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Page 1: WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT … · Westchester Community College Faculty Members, led by Faculty Marshal Westchester Community College Academic Deans Honored Guests

71stWESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019

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The Board of Trustees, the president, administrators, faculty, staff,

alumni, and the graduating class of Westchester Community College

are honored by your presence at our 2019 Commencement ceremony.

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE75 GRASSLANDS ROAD, VALHALLA, NEW YORK

WELCOME

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Please stand for the procession andfor the national anthem.

PROCESSIONPomp and Circumstance

Composed by Sir Edward Elgar

Grand MarshalClass of 1969, led by Alumni Marshal

Class of 2019, led by Graduate Marshals and Curriculum ChairsWestchester Community College Faculty Members, led by Faculty Marshal

Westchester Community College Academic DeansHonored Guests

Westchester Community College Cabinet MembersWestchester Community College Board of Trustees

Honorable George Latimer, Westchester County ExecutiveBelinda S. Miles, Ed.D., President of Westchester Community College

NATIONAL ANTHEMThe Star-Spangled BannerWritten by Francis Scott KeyPerformed by Kaitlyn O’Shea

WELCOME and INTRODUCTORY REMARKSBelinda S. Miles, Ed.D., President of Westchester Community College

GREETINGSHonorable George Latimer, Westchester County ExecutiveHeather Ostman, Ph.D., Faculty Senate Presiding Officer

Ava Tapia, Student Government Association President

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSLarry D. Woodard, Chairman, Graham Stanley Advertisings

CONFERRAL of HONORARY DEGREE

PRESENTATION of AWARDS

RECOGNITION of VALEDICTORIAN and SALUTATORIANVanessa Morest, Ph.D.,

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESSYvonne Cotter, Valedictorian, Class of 2019

RECOGNITION of the CLASS of 1969Honorable John Nonna

Chair, Westchester Community College Board of Trustees

CONFERRAL of DEGREES and CERTIFICATESBelinda S. Miles, Ed.D.Vanessa Morest, Ph.D.

ALUMNI PLEDGESergio F. Serratto,

President, Westchester Community College Alumni Association, Class of 2008

RECESSIONGuests are asked to remain seated as ourFaculty and Graduates exit the ceremony.

PROGRAM

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ABOUT THESPEAKER

LARRY D. WOODARDChairman, Graham Stanley Advertising

Larry D. Woodard is a highly regarded advertising industry executive with over 30 years of advertising industry experience. He is Chairman of Graham Stanley Advertising, a full-service agency that he founded in 2010.

He has created advertising and promotions for many blue-chip companies including General Motors, Heineken, Western Union, The Snapple Beverage Company, Motorola and Mars Incorporated. His collaboration with Oprah Winfrey and General Motors to giveaway 276 cars, one to each member of her show audience has been called the biggest single-day promotion in the history of advertising.

Mr. Woodard is a graduate of Syracuse University where he received a dual degree in Political Science and Modern Foreign Languages.

He is past Chairman of The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) New York Council. He is currently a Board Director for International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA). He also serves on the board of the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

His writing is frequently featured in Industry Trade Publications. He is a long-time contributor to abcnews.com and is the co-author of Inside the Minds: Advertising as a Branding Tool and the devotional Point Me In the Right Direction.

He is married to Anne Darby-Woodard and they reside in White Plains, New York.

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD of TRUSTEESHonorable John Nonna, Chair

LeRoy Mitchell, Ph.D., Vice ChairHonorable Andrew Spano, Vice Chair

Robin Bikkal, Esq.Toni Cox-Burns

Norman Jacknis, Ph.D.Deborah Raizes

Gregory Robeson Smith, Ph.D.Betsy Stern

Elizabeth B. Lugones, Student Trustee

WESTCHESTERCOMMUNITY COLLEGE

Belinda S. Miles, Ed.D., President

STATE UNIVERSITYof NEW YORK

Kristina M. Johnson, Ph.D., Chancellor

WESTCHESTER COUNTYHonorable George Latimer, County Executive

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY

BOARD of LEGISLATORS

DISTRICT LEGISLATOR 1st ...................................................... John G. Testa2nd .................................................. Kitley S. Covill3rd ........................................... Margaret A. Cunzio4th ........................................ Michael B. Kaplowitz5th ................................. Benjamin Boykin II, Chair6th ..................................................... Nancy E. Barr7th ............................................... Catherine Parker8th ............................................ Alfreda A. Williams9th ........................................... Catherine A. Borgia10th .............................................. Damon R. Maher11th ............................................... Terry Clements12th ......................................... MaryJane Shimsky13th ............................................. Lyndon Williams14th .............................................. David J. Tubiolo15th ......................................... Gordon A. Burrows16th .................................. Christopher A. Johnson17th ...................................................Virginia Perez

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CABINETShawn M. Brown, Ed.D.

Chief of Staff

Eve Larner, Ed.M.Vice President and Dean of External Affairs,Westchester Community College Foundation

Vanessa Morest, Ph.D.Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Anthony Scordino, M.S.Vice President of Information Technology

Sara Thompson Tweedy, D.M.Vice President and Dean of Student Access,

Involvement and Success

Teresita B. Wisell, M.B.A.Vice President and Dean of Workforce Development

and Community Education

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ACADEMIC DEANSRonald Bloom, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Health Careers,Technology and Applied Learning

Raymond Houston, Ed.D.C.T.Dean, School of Mathematics,

Science and Engineering

Carmen Martínez-López, Ph.D.Dean, School of Business and Professional Careers

Pamela Pollard, M.S.Dean, Center for Learning Resources,

Library, Media and Instructional Technology

Karen Taylor, Ph.D.Dean, School of Arts,

Humanities and Social Sciences

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Awards were presented at the Academic Recognition Ceremony to these outstanding students in associate degree and certificate programs.

SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCESCommunications & Media Arts A.A. ..............................................Jade WattsDigital Filmmaking A.S. .............................................................. Mazin FawzyDigital Media Certificate ............................................................. Diana KogosJournalism A.S. ..................................................................Francesca SimoneLiberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities A.A. .................................... Julia GuyonLiberal Arts & Sciences: Social Sciences A.A. ......................... Isaiah WilliamsPerforming Arts A.S. ................................................................Kaitlyn O’SheaVisual Arts A.A.S. .................................................................. Christeina SmithVisual Arts A.S. ....................................................................... Jennifer Lucero

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERSAccounting A.S. ....................................................................... Monica AguirreBusiness Administration A.A.S. .........................................Michael AlexanderBusiness Administration A.S. .....................................................Daisy GomezBusiness Management A.S. ....................................................Jarol MonsalveChemical Dependency A.A.S. ............................................Carmen PassarettiChemical Dependency Certificate ..................................................Jeryl KayeComputer Information Systems A.A.S. ................................... Welile MasukuCriminal Justice - Corrections A.A.S. ................................ Anthony DeSantisCriminal Justice - Police A.A.S. .....................................................Daisy PayesCybersecurity A.A.S. ................................................................... Joseph TolveCybersecurity Certificate ...................................................................Alice LeeEarly Childhood A.A.S. ..............................................................Yvonne CotterFashion Design & Technology A.A.S. ...................................... Alayna ShalomFashion Merchandising A.A.S. ....................................................Elaine PrattsHuman Services A.A.S. ..............................................................Darren Young

Human Services A.S. .................................................................... Diana StoutLiberal Arts & Sciences: Childhood Education A.S . ..............Jasmine OnofreMarketing A.A.S. ..............................................................Stephanie ReginellaMarketing A.S. ...........................................................................Evan McClaneOffice Technologies A.A.S. ............................................. Flavia AlburquerqueOffice Technologies Certificate .....................................................Terri EmeryParalegal A.A.S. ............................................................................. Nicole CruzParalegal Certificate ..............................................................Jessica SaraceniTeaching Assistant Certificate ...............................................Komal Shaheen

SCHOOL OF HEALTH CAREERS, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED LEARNINGCulinary Arts & Hospitality Management A.A.S. .................. Tiffany GuerreroDietetic Technician: Nutrition Care A.A.S. ..............................Adriana CoelloHealth Information Technology A.A.S. ....................................... Beverly RossMedical Billing Certificate ............................................................Sandra Roffi Medical Coding Certificate ....................................................Marta SarzynskaNursing A.A.S. .................................................................Christopher DemaioRadiologic Technology A.A.S. ............................................. Angela RodriguezRespiratory Care A.A.S. ..............................................................Raul JimenezVeterinary Technology A.A.S. .................................................Danielle Grosin

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGCivil Technology A.A.S. ................................................................Ricky VetereComputer Aided Drafting Certificate .......................................Manuel TejeiraComputer Programming Certificate ........................................ Janine GreskoComputer Science A.S. .......................................... Aleksandrs CeremisinovsElectrical Technology A.A.S. ....................................................Andrew WasilaEngineering Science A.S. ......................................................... Serena ShkreliEnvironmental Science A.S. .................................................. Justin SantiagoLiberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics & Science A.S. ......... Travyse EdwardsMechanical Technology A.A.S. .....................................................Bojan Mikic

2019 C U R R I C U L U M A W A R D W I N N E R S

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Anne & Ernest Joerg Achievement Awards ..................Timothy Pforzheimer.................................................................................................Marcello Soares.....................................................................................Zoilo Umanzor-Bustillo.......................................................................................................Xavier VargaEric Andrew Joerg Memorial Awards....................................Angelo DeArmas.............................................................................................. John De Gaetano.....................................................................................................Peter Murphy............................................................................................... Adrian OcequeraJohanna Eve Joerg Memorial Awards .......................................Feras Khallad.....................................................................................Dominick Mazzuoccolo............................................................................................... Mohamed AashifDr. Calvin Johnson, Jr. Memorial Award ............................... Jennifer MundyLinda Fraser Lattimer WAEYC Award .................................... Sabrina MarottaMartin Luther King Award .................................................. Nasha-Dane AllenJohn A. Kley Valedictorian Award .............................................Yvonne Cotter Marcel Marcellin Scholarships ................................................. Merly Fonseca........................................................................................................ Tejas PhilipJohn Merola Memorial Scholarships ....... Juan De Jesus Manzarron Benitez................................................................................................... Amara WeemsSP/4 Peter J. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship .............................. Jose VillabaMichael F. Rendich Scholarship ............................................ Abdul Choudary................................................................................................. Raymond TapiaCarmine L. Romano Memorial Award ...................................Michael Di TroiaCarol Russett Memorial Awards..........................................Jessica Beltramin..................................................................................................Jumari Castillo................................................................................................ Megan Di Vestea......................................................................................Jenniffer Florez Tapias......................................................................................................Ekram Gbara................................................................................................ Yoselin SanchezScarsdale Congregational Church Scholarship ........................Priscila LargoDonald Seymour Memorial Scholarship ............................... Justin SantiagoFlo Sinsheimer Award ................................................................ Benjamin YiuStudent Senate Salutatorian Award......................Jeremiah Konde Chaettle Phyllis Taffet Award ..................................................................... Caitlyn Billie

