Long Island's
Brightest High School Students Impress at Second Annual Business Leadership
Competition
Huntington, New York, December 1, 2004 — The
Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce ("YPCC"), a program of The Chamber of
Commerce Regional Business Partnership, hosted their Second Annual Business
Leadership Competition yesterday at the Huntington Townhouse. More than 180
high school students from Commack, Deer Park, Elwood, Half Hollow Hills,
Harborfields, Hempstead, Huntington, Northport and South Huntington High
Schools, and Western Suffolk BOCES were invited to participate.
The competition provided students the opportunity
to demonstrate their knowledge through presentations in the categories of
Fashion Marketing, Hospitality Services, Advertising & Graphics,
E-Commerce, Sports Management, Sports Marketing, Real Estate, Entrepreneurship,
and Job Interview Skills.
"I am proud of the tremendous success our
competition has achieved," said Linda Mitchell, Executive Director of the YPCC.
"In only one year we have been able to triple the number of students that
compete — clearly demonstrating the value and impact that a program of
this type can have on the students, teachers and school districts here on Long
Island. I was proud to witness first-hand the outstanding knowledge, confidence
and composure of our future business leaders."
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Fashion Marketing: |
First Place |
Morgan Bertash |
Harborfields High
School |
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Second Place |
Jackie & Kate
Simone |
Walt Whitman High
School |
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Hospitality Services: |
First Place |
Dan Gerber |
Half Hollow Hills High
School |
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Second Place |
Casey Cuneo & Monica
Jarrett |
Northport High School |
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Advertising &
Graphics: |
First Place |
Melissa Woodhull & Tanya
Placide |
W. Suffolk BOCES |
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Second Place |
Gregg Boccio & Alex
DelPriore |
Half Hollow Hills High
School |
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E-Commerce: |
First Place |
Dane Kouttron & Dillon
Kois |
Huntington High School |
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Second Place |
Hasani Gray & Danny
Hakim |
Deer Park High School |
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Sports Management: |
First Place |
Kristen Collins |
Walk Whitman High
School |
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Second Place |
John Lentinello |
Huntington High School |
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Sports Marketing: |
First Place |
Emily Segal & Taylor
Keeperman |
Half Hollow Hills High
School |
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Second Place |
Mark Fazio |
John Glenn High School |
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Real Estate: |
First Place |
Jennifer Broderick & Jessica
Nelson |
Harborfields High
School |
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Second Place |
Joey & JP
Philogene |
Deep Park High School |
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Entrepreneurship: |
First Place |
Gabriella Baiter & Christina
Aegeter |
John Glenn High School |
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Second Place |
Deniz Ozen, Amy & Jenna
Goldblatt |
Walt Whitman High
School |
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Job Interview: |
First Place |
Matt Windt |
Commack High School |
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Second Place |
Angad Lambda |
Commack High School |
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Job Interview-Special
Needs: |
First Place |
Di Shauna Nichols |
Huntington High School |
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Second Place |
Leon Bennett |
Harborfields High
School |
"As one of the lead business membership
organizations in the region, we realize the importance of providing our high
school students with 'real-life' experience to prepare them for their future
and expose them to the excellent business resources and career choices here on
Long Island," said Dennis Sneden, CEO & President of The Chamber of
Commerce Regional Business Partnership.
The competition was judged by an independent panel
of representatives from prominent organizations, such as Adelphi University,
Alegean, Appliance World, Astoria Federal Savings Bank, AXA Advisors, The Bank
of New York, Briarcliffe College, Canon Business Solutions, Citigroup, Coach
Realtors, Dowling College, Hillcrest Technologies, IntoTheBest.com, Nixon
Peabody, LLP, The Office of Suffolk County Legislator Jon Cooper, Stony Brook
University and Sylvan Learning Center. Sponsors of the event included Stony
Brook University, Astoria Federal Savings Bank, Walt Whitman High School DECA,
Sylvan Learning Center, Adelphi University and Bethpage Federal Credit Union.
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First-place winners at the YPCC's Second Annual Business
Leadership Competition. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
Second-place winners at the YPCC's Second Annual Business
Leadership Competition. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, First-place winners in
Advertising & Graphics Melissa Woodhull & Tanya Placide from W. Suffolk
BOCES, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive Director Linda Mitchell.
Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional Business
Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winners in Advertising & Graphics Gregg Boccio
& Alex DelPriore from Half Hollow Hills High School, Chamber Chairman Ron
Lazar and YPCC Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber
of Commerce Regional Business Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winners in E-Commerce Dane Kouttron & Dillon
Kois from Huntington High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive
Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winners in E-Commerce Hasani Gray & Danny Hakim
from Deer Park High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive
Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winners in Entrepreneurship Gabriella Baiter &
Christina Aegeter from John Glenn High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and
YPCC Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of
Commerce Regional Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winners in Entrepreneurship Deniz Ozen, Amy &
Jenna Goldblatt from Walt Whitman High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and
YPCC Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of
Commerce Regional Business Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winner in Fashion Marketing Morgan Bertash from
Harborfields High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive
Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winners in Fashion Marketing Jackie & Kate
Simone from Walt Whitman High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC
Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winner in Hospitality Services Dan Gerber from Half
Hollow Hills High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive
Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winners in Hospitality Services Casey Cuneo &
Monica Jarrett from Northport High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC
Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winner in Job Interview Matt Windt from Commack High
School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive Director Linda Mitchell.
Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional Business
Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winner in Job Interview Angad Lambda from Commack
High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive Director Linda
Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional Business
Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winner in Job Interview-Special Needs Di Shauna
Nichols from Huntington High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC
Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winner in Job Interview-Special Needs Leon Bennett
from Harborfields High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive
Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winners in Real Estate Jennifer Broderick &
Jessica Nelson from Harborfields High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and
YPCC Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of
Commerce Regional Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winners in Real Estate Joey & JP Philogene from
Deep Park High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive Director
Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional Business
Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winner in Sports Management Kristen Collins from
Walk Whitman High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive
Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional
Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winner in Sports Management John Lentinello from
Huntington High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive Director
Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional Business
Partnership. |
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Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, First-place winners in Sports Marketing Emily Segal & Taylor
Keeperman from Half Hollow Hills High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and
YPCC Executive Director Linda Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of
Commerce Regional Business Partnership. |
Chamber CEO Dennis Sneden, Chamber Board Member Kimberly
S. Jones, Esq, Second-place winner in Sports Marketing Mark Fazio from John
Glenn High School, Chamber Chairman Ron Lazar and YPCC Executive Director Linda
Mitchell. Photo courtesy of The Chamber of Commerce Regional Business
Partnership. |
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