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Louis Bay II Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship
Louis Bay II Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition
The purpose of this scholarship is to advance the virtues of elected and volunteer positions in municipal government while raising awareness of municipal government in general. This scholarship competition has been named in honor of Louis Bay 2nd, Mayor Emeritus of Hawthorne. Louis Bay 2nd actively participated as a League Board Member and Past President for 60 years.
Winners
- Aryahi Padmavati Narvekar, Montgomery Township
- Ella Kloby, South Plainfield Borough
- Alexandra Hasse, Summit City
Finalists
- Savanah Limoli, Alpha Borough
- Caitlin Gaetani, Bayonne City
- Arav Choudhary, East Brunswick Township
- Ava Silvestri, Franklin Lakes Borough
- Gianna Vaccari, Glen Rock Borough
- Katelyn O'Neill, Greenwich Township (Warren)
- Hope Wilton, Lake Como Borough
- Jack Silberman, Livingston Township
- Jake Tracy, Ocean City
- Aakanksha Desai, Plainsboro Township
- Jordan Valleau, Sandyston Township
- Ty Nelson, Seaside Heights Borough
- Marilyn Joseph, South Brunswick Township
- Laila Levien, Weehawken Township
- Rohan Joglekar, West Windsor Township
- Elizabeth Burgess, Wyckoff Township
Winners
- Noah Gelbwasser, Fair Lawn Borough
- Sofia Squizziato, Long Hill Township
- Sareena Kalinani, Randolph Township
Finalists
- Marissa Losonczy, Bayonne City
- Deven Clott, Bernards Township
- Brooke Bokser, Closter Borough
- Greiky Mahanny Sunel Nunez, Jersey City
- Poorva Gopal, Livingston Township
- Mariam Elmais, Lodi Borough
- Ronald Neenhold, Lower Township
- Alexa Stein, Manalapan Township
- Molly Bartram, Middletown Township
- William Patrick Rutherford, North Wildwood City
- Giovanna Barbato, Ocean City
- Juhi Parikh, Plainsboro Township
- Samantha Bottino, Ventnor City
- Gracie Ravenkamp, Waterford Township
- Arjun Patel, West Windsor Township
- Semi-Finalists
- BellaMaria Minichiello, Andover Township
- Sophia Munn, Audubon Borough
- Abigail Loszynski, Bergenfield B9rough
- Bella Paglia, Branchburg Township
- Emily Komsa, Brick Township
- Riley Cogan, Deptford Township
- Adriana Roth, East Brunswick Township
- Andrew Roberts, East Windsor Township
- Christopher Colon, Fairfield Township (Essex)
- Journee Sherman, Glassboro Borough
Winners
- Tyler Zepp, Randolph Township
- Akash Deepak Nayak, West Windsor Township
- Lauren Markarian, Wyckoff Township
Finalists
- Umehani Rehmanji, East Brunswick Township
- Olivia Piserchia, Emerson Borough
- Gavin Joseph Wyllie, Glassboro Borough
- Katie Harrell, Livingston Township
- Juliana Bucciero, Manville Borough
- Eliana Zlotnick, Marlboro Township
- Alexandra Leadley, Middle Township
- Priyal Kumar, Mount Olive Township
- Tyler (TJ) Sepe, North Caldwell Borough
- James Kane, North Wildwood City
- Jonathan Calabrese, Oakland Borough
- Brett Bachenheimer, Roseland Borough
- Leah Whittaker, Sayreville Borough
- Bridget Lacerda, Somerville Borough
- Kathryn Marra, Toms River Township
Semi-Finalists
- Devin B. Davis, Aberdeen Township
- Amanda Cleary, Andover Township