A.A.U.W. Scholarships ................................................................Chiara Crepaz....................................................................................Obianuju Duruajonuma................................................................................................ Jennifer PhillipsMichael Bobkoff Memorial Scholarship .........................................Keti KodraMary Christesen Memorial Scholarship ..................................... Shirley VelezRobert J. Condon Scholarship ...............................................Michael Di TroiaJames Dadakis Memorial Scholarship .......................................Ekram GbaraAlfred B. Delbello Scholarship ................................ Jarol Mendoza MonsalveVera Delgrosso Memorial Scholarships .................................. Monica Aguirre...............................................................................Elizabeth Bardwil-Lugones........................................................................................ Paulina MajerkiewiczHarold L. Drimmer Scholarship ...........................................Jemimah TelfordJames Dwight Fairclough Scholarships ...............................Azadi Byabusha.................................................................................................... Shonoy Myrie................................................................................................ Jaden RobinsonDr. Julius Ford Scholarship ....................................Jeremiah Konde Chaettle Faculty/Student Association Pepsi Scholarship ...........................................................Elizabeth Bardwil-Lugones................................................................................................. Jessica MoreiraDr. Kenneth Graff Memorial Award .........................................Isatou DukurehDr. Melvin and Pauline Herman Scholarship ................................... Erika RioSue Hoffman Award .......................................................Christopher GuzmanI.E.E.E. Awards .............................................................................. Eric Jacobs................................................................................................... Serena ShkreliAndrew Joerg Memorial Awards ...................................................John Henry....................................................................................................Shinoj Joseph...................................................................................................... Claudio Villa...................................................................................................Andrew WasilaAnne & Ernest Joerg Achievement Awards ................................Joseph Bene.................................................................................................... John Cubillos

2019 S C H O L A R S H I P & A W A R D R E C I P I E N T S

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Julius Weiss Memorial Scholarship ............................................. Kristel ShullWCCFT Memorial Scholarships ............................................. Abdul Choudary.........................................................................................................Kyle PilocoWCC Foundation Achievement Scholarships ............................... Nana Asare....................................................................................................Maria Carreon................................................................................... Wesley Costa das Neves.................................................................................... Ronald Gutierrez Ibarra.................................................................................................... Jeffrey Hagan........................................................................................................John Henry................................................................................................... Welile Masuku.................................................................................................Aanmitha SajanWCC Foundation Special Incentive Awards .............................Prince Ababio................................................................................................ Andrea Andrade...................................................................................................William Morais............................................................................................ Christian Santiago....................................................................................................... Diana StoutWestchester County Chapter of Links Award .......................... Tresaann Weir

Four-Year Transfer ScholarshipsJack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate TransferScholarship ............................................................................. Monica VictoriaIona College Full Tuition Business Scholarship .................... Jessica MoreiraLehman College Full Tuition Scholarships ............................... Eduardo Luza........................................................................................................ Tejas PhilipMercy College Full Tuition Business Scholarship............. Jannette ColemanMercy College Full Tuition Liberal Arts Scholarship ................. Benjamin YiuPace University Full Tuition Business Scholarship .............Jemimah TelfordPace University Full Tuition Liberal Arts Scholarship ....... Nasha-Dane AllenWerlinich WCC/Purchase Transfer Scholarships ........................Ekram Gbara.......................................................................................................Dana Hirsch

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SCHOOL OFARTS, HUMANITIESAND SOCIALSCIENCES

Communications & Media Arts A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ERIC LUTHER, M.A.Akinfeleye, Tiwalola T. Allen, Shea Anderson, Joseph M. D’alto, Isabella M. Hatzilouloudes, Hayley M. *Kearse, Janoah S. Marschner, Garrison R. **Martin, Alaya A. Martinez, Iliana E. Matalavage, Michael J. Matera, Matthew P. Mayhew, Brianna L. Morales, Kyle D. *Randolph, Collins C. Rauf, Asad Sokolik, Lisa A. **Sonnenberg, Lilith I. Villegas, Juan-Jose

Walker, Venessa N. Watts, Jade G.

Digital Arts CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Paul, Julia M.

Digital Filmmaking A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CRAIG PADAWER, M.A.Borsova, Kristina **Collins, Amani M. Fawzy, Mazin **Jaipargas, Sanjay E. Parker, Khari M. Robinson, Jaden **Smith, Donna M. Sullano, Richard L. *Tevnan, Alexander M. *

Digital Media CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A. Lee, Terrence

Journalism A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CAROL PASSARIELLO, M.A.Amin, Rehanna T. Genualdo, Anthony K. *Johnson, Johnnie D. *Rowland, Samuel M. **Simone, Francesca L. **

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ELISE MARTUCCI, PH.D.Abila, Paula **Bikkal-Muratti, Beatrix J. Browne, Connor Capcha, Raul D. Coletti, Meghan D. **Convento, Caline D. Copeland, Maya A. Daniel, Candace N. Deza Pompilla, Rudy M. Encarnacion, Nadayea Espinoza, Raquel *Guyon, Julia F. **Johnson, Matthew E. Kelley, John J. **Liriano, Gabriella M. **

Maldonado, Julizza C. Marroquin, Jenny Morais, Maria S. **Ratanshi, Miguel G. Sandoval, Kenneth R. **Sang, Mark A. *Sato, Rika L. Tovar, Amy **Ukaj, Shkelzen *Vogt, Naomi T. Yin, Siyang

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Science A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: GEORGE KETEKU, PH.D.Alay, Claudia R. Alberto, Pamela E. Alghazal, Rawan Alvarado, Leslie A. Alweleidat, Safwan A. Amoretti, Eduardo A. Amoretti, Julia Arevalo, Joel E. Armas, Christian A. Ashley, Brianna J. Asse, Anthonide Auguste, Sophie A.

C L A S S O F 2019 CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES

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Ayavaca, Alen A. Ayestas, Luis I. Azeizat, Ludy M. Bannister, Ebony S. Barber, Tiffany D. Barias, Brandon A. Bayon, Julian C. Bello, Zaida L. **Bernard, Jessie Berrio, Gisel Y. Bonner, Jessica A. Bravo, Duvid Briggs, Joseph Brown, Chris J. Brown, Shanice Bruce, Jennifer L. Budhram, Devindranauth Bujaj, Chris Cabrera, Ellis Camara, Kadiatou *Camera, Keith R. *Campanelli, Maya R. **Cantiello, Cristina N. Carambia, Ruben Carbone, Eddie A. Carelli, Madison A. Castillo Marin, Giovani R. Cherico, Louise B. Choudary, Abdul R. **Chutas Santos, Jhoset B. Clark, Kyariah M. Coffey, Kathleen P. Collins, Alicia D.

Collins, Paige A. Colucci, Katherine R. *Costa, Ryan A. *Criollo, Sandra V. Cruz, Cindy C. Cruz, Keyla Culhane, Cara A. Davis, Jordan K. De Aza, Jennifer Deliaj, Ansi **Depaul, Cheyenne F. Desir, Jamila E. Diaz, La’Vonda A. Difusco, Antonia J. *Dorney, Stephanie **Duggan, Hayley C. **Dukureh, Isatou Edwards, Tanesse T. *Elsohafy, Nancy A. *Fazio, Sarah Feliciano, Antonio *Fernandez, Shayla Ferrari, Rebecca E. Figueroa, Stephanie M. Gambardella, Giovanna T. Garay, Esdras J. Garcia, Angel Garcia, Yanet A. Gashi, Alban Gomez, Antonia J. *Gomez, Brenda G. **Gonzalez, Vivian Gonzalez, Yesenia

Gori, Skyla R. *Gross, Jason M. Grumblatt, Richard J. Guilfoyle, Cian G. **Guillermo Rodriguez, Mayileidy Gutierrez, Jimmy A. Hanson, Tanisha C. Harris, Tricia Hart, Gregory 0. Hartnett, Jillian K. **Hastings, Dana Hawkins, John T. Hernandez, Cristian A. Hernandez, Kimberly M. Hughes, Victoria Imm, Sarah M. **Inga, Nelly M. Jackson, Tiffany M. Jones, Stephan W. Kentish, Amanda K. Kilgallen, Christie T. Kitsakos, Marlana Kortright, Marianna M. Kowalczyk, Kaydee Lantigua, Rubis E. Leal, Angelica A. Lee, Jason C. Lewellyn, Ashlynne T. Libo, Sanford L. *Logan, Kizzy A. Lombardo, Ashley E. Lonergan, Lauren E. *Lopez, Samy M. **

Louissaint, Dahiana Lua, Fatima J. *Macias, Juliana V. Mackic, Igbala Makar, Thomas R. Maldonado, Tracy Manalo, Myles T. Manzarron Benitez, Juan D. Marchese, George J. Marciano, Christopher C. Marques, Cynthia M. Marques, Tyler A. **Martinez, Madian Martinez-Salazar, Kristen A. Mccauley, Lucas J. *Mccauley, Ryan M. *Mcentee Jubak, Meghan Mclaughlin, Krystal A. Medina, Evelyn M. Mendez, Diana M. Mendez Martinez, Jovany **Moore, Imani Morais, Jasmin I. Morales, Jeffrey Mucilli, Briana L. Munoz, Lissette P. Murphy, Bria A. Murray, James M. Mustafaj, Ali Muttalip Mejia, Isabelle M. Napoli, Brett Nieves, Gabriel A. Nwogu, Erika O.

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Ochoa, Alondra *O’donoghue, Nahjee T. Ortiz, Janet Ortiz, Lorena Pacheco, Jeamilette S. Palmieri, Nicole C. Palomino, Maegan M. *Paredes, Sofia Partida, Estephani Paul, Sarah C. Payano, Brianna J. Peddie, Caleb *Peleg, Shannon B. **Perfito, Michael R. **Perl, Mikaila Pesantes, Billy Pezzola, Joseph D. Pfaffenberger, Diana M. Pin-Gomez, Jeannette E. Piragnoli, Traci M. *Pojednic, Brittany T. Poniros, Justin J. *Prisco, Mathew *Ralph, Marsha Reid, Jeddiah J. Reid, Macheala R. Rice, Matthew R. *Richardson, Randi R. Rivera, Ryan K. Rivera, Sandra L. *Rivera, Savannah M. Roberts, Shanice C. Rodriguez, Clarabeatriz V.

