Russell Sage Employees Honored for Service During Annual Employee Recognition Awards

Congratulations to Will Charbonneau, fire safety coordinator, who received the 2025 President’s Community Award at the annual Employee Recognition Event on May 22, 2025. (Photo by Madison Scisci)

We were excited to honor and celebrate our employees during the 2025 Employee Recognition Event, held May 22, 2025, in the Armory Building on the Albany campus. Congratulations to everyone who received special honors, and thank you to all employees who are key to contributing to our community of care.

Honored Retirees:

Karen Balter

Eileen Brownell

Victoria Greenwood

Trudy Hutchinson

Susan Warshany

Janice White

Special Awards:

The President’s Community Award: Will Charbonneau

RSC Exemplary Service Awards

Administrator: Dan Christopher

Staff: Jay Newell

Faculty: Tom Gray

The Terry M. Cannizzaro ’11, ’14 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award: Courtney “Scrap” Wrenn

Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries:

45 Years

Kay Gormley

Glenda Kelman

35 Years

Michael Musial

30 Years

Jody Diedrich

25 Years

Shelly Goldman Black

Michelle Napierski-Prancl

20 Years

Laura D’Agostino

Elizabeth Gallagher

15 Years

Kim Brayton

Ray Bronk

Kenneth Howard

Kathy McLaughlin

John Zajaceskowski

10 Years

Leslie Bennett

Jill Bierman

Pete Brenan

Dan Christopher

Felicia Collins

Wendy Crandall

Amy Griffin

Kelli Hamm

Margaret Martell

Sandra Penny

Leah Rico

Kim Yetto

Five Years

Jennifer Aiossa

Ethan Alcee

Rosario Arana

Morgan Gmelch

Geoff Miller

Cindy Monaghan

Christine Mulligan

Racheal Paige

Nick Pontari

Mike Rossman

Gabriella Rounds

Sara Senecal

Elyse Teeney

Gabrielle Vaisey

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