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LI Works
Honors Groundbreakers

December 6, 2002

On Friday, December 6, 2002, the Long Island Works Coalition honored three groundbreakers in the battle to bridge the gap between business and education, during the Long Island Association Economic Outlook Breakfast, at the Crest Hollow Country Club, in Woodbury. The award recipients include:

Lawrence J. Waldman
KPMG LLP

In addition to being Managing Partner of KPMG LLP, Lawrence Waldman brings 10 years experience as past president of the East Williston school board and is Chairperson of the LIA Education committee. He was also the chairperson of the 2001 Workforce Summit and follow up breakfasts which brought together the business and academic leaders to address programs to develop our emerging workforce.

Ellen Krammer
Farmingdale Schools

As educational administrator for the Farmingdale School system, Ellen Krammer has written and secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to promote special programs for students. For over 6 years, Ellen was the director of one of the School to Career Partnership, the precursor to LI Works, making connections between students and the world of work. Ellen is one of the founders of Commerce Plaza which is a center of student run mini-businesses where elementary students apply for positions and spend a day learning business skills.

Diane Impagliazzo
Dowling College

Diane Impagliazzo holds the unique position of being the only college representative to co- chairperson a school–business Advisory board. As co chair of the highly successful E. Islip-Dowling College School Business Advisory Board, Diane has developed unique programs, such as a skills breakfast bringing together 60 businesses with hundreds of students to discern skills needed in the workplace. Diane also recently developed a Principal’s Academy at Dowling where school principals have the opportunity to discuss issues concerning education and our region.