Rodriguez, Jennifer Rosenblatt, Brandon M. Roye, Roger R. Ruotolo, Angelina G. Russ-Gordon, Tremaine Ryan, Christopher J. Sajan, Aanmitha **Salgar, Kailey C. Santaroni, Julia Santos, Sarienka N. Sarpong, Bernadetta Y. Sasaguay Panjon, Lorena P. Saulter, Princess L. Savage, Taylor B. Sayegh, Melissa Schmidt, Michelle A. Schyberg, Orion M. **Scott, Terrence M. Seecharan, Kajol K. Sherman, Kaia **Shifren, Steven Shleiwet, Christopher Sibrizzi, Danielle R. Silva, Shannon C. Singer, Nicholas R. Singh, Gursimrandeep Skelton, Jordan Skrzypek, Hubert *Smith, Stephanie A. Somenarain, Amit S. Somers, Sharon A. Sommers, Omatee **Sosa, Alison

Spiconardi, Brian K. Squires, Hayley E. *Steele, Jamal A. Steinberg, Jack F. *Stevens, Emily Stothart-Arauz, Amber I. Swiechowska, Wiktoria M. Talia, Christina A. Tapia, Ava M. *Terry, Justin D. Thompson, Dana H. *Tintin, Yazmin J. *Torres, Brandy A. **Trombetta, Raeven **Tukes, Tonnette S. Turuseta, Megan Valdez, Divany E. Valero, Jason Van Lesberghe, Joachim Vanegas, Kimberly J. *Vasquez, Brian S. Vassallo, Adriana Vedovino, Jonathan D. Victor, Emma L. **Villa, Genessy Vulic, Medina Weekes, Aashana Y. Williams, Isaiah **Wilson, Roderika Xelo, Maritza Xoyatla, David J. *Yearwood, Jazmyn Yunda, Silvana

Yvon, Vanessa Zapata, Alex A. Zhinin, Olga M. *

Performing Arts A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ROSEMARIE SERRANO, M.A. Colon, Kimberly D. Mignone, Joseph H.

Performing Arts A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ROSEMARIE SERRANO, M.A.Blige, Victoria L. Cartwright, James E. Garayua, Nyia B. **Langley, James A. O’Shea, Kaitlyn S. *Parris, Christina L. Zambrano, Frank J. **

Visual Arts A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Baron, Loren S. **Condado, Alex Duque, Rayssa Mcguire, Victoria E. Orozco, Jennifer Rudis, Skylar C. Sforza, Angela

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Visual Arts A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Bagtas, Kevin Fortuna, Madelyn Holmgren, Maya Jacapraro, James James, Gregory A. Lucero, Jennifer P. Pacchiana, Jason Prescott, Owen B. Rivera, John C. Rivera, Michael Watson, Alexandrea L.

SCHOOL OFBUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS

Accounting A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DORIS WARMFLASH, M.S.Aguirre, Monica T. **Avila, Angel R. **Castaneda Vargas, Fiorella M. Castro, Jacqueline Cherian, Tom Deschamps, Stacey R. Dos Santos, Stephanie M. Gaffney, Andrew T. Gomez, Hugo F.

Gould, Andrew **Hanif, Kiran Huanca, Andrea Krawetz, Thomas E. Laino, Erika A. Lopez, Jessica I. Lopez, Jonathan A. *Maldonado, Jessica A. Minniter, Sean M. Mora Barbecho, Jeniffer J. *Nadell, Samuel H. **Philip, Tejas **Ramirez, Gregory H. *Romero, Keysi *Saccaggi, Brian E. *Sanchez, Rachel Santiago, Alondra K. Stephens, Michael E. **Torres, Luis A. Valdez, Joan Victoria, Monica **

Business Administration A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: MARIA VITTORIA, M.B.A.Abubakar, Rafakatu Alexander, Michael R. **Antoine, Gregory Aquino, Jeniree Candelaria, Jason C. Casey, Brendan Coleman, Jannette **

Delsoldato, Nicole A. Denton, Damani M. Diaz, Jerry Escobar-Fernandez, Maria C. **Flynn, Sean P. Johnson, Kerry-Ann N. *Leal, Martha Lewis, Devante O. Mancuso, Kyle M. Mascheroni, Juan S. Maudlin, Shaun L. **Nava, Kimberly Reyes, Lorely Roberts, Kristopher K. Rodriguez, Mercedes M. Romano, Alfonso Salisu, Jemelia Sati, Luvigj Suepat, Kayela M. Wyllie, Nichola S.

Business Administration A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD HYLAND, ED.D.Ahmed, Muhammad F. Aliaga-Sense, Miguel Altam, Ala Y. Andrade, Monica Astudillo Mantilla, William W. Bernazar, John M. *Brown, Britney A. Cabrera Fuentes, Ana A.

Cash, Phylicia Castillo Calderon, Jumari **Gibbons, Devon G. **Gomez, Daisy J. *Grewal, Gurleen S. Jimenez Gonzalez, Elio D. *Kotiv, Mariia *Lemus, Christian *Levesque, John F. Lobarbio, Angeline A. **Maddalo, Nicholas Nascimento, Ronaldo R. Pham, Que-Chi **Ramos, Liseth A. Rudis, Zachary Saldana, Roger **Sanders, James B. *Singer, Sara E. *Sputo, Jenna **Tucker, Kyra J. Umana, Edimaobong O. Wallace, Jordan N. Whalen, Michael P. Williams, Dahlia C.

Business Management A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD HYLAND, ED.D.Amaro, Julissa Beltramin, Jessica *Dedvukaj, Maria **Durning, Alexander R. **

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Florez Tapias, Jenniffer A. **Henry, Kendra M. *Illescas, Jessica M. *Ladron De Guevara, Franco R. Ljuljduraj, Nua T. Long, Nicolas **Luza, Eduardo **Majerkiewicz, Paulina A. **Manghise, Vincent L. **Mendoza Monsalve, Jarol **Mhlanzi, Felecia T. Morais, William A. *Morgan, Edith S. Ogando, Brandon M. Patel, Janviben P. Sharaxhija, Veton Stankovic, Joseph Vassallo, Nicholas Younger, Mark A.

Chemical Dependency Counseling A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD JAZWINSKI, PH.D.Kellogg, Jessica D.

Chemical Dependency Counseling CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD JAZWINSKI, PH.D.Garcia Gonzalez, Jerry Kaye, Jeryl L. **Mcdonough, Kevin A. Smith, Liz A. **

Computer Applications Specialist CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: JANET RANUCCI, M.S.Kalikstein, Abraham K.

Computer Information Systems A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DENISE SULLIVAN, M.B.A.Acevedo Vanderhorst, Joel E. **Cuffy, Julia Konde Chaettle, Jeremiah **Masuku, Welile **Robinson, Dennis D.

Criminal Justice: Corrections A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEPHEN ARIENTA, M.S. Wallace, Janiel S.

Criminal Justice: Police A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEPHEN ARIENTA, M.S.Alfonso, Randy Alvarez, Juan J. Blute, Sean M. Boonstra, James P. Caba, Janilsa D. Caminade, Diego A. Carlson, Justin Ceja, Carlos R. Dametta, Anthony J. Diaz, Mariah M. Dobson, Elijah N. Duran, Yamilet E. Escobar-Lopez, Hermelinda J. *Fisca, Anthony R. *Gil Urrego, Manuela Gramajo, Marylyn Gutierrez, Anthony Herde, Josh R. Isaacs, Shantal Jerez Gonzalez, Weslin Jones-Correia, Jhane E. Lee, Tyler A. Lopez, Joshua **Magistro, Daniel Martinez, Eddy Mc Kennie, Brittany J. Mccarthy, Rachel T. *Miranda, Nicholas Montalto, Destiny R. *

Nicoletti, Amanda Paul, Rl Payes, Daisy S. **Ramirez, Yazmin Rincon, Ambar M. Robinson, Shakira T. Sanchez, Anthony R. Sasaguay, Henry Satchell, Stashelle C. Soberano, Luc Maria Tiso, Andrew Ward, Ivan J. *Ward, Sean L. Watt, Kairo T. Whyte, Brandon M. Zefi, Victoria C. *Zhinin, Kevin R.

Cybersecurity A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOHN WATKINS, M.S.Abundiz, Armando U. Abu-Shayed, Anwar M. Anderson, Charles Bautista, Javier Brower, Keisha L. *Ceremisinovs, Aleksandrs **Cole, Kassidy M. Debrino, Anthony M. *Duvall, Devrin Espinosa, Jonathan M. Garcia, Abel O. Garcia Jr, David

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Hammond, James C. **Hatch, India Kendra, Zachary Konde Chaettle, Jeremiah **Lee, Alice N. **Maldonado, Irving S. Neil, Michael C. Ricci, Vincent M. Salgado, Giovanni Tamarazzo, Freddy D. *Tolve, Joseph T. **Villa Avila, Jefferson I.

Cybersecurity CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: JOHN WATKINS, M.S.Acevedo Vanderhorst, Joel E. **Anderson, Charles

Early Childhood A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: SHEILA HANNA, M.S.Acosta, Stephanie M. Alberino, Randi E. **Argueta, Yoselyn Brady, Lashawn K. Burton, Danaija D. Butler, Regina R. Cafaro, Gianna M. Candelario, Xiorelys Chowbay, Dharmdevi Cotter, Yvonne **Deiorio, Deanna M.

Emanuele, Kayla R. Faulk, Denise Feldman, Jacqueline B. Huaman, Thalia Huerta Salas, Jessica N. Imbert, Sylvia Isufaj, Nicolette Jenkins, Samantha N. *Johnson, Tanisha King, Ekeara D. Lalvay-Illescas, Jessica F. Lugo, Felicia G. Marotta, Sabrina Martinez, Jennifer Minutella, Briana *Montero Sinchi, Alicia J. *Morgese, Michele Muratovic, Emina Naulasaca, Lisa M. Nieves Orzuna, Rosalia Noll, Gabrielle M. Ortiz, Jessica Ramos, Carmen Y. Ricketts, Camelia A. Rista, Nicoleta Rodriguez, Nevelisse Rosenblum, Jennifer I. Rugova, Adriana **Santoro, Julia M. Sapountzis, Irene Simpson, Shamecca E. *Suarez Garcia, Tamara Sueque, Mildred A.

Tolliver, Aaliyah L. Vazquez-Aldana, Julia **Villa-Avila, Lilibeth K. Walker, Dominique L. Werkhoven, Isabel L. *

Early Childhood CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SHEILA HANNA, M.S.Archibald, Shalini

Fashion Design & Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KAREN SCHLUSBERG, M.B.A.Delaj, Anela Innocent, Eviers D. **Kozlow, Corrine V. Petrillo, Gabriella L. Polverini, Lucrezia **Shalom, Alayna K. **Sherman, Samantha E. **

Fashion Merchandising A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KAREN SCHLUSBERG, M.B.A.Barrese, Alyssa Gentile, Arianna Helms, Tyler M. Pratts, Elaine I. *Velez, Briana R.

Global Business A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD HYLAND, ED.D.Garcia, Adela Osorio, Yair

Human Services A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HELEN O’BRIEN, PH.D. Brickle, Kevin N. Hall, Kimone Parker, Shamika L. Perez, Jessica G. *Perez, Mariela Rivera, Wilfredo Sherman, Renee C. Smith, Marie L. Williams, Kayla P. Young, Darren L. **

Human Services A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HELEN O’BRIEN, PH.D. Andrade, Andrea **Arroyo, Fiordaliza Ayala, Erika Billie, Caitlyn M. Boone, Jacques L. Copeland, Tashan T. Edmund, Noah Edwards, Justina F. *Fernandez, Megan A. *Garcia, Lupe L.

