SYRACUSE, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association celebrated its 2025 Talent Development Awards on Monday, June 16 at The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (The MOST). MACNY co-hosted the event, which celebrated students, educators, and employers in the region, with Partners for Education & Business, Inc. (PEB). “This celebration reflects the strength […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association celebrated its 2025 Talent Development Awards on Monday, June 16 at The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (The MOST).
MACNY co-hosted the event, which celebrated students, educators, and employers in the region, with Partners for Education & Business, Inc. (PEB).
“This celebration reflects the strength of Central New York’s talent pipeline and the extraordinary collaboration between students, educators, and employers,” MACNY President/CEO Randy Wolken said in announcing honorees from the event. “Together, we’re building a future where opportunity and innovation go hand in hand.”
The event celebrated a group of 10 high-school seniors as the 2025 CNY STEM Scholarship honorees and honored a number of businesses and organizations.
Eaton, OCWA, and Usherwood Office Technology were honored with the Business Partnership of the Year Award for dedication to student engagement and STEM career exploration.
Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo received the Community Partner of the Year honor for its dedication to promoting STEM careers and contributions to the Henninger P-TECH program.
Cody Clark of Byrne, Adrienne Hickey of Upstate Medical University, Kathy Millet of Belden, and Kevin Wade of BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services LLC were honored with the Career Spark Award for mentoring students on their career journeys.
Elise Ranieri was named SRC STEM Champion for her leadership in inspiring young women to pursue careers in architecture and STEM.
A number of people in pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs were also honored at the Talent Development Awards event. Alexandra Bakiewicz, Katrina Genier, Paige Perl, and Jennifer VanLuven, all graduates of MACNY’s Real Life Rosies program, received The Riveter Award for their efforts to build careers in a field where women have been historically underrepresented.
The Advance 2 Apprenticeship Pathfinder Award was presented to Khaing Hein, a graduate of MACNY’s Advance 2 Apprenticeship program for his initiative and leadership.
MACNY also honored 46 registered apprenticeship graduates and acknowledged one graduate, Toni Aho, for becoming the first Real Life Rosie graduate to achieve Journeyworker certification.
Instructors from the Advance 2 Apprenticeship and Real Life Rosies programs were honored for their efforts to launch or expand their registered apprenticeship programs in 2024/2025.
Irwing Laureano-Torres of 110 Metalworks received The Jason Poole Apprenticeship Impact Award honoring his mentorship and advocacy for apprenticeships.
Erin Noto, executive director of Career and Technical Education at Syracuse City School District, received The Robert A. Leslie Award for Trailblazing Educators for her work expanding CTE programs and apprenticeship access.
