2008 County Executive Youth Excellence Award Recipients
Most Significant Improvement in Overall Performance
Student: Nominated by:
Bladimir Buritica Mill Street Loft, Habilidad Program
Grabiel DeLaRosa Orville A. Todd Middle School
Brian Findra Dutchess B.O.C.E.S. Alternative High School
Dana Galente Rhinebeck High School
Jennavieve Lazzari Dutchess B.O.C.E.S. Alternative High School
Ariana Madurie DC Youth Bureau – Project Return
Juquilina Ortiz Linden Avenue Middle School
Michael Postolan Beacon High School
Geoffrey Ricketts Poughkeepsie High School
Adrienne Tompkins Orchard View Alternative High School
Ashlee Watson Eugene Brooks Middle School
John Wright Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
Success Despite Difficult Odds
Student: Nominated by:
Grace Arnold Haviland Middle School
Ezekeil Chincuanco Orchard View Alternative High School
Eliezer Delgado Cornell Cooperative Extension Green Teen
DeJaun Encarnacion Poughkeepsie Middle School
Cara Falanga Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
Noemi Fernandez Webutuck High School
Rianna Fiorito Roy C. Ketcham High School
Amanda Fuller Dover Middle School
Marissa Gally LaGrange Middle School
Ebony Gaskin Arlington High School
Brandon Harrand Arlington High School
Ronmisha Johnson Dutchess County Dept. of Social Services
Zachary Johnson Wappinger Junior High School
Paul Lawson Orville A. Todd Middle School
Gloria Lopez Mill Street Loft, Habilidad Program
Margaret Lynch Beacon High School
Victoria Martin Poughkeepsie High School
Patricia Mendoza-Case Dutchess County Dept. of Social Services
Cynthia Mercado Dover High School
Shawn Montague Dutchess County Dept. of Social Services
Joseph Neglia Wappinger Junior High School
Luis Pajuelo Webutuck High School
Richard Pecora D.C. B.O.C.E.S. BETA
Caroline Pelaez-Bermeo Roy C. Ketcham High School
Melissa Peyatt Webutuck High School
Faithan Pfiefer North East Community Center
Alexandria Reilly Wappinger Junior High School
Theresa Riedy Roy C. Ketcham High School
Keisha Rogers Hudson River Housing, River Haven
Kelly Roussel Webutuck High School
Megan Smith Poughkeepsie High School
Tafari Stewart Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
Lauren Vessio John Jay High School
Volunteer or Community Service
Student: Nominated by:
Tish Agosto Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.
Christopher Davis Dutchess BOCES Alternative High School
Alejandra Garcia Red Hook High School
Alexandria Gilleo Orchard View Alternative High School
Leanne Koch Orville A. Todd Middle School
Derrick Lewis Poughkeepsie High School
Louis Tingling, Jr. Planned Parenthood Education
Edward Zhou Spackenkill High School
