The 25th Annual Emergency Services Recognition Ceremony honored several EMTs, paramedics, instructors and students in the emergency services community. This event is unique to Staten Island.
"The EMS community is there for our community in times of need,” noted BP Oddo. “I want to thank you for being there for us when life is on the line. We get to celebrate you this week, but every day, there are Staten Islanders who genuinely appreciate you.”
2017 EMS AWARD WINNERS:
Emergency Medical Technician of the Year Awards
Melissa O’Brien – FDNY, Station 22
Joseph Parisi – FDNY, Station 23
Jake Perlman – Hatzolah of Staten Island
Havel Pearlman – Hatzolah of Staten Island
Hunter Dawkins – North Shore Rescue Squad
Samantha DiSilvestro – Primary Care Ambulance
Shannon Wilkey – Priority One Ambulance
Issa Mohsen – Richmond County Ambulance
Svetlana Smirichinskaya – Richmond County Ambulance
CarrieAnn Dixon – Richmond University Medical Center
Edgardo Gutierrez – Richmond University Medical Center
Joseph Cosentino – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Ashley Gilas – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Jacqueline Mauro – Volunteer Heart Ambulance
Lauren Lefkowitz – Volunteer Heart Ambulance
Paramedic of the Year Awards
Ryan Zatoren – FDNY, Station 22
John Paul Mansour – FDNY, Station 23
Troy Salerno – Primary Care Ambulance
Jared Johnson – Priority One Ambulance
Menachem Levitansky – Richmond County Ambulance
David Palacios – Richmond County Ambulance
Robert Bonome – Richmond University Medical Center
James Ferravecchio – Richmond University Medical Center
Antonio Jimenez – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Nicole Memoli – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Frank W. Geib Memorial EMT Student of the Year Award
Danielle Farley – Staten Island Emergency Medical Training Center
Nicole Druda – Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue
EMT Instructor of the Year Award
William G. McDonald, EMTP – Staten Island Emergency Medical Training Center
Daron Roth – Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue