At a glance
The 2021 SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Conference Postsecondary Championship was held on the Wellsville campus.
The 2021 SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Conference Postsecondary Championship was held on Alfred State’s Wellsville campus on Saturday, April 2. 32 students from two schools, Alfred State and the Culinary Institute of America, competed against each other in one of the nation’s most prestigious showcases of career and technical aptitude.
SkillsUSA Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. State winners are eligible to travel to Atlanta, GA to compete in the 58th National SkillsUSA Championship on June 20. The five-day event features more than 6,500 students competing in 107 occupational and leadership skill areas.
“State contests like this are made possible through sponsors and industry judges,” stated NYS SkillsUSA College Post-Secondary director Craig R Clark, PhD. “We look forward to the NYS team attending the national event in June.”
Congratulations to the following top finishers from the championship:
Automotive Refinishing:
Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Sabrina Rowe, Lockport, NY – Alfred State
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Louis Petrillo, Otisville, NY – Alfred State
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Larry Knoll, Darian Center, NY – Alfred State
Automotive Service:
Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Kyle Mitravich, Tonawanda, NY – Alfred State
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Greg Stann, Fillmore, NY – Alfred State
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Devon Canfield, Amherst, NY – Alfred State
Job Skill Demonstration:
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Gathirna Toussaint, Hyde Park, NY – Culinary Institute of America
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Lourdes Valdez, Bergen, NJ - Culinary Institute of America
Carpentry:
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Sean Malenfant, Averill Park, NY – Alfred State
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Jordon Szczesniak, Conesus, NY – Alfred State
Commercial Baking:
Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Prabhseerat Kaur, Hyde Park, NY - Culinary Institute of America
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Jisun Choi, Hyde Park, NY – Culinary Institute of America
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Sarah Sue Streeter, LeRoy, NY – Alfred State
Culinary Arts:
Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Ethan Foster, Chesterfield, VA – Culinary Institute of America
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Jacob McGrath, Webster, NY – Alfred State
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Chidina Okafor, VillaRica, GA - Culinary Institute of America
Electrical Construction Wiring:
Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Benjamin Trautwein, East Amherst, NY – Alfred State
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Lucian Talbett, Jamestown, NY – Alfred State
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Jerad Hediger, Chaffee, NY – Alfred State
Masonry:
Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Augustus Zevon-Powell, Peachum, VT – Alfred State
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Patrick Aini, Arkport, NY – Alfred State
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Zachery Kelley, Watkins Glen, NY – Alfred State
Welding:
Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Hayden Rust, Houghton, NY – Alfred State
Second place winning the Silver Medal: Chase Pangrazio, Basom, NY – Alfred State
First Place winning the Gold Medal: Matthew Fernandes, McGraw, NY – Alfred State
Left to Right: Sarah Sue Streeter, Zachary Kelley, Jerad
Hediger, Devon Canfield, Larry Knoll, Jordan Szczesniak,
Lourdes Valdez, and Chadina Ikafor
(missing Matthew Frenandes).