NASTECH NASTAR Awards
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Twenty-three Nassau County Educators Receive NASTECH NASTAR Awards
Nassau BOCES and the Nassau Association of School Technologists (NASTECH) held its fourth annual Nassau Association of School Technologists Award Recipient (NASTAR) awards ceremony recently at the Nassau BOCES Brookville Outdoor and Environmental Education Center.
The NASTAR awards were created by NASTECH to honor individuals for their innovation, leadership and support of technology initiatives in their school districts. Each recipient is selected by their district based on this criterion. This year, a total of 23 Nassau County educators were acknowledged for their achievements in a ceremony led by Data Privacy and Security Service Supervisor Laura Pollak and Program Specialist Barbara Deal.
“Barbara (Deal) and I feel so fortunate to have the privilege of recognizing the educators who work tirelessly to promote technology programs in our Nassau County districts,” said Laura Pollack, Nassau BOCES Data Privacy and Security Service Supervisor. “The NASTAR awards event highlights how brightly these educators shine, and we look forward to honoring even more NASTARs next year.”
The 2022 NASTECH NASTAR award recipients are:
Jack Bixhorn, Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD
Stacey Bowden, Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD
Mary Brower, Diocese of Rockville Centre
Margeaux Calemmo, Garden City UFSD
Edward Courtney, Long Beach City SD
Samantha Gallagher, Great Neck UFSD
Heather Graham, Valley Stream 30 UFSD
Harold Gutierrez, Evergreen Charter School
Casey Hauptman, Freeport UFSD
Kathleen Jay, Syosset CSD
Wayne Jensen, East Williston UFSD
Sylvia Kallich, Uniondale UFSD
Amy Leo, Jericho UFSD
Dr. Paul Lynch, Lynbrook UFSD
Peter Niceforo, Manhasset UFSD
Darlene O’Hearon, East Meadow UFSD
Frank Seier, East Rockaway UFSD
Maria Sidor, Locust Valley CSD
Andrea Swicord, Bethpage UFSD
Christine Talbot, North Merrick UFSD
Giselle Taylor, Glen Cove CSD
Robin Wilensky, North Shore Hebrew Academy
Dena Zornberg, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park UFSDAdditionally, a special retirement tribute was given by Garden City UFSD and Nassau BOCES to Dr. Rita Melikian for her dedicated years of service, and certificates of appreciation were awarded to NASTECH Executive Committee Members, presenters, NASTECH Mentors and NASTECH “Rookies.” After the ceremony, award recipients had the opportunity to experience some of the activities at the Brookville Outdoor and Environmental Education Center led by Nassau BOCES Naturalists.
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