; Anuj Rihal, AXA Advisors; Robert Romano, Farmingdale State College; Morgan Rooney, BAE Systems; Jessica Rosenthal, Saf-T-Swim; Brian Rothschild, Adelphi University; Michael Smith; William Steedle, Farmingdale State College; Jim Werner, Halliday Financial Group and Judy Wasilchuk .                                                                            

 ABOUT THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:

As a division of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the YPCC was established to engage high school students, college students and young entrepreneurs to enhance their leadership skills in a professional environment interacting with business executives, community leaders, educators and other young adults.  The YPCC offers guest speakers, networking opportunities, skill and resume building, entrepreneur workshops, internships and more.  We believe that the strength of our School-Business Partnership through the Chamber of Commerce enables us to provide educational initiatives to the dynamic students who are our future business leaders of tomorrow. For more information, contact Linda Mitchell at (631) 423-6100, Ext. 16, or visit www.huntingtonchamber.com.

 

 

Huntington, NY – The Town of Huntington ushered in the 2011 holiday season November 26 with the Second Annual Holiday Parade, Festival and Tree Lighting that drew thousands of people to Huntington Village.

Fire Departments from as far away as North Tarrytown joined Huntington’s volunteer firefighters, veterans and businesses in marching in the parade that began at New York Avenue and Holdsworth Place and continued onto Main Street before ending at West Neck Road.

Standing on the reviewing stand at Wall Street stage and addressing the crowd, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson led the countdown that ended with trees being lit simultaneously at the street festival, on the lawn at Town Hall, on the Village Green and at the intersection of Park Avenue and Pulaski Road. Joining Councilman Cuthbertson were U.S. Rep. Steve Israel; Council Members Susan Berland, Glenda Jackson and Mark Mayoka; Tax Receiver Ester Bivona; and Legis.-elect Dr. William Spencer.

The parade and festival were sponsored by the Town, the Huntington Village and Huntington Station Business Improvement Districts, the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the Huntington and Huntington Manor Fire Departments and the Huntington Chiefs’ Council.

Building on the success of the 2011 inaugural parade, this year’s version included competitions for best float and best store decorations. The winners were: Best Fire Department Float, Huntington Fire Department; Best Commercial Float, Huntington Coach Corp.; Best Non-Profit Float, Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce; Best Business Decorations, Ben’s Garden (First Place), Fern’s Gifts and Collectibles (Second Place) and Little Switzerland Dolls (Third Place). The Fire Department Float Competition was sponsored by Value Drugs and the Store Decorations Competition was sponsored by the Huntington Village BID.

The menorah at the Village Green will be lit after a ceremony scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 21 at Town Hall, led by Rabbi Asher Vaisfiche of Chabad of Huntington.

Huntington, New York– Bank of America announced that Michael R. Agnes has been appointed Vice President, Small Business Banker covering Huntington, South Huntington and Syosset. Michael will provide more personalized attention to small business owners by spending time with them at their place of business and learning more about what their companies do. Customers will have convenient access to local small business expertise and a dedicated resource who understands their business. Small business bankers will consult with small business owners and assess their companies’ deposit, credit and cash management needs. Michael comes to Bank of America from, most recently, Wells Fargo and brings more than 17 years experience working with small businesses. Michael resides with his family in Smithtown, New York. Michael is an active Board Director with The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce and an active member of the Northport High School Academy of Finance Advisory Board. Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 57 million consumer and small business relationships with 5,900 retail banking offices, more than 18,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with 29 million active users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to more than 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves c lients through operations in more than 40 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. www.bankofamerica.com

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Be VISIBLE in the community and help keep Huntington GREEN at the 2011 Long Island Fall Festival by becoming a Sponsor of our Bottle and Can Recycling Program!

A donation of $100 will sponsor four recycling bins that will each have your company's logo prominently displayed.  Please contact Linda Mitchell at (631) 423-6100 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions.

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Volunteers have graciously offered to assist with the collection of these recylables.