On Monday, May 20th, Borough President James S. Oddo recognized the important and heroic works of the Emergency Medical Services community with a special ceremony in their honor during National EMS Week at the Excelsior Grand.
The 27th Annual Emergency Services Recognition Ceremony honored several EMTs, paramedics, instructors and students in the emergency services community. This event is unique to Staten Island.
“I am grateful to have the opportunity to honor the heroes in our EMS Community and am thankful we get to celebrate you this week,” said Borough President Oddo. “You are there for us when our life is on the line. Stay safe and thank you for all you do.”
A full list of winners is below:
Emergency Medical Technician of the Year Awards
Dakota Dawkins – FDNY, Station 22
John Hammel – FDNY, Station 23
Conor Trollo – North Shore Rescue Squad
Edward Santo – North Shore Rescue Squad
Dylan Falco – Priority One Ambulance
Jonathan Vukek – Richmond County Ambulance
Ari Weiss – Richmond University Medical Center
Bruce Harty – Richmond University Medical Center
David Aspiazu – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Paul Scara – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Vincent Franchi – Volunteer Heart Ambulance
Anthony Bello – Volunteer Heart Ambulance
Paramedic of the Year Awards
Roberto Silveira – FDNY, Station 22
Shawn Smith – FDNY, Station 23
Benjamin Adler – Priority One Ambulance
William Coyle – Richmond County Ambulance
James Terravecchio – Richmond University Medical Center
Anthony Wilkie – Richmond University Medical Center
Mikhail Kadin – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Brian Hildebrand – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Frank W. Geib Memorial EMT Student of the Year Award
Michael Delvin – Staten Island Emergency Medical Training
James DePaolo – Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue
EMT Instructor of the Year Award
Michael Dixon – Staten Island Emergency Medical Training
Gary Chin – Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue
The 27th Annual Emergency Services Recognition Ceremony honored several EMTs, paramedics, instructors and students in the emergency services community. This event is unique to Staten Island.
“I am grateful to have the opportunity to honor the heroes in our EMS Community and am thankful we get to celebrate you this week,” said Borough President Oddo. “You are there for us when our life is on the line. Stay safe and thank you for all you do.”
A full list of winners is below:
Emergency Medical Technician of the Year Awards
Dakota Dawkins – FDNY, Station 22
John Hammel – FDNY, Station 23
Conor Trollo – North Shore Rescue Squad
Edward Santo – North Shore Rescue Squad
Dylan Falco – Priority One Ambulance
Jonathan Vukek – Richmond County Ambulance
Ari Weiss – Richmond University Medical Center
Bruce Harty – Richmond University Medical Center
David Aspiazu – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Paul Scara – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Vincent Franchi – Volunteer Heart Ambulance
Anthony Bello – Volunteer Heart Ambulance
Paramedic of the Year Awards
Roberto Silveira – FDNY, Station 22
Shawn Smith – FDNY, Station 23
Benjamin Adler – Priority One Ambulance
William Coyle – Richmond County Ambulance
James Terravecchio – Richmond University Medical Center
Anthony Wilkie – Richmond University Medical Center
Mikhail Kadin – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Brian Hildebrand – Northwell Health (SIUH)
Frank W. Geib Memorial EMT Student of the Year Award
Michael Delvin – Staten Island Emergency Medical Training
James DePaolo – Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue
EMT Instructor of the Year Award
Michael Dixon – Staten Island Emergency Medical Training
Gary Chin – Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue
