Career Day 2009
Special thanks to Shaila Quarashi, Project Friend Counselor, Allison Arduini, School Guidance Counselor
and Arelis Hernandez-Diloné for their coordination of this schoolwide event.

People from all different kinds of occupations took part in this event.
The list below is just some of the different occupations the children were exposed to and learned about.

Click here to see some photos from that day.

Name

Title

Office

Rebecca Height

Assistant District Attorney

Queens District

Attorney  Office

Teofilo Tigson

Representative

Primerica

Financial Services

Sandy Halaka

Independent Hairstylist

 

Christopher Iavarone

Sensei

Tiger Schulman’s

Mixed Martial Arts

Frank Santini

New York State Trooper

NYS Police

Anthony Preston

New York State Trooper

NYS Police

Eleanor McNamee

District Parent Advocate

NYC Dept. of Education

Helene Amato

Executive Assistant

NYC Dept. of

Environmental Protection

Eileen Connolly

Park and Recreation Manager

City of New York

Parks and Recreation

Helen Sears

Council Member

New York City Council

Patricia Batista

Program Operations Fellow

Common Cents

Inna Krasnovsky

Certified Dog Trainer &

Animal Behavior Counselor

Wag the Dog

 

David Doxsee

Police Officer

New York City

Police Department

Richard Italiano

District Manager

NYC Community

Board #4Q

Howard Kreft

Queens Sergeant

Urban Park Rangers-

NYC Parks

and Recreation

Robert Shlasko

Writer & Publisher

Jane & Street

Publishers, Ltd.

Robert Morris

Supreme Court Officer

NYC Criminal Courts

Shazia Khan

Reporter

NY1 News

Dr. Robert Radir

Veterinarian

Maspeth Animal Hospital

John Principe, Jr.

Sergeant

New York City

Police Department

Daniel Abreu

Partnership Specialist

U.S. Dept. of Commerce--

U.S. Census Bureau

Sarah Hinkle

Librarian

Elmhurst Community

Library of Queens

 

Eng Lian

Financial Center Manager

Vice President

Citibank

Alishka Long-Nelson

Executive Team Leader-

Softlines

Target

 

E.A. O’Connor

Prevention Specialist

Child Abuse

Prevention Program

Kate Reece

Prevention Specialist

Child Abuse Prevention Program

Evelyn Puz

School Lunch Worker/Cook

NYC Dept. of Education

Eduardo Laboy

Administrator

Department of Youth &

Community

Development

Jeff Owen

Senior Property Manager

Queens Center

Dawn Simon

Senior Manager, Marketing

Queens Center

Susan Mannino

Author

 

Rita Basdeo

Assistant Branch Manager

Citibank

Jennifer Mulvey

Bank Teller

Citibank

Iris Mercado

Nutritionist, Health Educator &

Asst. Professor

Hostos Community

College/Consultant

Meredith Farrell

Child Life Specialist

Elmhurst Hospital Center

Sara Vidal

Dir. of Comm. Relations

Admin. Staff Analyst

NYC Dept. of Youth

and Community Development

Shaila Quarashi

Project Friend Counselor

NYC Dept. of Education

Alison Arduini

Guidance Counselor

P.S. 102 Queens

NYC Dept. of Education

Arelis Hernandez-Diloné

Parent Coordinator

P.S. 102 Queens

NYC Dept. of Education

Diane Hudson

Real Estate Agent

 

Karen Merjave

Technology Liaison/

Coordinator, PS 102 Q

NYC Dept. of Education

Monica Gutierrez

 

School Construction Authority

Win Chen

 

School Construction Authority

Antonio Gentile

 

School Construction Authority

Adam Tageldin

Electronic Engineer

I Fly Hospital

Miriam Olachea

School Teacher

 

Don Whiston

Fireman

FDNY

John Rosario

NYPD

110th Precinct

Jennifer Lew

NYPD

110th Precinct

Laurie Duke

Literacy Coach

PS 102 Queens

Maureen Gaffney

AIS Teacher

PS 102 Queens

Trish Lotzof

Math Coach

PS 102 Queens