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st WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 71THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019 WELCOME 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 COLLEGE 75 GRASSLANDS ROAD, VALHALLA, NEW YORK PROGRAM Please stand for the procession and COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS for the national anthem. Larry D. Woodard, Chairman, Graham Stanley Advertisings PROCESSION CONFERRAL of HONORARY DEGREE Pomp and Circumstance Composed by Sir Edward Elgar PRESENTATION of AWARDS Grand Marshal Class of 1969, led by Alumni Marshal RECOGNITION of VALEDICTORIAN and SALUTATORIAN Class of 2019, led by Graduate Marshals and Curriculum Chairs Vanessa Morest, Ph.D., Westchester Community College Faculty Members, led by Faculty Marshal Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Westchester Community College Academic Deans Honored Guests VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS Westchester Community College Cabinet Members Yvonne Cotter, Valedictorian, Class of 2019 Westchester Community College Board of Trustees Honorable George Latimer, Westchester County Executive RECOGNITION of the CLASS of 1969 Belinda S. Miles, Ed.D., President of Westchester Community College Honorable John Nonna Chair, Westchester Community College Board of Trustees NATIONAL ANTHEM The Star-Spangled Banner CONFERRAL of DEGREES and CERTIFICATES Written by Francis Scott Key Belinda S. Miles, Ed.D. Performed by Kaitlyn O’Shea Vanessa Morest, Ph.D. WELCOME and INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ALUMNI PLEDGE Belinda S. Miles, Ed.D., President of Westchester Community College Sergio F. Serratto, President, Westchester Community College Alumni Association, Class of 2008 GREETINGS Honorable George Latimer, Westchester County Executive RECESSION Heather Ostman, Ph.D., Faculty Senate Presiding Officer Guests are asked to remain seated as our Ava Tapia, Student Government Association President Faculty and Graduates exit the ceremony. • 1 • ABOUT THE SPEAKER LARRY D. WOODARD Chairman, Graham Stanley Advertising Larry D. Woodard is a highly regarded advertising industry WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE executive with over 30 years of advertising industry experience. He BOARD of TRUSTEES is Chairman of Graham Stanley Advertising, a full-service agency Honorable John Nonna, Chair that he founded in 2010. LeRoy Mitchell, Ph.D., Vice Chair He has created advertising and promotions for many blue-chip Honorable Andrew Spano, Vice Chair companies including General Motors, Heineken, Western Union, Robin Bikkal, Esq. The Snapple Beverage Company, Motorola and Mars Incorporated. Toni Cox-Burns His collaboration with Oprah Winfrey and General Motors to Norman Jacknis, Ph.D. giveaway 276 cars, one to each member of her show audience Deborah Raizes Gregory Robeson Smith, Ph.D. has been called the biggest single-day promotion in the history of Betsy Stern advertising. Elizabeth B. Lugones, Student Trustee Mr. Woodard is a graduate of Syracuse University where he received a dual degree in Political Science and Modern Foreign Languages. WESTCHESTER He is past Chairman of The American Association of Advertising COMMUNITY COLLEGE Belinda S. Miles, Ed.D., President Agencies (4As) New York Council. He is currently a Board Director for International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA). He also STATE UNIVERSITY serves on the board of the V Foundation for Cancer Research. of NEW YORK His writing is frequently featured in Industry Trade Publications. He Kristina M. Johnson, Ph.D., Chancellor is a long-time contributor to abcnews.com and is the co-author of WESTCHESTER COUNTY Inside the Minds: Advertising as a Branding Tool and the devotional Honorable George Latimer, County Executive Point Me In the Right Direction. He is married to Anne Darby-Woodard and they reside in White Plains, New York. • 2 • WESTCHESTER COUNTY WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD of LEGISLATORS CABINET ACADEMIC DEANS DISTRICT LEGISLATOR Shawn M. Brown, Ed.D. Ronald Bloom, Ph.D. 1st ...................................................... John G. Testa Chief of Staff Dean, School of Health Careers, Technology and Applied Learning 2nd .................................................. Kitley S. Covill Eve Larner, Ed.M. 3rd ........................................... Margaret A. Cunzio Vice President and Dean of External Affairs, Raymond Houston, Ed.D.C.T. 4th ........................................ Michael B. Kaplowitz Westchester Community College Foundation Dean, School of Mathematics, 5th ................................. Benjamin Boykin II, Chair Science and Engineering Vanessa Morest, Ph.D. 6th ..................................................... Nancy E. Barr Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Carmen Martínez-López, Ph.D. 7th ............................................... Catherine Parker Dean, School of Business and Professional Careers 8th ............................................ Alfreda A. Williams Anthony Scordino, M.S. 9th ........................................... Catherine A. Borgia Vice President of Information Technology Pamela Pollard, M.S. Dean, Center for Learning Resources, 10th .............................................. Damon R. Maher Sara Thompson Tweedy, D.M. Library, Media and Instructional Technology 11th ............................................... Terry Clements Vice President and Dean of Student Access, 12th ......................................... MaryJane Shimsky Involvement and Success Karen Taylor, Ph.D. 13th ............................................. Lyndon Williams Dean, School of Arts, Teresita B. Wisell, M.B.A. 14th .............................................. David J. Tubiolo Humanities and Social Sciences 15th ......................................... Gordon A. Burrows Vice President and Dean of Workforce Development 16th .................................. Christopher A. Johnson and Community Education 17th ...................................................Virginia Perez • 3 • Human Services A.S. .................................................................... Diana Stout CURRICULUM AWARD WINNERS Liberal Arts & Sciences: Childhood Education A.S . ..............Jasmine Onofre 2019 Marketing A.A.S. ..............................................................Stephanie Reginella Marketing A.S. ...........................................................................Evan McClane Awards were presented at the Academic Recognition Ceremony Office Technologies A.A.S. ............................................. Flavia Alburquerque to these outstanding students in associate degree and certificate programs. Office Technologies Certificate .....................................................Terri Emery Paralegal A.A.S. ............................................................................. Nicole Cruz SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Paralegal Certificate ..............................................................Jessica Saraceni Communications & Media Arts A.A. ..............................................Jade Watts Teaching Assistant Certificate ...............................................Komal Shaheen Digital Filmmaking A.S. .............................................................. Mazin Fawzy Digital Media Certificate ............................................................. Diana Kogos SCHOOL OF HEALTH CAREERS, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED LEARNING Journalism A.S. ..................................................................Francesca Simone Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management A.A.S. ..................Tiffany Guerrero Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities A.A. .................................... Julia Guyon Dietetic Technician: Nutrition Care A.A.S. ..............................Adriana Coello Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Sciences A.A. ......................... Isaiah Williams Health Information Technology A.A.S. .......................................Beverly Ross Performing Arts A.S. ................................................................Kaitlyn O’Shea Medical Billing Certificate ............................................................Sandra Roffi Visual Arts A.A.S. .................................................................. Christeina Smith Medical Coding Certificate ....................................................Marta Sarzynska Visual Arts A.S. ....................................................................... Jennifer Lucero Nursing A.A.S. .................................................................Christopher Demaio Radiologic Technology A.A.S. .............................................Angela Rodriguez SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS Respiratory Care A.A.S. ..............................................................Raul Jimenez Accounting A.S. ....................................................................... Monica Aguirre Veterinary Technology A.A.S. .................................................Danielle Grosin Business Administration A.A.S. .........................................Michael Alexander Business Administration A.S. .....................................................Daisy Gomez SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Business Management A.S. ....................................................Jarol Monsalve Civil Technology A.A.S. ................................................................Ricky Vetere Chemical Dependency A.A.S. ............................................Carmen Passaretti