Clinton Community College News Release

Wednesday, December 01, 2004

CCC Student Accepted in NYS Senate Undergraduate Session Assistant Program

Plattsburgh, - Clinton Community College student, Sabrina Breyette of Plattsburgh, has been accepted as an Assistant in the New York State Senate Undergraduate Session Assistantship Program 2005. Breyette will begin her semester as a student assistant in Albany this January.    

“I am very proud to be selected for this prestigious program,” said Breyette. “I am looking forward to working with the Senators of New York State in Albany this January. I want to thank Dr. Forrest Studebaker for his continuous support as my advisor and favorite history professor. I want to thank my new advisor, Professor Thomas Mandeville, for having faith in my prior work history as a union official, and giving me a high recommendation for this position. I am excited and proud to be part of this great program. I will be graduating from Clinton Community College this spring, and plan to transfer to a university, possibly Albany State, to further my political science studies with a focus on labor law for fall 2005.”

Tom Mandeville, Associate Professor in Social Science and the Campus Liaison Officer for the NYS Senate Undergraduate Session Assistants Program explained,  "Sabrina Breyette is a mature, highly motivated bright student who will represent CCC as well as any of our past participants in the NY State Senate Assistantship Program. This brings the total number of Clinton Community College students who have participated in this program since 1991 to nineteen.”

Dr. Jim Brazil, Vice President for Academic Affairs, said, “Tom Mandeville’s work with these students is outstanding and his dedication, as Campus Liaison Officer to this program, is truly an asset to the College and a tremendous benefit to the students."

The following are past CCC participants:

1991: Jan McCormick of Keeseville

1992: John Morris of Willsboro

            Kara Congleton of Chazy

1993: Brenda Bushy of Plattsburgh

1994: Jack Thompson of Willsboro

                  Jesse Jolicoeur of Plattsburgh

1995: Bob Cavanaugh of Plattsburgh

1997: Matthew Bergeron of Keeseville

                  Erik Willette of Champlain

1998: Mary Lou Rabideau of Jay

1999: Jamie Kazlo of Moriah

                  Jeffica Reif of Saranac

2001: Adam Felio of Peru

2002: Courtney Voorhees of Plattsburgh

                  John Bowe of Ausable Forks

2003: Jonathan Biggane of Kinderhook

   Steven DiFiore of Peru

2004: Leona Haberstro of Plattsburgh

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