DCU CENTER
50 FOSTER STREET
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
DECEMBER 16, 2025
Class of 2025 Program
PROCESSIONAL
Grand Marshal
Barbara Macaulay, EdD, Associate Provost of Academic Innovation
CEREMONY
Call to Order
Christopher S. Flynn, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘83, Board of Trustees, Chairman
Invocation
Gail Phillips Bucher, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘63, University Chaplain
Presiding
Richard J. Lessard, President
Student Speaker
Sara Mustafá Hoyos, Bachelor of Science in Nursing ‘25
Alumni Commencement Speaker
Susan D’Anna, Doctor of Nurse Practice ‘22
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Caroline S. Zeind, PharmD, PhD, FNAP, Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost
Benediction
Gail Phillips Bucher, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘63, University Chaplain
Alumni Commencement Speaker
SUSAN D’ANNA, DNP, APRN-BC
A proud New England native, Susan D’Anna has spent much of her adult life in Vermont, where her deep commitment to patient care and nursing education has shaped an accomplished career spanning more than three decades.
Dr. D’Anna earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Vermont, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Connecticut and most recently, a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She is a certified Adult Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of clinical experience.
Much of her professional work has focused on cardiology subspecialties, with particular expertise in the management of heart failure during her time at Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Currently, she serves Veterans at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction Vermont where she is honored to provide care to the elderly veteran population. In addition, Dr. D’ Anna contributes to the next generation of healthcare providers as a faculty member in the VA Nurse Practitioner Residency Program and Adjunct Faculty in the Doctor of Nurse Practitioner Program here at MCPHS.
FORSYTH SCHOOL OF DENTAL HYGIENE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE
Adelina Giaquinto
Brielle Rizkallah
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE –FAST TRACK
Engy Raafat Abdelmasih
Ashley Phoenix Batakis
Lauren T. Capelotti
Ashley Castillo Rosales
Shana Cenafils
Donovan Cheok
Allycia Rachel Djajaputra
Ashton N. Evans
Kayla G. Fortenberry
Elsie Aduwaa Frimpong
Erica Aduwaa Frompong
Traci-Ann M. Giacobbi
Preeti Kaur
Zhaoyuan Li
Dinh Ngoc Ly
Madison D. Manarky
Sarah Ibrahim Mikhail
Aryana E. Moghaddam
Elizabeth N. Putzig
Parmida Ramzey
Sneha Rana
Tierney Frances Stohne
Beatriz Vargas-Ibarra
Margeory D. Vasquez
Yihan Wang
Kellie Zhu
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PREDENTAL –DENTAL HYGIENE
Otteleo Emmanuella Ange Aka
Gregory Grigor Guyumdzhyan
Abigail Emma Jean-Michel
Payton Alicia Kelly
Wincy Lin
Gary Luo
Alyssa Phuong Nguyen
Khushiben Patel
Ashley Denise Salazar
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE
Deirdre C. Anderson
Lauren Spencer LaPorte
Merna Ayad Gorgees Marcus
Megan Christine McCann
Angela C. Metrano
Donna S. Tibedo
SCHOOL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND THERAPEUTICS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DIAGNOSTIC
MEDICAL
SONOGRAPHY –ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Courtney Renee Baker
Alex Calichman
Justin Joseph Cooper
Mia Letizia Cotroneo
Emma Rose Duncan
Muhammad Ibaad Faisal
Sean Hastings Hernon
Zahra O. Mohamed
Alexandra Pupko
Jennifer Sanon
Makayla Sarbanis
Guenevere I. Smith
Juan Carlos Tacuri
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DIAGNOSTIC
MEDICAL
SONOGRAPHY –GENERAL
Jenna Lee Boisvert
Laci Marie Cole
Jillian Paige Corridori
Kelsey J. Currier
Hannah Lynn Dion
Abigail Chennel Francis
Marissa Anne James
Tessa Dawany Napoleon
Teagan Rose O’Leary
Jacquelyn V. Perry
Rose Vu
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RADIOLOGIC AND IMAGING SCIENCES
Amber Nicole Betancourt
Rebecca D’Ambruoso
MASTER OF SCIENCE AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING SCIENCES
Leah A. Bendrick
SCHOOL OF NURSING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Delphine Menkwoh Acha
Laudiva Ama Addow
Odette Owusua Agyemang
Stephen Agyemang
Muna M. Ahmed
Mohammad Sarowar Alam
Mary Alsunna Bahnam
Jacqueline Anna Archer
Elizabeth Lauren Archibald
Juliet Nkansah Baah
Giovanny Baltodano
Eva Diane Berger
Beverlyn A. Boateng
Krystal A. Boateng
Tabitha Afio Boiquaye
Madison K. Boisvert
Najwa Leeanna Neveta Brown
Isabella Alessandra Cafaro
Madison Ray Caissie
Christa Willeena Charles
Lunessa Jane Tara Charles
JunQuan Chen
Rylee J. Cowie
Emily Cristobal
Samantha Nicole Crowley
Makenzie L. Cutillo
Tristin Avery Dapsis
Jennifer Ramos DaRocha
Isabella Marie Davey
Lauryn Elizabeth Davis
Myrah Elizabeth DeCelle
Aislinn R. Dehorsey
Jasmin Vieira Depina
Carol Dhimogjini
Tami Joy Domond
Lois O. Dompreh
Emerson Joe’L Dowkes
Kayla Amalia Ducrepin
Jasmine Duffy
Hannah Isabel Duggan
Chelsea May Dupuis
Ariana Jean Dutton
Chinenye Doris Ekemezie
Amy Rose R. Ekhator
Gillian Colleen Elias
Shelly Estrella
Liam M. Fentazi
Brianna E. Ferraro
Josue A. Fino
Victoria Brisbane Fonseca
Paviell Oriel Forbes
Sally Fungairino
Maryvelle Honrado Gapac
Elsylie D. Garcia
Clara Garcia Contreras
Mallory D. Garrison
Rebecca Gilhooley
Sophia P. Girard
Cassidy Elizabeth Gosselin
Jennifer A. Graham
Zachary Shea Gross
Kyleigh A. Hairston
Bridget Parker Halverson
Anqi He
Maeve Hegarty
Annabelle Rose
Himmelberg
Allison M. Hingston
Kara Nicole Ippolito
Munira Abdi Jama
Myherline Trariame Jean Beauplan
Julie Jean Jacques
Ashley E. Johnson
Phoebe Jolly
Janelle Jordan
Jessalyn Justo Juan
Gursimran Kaur
Brianna Marie Kelley
Rufina M. Ketter
Chau Minh M. Kieu
Alexa Krogstie
Christina S. Krueger
Ashlyn Grace Lane
Tenzin Lhamo
Amy Lin
Jenifer Stephanie Lincy
Jeffrey Richard Lui
Allan Lusiba
Declan Thomas Lyons
Tara C. Mackay
Nolan James Mahoney
Lauren A. Makie
Sofia Lynnette Maldonado
Briana Vanesa Maldonado
Granados
Makia K. Manselle
Ariyanna Shiesha Marshall
Lianny M. Marte
Cali Nicole Martinelli
Diana E. Mazza
Emma Rose Mazzeo
Erin Elyse McCarthy
Peter A. Medici
Olivia Middleton
Marybeth Grace Minnucci
Lawrence Omer Mittica
Mayange Z. Monfiston
Kaley N. Morana
Anafrancine Mpawenayo
Sara Mustafá Hoyos
Irene Kyeswa Mwase
Victoria Wairimu Mwaurah
Mandy Joan Myers
Salwa Nalwanga
Daniel Anu Ngoasong
Tatiana Noussimier Tepi
Olivia Lynn Noyes
Alexis Simone Nunez
Adaobi Nwankwo
Colleen Elizabeth O’Connor
Adenike Oduyebo
Tunmise Haliyah
Ogundeko
Jacqueline Amelia Oldroyd
Esther Cherotich Otipo
Priyal Kirit Patel
Anamika M. Patel
Taylor Rae Petrie
Jennifer T. Pham
Lola Rose Pineda
Ashley S. Plaisir
Kevin Valentin Pleitez
Claudia Pollock
Larah G. Rizk
Cassidy S. Rojecki
Delaney Rose
Amanda Marie Ross
Lauren Elizabeth Rostosky
Karleigh Rose Sabbag
Harman Sahota
Miralia Sanchez
Mia Schlarbaum
Janelle Schulman
Tamba Sewa
Anusha Sherchan
Allyson Elizabeth Sirard
Maxwell J. Tafarella
Erica Thibodeau
Bryan Titus
Mia R. Trainor
Katelynn Ngoc Tran
Madyson Alexa Trudeau
Andria A. Tucker
Brandon Christopher Valery
Savannah Mae Vartabedian
Nina Shariffah Waiswa
Sami Walaieh
Olivia Weissman
Leila I. Zuniga
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Christine Agenor
Evandro N. Andrade
Belinda Anne
Caroline Mercedes Bailey
Francesca Biagi
Nicolette M. Blad
Stephanie Elizabeth Buckman
Nicole M. Burdett
Ashley Graeme Chaffee Jr
Frandia Valentine Chatelain
Neli A. Clementino
Kimarie Amanda Collins
Natalie Paige Constantine
Courtney C. Denoncour
Amaya Summer Dodier
Raven-O’dell William Garrity
Stephanie M. Gesualdi
Julia Alexandria Granado
Gia N. Guerard
Emily A. Hayden
Anna Broggi Honore
Michelle Lynn Kassel
Kristina Elizabeth King
Samantha Laffey
Nicolas Louis
Megan M. Mahan
Michelle E. Manning
Anthony S. Mansolillo
Lauren B. Mantikas
Raquel Dias McIntyre
Amanda M. McKee
Natalie Nieves
Michaellie Day Noel
Amanda Marie Pelosi
Kathleen S. Power
Samantha C. Ritcher-Mroz
Yoshaira M. Rivera
Alyssa Nicole Roach
Kristina Lynn Schmidt
Rachel Virginia Smith
Leslie A. Smitley
Van Kim Sok
Tyler K. Swenson
Lodz B. Touzin
Nicole Anne Trainor
Alexandra M. Trevains
Jessica Val
Alicia K. Whyte
CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDIES
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Catherine A. Carroca
Renee C. Crizer
CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDIES
PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
Mary Farson Culliton
Sohael Shiraz Gilani
Jessica M. McSweeney
Krista Lee Radford
SCHOOL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES –MANCHESTER/WORCESTER
MASTER OF PHYSISCIAN
ASSISTANT
STUDIES
Rachael Adema
Toby W. Almeida
Jean Marie Amore
Darlene Andrade Fonseca
Katrina Vincenza Aucello
Emily F. Bartlett
Caroline Ann Bates
Terrence Patrick Bedell II
Daphne L. Binto
Cooper A. Blum
Sam Lynne Brecht
Emily Alice Britton
Joanna C. Brock
Nathan J. Brookhouse
Brendan Curley
Sadie E. Denico
Sarah H. DiMatteo
Sophia Gianna Diplacido
Ryan R. Donofrio-Ralls
Lauren Rose Dube
Zachary Charles Dumas
Jillian C. Dunn
Amanda A. Esters
Carina M. Facchini
Lyndey Earline Ferguson
Nickolas Polizio Florenca
Monica Theresa Ford
Jennifer Paige Fossett
Emily H. Freid
Gabriella Nicole Freitas
Madison Kay Friedle
Maria Hope Gaskell
Elizabeth Anne Girard
Janine E. Goggin
Emily C. Gray
Tatum Isabelle GregstonClark
Nicolas Tasi Heller
Michael J. Hester
Ava Grace Hill
Tri Nhat Ho
Brooke Ashlyn Hubbard
Alexandria Lee Hudson
Jaclyn A. Hunziker
Jasmine Kapoor
Caitlyn Elizabeth Kelley
Katie Patricia Kelley
Ashley Keohavong
Brittney Elwood Kern
Anthony Khal
Gaia E. Knight
Zach Logan LaBranche
Kylie E. Larsen
Kieran L. Lombard
Samantha Manning
Mia Ashley Marcello
Jaime L. MarshEbbighausen
Hannah Marsland
Jacob A. Martin
Danielle Rose Martineau
Alyssa Josephine Mawson
Nicole L. McCloskey
Shannon Marie McDermott
Sarah N. Metri
Robert Michaud
Kelsey M. Miley
Arianna Alexia Molinari
Carley Mae Moniz
Natalie Faith Montalbano
Pamella Lais Q. Mozzer
Masroque A. Musa
Jacqueline Ng
Khai Quang Ngo
Christine Chau Nguyen
Katelin Huynh Nguyen
Mae Elizabeth Norton
Autumn Dawn Nudd
Christina Suzanne Olverd
Hope E. Ouellette
Anastasia Papajiani
Bailey E. Pate
Dhwani N. Patel
Riddhi Shailesh Patel
Megan H. Pham
Andrew T. Postler
Tom Edward Rezendes
Hunter Riley Richardson
Julia Qian Ring
Ashley M. Roberge
Eimile B. Roda
Cody George Rosa
Emma Michelle Roy
Lina W. Saaka-Serebour
Emily Ellen Santis
Haley A. Shaw
Swornim Shrestha
Tulika Singh
Sophia Singleton
Rachel Taylor Soja
Janetta Songorov
Lisa Spagnuolo
Tayla M. Spezzano
Nastia Subaciute
Sage Victoria Tatro
Paige E. Taylor
Geeva Kochuparampil
Thomas
Antonia G. Vinciarelli
Victoria Wawryszuk
Taylor A. Wilder
Kayla M. Wittenberg
Jillian T. Zahar
Helen K. Zaremba
Shortly after the conclusion of the Commencement, Academic Ceremonies will begin in the following locations. Graduates and Guests are asked to remain seated until the end of the Commencement and will be directed out of the Arena to the Academic Ceremonies.
Academic Ceremony Locations
Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene – Grand Ballroom (South), 3rd Floor
School of Medical Imaging & Therapeutics – Junior Ballroom, 3rd Floor
School of Nursing – North Hall, 1st Floor
School of Physician Assistant Studies – Grand Ballroom (North), 3rd Floor
Academic Heraldry
Acupuncture .......................................................................................Hunter Green
Agriculture ..................................................................................................... Maize
Arts, Letters, Humanities White
Commerce, Accountancy, Business ..................................................................Drab
Dental Hygiene Lilac
Economics ................................................................................................... Copper
Education Light Blue
Engineering ................................................................................................. Orange
Fine Arts, including Architecture Brown
Forestry Russet
Journalism .................................................................................................. Crimson
Law Purple
Library Science ............................................................................................ Lemon
Medicine Green
Music ................................................................................................................. Pink
Nursing. Apricot
Ocupational Therapy Slate Blue
Optometry ........................................................................................... Aquamarine
Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray
Pharmacy .............................................................................................. Olive Green
Philosophy Dark Blue
Physical Therapy ................................................................................................ Teal
Physician Assistant Green
Public Administration, including Foreign Service .............................. Peacock Blue
Public Health ....................................................................................... Salmon Pink
Radiologic Sciences Light Green
Science ............................................................................................ Golden Yellow
Social Work Citron
Theology. ...................................................................................................... Scarlet
Veterinary Science Gray
Several candidates are wearing colored neck cords representing honors or membership in honor societies:
Apricot – Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Nursing Blue/Grey – Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society, First Generation Undergraduate Gold – Undergraduate Academic Honors Gold/Navy – Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Gold/Purple – Sigma Phi Alpha Honor Society, Dental Hygiene Green – Alpha Eta Honor Society, Allied Health Red/White/Blue – United States Veterans and Active Military Teal/Silver – Pi Alpha Honor Society, Physician Assistant
The status of some candidates listed herein may have changed since this program went to press. Some will not have completed all requirements for their degree, and some will have achieved or lost honors status.
The listing of a name in this program in no way implies an obligation on the part of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to award a given degree. For official purposes, a final correct list of graduates will be retained by the Office of the Registrar, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.