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Orange-Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Education Center Thanks Business Partners
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Each year in June, the Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education Center holds a breakfast to thank their work-based learning partners who have been instrumental in providing hands-on, real world work experiences for students in the various Career Academies at CTEC. This year, 60 business partners enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast prepared by the staff and students in the Culinary Careers Academy. The purpose of the gathering was to thank the representatives from these businesses for providing exceptional opportunities for CTEC students to experience their chosen career fields. These employers provided paid work experience, guest lectures, field trips and/or clinical work experiences for students. Also honored were members of the CTEC Advisory Council, a group of local business people who meet several times a year to assist the CTEC educators in reviewing and refining the CTEC academy programs.
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The Partnership Breakfast program was conducted by CTEC Principal Colleen Fitzgerald and her staff. One of the highlights of the morning included Julie Kurd, a CTEC Fashion & Interior Design student from Minisink Valley, and Joseph Lucanie, a Construction Careers Academy student from Monroe-Woodbury. Both students spoke about how their educational experience at CTEC has positively impacted their future plans. Also speaking to the group were Jamie Bogert of Annese & Associates and a former CTEC CISCO Systems student, James Ullrich of Alpine Environmental Consultants and Rosemarie Kukys, Director of Nurse Education at Valley View Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. All of these industry partners spoke about the value of a career and technical education.
The 2009 Work-Based Learning Partners included:
| Alpine Environmental Consultants | Annese & Associates, Inc. |
| Eagle Auto Body | Elant at Goshen, Inc. |
| Everything Grows Childcare & Learning Center | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Frontier Communications Solutions | Gillen Custom Design |
| Glen Arden, Inc. | Ike's Riverside Cafe Kitchen |
| Jones Services Company | Lightower Fiber Network |
| Lincoln Tech | Local Union #363-IBEW |
| Middletown Community Health Center | Mike's Auto Care Center |
| ML Hair Studio | Monroe Pediatrics |
| Occupations, Inc. | Office of Orange County Attorney |
| Ohio Technical College | Orange County Child Care Council |
| Orange County Sheriff's Department | Orange Regional Medical Center |
| Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, PC | Robert Specht |
| Spirit Digitizing | Stewart ANGB 105th Airlift Wing |
| SUNY Orange | Time Warner |
| Valley View Rehabilitation & Nursing Center | Woody's All Natural |
Members of the CTEC Advisory Council are:
Debbie Bogdanski, (Chair) Frontier Communications Solutions
Jessica Aumick, CTEC Health Careers Student
Marie Bordinaro, Orange-Ulster BOCES Special Education
Shannon Brock, Frontier Communications Solutions
Peter Clement, CTEC Parent
Julie Curd, CTEC Fashion & Interior Design Student
Mary Fox, Warwick Valley CSD
Phil Gattis, CTEC Parent
Edison Guzman, A&E Advertising and Web Design
Stephen Knob, Orange County Employment and Training Administration
Marge LaPerle, Orange County Partnership
Harry Malamas, Spirit Digitizing
Robert Miniger, Balchem Corporation
James Nolan, Citi Aviation
Rosana Reyes-Rosello, SUNY Orange
Marijane Sanchez, Orange-Ulster BOCES Adult Education
Carol Smith, Orange County Chamber of Commerce
James P. Smith, Jr. Advance Testing
Peter Smith, Elisie’s Luncheonette & CTEC Parent
Jane Thorpe, Monroe-Woodbury CSD
Russ Tourangeau, Law & Security Careers Student
Patricia Vuolo, Elant, Inc.
Richard Walls, Town of Goshen Police Department
Adriel Yasuda, CTEC Construction Careers Student