Officers: 2023-2024

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I am Zachary Kramar, your NYS SkillsUSA President.  I attend North Warren Central School and the Southern Adirondack Education Center in Hudson Falls.  I’m enrolled in the Culinary Arts and Hospitality program.  My favorite essential elements is multicultural sensitivity and awareness. it helps us understand how cultural differences may affect and influence individuals when forming their unique personalities, perceptions and their interactions with others.  After graduation I plan  to continue my studies in the culinary arts field at The Culinary Institute of America. I am Emily Wagner, your NYS SkillsUSA Secretary.  I attend Perry Central School and I’m enrolled in the Criminal Justice program at the Genesee Valley BOCES in Mt. Morris.  My favorite essential element is self-motivation, without it nothing would get done. I am Angelina Vargas your NYS SkillsUSA Treasurer.  I attend Orange-Ulster BOCES, I’m in the Education and Management program.  My favorite essential element is communication, communication can allow others opportunities to expand their knowledge along with creating teamwork.  My plans for the future include going to college to pursue my career path of early Education. I am Jacob Szumigala your NYS SkillsUSA Historian.  I’m a student at Forestville Central High School and the Loguidice Educational Center where I take welding.  I love welding and all the certain etiquette and bits and pieces of knowledge you need to be good at it.  My favorite essential element is teamwork and job specific skills.  I have'nt decided what the future holds, but the current plan is either to become a welder in United States Army, or enroll at St. Bonaventure University. I am Skylar Albin. your NYS SkillsUSA Reporter.  I attend Oriskany Junior-Senior high School.  I'm also enrolled in Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES, taking criminal justice.  My favorite essential element is communication, something we will all need at one time or another in our lives.  After graduation I plan on entering the Air Force and then become a police officer. I am Alex Gallo your NYS SkillsUSA Parliamentarian. I live 45 minutes south of Buffalo and am enrolled in the welding program at the Loguidice Educational Center. I plan to expand my welding skills after high school going to a two year or four year program for welding.  My favorite essential element is communication, if you listen to what someone whom doesn't have the same opinions as you, you can learn something. I am Kayla Waddell-Martin your NYS SkillsUSA Area I Vice President.  I attend Monroe 2 BOCES where I am enrolled in Dental Assisting.  My favorite essential element is communication, it is important, communication allows us to connect with others, express our thoughts and feelings and build relationships.  After graduation, I plan on going to a private university and attend the FBI Academy to pursue a career in criminal psychology. I am Dante Rosario, your NYS SkillsUSA  Area V Vice President.   I attend The High School of Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in Ozone Park, NYC.  I study engineering but when I graduate high school I plan to go to college for medicine. I am Delayna DeVoe, your NYS SkillsUSA Area II Vice President.  I attend Adirondack High School and plan to go into the medical field after graduation.  I am so excited to see what this year has in store for me and the whole state officer team! I am Mikayla Linehan, your NYS SkillsUSA Area III Vice President.  I attend Queensbury Union Free High School.  I am enrolled in the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Program at the Southern Adirondack Education Center in Hudson Falls.  My favorite essential element is leadership.  I enjoy helping others grow.  After graduation, I plan on continuing my studies at the Culinary Institute of America. I am Willem Weston, your NYS SkillsUSA Area IV Vice President.  I attend Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Center, studying animal science as well as attending New Paltz High School.  After school you can find me at the Lucky C Stables where I ride on the High School Interscholastic Equestrian team or the lacrosse field practicing for a high school game.  After graduation I plan on attending Centenary University for Equine Studies and hope to ride on their intercollegiate horse show association team. I am Gianna Spartano, your NYS SkillsUSA Officer at Large. I attend Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES where I currently take criminal justice.  My favorite essential element is communication.  Communication plays an important role in everyday life.  Without the use of communication it would make a lot of things around us much harder. I am Rebekah Hodges, your NYS SkillsUSA Officer at Large.  I attend The Kings School in Hadley Luzerne and F. Donald Myers BOCES in Saratoga Springs where I am enrolled in the Early Childhood program.  My favorite essential element is self-motivation because we all need a drive a passion to accomplish goals at school and our everyday life. I am Kayla Flores, your NYS SkillsUSA Officer at Large. I go to Warwick High School and Orange Ulster BOCES.   I’m in the education and management program.  I enjoy playing video games and having a fun time.