Commencement

Westchester County Graduates Receive Diplomas from Berkeley College

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 29, 2020

Contact: Ilene Greenfield
Director of Media Relations
201-207-6667
igl@BerkeleyCollege.edu

WESTCHESTER COUNTY GRADUATES RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
FROM BERKELEY COLLEGE

Berkeley College honored the achievements of more than 2,200 graduates, including students from Westchester County, NY, during a virtual Commencement ceremony held on Friday, June 5, 2020.

“The opportunities that now stand before you are truly endless,” said Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College. “Know that the future isn’t written for you – the future is written by you … Focus on whether you have done everything in your own power to really know your goals and act every single day to move toward them. Any day you have moved toward your goals, you are a success, and I challenge you to never, ever accept anything less than you deserve.”

While the 2020 Berkeley College graduating class continues to reflect high diversity in terms of ethnicity and age, the number of graduates who utilized online learning has increased. Nearly 90% of this year’s graduates took online courses during their Berkeley College experience, compared with 83% of last year’s graduating class. Among the graduates receiving Certificates, Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, more than 37% received them with honors.

More than 160 graduates were active military or veterans. Among these, more than 47% graduated with honors. Age-wise, more than 56% are age 25 and above, with the average age of an undergraduate just above 28 years.

The Berkeley College Class of 2020 will join a network of more than 60,000 Berkeley College alumni eligible to receive lifetime career assistance.

About Berkeley College

Berkeley College, founded in 1931, is a career-focused institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that offers students Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs in more than 20 career fields. The College has campuses in Midtown Manhattan and White Plains, NY, as well as in Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park, NJ, with more than 5,700 students enrolled. In addition, Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans, for seven consecutive years. The website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu

The mission of Berkeley College is to empower students to achieve lifelong success in dynamic careers.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

First	Last	Town	Diploma	Area of Study

Taylor	Duffy	Armonk	AAS	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Edward	Hernandez*	Baldwin Place	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Ricardo	Quispe Gutierrez*	Bedford Hills	AAS	Marketing Communications
Melissa	Diaz*	Bronxville	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Elora	Wooldridge*	Chappaqua	MBA	Management
Bryan	Santiago	Cortlandt Manor	AAS	Information Technology Management
Shayla	Baylock	Elmsford	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Nicole	Ayala Flores	Mount Kisco	AAS	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Jamie	Hernandez Discua*	Mount Kisco	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Gerardo	Alvarez	Mount Vernon	BBA	General Business
Kathryn	Barbosa*	Mount Vernon	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Maddison	Brown*	Mount Vernon	BBA	Health Services Management
Halcian	Harris*	Mount Vernon	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Ashley	Henderson*	Mount Vernon	BBA	General Business
Arisleidy	Marmolejos+*	Mount Vernon	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Crystal	Mew*	Mount Vernon	BBA	General Business
Renae	Morgan*	Mount Vernon	AAS	Health Services Administration
Martha	Narvaez	Mount Vernon	MBA	Management
Rachelle	Noel	Mount Vernon	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Tafara	Phillips*	Mount Vernon	AAS	Information Technology Management
Jakiema	Stevens	Mount Vernon	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Jamal	Bell*	New Rochelle	BS	Information Technology Management
Samantha	Gama*	New Rochelle	BBA	Health Services Management
Genesis	Marroquin*	New Rochelle	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Laura	Ravanales	New Rochelle	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Astrid	Rojas Moreno	New Rochelle	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Nia	Bolton	Ossining	BS	Information Technology Management
Alyssa	Carrow*	Ossining	BBA	General Business
Irvina	Mcleod	Ossining	AAS	Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding
Solanlly	Bautista	Peekskill	BBA	International Business
Juan	Inoa*	Peekskill	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Milka	Galarza	Pleasantville	AAS	Marketing Communications
Yanery	Estevez*	Port Chester	MBA	Management
Wendy	Herrera	Port Chester	BBA	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Jasmine	Martinez	Port Chester	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Zuleyma	Valdovinos	Port Chester	AAS	Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding
Olivia	Gustafsson*	Scarsdale	BBA	International Business
Yuliana Ivette	Cevallos Suarez*	Sleepy Hollow	MBA	Management
Marosi	Guevara Perez	Sleepy Hollow	BBA	Health Services Management
Lindsay	Ruiz	Somers	MBA	Management
Siobhan	Kent*	Tarrytown	AAS	Health Services Administration
Tamara	Lewis	Tuckahoe	AAS	Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding
Caroline	Cabrera	White Plains	AAS	Surgical Technology
Ashley	Figueroa	White Plains	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Eduardo J.	Fuentes	White Plains	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Kayla	Gray*	White Plains	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Toni	Greene+*	White Plains	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Petaleena	Hosein*	White Plains	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Tania	Nunez	White Plains	AAS	Interior Design
Lillian	Olivares	White Plains	BBA	International Business
Juan	Paulino	White Plains	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Peng	Qian	White Plains	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Kirsy	Ramos*	White Plains	BBA	Health Services Management
He	Su*	White Plains	BBA	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Robert	Walker	White Plains	MBA	Management
Samantha	Alberto	Yonkers	AAS	International Business
Deborah	Alibocas	Yonkers	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Paula	Bermudez	Yonkers	BS	Legal Studies
Destiny	Burgos	Yonkers	BBA	Health Services Management
Arely	Carlo	Yonkers	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Christauri	Delacruz	Yonkers	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Demisha	Forrester	Yonkers	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Ashley	Goldson	Yonkers	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Alejandra	Guevara	Yonkers	BBA	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Nicholas	Hamilton	Yonkers	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Joseph	Heras	Yonkers	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Carolyn	Lewis	Yonkers	BBA	Health Services Management
Sayam	Martinez	Yonkers	BBA	General Business
Michael	Murphy	Yonkers	BS	Information Technology Management
Majlinda	Noka*	Yonkers	BBA	Health Services Management
Carisa	Raysor	Yonkers	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Francis	Rodriguez*	Yonkers	BS	Information Technology Management
Edward	Saavedra Mendez*	Yonkers	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Latanya	Taylor	Yonkers	AAS	Health Services Administration
Viviana	Vanrel	Yonkers	BBA	Health Services Management
Brady	Vasquez	Yonkers	BBA	General Business
Sarah	Gold	Yorktown Heights	AAS	Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding

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Legend:

Diplomas and areas of study are denoted in the fourth and fifth columns.

AAS = Associate in Applied Science

BBA = Bachelor of Business Administration

BS = Bachelor of Science

MBA = Master of Business Administration

* Denotes students graduating with honors

+ Denotes graduate of the Honors Program, a selective, interdisciplinary and seminar-based educational opportunity offered to a limited number of high-achieving students.