• Q1 Education Awards for 2023-24

    District 53 is pleased to reveal the Educational Achievements of members in the first quarter of 2023-24.

    Award Name Club  
    PWMENTORPGM Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
      Donna Reiss, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
      Kristev Hildenbrandt, TC1 Empire Toastmasters  
      Mark S. Filippo, IP5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
      Meng Tan, MS5 Capital Toastmasters of Albany  
      Raju Menon, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
      Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
      Stephen M. Burgess, EH5 Brass City Toastmasters  
      Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    DL5 Jennifer Brown, DL5 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
      Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
      Molly Hayward, DTM Stag Toastmasters Club  
    EC5 Paul Horvath, EC5 Cedar Hill Toastmasters Club  
    EH5 Stephen M. Burgess, EH5 Brass City Toastmasters  
    IP5 Krishna Venkatesan, IP5 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
    LD5 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
      Dhanushkodi Mariappan, LD5 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    MS5 Lawrence M Zaccaro, MS5 Mystic Aquarium Toastmasters  
      Meng Tan, MS5 Capital Toastmasters of Albany  
      Richard Beauchemin, MS5 Taconic Toastmasters  
    PI5 Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
      Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    PM5 Lisa Morahan, PM5 Saratoga Turf Talkers  
      Richard May, PM5 Henry Hudson Club  
      Zita Bodonyi, PM5 Air Line Trail Club  
    SR5 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
      Leslie Bryce, SR5 Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club  
    TC5 Tanya Bramble, MS2 Henry Hudson Club  
    DL4 Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
    EC4 Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
      Debbie Froehlich, EC4 Bethel Toastmasters  
      John H. Robbins, EC4 PROSPEAKERS  
    EH4 Stephen M. Burgess, EH5 Brass City Toastmasters  
    IP4 Brian M. Rush, IP4 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
    LD4 Dhanushkodi Mariappan, LD5 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    MS4 Amy Chiu, MS4 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
    PI4 Colette Driscoll Long, PI4 Mystic Aquarium Toastmasters  
      Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    PM4 Annemarie Senol, PM4 Bethel Toastmasters  
      Zachary N. Fisk, PM4 Housatonic Toastmasters  
    SR4 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
      Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
    VC4 Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
    DL3 Ahren Niles, DL3 One State Street Toastmasters  
      Beatriz Heredia, DL3
    Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
     
      Frank H. Frazar, DL3 One State Street Toastmasters  
      Maria Westbrook, DL3 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
      Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
      Thomas John Turon, DL3 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
      Tim Guyton, DL3 UnitedHealth Group Club  
    EC3 Lufeng Zou, EC3 Eagle Club  
    IP3 Bridgette Mack, IP3 One State Street Toastmasters  
      Kristy Snyder, IP3 Inspira Marketing Toastmasters  
      Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
      Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    LD3 Giusy R Beaman, LD3 Norwich Toastmasters  
    MS3 Michael Townshend, MS3 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
      Stephen A. Miller, DTM North Country Club  
    PI3 Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
      Tzu Jen Kao, PI3 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    PM3 Aimee B. Soucy, PM3 Farmington Club  
      Angel Mary, PM3 Dutchess County Toastmasters  
      Cheryl Morgenstern, PM3 Bethel Toastmasters  
      Ray Schwartz, PM3 Housatonic Toastmasters  
      Sarita B. Patel, PM3 Speakeasy Toastmasters Club  
      Susan M Merlo, PM3 Bethel Toastmasters  
    SR3 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
    TC3 James Ault, TC3 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
    VC3 Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
      Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
      Lana Gossin, VC3 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
      Vijaya Karunakar, VC3 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
    DL2 Adebola Elefontuyi, DL2 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
      Laura Prior, DL2
    Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
     
      Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
    EC2 Jessica E. Munn, EC2
    Liberty St. of Schenectady Toastmasters (L.O.S.T.)
     
      John Michaliszyn, EC2 PROSPEAKERS  
      Royd Vassiljev, EC2 Stag Toastmasters Club  
    EH2 Donna Sobel, DTM Bethlehem Club  
      Mohammed Shams, EH2
    Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
     
      Steven Savino Pascarella, EH2
    Liberty St. of Schenectady Toastmasters (L.O.S.T.)
     
