SkillsUSA leaders sworn in on Albany, Schoharie campuses

Students ranging from future chefs to future heavy equipment operators will lead the SkillsUSA chapters on the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center Albany and  Schoharie Campuses during the 2026-27 school year.

The officers were recently sworn in during tradition-rich ceremonies in front of parents and friends on both campuses.

SkillsUSA officers, their program, and home school districts are as follows:

Albany Campus

Morning officers

Officers pose around a table
Albany Campus morning officers
  • President Nora Edgar, Cosmetology II, Scotia-Glenville
  • Vice President Sadie Spaulding, Criminal Justice II, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS)
  • Treasurer Colton Snyder Auto Body I, Watervliet
  • Secretary Lucy Spor, Digital Media Design I, Duanesburg
  • Parliamentarian Jewelia Berggren, Welding I, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (BHBL)
  • Historian Fatou Lemon, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers I, Niskayuna
  • Photographer Joshua Brazee, Game Design II, RCS
  • Community Service Liaison Isabella Bohley, Early Childhood Education, Bethlehem

Afternoon officers

Albany Campus afternoon officers
Albany Campus afternoon officers
  • President Nathan Fischer, Heavy Equipment II, Niskayuna
  • Vice President Danielle Gabourel, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers II, Niskayuna
  • Treasurer Derek Recore, Early Childhood Education II, Cohoes
  • Secretary Katherine Mazariego, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology II, Mohonasen
  • Parliamentarian Liliyana Alicea, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Schenectady
  • Historian Samantha Noviczki, Global Fashion II, Duanesburg
  • Photographer Kaidra Cody, Culinary II, South Colonie
  • Community Service Liaison Sahana Rajkumar, Criminal Justice II, North Colonie

Schoharie Campus

Seniors
Schoharie senior SkillsUSA officers

Senior session

  • President Corinne LiVecchi, Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation (HERO), Middleburgh
  • Vice President Allie Smith, HERO, Schoharie
  • Treasurer Jordan Jones, Criminal Justice, Berne-Knox-Westerlo (BKW)
  • Secretary Caylee Faulkner, Early Childhood Education, Cobleskill-Richmondville (CRCS)
  • Historian Joanna McCann, Cosmetology, CRCS,
  • Parliamentarian Anilah O’Brien, Early Childhood Education, Schalmont
  • Media and Public Relations Coordinator Liliana Hotaling, Cosmetology, BKW
  • Photographer Carson Daguillo, HERO, BKW
  • Photographer Avrie Dimick, Criminal Justice, CRCS 
  • Community Liaison Emma-Grace Salisbury, Automotive Trades, Middleburgh

Junior session

Junior
Schoharie Junior SkillsUSA officers
  • President Annabella Brunette, Cosmetology, Schalmont
  • Vice President Andraya Foland, Early Childhood Education, Schoharie
  • Treasurer Bianca Gillick, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Middleburgh
  • Secretary Marion Doherty, Early Childhood Education, Schoharie
  • Parliamentarian Hunter Engle, HERO, Sharon Springs
  • Historian Selena Belville, Cosmetology, Middleburgh
  • Andraya Foland, Early Childhood Education, Schoharie
  • Photographer Alexa Young, EMT, Schoharie
  • Media/Public Relations Coordinator Shaeli Gravell, Culinary Arts, Schalmont

SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school students. The organization promotes personal and professional growth and offers students the opportunity to network with industry executives and professionals at the local, regional, state and national levels and to compete in competitions. The organization also promotes giving back to the community, which locally results in collections each year for food pantries, as well as other charitable organizations.