The Council of Administrators and Supervisors honored the following outstanding public-school administrators from Nassau and Suffolk Counties at the annual May Delegate Assembly on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 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.
U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
Mi Jung An, Principal, South Grove Elementary School, Syosset
Emily Zucal, Principal, Lakeville Elementary School, Great Neck
CAS Distinguished Administrator Awards
Dr. Donna Flynn, Assistant Principal, Beach Middle School, West Islip
Michelle Passegiatta, Director of ENL and World Languages, Copiague
Allison Strand, Executive Director of Special Education, Half Hollow Hills
Dawn Valle, Director of Math, Science and Grants, Elwood
ESSAA 2025 Administrators of the Year:
Dr. Daniel Holtzman, Principal, Great Neck North High School, Great Neck
CAS Lifetime Achievement Awards
William Anderson, Curriculum Associate World Language and ENL, Massapequa
Paula Lein, Retired – Principal, Archer Street School, Freeport
Peter Lepore, Principal, Islip Career Center, ESBOCES
Patricia LiVecchi, Supervisor of Career and Technical Education, Massapequa
Ellen O’Neill, Principal, Southold Elementary School, Southold
Katherine Rihm, Principal, North Ridge Elementary School, Commack
Robert Soel, Chairperson of Science, John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore -Merrick
Dr. Denise Toscano, Principal, Harley Avenue Primary School