GV BOCES Staff Newsletter
FEBRUARY 2023 NEWSLETTER
BOCES EVENTS
If anyone has any events that they would like to add to the GV BOCES events calendar please email Lyndsay Herkimer. Please share the name of the event, date, time, location, and also who is the event contact for questions. If you have events planned for the year, please share that information, too! Event photos will be shared on social media as well as used as stories for News In Brief.
JOB POSTINGS
FEATURED PHOTOS
PR Meeting
Mount Morris FFA Attends Members Leadership Series in Syracuse
Representatives from Genesee Valley BOCES CTE visited Avon CSD
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: BRAD ZAMBITO
Brad Zambito graduated from Mount Morris Central Schools in 1992 after completing the Criminal Justice Program at the Mount Morris Career and Technical Education (CTE)Center. At a young age, Brad became interested in criminal justice because of his uncle, who was a Sheriff’s Deputy. As a high school junior, he decided to attend the Criminal Justice Program which, at the time, was taught by Chief Charles DiPasquale, the Chief of Police in Mount Morris, New York.
After high school, he earned an associate degree in Criminal Justice from Finger Lakes Community College. His goal was to obtain a bachelor’s degree before he started working full-time, but his path turned out to be a little different than he anticipated. Zambito had an opportunity to work as a temporary employee at a pharmaceutical company in Henrietta, New York.
He started as a temporary employee in 1996 and was offered a full-time job leader in 1997. In 1998, there was a position posted as a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Compliance Specialist. Zambito felt this was interesting as this position would work with DEA Diversion Investigators in Buffalo, New York. After interviewing, the position was offered to him.
While working in his new position, Zambito took advantage of the tuition reimbursement program to pay 100 percent of his remaining tuition to earn his bachelor’s degree from Aspen University. Over the years, his position changed several times, including DEA Compliance Specialist, Sr. DEA Compliance Specialist, Compliance Officer, Manager DEA Compliance and Manager DEA Compliance/Quality Assurance. In 2015, he was contacted by a headhunter and accepted a position as a Director of DEA Compliance at a much larger out-of-state pharmaceutical company. Two years later, he was promoted to Senior Director of DEA Compliance. At this same company, Zambito is now the Head of North America Regulatory Compliance which has allowed him to relocate back home to New York to be close to his family.
Zambito is currently responsible for the primary oversight of all regulatory compliance within all company locations throughout North America. His responsibilities include ensuring compliance with all controlled substance regulations set forth by the Code of Federal Regulations. He also oversees all appropriate regulations and ensures compliance within all states as per state regulations.
One of Zambito’s favorite parts of his job is knowing that the company he works for is making a difference by providing lifesaving medicines to people all over the world. He enjoys working with different departments on key projects to ensure all sites throughout North America remain compliant.
If Zambito could go back and tell his high school self anything it would be that we all experience failure to a certain degree. Experiencing failure and learning from it is an opportunity that enables us to grow.
A lesson Zambito learned while a student at the Mount Morris CTE Center was to not only listen to others but to hear them. Zambito recalls the diverse background within his class and is appreciative of open classroom communications. Growing up, he was always around the same friends and classmates at his home school. While Zambito attended the Mount Morris CTE Center, this was the first time he was around other students from different demographics.
Zambito shared, “It’s important to understand different perspectives. I always welcome input and open discussions with my staff. I believe to be a good leader; one must appreciate and respect different opinions”. Zambito credits this leadership style for helping him throughout his career.
When asked what his advice is for current students, he said, “I would advise students to set goals for themselves, both short-term and long-term. It’s important to not get discouraged along the way. There are so many unexpected occurrences in life that will force you to alter your goals. Things do not happen quickly; you need to make the most of every opportunity along the way.” “Lastly, sometimes you must challenge yourself to step outside of your comfort zone. If I didn’t take a risk and challenge myself in 2015, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” explained Zambito.
Zambito also wants students to know guidance is available at all levels in life. He feels fortunate to have great mentors along the way who guided him when he needed them. To this day, Zambito credits the knowledge that he has gained from his mentors as the key to his success.
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Each month a few staff members will be asked a few fun questions and their answers will be shared here!
Questions:
- What is your go-to snack?
- Best book you’ve ever read?
- You can have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life, what is it?
- What show have you watched recently that you would recommend to a friend?
- Would you rather live where it only snows or the temperature never falls below 100 degrees?
This month we have Brenda Boyd, and Joan Vitkus.
Brenda's answers:
- Grapes
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
- Money $$$
- I don't watch a lot of television but when I do it is usually a 30 minute sitcom. I think The Neighborhood is fun!
- Well, I am not fond of either. But, if I have to choose, it would be snow. If the temps were over 100, I would never go outside!
Joan's answers:
- Homemade baba ghanoush, dolmas, cherry tomatoes and cukes sprinkled with za’atar and good pita or bread
- Fountainhead and work of Russell Bank
- Live, recorded and radio broadcast of blues, classical and jazz music
- Only Murders in the Building
- Abundant snow with temps 0-20 degrees
Check back next month for new questions and new staff answers.
IT UPDATES
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GV BOCES BRANDING GUIDELINES
The Branding Guidelines have been uploaded to the Staff Intranet to the Brandling Guidelines and Materials folder under the Main Forms Folder.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XmHpdBuhFdSiTIUSgO-ZjniCtOVY_XqZ?usp=share_link
If you need help accessing the GV BOCES logo (ex: email signatures), or new letterhead please let us know!
SHOWS/MOVIES TO BINGE IN FEBRUARY
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever- Disney Plus
Your Place Or Mine-Netflix
The Masked Singer-Fox
Somebody I Used to Know-Prime.