    IP2 Donna Reiss, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
      Kathleen M. VanValen, IP2 Fort Orange Toastmasters  
      Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
      Raju Menon, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
      Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    LD2 Andrew K. Winn, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Fana-Najuma A. Herimaat, LD2 Empire Toastmasters  
      Shaw Bates, DTM Niantic Toastmasters Club  
      Victor Salazar, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    MS2 Ahmed Elghandour, MS2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Kate Kelly, DTM Eagle Club  
      Nancy Chacon, MS2 GE Schenectady Speakers Club  
      Tanya Bramble, MS2 Henry Hudson Club  
    PI2 Asia Clark, PI2 BI Toastmasters  
      Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
      Tzu Jen Kao, PI3 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    PM2 Abdul Musa, PM2
    Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
     
      Craig Campbell, PM2 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
      Gail Martino, PM3 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
      Ngoc Danh, PM2 Stag Toastmasters Club  
      Robert Marshall Weiss, PM2
    Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
     
      Susan M Merlo, PM3 Bethel Toastmasters  
      Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    SR2 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
      Andrea C. Currie, SR2
    Liberty St. of Schenectady Toastmasters (L.O.S.T.)
     
      Roland Loranger, SR2 Torrington Club  
    TC2 Jennifer Cimilluca, DTM Norwich Toastmasters  
    VC2 Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
      David A. Louden, VC2 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
      Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
      Nathan Murphy, VC2 NE Toastmasters  
    DL1 Christopher Haynes, DL1 North Country Club  
      Daniel A. Legg, VC1 BI Toastmasters  
      Jennifer Stafford, DL1 Empire Toastmasters  
      Phyllis E. Kirouac, DL2 Wooster Heights Toastmasters Club  
      Scott Donnelly, DL1 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
    EC1 Christopher J Lago, EC1 GE Schenectady Speakers Club  
      Stephanie A. Roy, EC1 Talk It Up Toastmasters  
    EH1 Brian Bassano, EH1 Greenwich Toastmasters  
      Cameron Smith, EH1 iToast  
    IP1 Cathleen Kittle, IP1 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
      Galina Barbascumpa, IP1 Saratoga Turf Talkers  
      Kathleen M. VanValen, IP2 Fort Orange Toastmasters  
      Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
      Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    LD1 Andrew K. Winn, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Julia Wilkins, LD1 Toastmasters of Downtown Springfield, MA  
      Victor Salazar, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    MS1 Chirag Patel, MS1 BI Toastmasters  
      Joseph Patrick Montrym, MS1 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
      Nancy Chacon, MS2 GE Schenectady Speakers Club  
      Nancy E. Van Kempen, MS1 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
      Tanya Bramble, MS2 Henry Hudson Club  
      Terry R. Goodemote, DTM North Country Club  
    PI1 Holly Maw, PI1 BI Toastmasters  
      Laurie Kelsey, PI1 Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club  
      Reginaldo B. Binalla, PI1 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
      Tzu Jen Kao, PI3 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    PM1 Andrew Metter, PM1 Greenwich Toastmasters  
      Christine Cioppa, PM1 Greenwich Toastmasters  
      Christine Vale, PM1 BI Toastmasters  
      Christopher Haynes, DL1 North Country Club  
      Collin w Hitchcock, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Diane Diachishin, PM1 Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club  
      Gail Martino, PM3 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
      Jamie Nguyen, PM1 Energy Toastmasters Club  
      Jeff Sobel, DTM, PID Bethlehem Club  
      Laxmi Prasad Poudel, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Mary Howard, PM1 Taconic Toastmasters  
      Michael Knutson, PM1 Dutchess County Toastmasters  
      Nathan Almirall, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Raju Menon, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
      Shulong Yao, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Tracey Villaverde, PM1 West-Conn Toastmasters Club  
      Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
    SR1 67534324 – Name unavailable NYS Forum Toastmasters  
      Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
      Michael D. Worku, SR1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
    VC1 67514216 – Name unavailable GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
      Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
      Daniel A. Legg, VC1 BI Toastmasters  
      Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
      William Caynoski, VC1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club