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Gaynor, Sylvia Gilmore, Taquana S. Godoy, Vanessa Gonzalez, Elizabeth Henderson, Paulette P. **Lawrence, Shanice L. Molerio, Caroline L. **Momodu, Evelyn Nunez, Vanessa M. Olivarez, Luciana N. Padilla, Joel R. *Palmer, Cameian A. Pichardo, Mishelin M. Rio, Erika J. **Sanchez, Yoselin A. Seecharan, Devon Singleton, Victoria L. Smith, Jahnai M. Stout, Diana M. **Villafane, Stephanie Weir, Tresa Ann T. *

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Childhood Education A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DIANA BERMAN, M.S.ED.Alvarado, Karina M. Clarke, Emma R. Yin, Siyang Onofre, Jasmine

Marketing A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHYLLIS FEIN, M.B.A.Ardaix, Christian Baumann, Kate Carvajal- Fernandez, Diana **Fitzpatrick, Niall D. Garriques, Shimar R. Ismailgeci, Kristina *Kobayashi, Azusa **Lowry, Christopher M. Mcclane, Evan S. **Thorpe, Adrieanna

Office Technologies A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JANET RANUCCI, M.S.Albuquerque-Calvey, Flavia **Alvarez, Gabriel J. Cannariato, Giuseppina M. Gonzalez, Yesenia I. Meza, Kenny M. Morgan, Edith S. Shabbir, Sania

Office Technologies CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: JANET RANUCCI, M.S.Olivera, Freddy Umemoto, Chiaki **

Paralegal A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CYNTHIA HAYCOCK, J.D.Fordyce, Tristan Grill, Brian D. *Holifield, Jayda A. Mora, Janett A. Perez, Militza Singh, Jennifer Stevens, Nakia S. Suki, Frank A. Torres, Nicole A. Vargas, Blanca J.

Paralegal CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: CYNTHIA HAYCOCK, J.D.Alampur, Revathi **Castro, Caroline **Cocco, Gabrielle A. *Hill, Rossie *Koo, Patty A. **Maxwell, Jonathan C. **Miles, Tanisha A. *Remsen, Hilary E. **Saraceni, Jessica E. **Smith, Edward R. **

Professional Bookkeeper CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: DORIS WARMFLASH, M.S.Maffei, Maria Y. **

Teaching Assistant CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: DIANA BERMAN, M.S.ED.Fazio, Sarah Shaheen, Komal **

SCHOOL OF HEALTH CAREERS, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLIED LEARNINGCulinary Arts & Hospitality Management A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHILIP MCGRATH, M.S.Alvarez, Edgar Burnett, Symoene V. Cauchi, Selena **Garcia, Jonathan Guerrero, Tiffany S. Hamilton, Cheltze R. Jean-Baptiste, Thersoule Mcmanus, Erin P. *

Dietetic Technician: Nutrition Care A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOANNE SEID, M.S.Coello, Adriana **

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Rosario, Kimberly **Sosa Moreira, Alanni A. **

Foods & Nutrition A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOANNE SEID, M.S.Asare, Nana B.

Health Information Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S.Padikkala, Joe J. Ross, Beverly *

Health Studies A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JO-ANN GALA, M.S.Delarosa, Mayrovy C. Gray, Ashley Martinez, Luis A.

Medical Billing CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S.Mangar, Chitralekha Paige, Sherrine Roffi, Sandra C. *

Medical Coding CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S. Sarzynska, Marta W. **

Nursing A.A.S.CO-CURRICULUM CHAIRS: MARY MILANI, C.A.G.S.VIDIA SALEEM , M.S.Annichiarico, Samantha J. Chengottayil, Elizabeth V. Conigliaro, Gabriella M. Constantino, James L. Demaio, Christopher J. *Dufour-Ferron, Elina C. Finella, Lauren E. Gearity, Sharon I. Hadef, Nina S. *Hart, Kaylee Innes, Laura J. Jordan, Andrea D. Kubicek, Emily L. Laureano, Mariah C. **Luna, Anastasia N. Luna, Darius A. Macaspac, Hipolito **Molinaro, Catherine V. Pastore, Marissa M. Phillips, Jennifer L. Pujol, Christianna L. *Robinson, Moya S. Sangiamo, Jenny *Tovar, Noemi **

Ulloa, Jazmarlyn Velez, Shirley A. *Villa, Stephanie P. Vozza, Victoria R. *Wanamaker, Ashley N. Zastenchik, Lucy *

Veterinary Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JESI GODIN, PH.D.Flores, Erica Grafals, Justin J. Grosin, Danielle R. **Klein, Emma L. **Kosilla, Lisa M. **Montoya Navarro, Sara Mora, Jasmine Perez, Nadya S. **Puntillo, Stefanie C. Rothstein, Hannah **Samalot, Alycia E. *Wisniewski, Brianna L.

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Civil Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KYRIAKOS IOANNOU, M.E.Cortez, William

Delrosario, Sakira Fazio, Richard M. Gladding, Ryan D. *Hoffmann, Patrick W. *Torres, Rodolfo Vetere, Ricky J. *

Computer Aided Drafting CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: TOM CURANOVIC, M.S.Alfonso, Jeysson A. Cortez, William Morales, Luis C.

Computer Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEVEN MILLER, M.S.Ceremisinovs, Aleksandrs **Clarke, Brandon A. *Diaz, Gabriel Dipierro, Ryan A. Estrada, Dajhana Ghebrenegus, Fitzum Jeffries, Jewan Levesque, Brijian A. Lolos, George N. Martinez, Jonathan Mason, Max L. Minozzi, Joseph **Morfin, Cathy *Stock, Maximilian D.

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Electrical Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD VAN INWEGEN, M.S.Douglas, Derrick J. Fernandez, Cristian Gomez, Francisco A. Neptune, Jesse Palumbo, Carmine A. Wasila, Andrew A.

Engineering Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KYRIAKOS IOANNOU, M.E.Baculima Chicaiza, Juan S. Chin, Philip Gutierrez Ibarra, Ronald E. **Henry, John **Hernandez, Brenda L. Justiniani, Lucila Lugones, Elizabeth **Mason, Max L. Matra, Christopher F. Morocho, Mariuxi E. Padilla, Evelin N. Partida, Juan D. Petrellese, Lisa M. Phair, Jared B. **Rodriguez Cabezas, Sergio **Salguero, Gregory **Sall, Jason A. **Sandoval, Alexander *Seaton, Kory Shkreli, Serena **

Tettey, Mark O. Umanzor Bustillo, Zoilo A. Zhunio, Alexis S.

Environmental Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ROBERT COLLIS, M.S.Graham, Matthew S. Guaglianone, Erica M. *Santiago, Justin I. *

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics & Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CHAD THOMPSON, M.S.Abdul Hamid, Kamal Allen, Nasha D. *Alleyne, Tess Amendola, Sophia A. Anyakwo, Vanessa O. *Atanacio, Cristian Baldera, Katherine Barreto Iv, Ernesto P. Bhumnarain, Chandrika R. Boampong, Georgina A. Bravo, Lizeth *Brown, Jerdell K. Brown, Kerissa-Kissoon E. Burgos, Brisey E. Cabrera, Ana G. Cavero Araujo, Raquel N. Cisneros, Janet

Cohan, James *Colon, Jenna M. Costa Das Neves, Wesley **Danso, Barbara Deleon, Douglas Diaz, Johnathan W. Douglas, Romario A. Eaker, Lauren *Edwards, Travyse A. **Fawzy, Marius **Flores, Jessica E. Fracica, Paula M. Gagne, Adrian P. Garcia, Sharon *Gelin, Bylovena L. Gomez Melgar, Rodrigo A. **Gordon, Akelia Guzman, Christopher R. *Horton, Aysha Idrees, Shazaib Ilaya, Ehimwenma Johnson, Sheniel M. Jun, Taesook Ke, Xuexin Lawson, Abbigaye C. *Lim, Sungjin *Lopes, Jennifer *Lopez, Adelmar A. Lugones, Elizabeth **Mamrosz, Alexandra Maria Rodriguez, Ulibel Mastrobuono, Mark A. Mccormack, Natalie V. Mclean, Kumani D.

Medina, Tiffany A. *Morris, Brianna T. Mughal, Kashaf H. Murphy, Kerry A. Myrie, Shonoy A. **Neves, Kassey L. Odonoghue, Owen M. *Paiva -Campos, Rodrigo Parkinson, Nickoli J. Piloco, Kyle Pittman, Alexandra N. Polanco, Dalia Y. Raha, Walaiporn **Ramnauth, Stephanie Ramos, Catherine A. Rodriguez, Ashleigh H. Saintil, Stephanie Salazar, Daniel Sanders, Jacquelin A. Scott, Brittany Shahin, Mahmoud *Smith, Areissha C. Smyth, Tyler J. Strickland, Alyssa M. **Tapia, Michael A. Tejeira, Manuel **Tobias, Kieran J. **Tsunawaki, Naoki Wakeford, Sasha T. Walker, Tyrella Wildman, Judith

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Radiologic Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HILDY OBERSTEIN, B.S.Andrade, MarleneBrito, Marcela L.Burney, DavidDe La Torre- Velasquez, Fiorella N.Desroches, Marie G.Digiacomo, Jonni LynnFonseca, MerlyGalimova, KarinaGarcia, Chelsea M.Graczkowski, Alexander J.Grazioli, AlyssaHerrera, Daritza A.Hunt, Bridget M.

Karamat, SoneenaLoebrich, KennethMohammed, HafidatuNeuner, Jennifer L.Patino, BeatrizReyes, Eric J.Rodriguez, Angela P.Rufino, Danielle N.Tierney, Kelsie L.Valentine, KarenWright, Desaraee C.

Respiratory Care A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOSÉ QUIÑONES, M.S.Acquah, Amma Biaa Adams, Lorris G

Ceneus, Fredna Campbell-Smith, Carolyn Christopher-Sylvester, Sandra K .Gilot, Sterling Green, Marjorie L.Gularte, Gustavo A. Jimenez, Raul Mundy, Jennifer A. Macelus, Betty A.Mathew, SawanRose, Michelle K.Rotundo, Diana T.Sangil, Oliver R. Santana, Luz D. Stephenson, Olare W. Sun, Aixin Thompson, Kathedene Y.

ADDITIONAL HEALTH CAREER GRADUATES

The following candidates will graduate pending successful completion of their final clinical rotation.

