2026 CAS Awards – March 25, 2026
The Council of Administrators and Supervisors honored outstanding public-school
administrators from Nassau and Suffolk Counties at the annual March Delegate Assembly on
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the Mezza Luna Restaurant in Hauppauge. Each award-
winning administrator was selected by the CAS award committee as a CAS Leader exemplifying
the highest qualities of peer leadership, school administrative leadership, achievement, vision,
innovation, and collaboration with colleagues, parents, students, and staff in their school
community.
NYSE Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
Dr. Philip Farrelly,
Principal, Harborfields High School, Harborfields
John Ruggero,
Principal, Vandermuelen High School, Port Jefferson
Association of Middle Level Education Schools of Distinction
Dr. Christina Moran,
Principal, Elwood Middle School, Elwood
John Avena,
Principal, Wisdom Lane Middle School, Levittown
Dr. Daniel Marquardt,
Principal, Udall Road Middle School, West Islip
CAS Administrators of the Year
Dr. William Bushman,
Director of Special Education, Valley Stream CHSD
Nominators: Tracy Alesia and Kelly Whitney-Rivera
Russell Endes,
Executive Director of PPS, Bay Shore
Nominators: Lisa Montalvo and Cheryl Rainone
Jeffrey Raymond,
Assistant Principal/Dean, North Babylon High School, North Babylon
Nominators: Jonathan Klomp and Coleen Ligonde
Patricia Rogers,
Director of World Language, ENL, and Dual Languages, Bay Shore
Nominators: Christopher Mentz, Joe Lemke and Amanda DellUniversita
Daniel McCabe,
Principal, Nesaquake Middle School, Smithtown
Nominators: Michael Freiberg and Mathew Mulvey
Dr. Daniel Marquardt,
Principal, Udall Road Middle School, West Islip
Nominators: Jeanne Dowling and Andrew O’Farrell
Dr. Christina Moran,
Principal, Elwood Middle School, Elwood
Nominators: Elissa Millan and Pamela Orleman-Fine
Stephen Goldberg,
Principal, The Village School, Great Neck
Nominators: Dr. Alison Brennan and Ron Gimondo
CAS Lifetime Achievement Award
John Avena,
Principal, Wisdom Lane Middle School, Levittown
Dr. Patty Kolodnicki and John Zampaglione