- Joseph Gaspari, Audubon Borough
- Kayla Lavecchia, Bayonne City
- Melat Haile, Bergenfield Borough
- Benjamin Demuren, Branchburg Township
- Caroline Felser, Brick Township
- Caitlin Reynolds, Deptford Township
- Samantha DellaTerza, Fairfield Township (Essex)
- Karina Borysiak, Fanwood Borough
- Makayla Chiariello, Frankford Township
- Alexia Koulikourdis, Franklin Lakes Borough
- Luca Pappalardo, Glen Rock Borough
- Kaylee Tenezaca, Hackensack City
- Joseph Rass, Manalapan Township
- Sean Burns, Middletown Township
- Ava Hellerich, Milltown Borough
- Armaan Pandey, Plainsboro Township
- Anna Bergen, Point Pleasant Borough
- Ayush Kumar Singh, Robbinsville Township
- Eleanor Leigh Kutschera, Sea Isle City
- Olivia M. Bucs, Springfield Township (Burlington)
- Aniellla Casper, Stillwater, Township
- Isabelle Embden, Summit City
- Andrew Karayiannis, Upper Township
- Jackson Barrie, Ventnor City
- Brooke Stallard, Waldwick Borough
- Brianna Moran, Weehawken Township
- Kaydence Oakley, Wildwood City
- Carly Marie Murphy, Wildwood Crest Borough
- Uchechukwu Ajaegbulemh, Winslow Township
- De’Shon Cooper, Woolwich Township
Winners
- Alexa Dodd, Newton Town
- Mia Kennedy, Pitman Borough
- Kaya Waltzer, Springfield Township (Union)
Finalists
- Tanner A. Curtis, Bay Head Borough
- Allison Lounsbury, Franklin Lakes Borough
- Nicole Assante, Green Township
- Julianna DellaCroce, Hawthorne Borough
- Denish Patel, North Bergen Township
- Angela Marcucilli, Oakland Borough
- Eeshaan A.Chaudhuri, Plainsboro Township
- Bridget Lacerda, Somerville Borough
- Cristina Barbella, Ventnor City
- Renee Figueroa, Weehawken Township
- Ernest Troiano IV, Wildwood City
Semi-Finalists
- Keira MacDermott, Aberdeen Township
- Kenneth Trautweiler, Brick Township
- Puneet Kaur, Deptford Township
- William Peer, East Brunswick Township
- Rukaiya Ghasletwala, East Windsor Township
- Emma B. Worthington, Emerson Borough
- Maya Pauline Guennouni, Fair Lawn Borough
- Michaela Baccaro, Fairfield Township (Essex)
- Samuel Thompson, Hackensack City
- Kaylah Muhammad, Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
- Raj Boparai, Hillsborough Township
- Athena Thai, Livingston Township
- Joseph Rass, Manalapan Township
- Sophia Haber Brock, Middletown Township
- Lauren Guyette, Milltown Borough
- Brett Thomas Oves, Ocean City
- Melissa Neglio, Old Bridge Township
- Jack Estelle, Point Pleasant Borough
- Danielle Cariaga, River Edge Borough
- Megan Corby, Sayreville Borough
- Amy Swartz, South Plainfield Borough
- Liam Stanford, Upper Township
- Sneha Deepak, West Windsor Township
- Stephania Olvera, Woodbury City
2021 Winners
- Sarah Levin, East Brunswick Township
- Navleen Boparai, Hillsborough Township
- Aislynn Lapp, Point Pleasant Borough
Finalists
- Jessica Wilson, Bordentown Township
- Aarushi Jain, East Windsor Township
- Shannon Cicero, Franklin Lakes Borough
- Olivia Parker, Highland Park Borough
- Marissa Muñoz, Lafayette Township
- Lena Dougherty, Middle Township
- Corinne Kessler, North Caldwell Borough
- Matthew Oves, Ocean City
- Kristina Creary, Palisades Park Borough
