On December 1st, 2022 the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce hosted their 19th Annual Emerging Leaders Competition virtually. Sponsored by St. Josephs College, the Chamber hosted sixteen high schools with over two hundred & sixty-five students participating.
This unique competition was developed to challenge students to think beyond the scope of the classroom and gives them the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and capabilities in a business environment. Students are presented thirteen categories to participate in at the beginning of the school year and work diligently to present their solutions to our volunteer judges who work in various professions. Over the years, the event has grown to be a true island-wide competition & provides an opportunity to build on many of the programs that exist at the local high schools & fills a gap for those schools that don’t have a business-related club like Young Leaders & DECA.
This event would not be possible with our sponsors. Their dedication to the community is unmatched and we are so grateful for their support.
Presenting Sponsor
St. Joseph’s College
Corporate Sponsors
Power-Flo Technologies
digho image marketing
National Grid
Vita Scaturro, Chairwoman of the Board
Len Marks Photography
People’s United Bank
The winners of each category displayed professionalism, innovation and provided solution-based thought processes. Congratulations to all our winners:
Sports Marketing A:
FIRST PLACE: Skyler Turner, Half Hollow Hills East
SECOND PLACE: Zachary Chheda & Sheil Patel, Herricks High School.
THIRD PLACE: Natalie Armioia, Gary D. Bixhorn Technical Center: Eastern Suffolk Boces
Sports Marketing B:
FIRST PLACE: Laura Zhao & Emma Schwarzwald, Jericho High School
SECOND PLACE: Logan Day &James Rush, Jericho High School
THIRD PLACE: Evan Burke & Brendan Connelly, Northport High School
Entrepreneurship A:
FIRST PLACE: Drew Garcia, Gary D. Bixhorn Technical Center: Eastern Suffolk Boces
SECOND PLACE: Ava Javaheri & Manya Khatri, Commack High School
THIRD PLACE: Sydney Harris & Brianna Plaisance, Half Hollow Hills High School East
Entrepreneurship B:
FIRST PLACE: Samuel Sherry, Syosset High School
SECOND PLACE: Logan Cohen & Max Scharf, Jericho High School
THIRD PLACE: Roy Xu & Hak Arnav, Jericho High School
Entertainment Marketing:
FIRST PLACE: Kaitlyn Choi & Ranya Parekh, Jericho High School
SECOND PLACE: Matt Pell &Jake Swersky, Half Hollow Hills High School East
THIRD PLACE: Madelyn Lasberg & Ryan Lasberg, Jericho High School
Graphic Design & Branding A:
FIRST PLACE: Isabella Pang & Watson Baek, Herricks High School
SECOND PLACE: Sharon Lin, Harbor Fields High School
THIRD PLACE TIE:
Sofia Ahmed & Mallory Helmes, Commack High School
Benjamin Morris & Sydney Wojchuk, Riverhead High School
Graphic Design & Branding B:
FIRST PLACE: Elana Kane & Alexa Coven, Jericho High School
SECOND PLACE: Jordy Cavallero, Carle Place High School
THIRD PLACE: Matthew Faraci, Gary D. Boxhorn Technical Center: Eastern Suffolk Boces
Hospitality:
FIRST PLACE- Sam Swerdloff & Maya Almalish, Syosset High School
SECOND PLACE-Jessica Vartanov & Amanda Swickle Jericho High School
THIRD PLACE -Max Xu & Aryon Jain, Jericho High School
Not For Profit Fundraising:
FIRST PLACE: Finnigan Gilbert, Kings Park High School
SECOND PLACE: Carolyn Lau & Lauren Lui, Herricks High School
THIRD PLACE: Ivie Mergille, Harborfields High School
Public Relations:
FIRST PLACE: Neha Malhorta & Carolyn Wang – Jericho High School
SECOND PLACE: Ashay Shah & Jacob Abraham – Herricks High School
THIRD PLACE: Omer Asmat & Alex Samadi – Jericho High School
Human Resources:
FIRST PLACE: Jennifer Buckley & Alexa Gunning, Kings Park High School
SECOND PLACE: Michael Sabesan & Sam Kane, Jericho High School
THIRD PLACE: Manfred Lim & Jeevan Bindra, Jericho High School
Healthcare:
FIRST PLACE: Jennifer Baek & Danush Sinnan, Jericho High School
SECOND PLACE: Jaelyn Chow & Bhavika Bhasin, Jericho High School
THIRD PLACE: Samantha Bruno, Gary D. Bixhorn Technical Center: Eastern Suffolk Boces
Tourism:
FIRST PLACE: Alex Boyarski, Jericho High School
SECOND PLACE: Ethan Chiu & Kyle Dapice, Syosset High School
THIRD PLACE: Mia Bordwin, Half Hollow Hills High School East
Retail Marketing A:
FIRST PLACE: Rebecca Cole & Rayna Kolodny, Commack High School
SECOND PLACE: Sage Wikan- Gary D. Boxhorn Technical Center: Eastern Suffolk Boces
THIRD PLACE: Alana Tornese & Maddie Barbaccia, Harborfields High School
Retail Marketing B:
FIRST PLACE TIE:
Elaine Jiao & Zara Qizilbash, Jericho High School
Prableen Kaur & Kelly Ferg, Herricks High School
SECOND PLACE: Emily Shao & Kaylee Ng, Herricks High School
THIRD PLACE: Chase Waldhauser & Julia Kessman, Syosset High School
Interview 11 & 12:
FIRST PLACE: Sana Nabi, Herricks High School
SECOND PLACE: Tasnim Moawad, Commack High School
THIRD PLACE TIE:
Esther Kang, Carl Place High School
Alexa Mavropoulos, Commack High School
Interview 9 & 10:
FIRST PLACE: Jocelyn Chiu – Herricks High School
SECOND PLACE: Yashwin Sajja – Jericho High School
THIRD PLACE: Brian Berger – Jericho High School