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Heights Students Get Career Guidance From Local Professionals

More than two dozen local pros let students in on their respective career paths.

Students gained an insider's view into a wide range of career paths thanks to the dozens of local leaders who came into the high school Thursday to share their backgrounds and choice of career paths on the annual Career Day.

The list of professionals included local leaders, parents and even family members of school staff who represented careers ranging from law enforcement to sales, engineering and the military.

Hasbrouck Heights Police Chief Michael Colaneri spoke to students about his career and detective background and some of the investigations he led over the years. Jack Delorenzo, retired police captain who now runs a private security firm, spoke to students about the security profession.

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Three of the district's Board of Education members - Connie Doheny, editor of The Observer newspaper, Mark Stefanelli, architect and Joseph Sampieri, healthcare/pharmaceutical sales - shared their career paths with the students.

Fred Kritzer, the husband of high school teacher Barbara Kritzer, spoke to students about the perfume industry exposing them to the chemical and creative side as well as the marketing and sales career path in this industry.

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Students also heard from state trooper Lonnie Peele, firefighter Mike Christensen, Joe Pedone, advertising executive, artist Ed Victolee among others.

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