Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 6, 2023 Northeast Metro Tech Vocational Dean Named to Board of Directors of The Light Foundation S uperintendent David DiBarri was pleased to announce that Northeast Metro Tech Vocational Dean Russ Mezikofsky has been named to the Board of Directors of the Light Foundation – a nonprofit organization that seeks to motivate and support young people. The Light Foundation was foundGerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! 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The Light Foundation, due to its focus on young people, recently added both Dean Mezikofsky and another board member with educational backgrounds. “Since we’ve known each other for so long he realized it would be great to have people from the education community involved in the board,” said Dean Mezikofsky. Dean Mezikofsky hopes the new relationship will enable The Light Foundation and Northeast Metro Tech to form a working relationship, with the foundation helping Northeast students and Northeast students contributOur 51st Anniversary Chris 2023 M Pictured from left to right: retired Patriots Hall of Famer Matt Light and Northeast Metro Tech Vocational Dean Russ Mezikofsky. (Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech) ing to the work of the foundation. “The kids The Light Foundation helps are kids who might be in rough situations, and they remind me a lot of some of the kids who go to Northeast,” said Dean Mezikofsky. “I want to get Matt to come to the school and we want to get more Northeast kids involved in The Light Foundation programs.” Mezikofsky spent seven years as a teacher at Northeast Metro Tech, and he has served for the past four years as a Vocational Dean, overseeing six shops and half of the freshman class. To learn more about The Light Foundation, visit https://www. mattlight72.com/. MC hires Valdez as Varsity Baseball Coach alden Catholic has hired former Major League Baseball coach David Valdez to head its Varsity Baseball program, announced Malden Catholic Director of Athletics William Raycraft. Prior to joining Malden Catholic, David Valdez spent several years coaching in Major League Baseball as a hitting coach, international player’s assistant and most recently as a player development coach in the Milwaukee Brewers system. In prior years, he was named Manager of the Year after his club finished as Division Champions in the Piedmont Collegiate Summer League in Richmond, Va., and had a six-year stint as Manager for the Men’s Baseball team at Bunker Hill Community College. He was also a coach for the Dominican Summer League and US Heroes of the Diamond US Team and for 14 years owned Valdez Baseball Academy, a successful instructional camp designed to train Little League, high school, college and professional baseball players and provide athletes with position-specific instruction. In addition, Valdez coached several AAU programs, including National Champions in 2013 and 2014 and runner-up in 2015, and he was selected as Most Influential Latin Person in Massachusetts. David Valdez Malden Catholic’s new Varsity Baseball Coach Plus, David Valdez’s career as a professional athlete included playing for the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodger systems as well as the Dominican Winter, Columbian Winter, Frontier and Northern Leagues. “I have wanted to be a part of the MC baseball program for a long time and I’m extremely excited about having the opportunity to work with the Lancers,” Valdez stated. “I am confident that we will make extraordinary things happen on the diamond and bring back the baseball performance that MC enjoyed in its rich history to the Catholic Conference. I look forward to making the alumni base and greater COACH | SEE PAGE 9
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