NextGen Values: Commitment, Collaboration and Service

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Employees recognized for 35 or more years of service effective 2015.

Senior leaders from NYCHA and labor unions representing its workforce honored some of the Authority’s most outstanding employees at the 2016 Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony held at District Council 37 in Manhattan on November 18.

Caretaker Ronnie Chaney, center, honored for 55 years of service, with DC 37 Local 957 President Walthene Primus and Chair Shola Olatoye.
Caretaker Ronnie Chaney, center, honored for 55 years of service, with DC 37 Local 957 President Walthene Primus and Chair Shola Olatoye.

“Today we’re honoring employees who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to advancing themselves, our organization, and the community,” General Manager Michael Kelly declared. The GM thanked “those who have been with NYCHA for decades, working hard every day to provide a safe, decent home for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.”

Employees were recognized for 25-55 years of service, perfect attendance, educational credentials, and volunteer service.

Referring to the recent presidential election, Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye told employees: “It’s important to come together now, especially, to acknowledge the importance of public housing as a key contributor to the city we know and love. The continued provision of public housing or Section 8 vouchers to one out of 14 New Yorkers is something we can all get behind no matter how you cast your ballet.”

“When I see 25, 30 and more years of service,” said Chris Brown, Executive Vice President of Communications Workers of America, representing CWA Local 1180 President Arthur Cheliotes, “it shows the majority of people doing this work are rewarded by their jobs and enjoy helping people. I applaud you.”

Longevity, Perfect Attendance, Education and Volunteer Service

Years of Service

55 Years
Ronnie Chaney

 

50 Years
Victor Cortes
Diosdado Rivera

 

45 Years
Sidney Nath

40 Years
Ralph Coleman
Gladys Cruz
Ceasare Gentile
Franklin Jusino
Larry Pack
Charles Rivera
Eddie Ruiz
Marta Velasquez
Larry Wingate

 

35 Years
Sherrian Battle
Bernadette Bonanno
Sheila Brock
Llewellyn Christopher
Robert Coscia
Denise Crenshaw
Cruz Figueroa
Vivian Figueroa
Barbara Fults
Trudy Gardner
Miguel Gonzalez
Nelson Gonzalez
Shelley Goodman
Maria Guzman
Yvette Jackson
Vivian Johnson
Arthur Laboard
Maria Lanahan
Francis Marino
Ramona Marrero
Patricia Mighty
David Muniz
Bienvenido Ozual
Joan Pannell
Joann Parks
Nathaniel Parris
Adarbelto Perez
Eddie Pinero
Earl Roberts
Ricardo Rodriguez
Mira Yvonne Rosado
James Scarcella
Gita Seltzer
Rajendra Shah
Margaret Thornhill
Bobby Whigham

30 Years
Wendy Alexander
Melania Allen
Marie Altidor
Nola Armstrong
Ave Arrington
Samuel Bannister
Debora Barnes
Theresa Bethea
Gregory Blackman
Jeffrey Braddy
Valerie Brown
Felix Bruno
Edward Burch
Beverly Burgess-Jackman
Eddy Burgos
Selwayne Burke
Angel Calo
James Carr
Tajhma Carroll
Develle Cave
Gerald Chin
Herminio Cintron Quinsinetta
Clark-Davis
Donna Cohen
Wanda Coleman
Kelvin Collins
Patrick Copney
Judith Davis
Vincent Delbono
Philip Dix
Stephen Drgan
Dennis Fells
Verna Ferguson
Jacqueline Frazier
Sarah Garcia
Michael Garippa
Jacqueline Gathers
Anthony Gersomino
Luther Gillespie
Michael Gordon
Simon Gourdine
William Gourdine
Richard Guilmette
Alverista Hall
David Harris
Jerlaine Harris
Michelle Havens
Linda HayesDaniel Hermina
Miguel Hernandez
Victor Hernandez
John Horch
Susan Howell
Gary Ippolito
Mary Irving
Edmond Jackson
Janice Jackson
Lori Jackson
David Jaime
Aileen Johnson
Joyce Johnson
Maria Journet
Luis Jusino
Alfred Kahn
Semyon Karmazin
Robert Landow
Alfred Logan
Kim Lomax
Saul Mackler
Shelly Major Bowens
Robert Mallamo
Laura Marotta
Jerry Massas
Kevin McMikle
Betania Medina
Elliot Medina
Anthony Merentis
Cecelia Miller
Carlton Mitchell
Armand Mosca
Elizabeth Mucaria
Augustina Muniz
Kenneth Murphy
Pedro Ortiz
Barbara Page
Michelle Parks
Jatin Patel
Rana Paul
Brenda Pearson
Luis Perez
Stephen Picciurro
Jose Ramos
Roberto Rios
Raymond Rivera
Samuel Rivera
Delores Rivers
Dean Robinson
Donald Robinson
Wayne Robinson
Frances Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez
Jose Romero
Nicholas Schiavone
Nicholas Sciarrino
Sharon Scott
Julene Segee
Kirit Shah
Kenneth Simpson
David Soto
Sarka Steinmann
Daniel Stokley
Regina Studwood
Darlene Suggs
Julio Surillo
Kevin Toney
Blanche Tropiansky
Doris Tyson
Joseph Upshur
Jason Vasquez
Gloria Velez
Tan Vuong
George Waterton
Chadwick Watkins
Yvonne Webster
Bernard Williams
Patricia Williams
Willie Williams
Sandra Wilson
Mark Zurita
Special Achievement

Volunteer Services
Karen Moye
Stefanos Tsevdos

Master’s Degree
Adriana Bertram
Catrice Houser

Bachelor’s Degree
Cheryl Anderson
Tamika Brown
Glendalyn Grant
Brenda Hernandez
Mariela Maldonado

Perfect Time and Attendance
Victor Camberlan
Kwan Cheung
Ryan Dean
Harry Narine
Deowdharrie
Paul McCalla
Ralph Talley