FAATY Annual Award
Recognizing Excellence in the Next Generation
In 2011, the Former Administrative Assistant of the Year (FAATY) Award expanded its noble mission of recognizing excellence by supporting the next generation of public servants through the Michael Kinsella Scholarship at LeMoyne College. Named in honor of a beloved founder of the FAATY tradition, the Kinsella Scholarship will assist young college students committed to learning the public policy process and utilizing that knowledge for the betterment of our society. In 2017, the Kinsella Scholarship was fully endowed.
In 2018 we undertook a new effort. Partnering with the State University of New York and the New York State Society, the FAATY Award launched a scholarship program to support New York students interning in Congress. The awardee must be a New York college student with demonstrated interest and high potential for a career in public service, but who otherwise would be unable to intern in Washington without financial support. Thanks to your generous support, we have sponsored twelve students.
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It is our great honor to introduce our two most recent New York State Chief of Staff Scholars and our first post graduate FAATY Fellow!
Maria Lianne Urriza
Hometown: Caledonia, NY
School: State University of New York at Oswego
Major: Political Science ‘22
Internship: Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25)
Noah Bruster
Hometown: Vestal, NY
School: State University of New York at Buffalo
Major: History & Law ‘23
Internship: Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-22)
Jacob Petote – Post Graduate Fellow
Hometown: Bergen NY
School: SUNY Brockport ‘19
Major: Political Science
Internship: Senator Chuck Schumer (NY)
FAATY / NYS Chief of Staff Scholars
Summer 2018 Gabrielle Bruno & Rachel Trott |
Fall 2018 Mark Corey & Samantha Williams |
Spring 2019 Sarah Felson & Jack Gibson |
Fall 2019 Rhyne Maas & Jacob Petote |
Spring 2020 Mitchell Smigel & Natalia Quevedo de la Espriella |
Summer 2021 Noah Bruster |
Executive Committee
John F. Calvelli
Maria Cino
Clare Coleman
Kevin Fogarty
Paul Lobo
Tamera Luzzatto
James Mazzarella
Jedd Moskowitz
Roger Mott
Robert O’Connor
Tom Quaadman
Beneva Schulte
Elizabeth Stanley
Robert Taub
Sally Vastola
Past FAATY Honorees
2005 | Maria Cino, Hon. Bill Paxon Kevin Sheekey, Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynhian |
2006 | Richard Eaton, Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynhian Michael Kinsella, Hon. Alfonse D’Amato |
2007 | Joseph Crapa, Hon. Charles Schumer |
2008 | Sherwood Boehlert, Hon. Alexander Pirnie James Messina, Hon. Carolyn McCarthy |
2009 | Sean Sweeney, Hon. Tim Bishop Sally Vastola, Hon. Tom Reynolds |
2010 | Roger Mott, Hon. Sam Stratton Robert Taub, Hon. John McHugh |
2011 | Remembering Mike Kinsella |
2012 | Jedd Moskowitz, Hon. Gary Ackerman |
2013 | Dan Leonard, Hon. Susan Molinari Howard Wolfson, Hon. Nita Lowey |
2014 | Art Jutton, Hon. James T. Walsh Tamera Luzzatto, Hon. Hillary Clinton |
2015 | Ellyn Toscano, Hon. José Serrano Paul Lobo, Hon. Susan Molinari |
2016 | John F. Calvelli, Hon. Eliot Engel |
2017 | Clare Coleman, Hon. Nita Lowey Judd Sommer, Hon. Jacob Javits |
2018 | Robert O’Connor, Hon. Peter King Cindy Pellegrini, Hon. Louise Slaughter |
2019 | Brett Heimov, Hon. Jerrold Nadler Tom Quaadman, Hon. Vito Fosella |
2021 | Kevin Fogarty, Hon. Peter King Elizabeth Stanley, Hon. Nita Loewy |