CAS Administrator of the Year 2019

The Council of Administrators and Supervisors honored eighteen outstanding public school administrators from Nassau and Suffolk Counties at the annual winter Delegate Assembly held on Thursday, March 14th at the Holiday Inn in Plainview.  Each award-winning administrator was nominated by their peers and selected by the award committee for exemplifying the highest qualities of school administrative leadership, achievement, vision, innovation, and collaboration with parents, students, staff and administrators in their school community. Below is a list of the award recipients. We thank everyone who attended the Assembly and congratulate our winners!

CAS 2019 Nassau County Administrators of the Year:

Christine Dragone, Assistant Principal, North Side School, East Williston UFSD;
Meredyth Martini, Director of Special Education, Malverne UFSD,
Thomas McKillop III, Principal, East Lake School, Massapequa UFSD
Kathleen Murray, Principal, Parkville School, Great Neck UFSD
Janna Ostroff, Supervisor of Science and Technology, Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD
Mathew Pearson, Assistant Principal, Valley Stream Central High School, Valley Stream CHSD
Eileen Speidel, Principal, Park Avenue School, North Bellmore Union Free School District
Martin Voigt, Chairperson of Physical Education, Massapequa UFSD
Reginald Warren, Assistant Principal, Westbury High School, Westbury Union Free School District

CAS 2019 Suffolk County Administrators of the Year:

Donna Bettinelli, Director of Science, Bay Shore UFSD
Nina Bryant, Assistant Director of Special Education, Commack UFSD
Christian Fogarazzo, Director of Science, Half Hollow Hills CSD
Colleen Ligonde, Assistant Principal, North Babylon High School, North Babylon UFSD
James O’Hagan, Director of Facilities, Three Village CSD
Dr. Melissa Reggio, Principal, Center Moriches Middle School, Center Moriches UFSD

CAS Lifetime Achievement Award

Steven Furrey, Principal, Central Blvd. Elementary School, Bethpage UFSD

CAS Distinguished Administrator Award

Christine DiPaola, Principal, Wenonah Elementary School, Sachem CSD

U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Carisa Burzynski, Principal, John Glenn High School in Elwood

National Blue Ribbon School oF Excellence 2019 John Glenn High School, Elwood UFSD Carisa Burzynski, Principal

CAS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT  AWARD     CAS Lifetime Achievement Award      Steven Furrey, Principal Central Blvd. Elementary School Bethpage UFSD	CAS DISTINGUISHED ADMINISTRATOR AWARD      CAS Distinguished Administrator Award                 Christine DiPaola, Principal Principal, Wenonah Elementary School Sachem CSD
2019 Nassau County              Administrators of the Year	2019 Suffolk County                 Administrators of the Year
Christine Dragone              Assistant Principal, North Side School East Williston UFSD	Donna Bettinelli Director of Science Bay Shore UFSD
Meredyth Martini Director of Special Education Malverne UFSD	Nina Bryant Assistant Director of Special Education Commack UFSD
Thomas McKillop III Principal, East Lake School Massapequa UFSD	Christian Fogarazzo Director of Science Half Hollow Hills CSD
Kathleen Murray   Principal, Parkville School Great Neck UFSD	Colleen Ligonde    Assistant Principal, North Babylon High School North Babylon UFSD
Janna Ostroff            Supervisor of Science and Technology Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD	James O’Hagan Director of Facilities Three Village CSD
Mathew Pearson Assistant Principal Valley Stream Central High School Valley Stream CHSD	Dr. Melissa Reggio Principal Center Moriches Middle School Center Moriches UFSD
Eileen Speidel Principal Park Avenue School    North Bellmore UFSD	Martin Voigt  Chairperson of Physical Education Massapequa UFSD
Reginald Warren Assistant Principal Westbury High School Westbury UFSD