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2025 Manufacturing Champions Awards Breakfast & Workforce Expo

Council of Industry's awards breakfast recognizing manufacturing champions.

Friday, April 25, 2025
7:45 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
34 Seats Remaining
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Event Details

Celebrating Excellence in Manufacturing

Each year the Manufacturing Champions Award breakfast recognizes those individuals and organizations, who through vision, dedication, hard work, and tireless involvement have helped to overcome some of the many obstacles faced by manufacturers in the Hudson Valley community, and in so doing they have made it possible for manufacturers and their employees to prosper. Please join us in celebrating this year’s honorees.

Individual Ticket: $55

Table of Ten: $495


The Event begins at 7:45 am with the Manufacturing Workforce Developers Expo. 

The Workforce Developer's Expo includes educators, students, nonprofits, economic development and county partners actively engaged in training the future manufacturing workforce. The expo allows attendees to see the great work being done to build and develop the skilled pipeline necessary for manufacturers' success.

If you are interested in participating email Johnnieanne Hansen.

Sponsorship Opportunities Available:

Major Sponsor $3,025

  • Table of ten breakfast guests
  • Public acknowledgment in two CI newsletters & social media posts
  • Banner displayed at the event
  • Inside front program cover ad
  • Sponsor expo booth

Supporting Sponsor $2,025 

  • Table of ten breakfast guests
  • Public acknowledgment at luncheon and on sponsor slide show
  • Banner displayed at the event
  • Program half-page ad
  • Expo booth

Table of Ten $495

Individual Ticket $55

Event Program Ads:

  • Program back cover ad $1,250
  • Program Full Page ad $950
  • Program Half Page ad $500
  • Program Quarter Page ad $325

 
The Council of Industry Board of Directors is pleased to announce this year’s Champions:

    

Gretchen Zierick, president of Zierick Manufacturing in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, is being recognized for a career dedicated to growing her manufacturing business, supporting workforce development, encouraging and mentoring women in the field of engineering and a strong commitment to the manufacturing sector in the Hudson Valley.

    

Thomas Fassell, a Science Teacher at Marlboro High school, was selected in recognition of his outstanding dedication to preparing the next generation of manufacturing and engineering professionals. Fassell founded the Engineering program at Marlboro and has a strong, long-standing collaboration with Council of Industry manufacturing members—including IBM, onsemi, Sono-Tek, President Container, and FALA. He has been instrumental in ensuring that students gain real-world, hands-on experience that aligns with industry workforce needs.

View Past Manufacturing Champions

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