- Andrew Yansick, Palmyra Borough
- Arjun Chaudhry, Piscataway Township
- Grace Mazzola, Pitman Borough
- Claire Guo Summit City
- Frank Basile, Wildwood Crest Borough
- Colleen Meagher, Woodbury City
Semi-Finalists
- Samantha Sellman, Brick Township
- Chloe Popowich, Clifton City
- Logan Hinds, Closter Borough
- Frankie Savino, Emerson Borough
- Nafees Shaheed, Fair Lawn Borough
- Evelyn Aguin, Fairview Borough
- Shelby Einwechter, Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
- Kylie Sciarra, Hawthorne Borough
- Elizabeth Curtin, High Bridge Borough
- Cassandra McDermott, Manchester Township
- Aidan Hannigan, Middletown Township
- Rosaleen Regan, Monroe Township (Middlesex)
- Andrew Wallen, Mount Olive Township
- Kaitlyn Jauregui, North Bergen Township
- Cynthia Rodriguez, Passaic City
- Cameron Coyle, Robbinsville Township
- Marissa Foley, Saddle River Borough
- Jelinda Montes, South Plainfield Borough
- Karen Katat, Totowa Borough
- Ashley Ramirez, Ventnor City
- Olivia Wolodkowicz, Waldwick Borough
- Alexis E. Abrego, Weehawken Township
- Alexandra Paskhaver, West Windsor Township
2020 Winners
- Ethan Block, Pennington Borough
- Olivia Wolodkowicz, Waldwick Borough
- Matthew Murphy, Wyckoff Township
2020 Finalists
- Emily Brothman, Andover Borough
- Bryan Chan, East Brunswick Township
- Abhinav Mahesh, East Windsor Township
- Cara Leegan, Fanwood Borough
- Kaitlyn Dunforf, Hillsborough Township
- Marissa Realmuto, Howell Township
- Jazmin Dolor, Lakehurst Borough
- Matthew Weidman, Little Silver Borough
- Allison Small, Livingston Township
- Lauren Bruno, Manalapan Township
- Eve Onkar, Merchantville Borough
- Thomas Oves, Ocean City
- Braedon Dobrynio, South Plainfield Borough
- Caroline Tam, Summit City
- Jason Devaney, Weehawken Township
2020 Semi-Finalists
- Scott Harrington Jr., Aberdeen Township
- Christian Segarra, Barrington Borough
- Elisebeth Hull, Beachwood Borough
- Leilani Gonzalez, Bergenfield Borough
- Nicole Duca, Bloomingdale Borough
- Ariana Ortiz, Brick Township
- Dorothy Anderson, Cliffside Park Borough
- Dennis M. Vink, Fair Lawn Borough
- Jacqueline Copperman, Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
- Alexsandra Clavijo, Hawthorne Borough
- Bryana Cuevas, High Bridge Borough
- Anthony Saporito, Holmdel Township
- Izabella Bolczak, Hopewell Township (Mercer)\
- Danielle Parthesius, Little Ferry Borough
- Ryan P. Sogness, Manchester Township
- Daniel Lewis, Middletown Township
- Caden J. Esser, Milltown Borough
- Aayush Gandhi, Robbinsville Township
- Juliet Menz, Runnemede Borough
- Emily Pasceri, Sea Isle City
- Caera Matthews, Somerville Borough
- Matthew Verbeke, Stafford Township
- Kendall Hovius, Tabernacle Township
- Gabrielle Hendri, Ventnor City
- Sana Mamtaney, Warren Township
- Maggie Fitzgerald, Washington Township (Gloucester)
- Rachel Perdomo-Ruiz, Winslow Township
2019 Winners
- Simrit Grewal, East Windsor Township
- Evan Michael Holmes, Upper Township
- Alexander Sullivan, Wyckoff Township
Finalists
- Jamison Bandivas, Bergenfield Borough
- Larisa Paxton, Brick Township
- Thomas Neubauer, Bridgewater Township
- Savannah Bruno, Cape May City