Mechanical Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: TOM CURANOVIC, M.S.Manjarrez, Antonio Wrubel, Matt

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D E C E M B E R 2018 GRADUATES

SCHOOL OFARTS, HUMANITIESAND SOCIALSCIENCES

Art & Design A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Mejia, Rafael

Communications & Media Arts A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ERIC LUTHER, M.A.Andersen, Luke M. Banfield, Thomas **Collins, James D. Mcfadden, Olivia D. Nozier, Johane Nwosisi, Ryan Rampersaud, Nalini K. **Tracy, Liam C.

Digital Filmmaking A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CRAIG PADAWER, M.A.Campbell, Tevin R. Desiderio, Christopher M. **Martinez, Nicholas V. Mosley, Shevaun Y. Smith, Tyler E.

Digital Media CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Kogos, Diana **

Journalism A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CAROL PASSARIELLO, M.A.Brown, Dana D. O’brien, Timothy W.

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ELISE MARTUCCI, PH.D.Baez, Ashley M. Bryant, Jack *Cassermere, Lindsay N.

Cavero Araujo, Brenda M. Cousins, Jacob A. De la Rosa Jose, Gianela **Ebert, Danielle M. Honors, Allison **Johnson, Linda C. Lupian, Michelle *Mcdonough, Erin Meeker, Madelyn M. Ore, Amber L. Quintero Lopez, Cristian A. Venuti, Robert N. *Vigiletti, Jenna L. *Weems, Amara J.

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Science A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: GEORGE KETEKU, PH.D.Abaddi, Lila Abdou, Sandra N. Abdullahi, Samiratou Addoquaye, Marcus E. Aguirre, Kayla J. Alejandro, Teresa A. Antoine, Shawna D. Arita, Elizabeth Arizmendi, Alberto Armijos, Alexis N.

Bah, Mariama **Balogun, Sade C. Banks, Nadia K. Barros, George M. Bellaby, Tara M. Bello, Adriana E. *Billharz, Claire E. Blanco, Betzaida A. Bolanos, Alejandra Bolton, Douglas O. Bonis, Aliki Bonis, Sofia Bonnie, Shantel A. Boukari, Kabirath Boyd, Izena Y. Bradwell, Britney N. Bremmer, Tracy Ann D. Brown, Brandon Brown, Lisa Buckley, John G. Cabrera, Ivan Capellan, Beatriz Carreno, Jennifer Catalioto, Stephanie Chambliss, Chris Charles, Destiny A. Chong Cruz, Beverly M. Conklin, Taylor A. Contreras, Adrian

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Cordero, Amber S. Coyt, Melanye Crossdale, Malik C. Cutaia, Danielle Czuy, Jesse J. Dakin, Isabelle R. Davis, Deynisha N. De Souza, Jose Dellacava, Armando **Dimas, Sasha J. Dominguez, George Dos Santos, Michelle Drummond, Deloris E. Dye, Courtney M. Eduardo, Ramon Esprit, Tanika J. Fernandez, Briana M. Fernandez, Sharleen Ferreras, Diego Garcia, America J. Garcia, Kristina A. Garcia, Michelle Garcia, Stephanie Germano, Brianne J. *Gleeson, Valerie **Godfrey, Remoye J. Gomes, Catia S. Gonzalez, Erick R. Gordon, Jahmari T. Greene, Amber N. Gutierrez, Kelly Harrison, Dahlia C. Hassan, Mostafa A. Heredia, Diana

Herrmann, Samantha Humm, Tobias A. **Hurtado, Gabriela Infante, Michael Jackson, Jasmine M. Johnson, Nijah A. Juvino, Darlis **Kazeminejad, Angel Lambrecht, Dominique N. Lazzaro, Vincent Lee, Christopher A. Lindo, Kaitlyn N. Lojano Guallpa, Marcia A. Luchsinger, Nicholas W. Luciano, Evelyn Macchia, Raffaele Maglic, Mia M. Mangan, James P. Manozzi-Schomber, Marcus C. Maria Rodriguez, Jordalin Marks, Seth A. Marquez, Sheina *Martinez, Cristian Mauro, Samantha R. Mcdonald, Vyannie T. Mckenzie, Felecia L. Mendoza, Jennifer M. *Mendoza, Maria E. *Merchant, Kyle B. Meyering, Michael J. Mignogno, Samuel A. **Mitova, Diana E. Mohammed, Sharizah A. Monroy, Eduardo

Montalvo, Alexis K. Moreno, Vanessa Morris-Banta, Melissa C. *Morrissey, Thomas J. Munoz, Lexington M. Murphy, Keith S. Nelson, Shauntel Z. Newman, Katrina L. Nino, Fabian C. Nwakanma, Onyebuchi E. Nyarko, Henrieta Ochoa, Yocely L. O’Connell, Daniel W. Orellana, Andrew Ortiz, Kimberly Ospina, Daniel **Owens, Alysha M. Pagano, Christophe G. Pasato, Jonathan A. Paulercio, Michael Paulino, Merlyn M. Paylor, Jantasia J. Pearson, Melissa Phillips, Miguel A. Pimentel, Joemayra *Poljak, Goran *Pryor, Samantha Ramirez, Jennifer Robinson, James G. Rodriguez, Katelyn M. Rodriguez, Marcanthony **Rosa, Antonio I. Sainz, Sarah E. **Santos, Victor J.

Scaperrotta, Michael P. Shkrelja, Mark Silva, Aidee **Sinnott, Joseph S. Spanburgh, Matthew M. Spencer, Joana M. Sterling, Ila **Sukhram, Ashley D. *Sullivan, Dennis J. Talarico, Rocco J. **Tellone, Louis T. Then, Sthefanie *Torres, Yesenia Trinidad, Shyana D. Tritaris, Angelos Uzieblo, Arthur P. **Vargas, David F. Vasquez, Michael D. Velez, Gloria I. Virgilio, Karina H. Williams, Arlene Wreh, Theresa Yiu, Benjamin Y. **Zanetti, Nicholla Zaretsky, Nicholas J.

Performing Arts A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ROSEMARIE SERRANO, M.A.Cedillo, Kevin A. Ortega, Marina J. Rodriguez, Daniel Bautista, Diego *Clarke, Peter A. *

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Mazzilli, Kariana M. Mendes, Rachel T. Nickens, Jonathan P. **Patino Restrepo, Kevin Service, Yukie M. *Stepanyan, Susanna *

Visual Arts A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Hill, Khaleek D. Lopez, Javier Macao, Damian F. Marte, Hecline M. Smith, Christeina A. Stansbury, Lamont M. Vazquez, Erick J.

Visual Arts A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Arzu, Marcus Gonzalez, Enrique Heller, Amber L. **Schneider, Emma G. **Velez, Jarred J. Velez, Patricia *Vicente, Destiny

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS

Accounting A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DORIS WARMFLASH, M.S.Ahmed, Ramy A. **Bajrushi, Lirim *Beavers, Courtney F. Cabral Rivera, Natasha E. Clemente, Allwyn Coyt, Elizabeth *Di Troia, Michael J. **Hay, Kevin M. Islam, Sabrina Noku, Aldon *Padilla, Gilbert Z. Pena Ortiz, Josue Saad, Ali M. Sanchez, Ximena I. *Sandoval, Laurence L. Telford, Jemimah K. **Zengotita, Matthew A. *Zhinin Naulaguari, Jessica M. *

Business Administration A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: MARIA VITTORIA M.B.A.Alrubai, Yahya J. Barone, Antonio J.

D’emilio, Gianfranco Finateri, Christopher Garcia, Juancarlos Hernandez, Justin Mcgarvey, Emily R. Montesano, Kyle P. Payamps, George Rowe, Colin G. Sambula, Rudy Soriano, Cory B. Vanputten, Alexis E. Williamson, Daniel **

Business Administration A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD HYLAND, ED.D.Ali, Chloe M. *Azizi, Wali Bassi, Nicholas F. Bilusiak, Solomiya Camaj, Tom **Cisneros, Berenice **Corcione, Vincent C. Danko, Joseph R. *Depace, Jessica M. **Diaz, Pablo A. Dimartino, Joanna M. Dominguez, Kevin Fils-Aime, Brice A. **Gjakova, Melisa Guci, Angela K. Iskandarani, Hafiz S. **Kunju, Jibin Y.

Lettire, Christopher G. Linares Noguera, Wilmer S. Miller, India F. Peguero De Jesus, Cinthia *Perikala, Rajesh Popoola, Oluwafunmilola S. Sanchez, Cristian *Seibel, Alexander **Shull, Kristel J. **Silva, Steven S. Silverio, Arvelys *Soehnlein, Patricia A. Tooran, Misbha

Business Management A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD HYLAND, ED.D.Cooper, Brianna L. De Michele, Joshua B. Gutierrez, Mariely

Chemical Dependency Counseling A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD JAZWINSKI, PH.D.Passaretti, Carmen T.

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Chemical Dependency Counseling CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD JAZWINSKI, PH.D.Golematis, Erlinda Gruber, Mary E. **Mathew, Reggie K.

Computer Information Systems A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DENISE SULLIVAN, M.B.A.Camacho, Raul E. Castillo, Marlon Hagan, Jeffrey B. Hill, Ruchana A. Jalca, Danny A. Kim, Yoonsung *Montano Jaldin, Gustavo A.

Criminal Justice: Corrections A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEPHEN ARIENTA, M.S.DeSantis, Anthony

Criminal Justice: Police A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEPHEN ARIENTA, M.S.Apuango, Jefferson G. **Baeza, Angel Bennett, Ashanti M.

Brown, Jeanna M. *Castillo, Elvin E. Cene, Jeffrey Conway, Ryan M. Coughlan, Colin P. *Frost, Jessica E. Gonzalez, Arilene Gonzalez, Jonathan Guinansaca, Christopher J. Henry, Jaliyah S. Hernandez, Alex Leiva, Beatriz I. *Maertens, Jackson Murray, Caira L. Pujols, Raymond N. Ramirez, Gabriela Riley, Robert Ruby, Leigh D. Selva Rosolino, Diego M. *Senger, Maxwell S. Spear, Michael J. Stagnari, Andrew J. *Tartaglia, Frank J. Taylor, Anthony A. Tlaxcaltecatl, Denisse Tonelli, Kayla S. **Turhan, Koray A. *Valerio, Kenneth Vega, Peter M. Williams, Michelle S. Williams, Thomas A. *

Cybersecurity A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOHN WATKINS, M.S.Adukuzhiyil, Jacob J. Baird, Merideth E. Caruolo, Joseph A. Celeste, Siul N. *Cruz, Katherine Faulkner, Thad A. Garcia, Aleza V. Gilbert, Thomas A. **Hallinan, Kevin S. **Martinez, Rafael Martinez Andrade, Aaron Martino, Vincent Moskalik, Brett J. Pelosi, Christopher M. **Rivera, Adalberto D. Sanoguet, Armand J. Travis, Nicholas Ulloa, Christian R. *

Cybersecurity CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: JOHN WATKINS, M.S.Barot, Dipak Brennan, John A. Faulkner, Thad A. Gilbert, Thomas A. **Isidore, Barnatus Yohannan, Shiju

Early Childhood A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: SHEILA HANNA, M.S.Abu-Mallouh, Lara R. **Cano, Irma S. *Clifford, Jennifer A. Costanzo, Vera A. *Diaz, Nathalie A. Dominguez Dominguez, Yesica Dusovic, Tabitha L. Espineira, Cierra R. Flores-Pena, Denise *Gomez, Micaela S. Hernandez, Dalia *Indiviglio, Megan L. Jagow, Leighana G. Khan, Radeyah *Legath, Emily M. Lovemore, Esme E. Mani, Juela **Martinez, Laura Serafin, Erika E. Valdovinos Pantoja, Elizabeth **Vallejo, Kathleen B.

