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Past Honorees

Past Honorees

Year Award Recipients
2023 Dr. Whittney Smith, Visionary Award
Director of Instructional Technology & Assessment, Mineola School District 

Erica FraibergMost Innovative Use of Technology Award
School Media Specialist, West Side School in Cold Spring Harbor School District 
2022 Deidre Rubenstrunk, Visionary Award
Executive Director of Technology, Three Village Central School District 

Vickie Henson, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award
Music teacher (retired), John Glenn High School, Elwood Union Free School District  
2021 Lisa DePaolaVisionary Award
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Plainedge Schools

Valerie Murray, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award
Second-grade teacher, Southdown Primary School, Huntington Union Free School District
2020 Marc Epstein, Visionary Award
District Technology Director (Retired), Great Neck UFSD

Karen Krukowski, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award
Kindergarten Teacher, Southold Elementary School, Southold UFSD
2019 Kerrin Welch-Pollera, Visionary Award
Executive Director of Instructional Technology, Three Village CSD


Katie DiGregorio, Ed.D., Most Innovative Use of Technology Award
ENL Teacher, Smithtown High School West, Smithtown CSD
2018 Joseph Castoro, Visionary Award 
Assistant Principal, Oldfield Middle School, Harborfields CSD

Kelly Powers, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award 
Teacher, North Side School, East Williston UFSD
2017 Ed KemnitzerVisionary Award 
Executive Assistant for Technology Integration of Curriculum Support and Development, Massapequa UFSD


Luke FerlandMost Innovative Use of Technology Award
High School Technology Teacher, Riverhead CSD
2016 Dr. Michael P. Nagler, Visionary Award 
Superintendent, Mineola UFSD

Kristen Cogan, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award
Business Teacher, Northport High School, Northport-East Northport UFSD
2015 Anthony Davidson, Visionary Award 
Principal, Commack Middle School, Commack UFSD

Kristina Holzweiss, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award 
Library Media Specialist, Bay Shore UFSD
2014 Christopher J. Pellettieri, Visionary Award 
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, Rockville Centre UFSD  

Alison Chiquitucto, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award 
Kindergarten Teacher, West Babylon UFSD
2013 Barbara Hall, Visionary Award 
Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Sayville UFSD

Katherine Homenides, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award 
Teacher, Sunquam Elementary School, Half Hollow Hills CSD
2012 Gene Tranchino, Visionary Award
Director of Technology, Elwood UFSD

Maddalena Buffalino, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award
Teacher, Carle Place High School, Carle Place UFSD
2011 Charles V. Sulc, Visionary Award 
Superintendent, Massapequa UFSD  

Kathryn Dein, Most Innovative Use of Technology Award 
Academic Intervention Services Math Teacher, Parliament Place Elementary School, North Babylon UFSD