- Alexander Lambert, Closter Borough
- Helen Jennings, Franklin Lakes Borough
- Brandon McHenry, Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
- Lila Kawash, Hawthorne Borough
- Andy Lan, Highland Park Borough
- Sean Cavanaugh, Hillsborough Township
- Jacalyn Siminerio, Manalapan Township
- James P. Heiser, Mount Olive Township
- Bradley Ferguson, Northfield City
- Aislinn Scarpelli, Nutley Township
- Holly Wetzel, Plumsted Township
Semi-Finalists
- Juliana Stahl, Bordentown Township
- Katrina Fett, Clifton City
- Bryan Chan, East Brunswick Township
- Guy Pastrana, Egg Harbor Township
- Erica Frodella, Emerson Borough
- Katie Ventura, Fairview Borough
- Nicolas Merkel, Fanwood Borough
- Estee Wu, Glen Ridge Borough
- Gabriela Reyes, Little Ferry Borough
- Allison Small, Livingston Township
- Kayleigh Sandman, Lower Township
- Christina Pender, Manchester Township
- Emme Vornlocker, Manville Borough
- Victoria Anzelone, Middle Township
- Adam Hill, Middletown Township
- Elyssa Zaccaria, North Wildwood City
- Samuel Itman, Oakland Borough
- Vincent A. Sposato, Passaic City
- Anthony J. Razze, Pitman Borough
- Allison Duane Plainsboro Township
- Natalie Andreyev, Point Pleasant Borough
- Ashley Gaetani, Ridgefield Park Village
- Bridget Simpson, South Plainfield Borough
- Alison Gery, Ventnor City
- Amanda Nunes, Watchung Borough
2018 Winners
- Ali Raza Husaini, East Windsor Township
- Aaryn S. Ross, Fanwood Borough
- Akanksha Chauhan, Millburn Township
Finalists
- Natalie Paige Smith, Andover Township
- Jamison Bandivas, Bergenfield Borough
- Savannah Bruno, Cape May City
- Kevin Dang, Egg Harbor Township
- Sunzida Ahmed, Fair Lawn Borough
- Alex Chmelowitz, Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
- Austin McGuire, Hamilton Township (Mercer)
- Adriana Purcell, Hardyston Township
- Lauryn Cimiluca, Little Ferry Borough
- Peter E. Warshaw, III, Middletown Township
- Thomas Meagher-DiEllo, Milltown Borough
- Sean Martin, Plainsboro Township
- Ashley Stamboulian, Robbinsville Township
- Aalia Smith, Summit City
- Matthew Chagares, Wyckoff Township
Semi-Finalists
- Talia Charles, Bayonne City
- Christopher Michael Bracchi, Jr., Berlin Borough
- Emily Albrecht, Bordentown Township
- Jamie Fogarty, Brick Township
- Madalyn Starkman, Brigantine City
- Jahlen Brown, Burlington City
- Alia Zaidi, Chester Township
- MaryAnne Anderson, Cliffside Park Borough
- Aesha Mehta, East Brunswick Township
- Jeremy Swenson, Franklin Lakes Borough
- Samuel Cassidy, Hillsdale Borough
- Patrick Holden, Lower Township
- Rick Esner, Manalapan Township
- Klaudia Smutek, Manville Borough
- Paloma Camacho, New Milford Borough
- Diamin Torres, North Bergen Township
- Jordan Salisbury, North Brunswick Township
- Christian Calixto, Passaic City
- Jacob Mangeri, Pequannock Township
- Brandon Foley, Pitman Borough
- Fernando Lopez, Ridgefield Park Village
- Allison Kofsky, South Orange Village Township
- Zefei Lyu, West Windsor Township
2017
- Allison M. Hennis, Ventnor City
- Logan Wald, Manalapan Township
- Siddhi Shah, East Windsor Township
Finalists
- Angela Weng, West Windsor Township