Early Childhood CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SHEILA HANNA, M.S.Francis, Nathania A.

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Fashion Design & Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KAREN SCHLUSBERG, M.B.A.Ahmad, Isaiah S. Cisneros, Yasmin *Hall, Tanise M.

Fashion Merchandising A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KAREN SCHLUSBERG, M.B.A.Evans, Ciara N.

Human Services A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HELEN O’BRIEN, PH.D.Alcin, Santa Autry, Dynisha L. *Batchelor, Mikkel E. Berrocal, Gianina Brown, Brittany A. Costello, Kevin J. Martinez, Emma R. Murphy, Brent R. *Murphy, Donna I. Nunez De Jesus, Diana C. Smith, Brenda D. Sotoye, Olalekan H. Thompson, Chantel R. Thompson, Latoya T.

Human Services A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HELEN O’BRIEN, PH.D.Alvarez-Pena, Gisellys Feliz, Marieliz Rumipulla, Flor M. Sanabria Perez, Ana G. Vargas, Denise A. Warren, Kimberly R. Woolford, Khaleya Yeboah, Victoria **

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Childhood Education A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DIANA BERMAN, M.S.ED.Chandler, Skye K.

Marketing A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHYLLIS FEIN, M.B.A.Reginella, Stephanie M. **Santiago, Saul A.

Marketing A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHYLLIS FEIN, M.B.A.Bello Nunez, Marta X. Bilotta, Paul *De La Paz, Devin N. Funicello, Joseph Ghori, Salar

Kennedy, Emily V. *Mahmoud, Adel Novello, Bianca Oliveros, Mariela Porras, Jorge Tweede, Kiannah *

Office Technologies A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JANET RANUCCI, M.S.Dutt, Ashi A. Morales Vanegas, Alea D. **

Office Technologies CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: JANET RANUCCI, M.S.Brucia, Anne C. **Emery, Terri E. *

Paralegal A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CYNTHIA HAYCOCK, J.D.Adorno, Jamie L. Cruz, Nicole A. **Knox, Damien D. Romero, Fernanda

Paralegal CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: CYNTHIA HAYCOCK, J.D.Andil, Diaa E.

Johnson, Steven A. *Kavanagh, Kara M. **Lanza, Charles **Malpartida, Juan A. **

Professional Bookkeeper CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: DORIS WARMFLASH, M.S.Duran, Yaribeth L. Macancela, Gabriela A. Walczak, Lilia A. **

Teaching Assistant CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: DIANA BERMAN, M.S.ED. Rivera, Nancy

SCHOOL OF HEALTH CAREERS, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLIED LEARNINGCulinary Arts & Hospitality Management A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHILIP MCGRATH, M.S.Ali, Samirah Anderson, Danielle C.

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Coutinho, Jessica Johnson, Cheri T. Summers, Johanna M. Williamson, Thomas J.

Foods & Nutrition A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOANNE SEID M.S.Crossett, Noelia *

Medical Billing & Coding CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S.Duval, Sherol Lostaglio, Anne J. Saum, Melanie A. *Shiels, Mariah K.

Medical Billing CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S.Bueno, Melisa Pawlak, James **

Nursing A.A.S.CURRICULUM CO-CHAIRS: MARY MILANI, C.A.G.S. VIDIA SALEEN, M.S.

Allen, Stephanie F. *Amoruso, Kessondra R. Boeschl, Gunnar R.

Cannella, Dana M. Carney, Tyler J. *Ciss, Madjiguene *Darvish, Ali Farabaugh, Robert F. Gonzalez, Georgina A. Jacoby, Iwona **Jordan, Chandler C. *Kelchlin Rios, Shannon M. Lalvay-Duque, Susie Meade, Harry L. Michalatos, Athena S. Olendrowicz, Malwina A. **O’Neill, Taylor M. Spiridigliozzi, Laura B. Zorrilla, Gisela A.

Paramedic A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR ROBERT GURLIACCI, B.P.S.Costello, Kevin G.

Paramedic CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR ROBERT GURLIACCI, B.P.S.Brito, Paul A. Chung, Devon J. Clark, Stephen P. *Hawthorne, Mercedes J. Rivera, Lindy Santini, Tameca T. Zolli, Sindia G..

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Civil Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KYRIAKOS IOANNOU, M.E.Chiaravalle, Richard L. Johnson, Andrae A. Santos, Stephanie C. **

Computer Aided Drafting CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: TOM CURANOVIC, M.S.Green, Sarah E. *Johnson, Kamal Santos, Stephanie C. **Tejeira, Manuel **Ward, William A. Bylicky, Tom P. Gresko, Janine M. **

Computer Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEVEN MILLER, M.S.Agudelo, Charles A. Andrade, Kevin *Brivic, Skyler G. **Danton, Jamie L.

Heisa, Diana **Lopez, Jose *Mazurek, Alan E. Noye, Timothy Spreitzer, Anna E. **Vasquez, Kevin J. Vingo, Luigi V.

Electrical Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD VAN INWEGEN, M.S.Baldera Robles, Vladimir Bautista, Lawrence-Daniel O. Gavidia, Jose C. Lliguaipuma, Christopher Pena, Anthony N. **Romain, Edlin

Engineering Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KYRIAKOS IOANNOU, M.E.Alkablany, Gamil G. Arteaga, Christian S. Biddiscombe, Eric J. Kohany, Timothy R. **Ledesma Moreno, Mateo Lombardo, Dean L. Martinez-Olaya, Piero Sanchez, Pedro E. *

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Environmental Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ROBERT COLLIS, M.S.Clemente, Nicklas R. *Drakes, Zakara *Przytula, Ola M.

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics & Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CHAD THOMPSON, M.S.Aguis, Jacqueline M. Alburquerque, Jessica N. Algahaim, Adam S. Ampofo, Benita A. Beckford, Nikia Beekman, Shai M. **Broege, Mary B. Brown, Kerrisha Castro Perez, Daniel Cottrell, Jason R. Court, Alexander P. Cruz, Ana M. *Dhanai, Amanda M. Drysdale, Marsha S. Escobar, Daniela T. Francis, Raven A. Gigantiello, Kristen M. Gitter, Christina M. *Gonzalez, Laura Goudiaby, Mame D. **Guillen, Jesus

Harris, Tarik Hertelendy, Joseph C. *Kaneti, Moni L. Keenerconnolly, Alexander J. Kohany, Timothy R. **Largo, Priscila *Lopez, Jorge Manuel, Michelle A. Martinez, Darlene Miller, Jason S. Orellana, Rebeca T. Ortiz, Alejandra Partida, Juan D. Powell, Philicia S. Ramirez, Elizabeth Rivera, Amir P. Samuel, Tykeia S. Sandoval, Christian Scarlett, Malea Smith, Yalicia E. Villegas-Diaz, Jamilete

Mechanical Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: TOM CURANOVIC, M.S.Brea, Manuel S. Campoverde, Pedro F. Mikic, Bojan *

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SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Communications & Media Arts A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ERIC LUTHER, M.A.Brown, Matthew E. Juliano, Megan F. Mera Rodriguez, David Sinkfield, Tyrin A.

Digital Filmmaking A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CRAIG PADAWER, M.A.Ferrieri, Ashley N. Guity, Berona S.

Journalism A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CAROL PASSARIELLO, M.A.Avila, Lisa E. Brown, Countenea D. Rojas, Frank A.

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ELISE MARTUCCI, PH.D.Areizaga, Ashley A. Benichou, Samuel *Castro, Jose Demirel, Julia Stalcup, Amanda T. Stiehl, Richard J. White, Cloyde Zayas, Leandra

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Science A.A.CURRICULUM CHAIR: GEORGE KETEKU, PH.D.Allan, Robert J. Badmos, Stephanie F. Bagnuolo, Max A. **Belfor, Shanygne D. Benvenuto, Victoria Bindajames, Samantha Bonacorso, Thomas J. Bonilla, Marizeli Brito, Richard Bucci, Jennifer R. *Bushell, Michele L.

Caballero, Tiffani Capizzuto, Christopher A. Carissimi, Peter J. Carneiro, Lillian M. Carrasquillo, Valentina L. **Cash, Alessandra M. Castillo, Veronica V. Colon, Christian A. Cousin, Matthew J. Coyt, Jacqueline Crescenzi, Richard J. **Cruz, Yamilka D’Ambrosio Jr, Glen C. **Delaurentiis, Brian N. Derenzis, Michael F. Destefano, Francesco P. Dibrino, Nicholas M. Duane, Brendan P. Embury, Annaalexa Fahner, Courtney Fils Aime, Christine *Friedel, Ryan M. Gaito, Anthony M. Galloway, Caitlyn E. Giannantonio, Gina M. Gomez, Nicole A. Gordon, Gloria G. **Graham, Deseree G.

Grundman, Morgan E. Hamdan, Hamzah A. *Harvey, Tania N. Henry, Sedoney R. Hodges, Jill Hysenaj, Mimoza Imana, Mark Jeudy, Coleene H. Joseph, Terrence R. Junaid, Hammad Kaplan, Jill M. Kleinman, Sarah Kuruc, Jay *Lee, Nayoung **Lewis, Allison C. Logan, Timothy J. Lopez, Camila M. Marino, Alexis R. Mariscal, Tiffany A. Marks, Alexandra Mincey, John R. Mora Barajas, Flor B. Mullen, Barry M. Neeranjan, Vijay N. Novoa, Maria C. Nye, Nicole C. Petrino, Emanuele *Picariello, Alyssa M. *

A U G U S T 2018 GRADUATES

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Pinto, Joey Pizzola, Danielle J. Ramsay, Shameka D. Ramusovska, Sevdija Ronca, Gianna Rozo, Sebastian Salas, Michelle P. Sanchez, Cristie L. Sepulveda, Lenisha J. Sherlock, Daniel T. Silva, Yazmin Singer, Alexa C. Stickney, Alexis N. *Taylor, Jamila N. Trejos, Austin E. Triolo, Dominick G. Urgiles, Kevin Vera, Ashley M. *Villegas, Amy *White, Deana Zeq, Yousef Zuluaga, Jennifer A..

Performing Arts A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ROSEMARIE SERRANO, M.A.James, Kenneth L., Jr.

