Recognition & Awards

2010 Recognition Ceremony & Awards Dinner

The 2010 Recognition Ceremony & Awards Dinner took place on May 7, 2010. Here are some of the highlights:

Program of the Evening

Key Remarks

  • Olga Malinskaya, Alumni Program Advisor, Baruch VITA Program
  • Diana Liang, President, Baruch VITA Program
  • Dr. Masako Darrough, Chair, Stan Ross Department of Accountancy, Baruch College
  • Dr. Ronald Aaron, Professor, Department of Student Development and Counseling
  • Steve Slater, CPA, Managing Director, UHY Advisors
  • Rodger Taylor, Head Librarian, Hamilton Fish Park Library
  • Dennis Wang, Assistant Coordinator, Baruch VITA Program

Award Recipients

Alumni Certificate of Appreciation

  • Alison Bisnauth
  • Cyrus Tang
  • Helen Yu
  • Irene Lau
  • Irina Shakhtmeyster
  • Kathy Huie
  • Kevin Maguire
  • Kimisha Malcolm
  • Lily Lo
  • Mariya Marushchak
  • Michael Na
  • Olga Malinskaya
  • Renata Stasaityte
  • Sergey Mitzengendler
  • Shilpa Rani Raghavan
  • Them Tran
  • Yan Liu

Outstanding Senior Tax Preparers

  • Alexander Albert
  • Andres Vallejo
  • Arielle Ngai
  • Azka Abid
  • Brisejda Gjoka
  • David Hung
  • Jenniffer Sanchez
  • Jansen Li
  • Mark Shur
  • Mohammed Hashem
  • Philip Ceng
  • Po-Huang Wu
  • Toby Shum
  • Vera Nazarova
  • Vitaliya Yudzina
  • Wesley Yee
  • William Tsang
  • Ying Ting Wang
  • Yuk Ping Law

Outstanding Assistant Site Managers

  • Elizabeth Wong
  • Frank Bockowski
  • Hamida Daud
  • Pandava Bosworth
  • Ryan David

Outstanding Volunteer Tax Preparers

  • Andrea Bermeo
  • Anthony Fung
  • Baishaki Naha
  • Benjamin Lee
  • Bryan Adler
  • Christopher Wen
  • Erik Bazyan
  • George Lopez
  • Hao Shen
  • Helena Ng
  • Hui Xian Lin
  • Jennifer Kang
  • Ke Jiang
  • Marina Bernovskaia
  • Mary Fung
  • Melinda Dabydeen
  • Michelle Lee
  • Qiu Yan (Nancy) Gao
  • Sofya Feldblyum
  • Sung (Justin) Chae
  • Susan Sull
  • Sylvia Wu
  • Trix Cheung
  • Xiaohua Lu
  • Yada Dangruenrat
  • Ziying Li

Outstanding International Tax Preparers

  • Airi Nihommatsu
  • Cathy Huang
  • Dennis Wang
  • Erik Bazyan
  • Flora Liu
  • Jessica Luo
  • Jenniffer Sanchez
  • Kevin Wong
  • Randolph Passmore
  • Wesley Yee
  • Yeting He
  • Ying Zhu

Most Returns Prepared

  • Bing Jing Liu, Chinatrust
  • George Lopez, Hamilton Fish Park Library
  • Kevin Wong, Baruch College
  • Leyi Sun, Flushing
  • Mark Shur, Kingsbay
  • Mary Fung, CCBA

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2009 Recognition Ceremony & Awards Dinner

The 2009 Recognition Ceremony & Awards Dinner took place on May 1, 2009. Here are some of the highlights:

Program of the Evening

Key Remarks

  • Dr. John Elliott, Dean , Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College
  • Steve Slater, Managing Director, UHY Advisors
  • Grace Meng, President, FOCUS Community Access Center
  • Lillian Chou, Regional Manager/FVP, ChinaTrust Bank USA
  • Olga Malinskaya, Program Advisor, Baruch VITA Program
  • Cathy (Jiayan) Huang, Program Coordinator, Baruch VITA Program
  • Helen (Simin) Yu, Program Coordinator, Baruch VITA Program

Award Recipients

Alumni Certificate of Appreciation

  • Alison Bisnauth
  • Irene Lau
  • Irina Shakhtmeyster
  • John Chan
  • Joyce Yau
  • Kathy Huie
  • Kimesha Malcolm
  • Lily Lo
  • Mariya Marushchak
  • Olga Malinskaya
  • Renata Stasaityte
  • Sergey Shulgin
  • Shilpa Raghavian
  • Theodore Cheung
  • Them Tran