- Bobby Villaluz, Shrewsbury Borough
- Daniel Berkowitz, Neptune Township
- Emily Fournier, Lower Township
- Emily Weeks, Bayonne City
- Hailey Dries, Lakehurst Borough
- Jessica Cabalhin, Bergenfield Borough
- Kevin Flynn, Watchung Borough
- Klaudia Bunkowski, Manville Borough
- Kyle Gankiewicz, Hamilton Township (Mercer)
- Lea Pappalardo, Milltown Borough
- Mackenzie Kramer, Robbinsville Township
- Madison Perry, Hawthorne Borough
- Matthew Gavenda, Dennis Township
- Samantha Horowitz, Upper Township
- Zachary Bartow, Holmdel Township
Semi-Finalists
- Anaiyah Barker, Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
- Ariel Pina, North Bergen Township
- Ben Stackler, Summit City
- Colton Berry, Green Brook Township
- Ethan Agnello, New Milford Borough
- Gianna Witasick, Ocean City
- Ian France, Wildwood City
- Jackson Bianchi, Fair Lawn Borough
- Jahlen Brown, Burlington City
- Joshua William Moyer, Middle Township
- Julianna Bongiovanni, Egg Harbor Township
- Kelly Giebner, Winslow Township
- Kenneth F. Schwemmer, III, Roxbury Township
- Logan Summer Beals, Pennsville Township
- Madison Baracia, Brick Township
- Madison Hunt, Wildwood Crest Borough
- Mark DiSpigna, Middletown Township
- Maya N Wynter, Burlington Township
- Michael Suh, Closter Borough
- Milagros Dounis, Little Ferry Borough
- Nicholas Franchi, Pitman Borough
- Nicholas Pellicano, Manchester Township
- Rylee McDonnell, Estell Manor City
- Savannah M. Pizano, North Arlington Borough
- Shaimaa Aouisse, Ridgefield Park Village
- Shannon Malone, Emerson Borough
- Victoria Z. Lubas, Nutley Township
2016
- Brian Holden, Haworth Borough
- Elena Plumser, East Windsor Township
- Rebecca Vitenzon, Tenafly Borough
Finalists
- Ashlyn Rogers, Plainsboro Township
- Brian Cullen, South Plainfield Borough
- Charles Carr, Hightstown Borough
- Christopher Lovenduski, Florence Township
- Germaine Mendonca, Middletown Township
- Gianna Di Palermo, Manalapan Township
- Jared Kofsky, South Orange Village Township
- Jon-Paul Suttile, Robbinsville Township
- Julianna Graff, Franklin Lakes Borough
- Kara Giacose, Wyckoff Township
- Kenny Buell, Brick Township
- Kiernan Dempsey, West Windsor Township
- Sophia Frank, Carteret Borough
- Taylor Hazlett, Ventnor City
- William G. Kuncken, Point Pleasant Borough
Semi-Finalists
- Alexander Gagnon, Burlington Township
- Ayush Mohan, Edgewater Park Township
- Brendan Kenny, Ridgefield Park Village
- Brittany Paige Preston, Winslow Township
- Chase Mercón, Burlington City
- Christopher Boland, Old Bridge Township
- Ciara Sikking, Buena Vista Township
- Connor James Boland, Fredon Township
- Danielle Nussberger, Lafayette Township
- Delvin Luis Ortiz Martinez, New Brunswick City
- Eamon Dwyer, Little Ferry Borough
- Faith Weber, Plumsted Township
- Frankie Pignataro, Mount Olive Township
- Grace Chang, Fair Lawn Borough
- Isiah Sams, Manchester Township
- Jamie Anderson, Cliffside Park Borough
- Jenna Bousellam, Helmetta Borough
- Jonathan Maturano, Folsom Borough
- Jordan Kang, Hillsborough Township
- Josh Meyer, Lower Township
- Julia Haviland, North Bergen Township