Visual Arts A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Payne, Chase A. **

Visual Arts A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: NICOLE TSCHAMPEL, M.F.A.Catalano, Velianna *Henriquez, Lisbeth A. *

SCHOOL OFBUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS

Accounting A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DORIS WARMFLASH, M.S.Acosta, Yesenia M. **Ardizone, Michele F. **Cura, Kristine S. Gietler, Zaira **Markaj, Michael *Wendel, Joshua J. *

Business Administration A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: MARIA VITTORIA M.B.A.Bennetti, Kelsey G. Campos, Michelle Curanaj, Christian Fuoco, Anthony Generoso, Jonathan Krauss, Mark P. Maita, Anjali E. Pierro, Dominique

Pshierer, Matthew Sandy, Nasya A. Scholz, Sandra A. Umbro, Mark Urgiles, Alexander R. Valencia, Julian F.

Business Administration A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD HYLAND, ED.D.Bedoya, John A. **Camaj, Christiana Franzese, Maurice P. *Garib, Shemron A. **Gjeci, Deborah **Gramajo, Irvin Hewlitt, Emily **Julca, Lizbeth Y. *Lovecchio, Christian **Meza, Jessica B. Miller, Cameron M. Monroy, Jhon A. Santana, Edwin R. **Straface, Adam L.

Chemical Dependency Counseling A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD JAZWINSKI, PH.D.Sarles, Gregory A.

Computer Information Systems A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: DENISE SULLIVAN, M.B.A.Brown, Ronald D. Duncan, Michael A. Isidore, Barnatus Zima, Kyle V.

Criminal Justice: Police A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEPHEN ARIENTA, M.S.Aste, Gioacchino Dee, Melissa Garcia, Daniel E. Jimenez, Juan C. Keene, Stephanie C. Massimo, Margaret G. Pace, Daniel S. Palma, Adrian Pellino, Michael A. **Sayman, Elizabeth C. Spinelli, Anthony J. Torres, Angelina R. Zhinin Tacuri, Sandra

Cybersecurity A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOHN WATKINS, M.S.Cervantes, Ronny A. Elkahlaoui, Hakim *Garieri, Joe F. Gordon, Timothy P.

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Hemberger, Steven T. **Nuebel, Ryan A. **Patterson, Cole J. **Phillips, Kenneth A. Rodriguez, Andres Silva, Laura S. *Trapanese, Michael J. Zima, Kyle V.

Cybersecurity CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: JOHN WATKINS, M.S.Laluna, Cody J. Lee, Alice N. **Mitchell, Alfonso J. Moore, Liam F. Urman, Sergey **

Early Childhood A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: SHEILA HANNA, M.S.Infante, Amy Murray, Cathriona A. *Oliver-Martinez, Judith Ortiz, Lesley A. Porcelli, Daniella M. *Thomas, Chauna Kay L..

Early Childhood CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SHEILA HANNA, M.S.Schulte-Lawrence, Caroline L.

Fashion Design & Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KAREN SCHLUSBERG, M.B.A.Williams, Princess K.

Fashion Merchandising A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KAREN SCHLUSBERG, M.B.A.Halvorsen, Sarah J. Joseph, Ashley *Kakinuma, Moeko **Romero, Johnathan I.

Human Services A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HELEN O’BRIEN, PH.D.Bernabe, Cristian O. Lemus, Diamond M. Pierre Louis, Betty Quinn, Sharee D. Wilson, Denecia S.

Human Services A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HELEN O’BRIEN, PH.D.Barrett, Carlene T. Carrano, Chloe M. Nevers, Roxanne *Paez, Jeaney A. Peralta, Linette *Richardson, Deja A. **Rodriguez Iii, Victor F.

Marketing A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHYLLIS FEIN, M.B.A.Brooks, Jordan A. *Maiga, Cheick Ousley, Reginald J.

Marketing A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHYLLIS FEIN, M.B.A.Aversano, Francis H. Diop-Dia, Anna R. Gallego, Abril *Niiranen, Kaisa Rodriguez, Jennifer S.

Office Technologies A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JANET RANUCCI, M.S.Downer, Chantol S. Vasquez, Tracy C.

Paralegal A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CYNTHIA HAYCOCK, J.D.Cabrera, Betsy *Fasanaro, Matthew J. Lamarca, Sara J. **Olan, Carmen Quizhpi, Nanci L. Sanchez, Gina K.

Paralegal CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: CYNTHIA HAYCOCK, J.D.Banks, Denzel

SCHOOL OF HEALTH CAREERS, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLIED LEARNING

Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: PHILIP MCGRATH, M.S.Diaz, Jose H. Dunlap, Ania M.

Dietetic Technician: Nutrition Care A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOANNE SEID M.S.Muschette, Eugenie B.

Medical Billing & Coding CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S.Iacobellis, Danielle M. **

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Medical Billing CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S.Arellano, Zarah E. **

Medical Coding CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: SUE TURAL-CLARKE, M.S.Arellano, Zarah E. **Gama, Diogenes Moran, Julia N. Padikkala, Joe J. Ross, Beverly *Szumny, Michael R.

Paramedic A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: ROBERT GURLIACCI, B.P.S.Morales, Samantha

Paramedic CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: ROBERT GURLIACCI, B.P.S.Baron, Maria A. Bayer, Justin Choi, Nicholas Cunningham, Jamiel P. Gallagher, James Greenway, Harrison J. Hines, Daniel J. Keesler, Brianna L. Kerstanski-Godsey, Kelly E.

Noel, Stephano Persichetti, Andrew P. Quiambao, Rocky K. Ramirez-Apuzzo, Christopher *Rivera, Michael J. Rodriguez, Patricia E. Sandoval, Michelle M. Shea, Ryan P. Villon, Genner A.

Personal Training CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD F. GENNARO JR., D.C.Tsibu, Helen

Radiologic Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: HILDY OBERSTEIN, B.S.Appiah Kubi, Samuel Burke, Alexis M. Chavez Jr, German Chi, Albert *Fabrizi, Teresa M. Fernandez, Jordan J. Hunt, Christopher B. **Ianora, Michael *Jacotin, Dave *Katz, Mark D. Knowles, Sonya A. Madrid, Daicy *Marcus, Emily A. Opoku, Isaac N. *

Osman, Babah H. Ramirez, Nury Y. Righetti, Andrew M. Smith, Amanda L. **Syed, Muqtader A. Thomas, Melissa A. Velasquez, Patricia G.

Respiratory Care A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: JOSÉ QUIÑONES, M.S.Aboagye, Juliana Agyemang, Vida L. *Ahwireng, Gideon S. Boateng, Millicent B. Burrowes, Lenworth L. **Cadet, Daphney Decastro Jr, Milton Ferdinand, Jeff A. George, Betty Harris-Douglas, Orein M. Leong, Chee Wan Lydon, Deirdre E. Marc, Erica E. O’Connor, Julia M. Okoroafor, Chibueze S. Pappas, Darienne M. Sanchez, Julie Santibanez, Maria T. Seymour, Jr., Terrence Smith, Julie A. Torres, Christian F..

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Civil Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KYRIAKOS IOANNOU, M.E.Johnson, Kamal Lee, Devantee M. Mauricio, Carlos E. Taveras, Daniel

Computer Aided Drafting CertificateCURRICULUM CHAIR: TOM CURANOVIC M.S.Carhuachin, Percy J. Robinson, Otis O. *

Computer Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEVEN MILLER, M.S.Cuellar, Esau C. **Henry, Joseph M. Perez, Bryan E. *

Electrical Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD VAN INWEGEN, M.S.Lennon, Shamon

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Energy Systems A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: RICHARD VAN INWEGEN, M.S.Cisse, Karamoko S.

Engineering Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: KYRIAKOS IOANNOU, M.E.Santiago, Susan *

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics & Science A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: CHAD THOMPSON, M.S.Adrover, Libni V. Azar, Issa N. Burke, Dena M. Collado, Jose A. Correia, Jeremy Delgado, Ivelisse Dipietro, Diana M. Gordon, Jheanelle *Guglielmo, Nancy M. **Henriquez, Raquel E. Hernandez, Jennifer Juarez, Diana M. Macias Valdovinos, Mark Meza, Cesia K. **Monge, Christopher Ozaruk, Michael *Quaye, Jewel N. Rojas Cruz Avellan, Imelda

Rosen, Evan Ross, Michael A. Rossi, Albert C. Scott, Alcia Sherman, Cody A. Torsiello, Martha L. **Vara, Krystina J. Xu, Lijing **Zielinski, Patricia

Mechanical Technology A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: TOM CURANOVIC M.S.Reece, Christopher

Networking A.A.S.CURRICULUM CHAIR: STEPHEN LEONE D.A.Lizarazo, John P. *

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THE COMMENCEMENT TRADITION

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE SEAL• Sapere Aude is the Latin phrase

meaning “Dare to Know”• The Viking “Mascot” represents our

main campus in Valhalla (which means “Heaven” in norse mythology)

•The shield represents protection and commitment to loyalty

•The book represents commitment to scholarship

•The torch represents enlightenment•The laurel leaves represent graduation

THE MACEThe academic mace represents the commitment of our dedicated faculty, their teaching excellence, their focus on student success, and their loyalty to the college and its mission. It precedes the president during the processional and recessional. Westchester Community College’s mace is 42” tall and is made of mahogany with brass accents. The mace was a gift from the Office of Student Involvement and Alumni Relations in 2015.

PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLIONThe medallion is a symbol of the office, worn by the president on official and ceremonial occasion. At Westchester Community College, the chain of office is a replica of the College Seal suspended on a bronze link chain engraved with the names of the college’s presidents – past and present.

ACADEMIC DRESSThe cap and gown worn at today’s commencement were part of everyday dress in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. Although such clothing originally had no academic significance, the cut and fabric varied according to social standing and rank. Eventually, however, using the cap and gown to indicate academic rank and department was adopted, even legislated, by the oldest European universities. American colleges and universities later adopted such dress, differing from the European cousins they were emulating only in that a standardized intercollegiate dress code, first drawn up at an 1895 meeting at Columbia University and periodically amended since, established a uniform pattern regulating the color, shape, and texture of academic dress.

The cap is a symbol of the freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity which scholarship confers on the wearer. Almost universally it is square, stiffened, and tasseled – the mortarboard. The tassel may either be black or the color of the scholarly subject, although only doctor’s degree recipients may have gold thread.

The gown is a symbol of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers any dress of rank or social standing. Traditionally it is black for all degrees, although in recent years several universities have adopted robes using their traditional school colors, such as crimson for Harvard, blue for Yale, light blue for Columbia. Only the gown for the doctor’s degree is trimmed, with velvet panels down the front and three bars of velvet across the sleeves.

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W E S T C H E S T E R C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E F O U N D A T I O N

SCHOLARSHIPS A N D AWARDS PROGRAMThe Westchester Community College Foundation was established to meet the many needs of Westchester Community College and its students that cannot be met by public funds. Providing scholarships and enriching the educational life and environment of the college are primary goals of the Foundation.

