Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 8, 2014 ����� in business Creations by Fran: Flowers and More Fran Lauretta , left, and Janet Ploch. F ran Lauretta is a second-generation florist who grew up in her father’s floral business. Following in that tradition, she and her husband Frank opened their Midland Park shop at 14 Central Ave. in the Wortendyke section. CBF specializes in weddings and special events and features a mezzanine-level area where plans can be discussed in comfort and samples are available. Laurettas’ beautiful silk arrangements, swags, garlands and wreaths are ready for seasonal and holiday decorating. Equally impressive are their fresh flower arrangements. Everything can be custom-designed to order so as to enhance any décor. In-home consultations are available. “We are very happy to be here in Midland Park,” says Fran. “We grew up here in the business community and our ties are strong.” Creations by Fran: Flowers and More also carries creative gifts and greeting cards. For more information call (201) 444-8366 or visit online at www.creationsby- fran.com. Pam Malfettano of the HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences left nursing P 2003 am and to Malfettano elementary behind public on a getting career school adults in teacher into as an in focus her energies the workforce. And she has enjoyed every minute since, now serving as assistant director of the HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences in Paterson, part of Eastwick Education. “I wanted to get back to academics. I love serv- ing the students, having that kind of connection with them: counseling, advising, promoting the programs,” Malfettano says. Her credentials serve her well. She holds a bachelor of science in biology and a master’s in educational management, leader- ship and policy from Seton Hall University. Malfettano first got a job as an instructor in the medical assistant program at the HoHoKus RETS- Nutley School, soon thereafter moving up to asso- ciate dean of the school and later assuming the position of director of career services. Then six months ago she was asked to take on her present position, and she jumped at the chance. “Here we cater to students whose needs were not met by other educational outlets. We teach them a trade in a short period of time, and they are prepared for immediate work opportunities. There is nothing to stop them,” she stresses. The school offers programs in plumber appren- ticeship, building maintenance superintendent, manufacturing technology, Structural Plate Welding (AWS D1.1) and electrician apprenticeship. Day- time sessions are six or nine months in duration, and the night program is 12 or 18 months long. The Paterson campus, spread out over five build- ings, features small labs and specialized shops. ment is designed so that graduates can move right into the job market. The aggressive career services department of the HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sci- ences boasts an 80 percent or better placement record, in great part because the programs fill a need in the job market. Enrollment is open, and financial aid and scholarships are available based both on need and academic achievement. The school is an eligible institution under the Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEOG Grant, Federal Family Educational Loan Program, and the Direct Loan Program. The Paterson campus also hosts a blended learning (previously known as co-op) program for high school students during the normal school year. Participants take their academic subjects at their local high school in the morning, and take technical courses, including auto body and auto mechanics, at the Paterson campus in the after- noon. The HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences is accredited by the Accrediting Com- mission of Career Schools & Colleges (A.C.C.S.C.). It is approved by the New Jersey Department of Education/Department of Labor and Workforce Development under the standards for approval of private schools, and to train eligible veterans under Leslie Pam Malfettano Strauss/LS Interiors Title 38 US Code. The HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Instructors have decades of practical experience Sciences is located near Route 80 at 634 Market in their field, and the 12 to 1 student/teacher ratio Street, Paterson. Call 973-742-0009 for further guarantees maximum hands-on experience in all information or visit www.eastwick.edu. aspects of the trade. The state-of-the-art equip-