- Justin Hernandez, Union Township (Union)
- Kristen Cefaloni, Rockaway Township
- Larissa Vena, Garwood Borough
- Lexi Fittipaldi, Egg Harbor Township
- Lindsay Marin, Hackensack City
- Matthew Carty, Far Hills Borough
- Nicholas L. Gattuso, III, Toms River Township
- Papa Yaw Sencherey, East Brunswick Township
- Samantha Bornhardt, Upper Township
- Sebastian Mikel Lang-Sanchez, Weehawken Township
- Tallulah Cardazone, Summit City
- Taylor Booth, Ocean City
2015
- Francesca Marie Costa, Closter Borough
- George Swoyer, Lower Township
- Ryan P. Grant, Egg Harbor Township
Finalists
- Andrew Sengupta, Old Bridge Township
- Austin Verissimo, Newark City
- Daniel Martin Hurley, Plainsboro Township
- Daniel Visone, Manalapan Township
- Gabriela Cevallos, Newton Town
- Jessica Bergbauer, Winslow Township
- Joseph Baldofsky, Fair Lawn Borough
- Kara Barone, Deptford Township
- Leah Matari, Hawthorne Borough
- Megan Burns, Point Pleasant Borough
- Mercy Griffith, Ocean City
- Neidelyn Pina, Weehawken Township
- Siddharth Challani, East Windsor Township
- Taylor Morgan, Brick Township
- William Flosdorf, West Cape May Borough
Semi-Finalists
- Amar Naboulsi, Marlboro Township
- Brittany Liscoe, Middletown Township
- Brooke Niedermaier, Bordentown Township
- Camilo Alvarez, Ridgefield Park Village
- Chelsea Fossett, Dennis Township
- Connor O'Toole, Folsom Borough
- Debra Greenstein, Ocean Township (Monmouth)
- Eli Alfieh, Lakewood Township
- Erica Suraci, Hillsborough Township
- Erricka Leopardi, Hope Township
- Grace Johnson, Lafayette Township
- Jonathan Gelb, West Windsor Township
- Joshua Hall, Metuchen Borough
- Katherine Chinery, Manchester Township
- Kathryn Hicks, Morris Plains Borough
- Kevin Gill, Upper Township
- Konnor Porro, Wyckoff Township
- Lottie Shrem, West Long Branch Borough
- Marc Vicente, North Bergen Township
- Melani Dimperio, East Orange City
- Miriam Rosenbluth, Highland Park Borough
- Nicholas Stefaniak, Hamilton Township (Mercer)
- Patricia Morales, Bergenfield Borough
- Rachael O'Reilly, Rahway City
- Ralph Angolemmo, Jr., Wantage Township
- Rima Patel, Roseland Borough
- Samantha McCallion, Fanwood Borough
- Sarah Srour, Eatontown Borough
- Seamus Ulmer, Longport Borough
- Shoshana Stahl, East Brunswick Township
2014
- Sohum Shah, East Windsor Township
- Benjamin Metzger, Marlboro Township
- Jennifer Consiglio, Robbinsville Township
2013
- Tegan Lynch, Little Silver Borough
- Kandace Kaplan, Manalapan Township
- Claire Speranza, Robbinsville Township
2012
- Frederick Jimenez, Bethlehem Township
- Jerrica Pfannerer, Elmer Borough
- Brian Bradley, Wyckoff Township
2011
- Marquis Cooper, Greenwich Township (Gloucester)
- Ingrid Ma, West Windsor
- Christian Bruni, Hamilton Township (Mercer)
2010
- Dennis Wood, Haddonfield Borough
- Casey Green, Morris Plains Borough
- Aparaajit Sriram, Plainsboro Township
2009
- Ian Anderson, submitted by Mayor John Dean DeRienzo of Haworth
- Kristin Mutch, submitted by Mayor David Brown of Medford
- Douglas T. Fox, submitted by Mayor Peter Voros of Pittsgrove
2008
- Bridget C. Levine, Allentown
- Jennifer E. Noble, Linden
- Kyle Emeory, Plumsted