As part of its mission, the Foundation works to develop support from individuals, local businesses, corporations, and foundations to provide scholarships for incoming, continuing, and graduating students. Since 1969, the Foundation has directly helped more than 18,500 students advance their education through scholarships and grants. The Foundation has awarded over $2 million in scholarships each year since 2018.

The following is a selection of the many scholarships and awards available to Westchester Community College graduating students.

For a complete listing of scholarships available to our students, please visit www.sunywcc.edu/scholarships.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDSO F F E R E D B Y T H E W E S T C H E S T E R C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E F O U N D A T I O N

Alpha Beta Gamma AwardsAwarded to outstanding graduating students in various eligible curricula.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) ScholarshipsPresented to outstanding female students who have been accepted to four- year colleges, and who demonstrate concern for women’s issues.

Michael Bobkoff Memorial ScholarshipThis scholarship honors the memory of former Englishprofessor Michael Bobkoff and is awarded to a Liberal Arts graduate.

Mary Christesen Memorial AwardPresented to a high-achieving graduating nursing student.

Greta Cohan Personal Development AwardPresented to students in recognition of demonstrated personal growth and development while at Westchester Community College.

Robert J. Condon ScholarshipPresented to an outstanding graduating student who is majoring in accounting or computer information systems.

James Dadakis Memorial ScholarshipAwarded to an outstanding graduating physics or engineering science student.

Alfred B. Delbello ScholarshipPresented to full-time students who are residents of Westchester County, and who wish to transfer to four-year institutions.

Vera Delgrosso Memorial Scholarship AwardAwarded to an outstanding graduating student who was active at Westchester Community College and who plans to attend a four-year college.

Harold L. Drimmer ScholarshipPresented in honor of former Chair of the Board of Trustees to an outstanding graduate.

Faculty/Student Association Pepsi ScholarshipPresented to graduates who have been active in student life.

James Dwight Fairclough ScholarshipPresented to a graduating student who plans to attend a four-year college.

Dr. Julius Ford AwardAwarded to an outstanding African-American male student who exemplifies this former VP and Dean of Student’s spirit of leadership and service.

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Prof. Stephen J. Friedman Memorial History AwardPresented to graduating students who have demonstrated excellence in history courses.

Dr. Kenneth Graff Memorial AwardAwarded to a high-achieving graduating student who intends to pursue a career in a health-related field.

Dr. Melvin Herman ScholarshipAwarded to a human services graduate continuing his/her education in social work.

Susan Hoffman Personal Achievement AwardAwarded to a student who has been active in co-curricular programs, and who plans to continue his/her education.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers AwardPresented to a graduate of electrical technology.

Italian ScholarshipAwarded to outstanding students of Italian who have been active members of the Italian Club.

Andrew Joerg Memorial AwardPresented to an outstanding graduating student in the electrical technology curriculum.

Johanna Eva Joerg Achievement AwardAwarded to an outstanding female student in electrical technology or engineering science.

The Calvin Johnson Jr. Ph.D., RRT Memorial AwardAwarded to a graduate of the respiratory care program in memory of Dr. Johnson.

Linda Fraser Lattimer WAEYC AwardAwarded to students who intend to work with children.

Martin Luther King AwardAwarded by the Westchester Community College Foundation to an outstanding student from an underrepresented group.

John A. Kley Valedictorian AwardAwarded by the Westchester Community College Foundation to the class valedictorian.

Marcel Marcellin AwardAwarded to graduating students enrolled in respiratory therapy, radiologic technology, or accounting.

John Merola Memorial ScholarshipAwarded, preferably, to an active liberal arts/ humanities graduate.

SP/4 Peter J. Mitchell Memorial ScholarshipGranted to a U. S. military veteran who was honorably discharged.

Nicholas V. Petraglia Memorial AwardPresented to an outstanding graduating business student.

Willa Reichbach Human Services to Social Work ScholarshipAwarded in honor of Professor Willa Reichbach to students in human services.

Walter Reifenberg Memorial AwardAwarded in loving memory of a long-time chemistry professor.

Michael F Rendich Scholarship in EducationAwarded to a graduate who is pursuing further studies in education.

Carmine L. Romano Memorial AwardAwarded to an outstanding graduating accounting student.

Donald Seymour Memorial ScholarshipAwarded to an outstanding graduating student.

Carol Swidorski Russett Memorial AwardAwarded to women to assist them in achieving their full potential as professionals.

George Sands AwardAwarded to a human services graduate who plans to pursue a degree in social work.

Alan Shapiro Memorial ScholarshipPresented to a hardworking student who demonstrates need and who plans to continue his/her education.

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Florence Sinshiemer Graduating ScholarshipAwarded to a hard working student who demonstrates academic excellence and service to the college.

Phyllis Taffet Graduating ScholarshipAwarded to a gradating student who has been involved in his or her college or community.

Julius Weiss Memorial ScholarshipsAwarded to deserving students under the age of twenty-one, or who plan to pursue a career that involves working with children.

Westchester Community College Federation of Teachers (WCCFT) ScholarshipAwarded by the WCCFT to students with backgrounds or interest in the labor movement.

Westchester Community College Foundation Merit ScholarshipsAwarded to outstanding graduates who have been accepted to four-year institutions.

Westchester Community College Foundation Salutatorian AwardAwarded by the Westchester Community College Foundation to the class salutatorian.

Westchester Community College Foundation Special Incentive Awards Awarded to graduating students who complete their education while coping with unique situations or unusual difficulties.

Westchester County Chapter of Links ScholarshipAwarded to a graduating African-American female who has been accepted to a human services-oriented program at a four-year institution.

SCHOLARSHIPS E A R M A R K E D B Y F O U R -Y E A R C O L L E G E S

The following is a selection of scholarships and awards earmarked for graduating students transferring to four-year institutions. Students must graduate from Westchester Community College with an Associate degree to be eligible for consideration.Scholarships marked with an asterisk (*) are administered by the Westchester Community College Foundation Scholarship Center.

F U L L - T U I T I O N T R A N S F E R S C H O L A R S H I P S

*College of New RochelleOne full tuition scholarship to study in the School of Arts and Sciences. Minimum 3.5 GPA

*CUNY/Lehman CollegeTwo full-tuition scholarships to students in any major. Minimum 3.0 GPA; and citizenship or permanent residency required.

*Iona CollegeOne full-tuition scholarship (less state aid) to business graduate with highest GPA.

*Mercy CollegeTwo full-tuition scholarships. One business; one liberal arts. Minimum 3.5 GPA.

*New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)One full-tuition scholarship. Minimum 3.7 GPA.

*Pace UniversityTwo full-tuition scholarships. One to Lubin School of Business; one to Dyson College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Sarah Lawrence CollegeOne full-need scholarship to a Westchester Community College graduate.

*Vaughn CollegeOne full-tuition scholarship, any major. Minimum 2.0 GPA (3.3 for applicants to the Engineering program).

PA R T I A L - T U I T I O N T R A N S F E R S C H O L A R S H I P S

Berkeley CollegeTransfer Opportunity Program (T.O.P.) scholarship. Students with GPA of 2.5 or above may receive scholarships of 25%-50%.

*Clarkson UniversityOne leadership award for $15,000 per year, and one Transfer Achievement scholarship for $12,000 per year. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) and Alpha Beta Gamma (ABG) scholarships range from $1,000 to $8,000 per year.

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College of WestchesterThree half-tuition scholarships to students pursuing BBA degrees in accounting, business administration, or healthcare administration. Minimum 3.5 GPA.

Concordia College$15,000 per year to eligible transfer students. Minimum 3.0 GPA.

*Fordham UniversityOne $10,000 transfer scholarship to Fordham College Rose Hill, the Gabelli School of Business, or Fordham College Lincoln Center.

*Manhattan CollegeFive $25,000 transfer Provost Scholarships for each of Manhattan College’s five Schools. Minimum 3.5 GPA.

*Manhattanville CollegeThree half-tuition scholarships. Minimum 2.5 GPA. In addition, WCC Pathways transfer scholarships range from $10,000 to $17,000, depending on GPA. Phi Theta Kappa members automatically awarded $17,000 scholarship.

Mount Saint Mary CollegeOne half-tuition, Transfer Honors Scholarship. Minimum 3.3 GPA.

NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Paul McGhee Division Community College Transfer Opportunity Program (CCTOP) Unlimited number of scholarships of up to $15,000 per year are awarded to students in any major offered by SCPS-McGhee, who have completed at least 48 transferrable credits, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development/ NYU Silver School of Social Work Community College Transfer Opportunity Program (CCTOP)Unlimited number of scholarships to the Steinhardt and Silver Schools at NYU, of up to $20,000 per year. Students must have completed at least 48 transferrable credits, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Pace UniversityUnlimited $25,000 transfer scholarships available; minimum 3.2 GPA. For Pace University Westchester Campus (Pleasantville, NY) only.

Southern Vermont CollegeTwo, non-need based scholarships of $5,000 each; minimum 3.0 GPA.

SUNY/Maritime CollegeOne $1,500 annual award (for a maximum of 2 years, or $3,000) to graduates with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

*SUNY/Purchase CollegeWerlinich Scholarship for SUNY Purchase College. Through the generosity of Lucille Werlinich, WCC Foundation Board Member and Chair of the Purchase College Foundation Board, two scholarships, each in the amount of $3,500, awarded to Westchester Community College graduates who plan to attend Purchase College in the fall. Purchase College/WCC Pathways Transfer Scholarships: 5 awards annually at $3,000 for all degree programs except Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), and Bachelor of Music (BM) majors. Minimum 3.30 GPA.

SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMSJack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards scholarships to help students with exceptional promise and demonstrated financial need to reach their full potential through education. Each award is up to $40,000 per year.

Finch College Alumnae Association Freya Moskowitz Stern Scholarship Awarded to community college women in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, who are transferring to any accredited four-year college in the U.S.

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National Science Foundation Pipeline Scholarship FundFull-time students majoring in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or Technology are eligible. Transfer students must have a GPA of 2.5 (3.0 for Purchase transfers), need financial assistance, and be a U.S. citizen, refugee alien, or permanent resident alien.

Vassar College Exploring Transfer/Exploring Research Summer Program For Westchester Community College students who have completed a minimum of 18 credits, this 5-week residential program is designed to expand the transfer options of community college students.

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ALUMNI PLEDGE

I pledgeto be a loyal ambassador for Westchester Community College

and to uphold its reputationin all that I do.

I will use my knowledge, skills and experience for the advancement of public good.

I will remember my time at the collegeand those who helped me achieve my goals.

As those who came before me,I pledge to use my time and my talents

to help those who come after meto realize their dream of education.

I am a graduate of Westchester Community College.

Established 2015

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Westchester Community College provides accessible, high quality and

affordable education to meet the needs of our diverse community.

We are committed to student success, academic excellence,

workforce development, economic development and lifelong learning.

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