School Secretaries Award Soiree 2026

School secretary Gailmae Carr’s joy at being one of the evening’s top honorees, as winner of the Goldie Colodny Award, is sealed with kisses from her daughters. Carr is in-service at PS 297 in Brooklyn.

Celebrating with her family is school secretary Michelle Livingston of Chelsea Career and Technical Education HS in Manhattan.

Queens honorees stand tall with UFT School Secretaries Chapter Leader Sheryl Pender (left).

School secretaries and their loved ones cheer the award-winners and capture the moment on their phones.

Yiranny Minaya (right), a payroll secretary at PS 15 in the Bronx, receives the Annette Carlucci Award.

Manhattan honorees smile with Pender after receiving their awards and flowers.

Pender congratulates the Bronx honorees.

Evelyn Moya, an honoree who works at PS 244 in Queens, shares a special moment with her son.

Brooklyn honorees receive their awards from Pender.

Honoree Tanya Johnson (center), a school secretary at PS 3 in Brooklyn, smiles as she watches the awards program.

Pender honors the Staten Island Secretaries of the Year.

School Secretaries Chapter representatives celebrate the evening’s success with Pender.