Andrew Feintuch


Andrew Feintuch is in his 28th year as Director of Recreation for the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. He is considered one of the most dedicated and innovative minds in the profession. He is a life long resident of Bergen County and has resided in Elmwood Park his entire life. He has always been a leader in the profession and is always there to help other professionals. His accomplishments are too numerous to mention but some of them are:

*Bergen County Executive's Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

*Bergen County Recreation Administrator of the Year

*Recipient of the Bergen County YMCA Service to Youth Award

*Bergen County's Profiles in Courage Lifetime Achievement Award

*Bergen County Coach's Association Distinguished Achievement Award

*Hasbrouck Heights Citizen of the Year Award

*Ben Shaeffer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

*August 6, 1996 Proclaimed Andy Feintuch Day by the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council

*Recipient of five first place programming awards from Bergen County Parks at the 1992 dinner

*Recipient of four first place programming awards at the Bergen County Parks Dinner in 1994

*Recipient of five first place programming awards at the Bergen County Parks Dinner in 1996.

*Recipient of five first place programming awards at the Bergen County Parks Dinner in 1998.

*Recipient of the Recreation Professional Award for

Volunteer Service

*Served as Chair and Vice Chair of the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association's District I

*District I Executive Board

*Good and Welfare District I Chairman

*Scholarship Chairman

*Vice Chair of District I

*Representative on the State Nominations Chair for four years

*Criteria Chairman of the District's scholarships

*Member of the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association's Administrative Council

* Active member of the New Jersey Recreation and Park's Association and has been on their Awards Committee, Conference Committee, Anti-Drug Committee, Writer for Leisure Times, and served as Public Relations Chairman.

*Past Chairman of Bergen Passaic Hudson Recreation Association

*State Chairman of the New Jersey Wrestling Federation

Children's Division for six years.

*President of the Twin County Junior Wrestling League for the past twenty years

*Chairman of the Hasbrouck Heights Anti-Drug Council

*President of the Hasbrouck Heights Men's Association for two years

*Youngest Elected official in Elmwood Park History having been elected to the Board of Education at age 21

*Member of the Elmwood Park Hall of Fame Committee

*Appointed as a member of the Elmwood Park Board of Health

*Guest Speaker at the Elmwood Park Hall of Fame Dinner 1999

*Member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

 
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