Assistant Coordinator Certificate of Appreciation

  • Aimei Liao
  • Cyrus Tang
  • Daniel Panit
  • Dennis Wang
  • Diana Liang
  • Donna Fu
  • Frances Mui
  • Yan Liu

Assistant Coordinator Shining Star Award

  • Dennis Wang
  • Diana Liang
  • Donna Fu
  • Frances Mui

Outstanding Assistant Site Managers

  • Andrea Leo
  • Barbara Pastorick
  • Chen Shuai Zhang
  • Griselda Mendez Muniz
  • Kevin Maguire
  • Kevin (Jiahui) Wong
  • Marie Musalem
  • Michael Na
  • Xeniya Kolinko

Outstanding Volunteers

  • Alice Fong
  • Alyson Li
  • Andres Vallejo
  • Brisejda Gjoka
  • Ceejay Dawkins
  • Denise Carrion
  • Denys Kotskyy
  • Elena Ten
  • Francisco Torres
  • Hannah Navarrette
  • Hector Rosario
  • Irina Chernaya
  • Jenny Tan
  • Jessica Wu
  • Jian Qiang Zhou
  • Jimmy Chan
  • Jimmy Lam
  • Karina Sosa
  • Kenny Li
  • Li Tan
  • Mohammed Hashem
  • Patrick Cheung
  • Philip Ciantro
  • Qiu Yan Gao
  • Rebecca Middleton
  • Ronald Zheng
  • Rory Guzowski
  • Run Xu
  • Sang Hyuk Kim
  • Schuyler Saltiel
  • Tatsiana Karankevich
  • Theresa Jones
  • Ting Ting Tso
  • Victor Le
  • Walter Palacios
  • Wing Yi Wong

Best Error Catcher

  • Olesya Islamova

Most Valuable Player

  • John Chan

Most Efficient Shift

  • Hao Shen

Most Efficient Tax Season

  • Nayab Dar

Most EIC Claimed

  • Pei Yang

Most Refunds Claimed

  • Fitzberg Mensah

Most Cheerful

  • Jennifer Sklar

Most Patient

  • Shirley Wong

Most Returns Prepared

  • Alice Fong
  • Jenny Tan
  • Li Tan
  • Natalie Strechina
  • Rebecca Middleton
  • Walter Palacios

Volunteer of the Year

  • Run Xu

Senior Volunteer of the Year

  • Jenny Tan

Returning Volunteer of the Year

  • Tatsiana Karankevich

Assistant Site Manager of the Year

  • Kevin Maguire

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2008 Recognition Ceremony & Awards Dinner

The 2008 Recognition Ceremony & Awards Dinner took place on April 29, 2008. Here are some of the highlights:

Program of the Evening

Key Remarks

  • Kathleen Waldron, President , Baruch College
  • Steve Slater, Managing Director, UHY Advisors
  • Justin Yu, President, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
  • Grace Meng, President, FOCUS Community Access Center
  • Ben Corpus, Vice President of Student Development, Baruch College<
  • Olga Malinskaya, Program Advisor, Baruch VITA Program

Award Recipients

Alumni Certificate of Appreciation

  • Jack Ng
  • Kathy Huie
  • Kimesha Malcolm
  • Mariya Marushchak
  • Olga Malinskaya
  • Renata Stasaityte
  • Sergey Shulgin
  • Theodore Cheung

Star Alumni Award

  • Mariya Marushchak
  • Olga Malinskaya
  • Renata Stasaityte

Most Outstanding Alumni Award

  • Kimesha Malcolm

Assistant Coordinator Certificate of Appreciation

  • Cathy Huang
  • Frances Mui
  • Helen Yu
  • Irene Lau
  • Kelly Tran
  • Terresa Ling
  • Yan Liu

Most Outstanding Assistant Coordinator Award

  • Cathy Huang

Volunteers of the Week

  • Alyson Li
  • Colin Zhang
  • Cui Zhou
  • Denise Shillingford
  • Fitzberg Mensah
  • Geoff Cahayom
  • Hoi Yan Leung
  • Javier Criollo
  • Jenny Tan
  • John Chan
  • Kesang Wangyal
  • Laura Cardone
  • Su Zhen Mui Jiang

Managers of the Week

  • Carlos Limongi
  • Carrie Cheung
  • Cyrus Tang
  • Dennis Wang
  • Diana Liang
  • Donika Ilieva
  • Jean Carlos Zhong
  • Nikeesha Kabeera
  • Oksana Chakhovska
  • Rui Chang
  • Tarika Williams
  • Tatsiana Karankevich
  • Yu Huang

Most Returns Prepared

  • Jenny Tan

Most Returns Reviewed

  • Rui Chang

Volunteer of the Year

  • Geoff Cahayom

Shift Manager of the Year

  • Cyrus Tang

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