Students ranging from future chefs to future video game designers, automotive technicians and nurses will lead the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany campus SkillsUSA chapter for the 2024-25 school year.
The officers were sworn in on Oct. 15 during a tradition-rich ceremony in front of parents and friends.
SkillsUSA officers, their program, and home school districts are as follows:
Morning Session Officers
- President Malachi Plaza, Automotive Trades Technology, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
- Vice President Arianna Rivas, Game Design and Implementation, Mohonasen
- Treasurer Danny Martin, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Shenendehowa
- Secretary Sophia Mixson, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech, Watervliet
- Parliamentarian Raymond Cortes, Early Childhood Education, Scotia-Glenville
- Historian Johanna Radcliffe, Cosmetology, Bethlehem
- Photographer Kaleigh Canosa, Digital Media Design, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS)
- Community Service Liaison Montserrat Villanueva, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Shenendehowa
Afternoon Session Officers
- President Justin Colindres, Digital Media Design, Shenendehowa
- Vice President Elena Hymes, Criminal Justice, North Colonie
- Treasurer Natalie Bartlett, Diesel Tech, Cobleskill-Richmondville
- Secretary Nadia Nunn, Digital Media Design, Schenectady
- Parliamentarian Ava Bullington, Cosmetology, North Colonie
- Historian Marcus Williams, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech, Schenectady
- Photographer Kylie Bigelow, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Schenectady
- Community Service Liaison Brady Arnold, Network Technology, RCS
SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school students. The organization promotes personal and professional growth and offers students the opportunity to network with industry executives and professionals at the local, regional, state and national levels and to compete in competitions. The organization also promotes giving back to the community, which locally results in collections each year for food pantries and the Schenectady City Mission.