UFT 5K Run/Walk 2019

May 11, 2019

UFT members laced up their running sneakers and hit the Coney Island boardwalk on May 11, 2019 for the sixth annual 5K run/walk, which raised money for the UFT Disaster Relief Fund.

Three women wearing UFT Union Proud shirts walking on boardwalk

Paraprofessional Siu Chia, teacher Jeanne Carroll and school aide Andrea Scanni, all from PS 506 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, take to the boardwalk.

4 people smiling holding up running bib numbers

Christabelle Jeanty (right), a teacher at the HS for Construction, Trades, Engineering & Architecture in Ozone Park, Queens, prepares for the 5K with guests (from left) Mary Dugue and Isaiah and Mathew Spencer.

Two women in parking lot with outstretched arms

Barbara Reill (left), the chapter leader at PS 160 in Jamaica, Queens, and PS 160 teacher Meghan Carey warm up before the 5K.

The runners of IS 223 in Borough Park, Brooklyn, coached by their teacher John Sorocco, are at the front of the pack at the start.

Man running across finish line tape inside baseball stadium

Nick Lesser, a teacher at International HS at Lafayette in Gravesend, Brooklyn, breaks the tape.

Woman running across finish line tape in baseball stadium

Rakibat Abiola, a teacher at International HS at Lafayette in Gravesend, Brooklyn, was the fastest woman in the race.

Irma Dinzey (center), a paraprofessional at International Community HS in the Bronx, has earned her medal along with her guests Jonathan Martinez and Anand Ramotar.

Group of runners wearing medals and holding trophies

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (center), who organized the 5K, congratulates the top three adult male and female finishers (from left): Rachel Nobel, a UFT staff member; Rakibat Abiola, a teacher at International HS at Lafayette in Brooklyn; Nick Lesser, also a teacher at International HS at Lafayette in Brooklyn; George Geist, the chapter leader at IS 141 in Queens; Ana Orozco, a teacher at Juan Morel Campos Secondary School in Brooklyn; and Emanuel Marshak, a teacher at James Madison HS in Brooklyn.

Paraprofessional Siu Chia, teacher Jeanne Carroll and school aide Andrea Scanni, all from PS 506 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, take to the boardwalk.

Barbara Reill (left), the chapter leader at PS 160 in Jamaica, Queens, and PS 160 teacher Meghan Carey warm up before the 5K.

The runners of IS 223 in Borough Park, Brooklyn, coached by their teacher John Sorocco, are at the front of the pack at the start.

Nick Lesser, a teacher at International HS at Lafayette in Gravesend, Brooklyn, breaks the tape.

Rakibat Abiola, a teacher at International HS at Lafayette in Gravesend, Brooklyn, was the fastest woman in the race.

Irma Dinzey (center), a paraprofessional at International Community HS in the Bronx, has earned her medal along with her guests Jonathan Martinez and Anand Ramotar.