“I celebrate myself,” the opening line of Walt Whitman’s famous poem “Song of Myself,” might serve as a reminder to UFT chapters that it’s time for them to celebrate themselves, to blow their own horns.
The UFT celebrates the accomplishments of its chapters, the heart and soul of the UFT, at Teacher Union Day each fall.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Trachtenberg Awards.
Bronx
| District | School | Chapter leader |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | South Bronx Academy for Applied Media | James Council |
| 9 | PS 70 | Thomas Conaboy |
| 10 | PS 306 | Una Morgan |
| 11 | PS 83 | Roseanna Ayala |
| 11 | PS/MS 194 | Kaitlyn Stoltze |
| 12 | PS 211 | Andrew Villafane |
| 72 | Bronx Academy of Letters | Jake Thomas |
| 72 | DeWitt Clinton HS | Rafael Erazo |
Brooklyn
| District | School | Chapter leader |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | PS 270 | Joyce Garcia Wingfield |
| 14 | IS 318 | James Woodbury |
| 16 | MS 35 | Marie Pelzer |
| 18 | PS/IS 66 | Maria Gallo |
| 19 | PS 346 | Jaclyn Morales |
| 19 | PS 108 | John Rini |
| 20 | PS 200 | Miriam Carroll |
| 20 | PS/IS 30 | Joshua Houston |
| 21 | PS 99 | Susan Deasy |
| 21 | PS 101 | Kristie Sesny |
| 23 | PS/IS 137 | Rena Shephard |
| 32 | PS 116 | Adam Shapiro |
| 73 | HS for Medical Professions | Kathleen Matysik |
| 73 | Brooklyn Academy of Science & the Environment | Latoya Lebby |
| 76 | Science Skills Center HS | Clifton Floyd |
| 76 | Secondary School for Journalism | Deirdre Quinn |
Manhattan
| District | School | Chapter leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Neighborhood HS | Emily Blatt |
| 1 | PS 15 | Donnamarie Fiscina |
| 2 | PS 347 | Michael Nappi |
| 2 | M971 | Ron Thomas |
| 4 | PS 146 | Kisha Shoulders |
| 4 | PS 112 | Jessica Roach |
| 5 | PS 175 | Tanya Pragados |
Queens
| District | School | Chapter leader |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | PS 91 | Rebecca Murphy |
| 24 | PS 14 | Tari Russo |
| 24 | PS 12 | Jeffrey Matte |
| 25 | PS/MS 219 | Jennifer Maier |
| 26 | PS/IS 266 | Denise Palmeri |
| 26 | PS 186 | Christina Tweksbury |
| 27 | PS 232 | Thomas Krieger |
| 27 | PS 104 | John Nolan |
| 27 | PS 56 | Stefanie Weinstein-Podber |
| 29 | PS 131 | Lisa LaMagra |
| 29 | PS 95 | Sheryl Dixon |
| 30 | IS 10 | Catherine Sarlo |
| 77 | Forest Hills HS | Adam Bergstein |
| 77 | RFK HS | Joseph Zingone |
| 77 | HS for Construction Trades, Engineering & Architecture | Monique Lee |
| 77 | Queens HS of Teaching, Liberal Arts & the Sciences | Laurie Kucic |
| 77 | John Bowne HS | Melissa Alvarez |
Staten Island
| District | School | Chapter leader |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | PS 44 | Jennifer Jiminez |
| 76 | CSI HS for International Studies | Lena Cosentino |
District 75
| School | Chapter leader |
|---|---|
| PS 75 | Janet Turcios |
| PS 233 | Sherwin Persaud |
| PS 37 | Lorraine Ferrannini |
District 79
| School | Chapter leader |
|---|---|
| Forsyth Satellite Academy | Bryan Finnegan |
| Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day HS | Geraldo Maldonado |