Commencement

Essex County Graduates Receive Diplomas from Berkeley College

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 23, 2021

Contact: Chanel Donaldson
Senior Associate, Media Relations
973-200-1048
Chanel-Donaldso@BerkeleyCollege.edu

ESSEX COUNTY GRADUATES RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
FROM BERKELEY COLLEGE

Graduates from Essex County, NJ, received diplomas during the Berkeley College Commencement ceremony, held on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. At the ceremony, Berkeley College honored the achievements of 1,800 graduates.

“Through all the challenges of the last year you have persevered,” said Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College. “I am very proud of each of you for your persistent determination during this time.”

First Name	Last Name	Town	Honors	Diploma	Area of Study

Isabel	Duran	Belleville	+*	BBA	Accounting
Seth	Santa Cruz	Belleville	*	AAS	Business Administration – Accounting
Carmen	Yela	Belleville		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Elly	Barbosa	Belleville		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Ryan	Bates	Belleville		BFA	Graphic Design
Michal	Antoine	Belleville	+	BBA	Health Services Management
Najat	Boudaher	Belleville		BBA	Health Services Management
Alejandro	Flores	Belleville		AAS	Information Technology Management
Gustavo	Coello Torres	Belleville	*	BS	Information Technology Management
Javan	Drakeford	Belleville		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Tamara	Calderon	Belleville	*	BS	Legal Studies
Nicole	Galioto	Belleville		BS	Legal Studies
Ferleau	Etienne	Belleville	*	MBA	Management
Yokelly	Do Nascimento	Belleville	*	MBA	Management
Daphanie	Feliciano	Belleville	*	Certificate	Practical Nurse
Shannon	Bresnihan	Bloomfield		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Michelle	Clermont	Bloomfield		AAS	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Vanessa	Aliotta	Bloomfield	*	BFA	Graphic Design
Kamla	Narain	Bloomfield		AAS	Health Services Administration
Evelyn	Cruz	Bloomfield		AAS	Health Services Administration
Luis	Santana	Bloomfield		BFA	Interior Design
Yazmine	DelMoral	Bloomfield		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Leonardo	Olacio	Bloomfield		BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Chloe	Siccone	Bloomfield	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Natalie	Rios	Bloomfield		BS	National Security
Perene	Ahrens-Pollard	Bloomfield		BSN	Nursing
Crystal	Dumeng	Bloomfield	*	Certificate	Practical Nurse
Mayra	Latheef	Bloomfield		Certificate	Practical Nurse
Naomie	Alexandre	Bloomfield		Certificate	Surgical Processing Technician
Zandra	Lopez	Bloomfield	*	Certificate	Surgical Processing Technician
Maria	Escobar	Bloomfield		Certificate	Surgical Processing Technician
Tairee	Betts	Caldwell	*	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Evelyn	Carmichael	Caldwell		AAS	Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding
Danielle	Perrette	Caldwell	*	Certificate	Medical Assistant
Katalin	Carr	Caldwell	*	AAS	Surgical Technology
Lea	Monaghan	Cedar Grove		AAS	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Angelica	Purcell	Cedar Grove	*	MBA	Management
Stephanie	Ferron Riley	East Orange	*	AAS	Business Administration – Accounting
Tavis	Ross	East Orange	+*	BBA	General Business
Uchenna	Erechukwu	East Orange	*	BFA	Graphic Design
Kamali	Mack	East Orange		BFA	Graphic Design
Nyesha	Joiner	East Orange		AAS	Health Sciences
Shamay	Carty	East Orange		AAS	Health Services Administration
Kiara	Homs	East Orange	*	AAS	Health Services Administration
Brenda	Torres	East Orange		AAS	Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding
Angela	Seaborn	East Orange	*	BBA	Health Services Management
Angelica	Thompson	East Orange		BBA	Health Services Management
Sarah	Adedjouma	East Orange	*	BBA	Health Services Management
Gregory	Petit	East Orange	*	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Jean Nero	Joseph	East Orange	*	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Chelsea	Bristol	East Orange	*	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Bobby	Blackmon	East Orange	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Tashawna	Lyle	East Orange	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Tavis	Bradley-Manuel	East Orange		BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Natoya	Campbell	East Orange		BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Dominique	Murphy	East Orange	*	MBA	Management
Amanda	Ramana	East Orange	*	MBA	Management
Tavia	Ross	East Orange		AAS	Medical Assistant
Ky-Anna	Jno-Baptiste	East Orange	*	AAS	Medical Assistant
Sumayyah	Townsend	East Orange		Certificate	Practical Nurse
Yaritza	Borrero	East Orange		Certificate	Practical Nurse
Chrishna	Taylor	East Orange		AAS	Surgical Technology
Michael	Bassilious	Fairfield		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Ronald	Woods	Fairfield	*	BBA	General Business
Anika	Whittingham	Irvington	*	BBA	Accounting
Megan	Exume	Irvington	*	BFA	Graphic Design
Michelle	Romero	Irvington	+	AAS	Health Sciences
Mobolaji	Adigun-Koonce	Irvington		AAS	Health Services Administration
Leontine	Niangara	Irvington		AAS	Health Services Administration
Shirnette	Reid	Irvington		AAS	Health Services Administration
Hannah	Solomon	Irvington		AAS	Health Services Administration
Queser	Dwah	Irvington		BBA	Health Services Management
Danielle	Roberts	Irvington		BBA	Health Services Management
Franklin	Fervil	Irvington		BBA	Health Services Management
Tandika	Miller	Irvington		BBA	Health Services Management
Pamalang	Njie	Irvington		AAS	Information Technology Management
Justin	Caldwell	Irvington	*	BS	Information Technology Management
Tania	Lincoln	Irvington		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Dominique	Downey	Irvington	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Domanique	Martin	Irvington	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Shaneisha	Richards	Irvington	*	Certificate	Practical Nurse
Karlene	Hardware	Irvington		Certificate	Surgical Processing Technician
Adrianna	Colish	Livingston		AAS	Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding
Adson	Denis	Maplewood		BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Kyasia	Kearney	Maplewood		AAS	Legal Studies
Ashton	Batista-Rosado	Millburn	*	Certificate	Practical Nurse
Nafisha	Barker	Montclair	*	BBA	Accounting
Jennet	Berdiyeva	Montclair		Certificate	Medical Assistant
Marlene	Salas	Newark	*	BBA	Accounting
Imane	Jones	Newark		BBA	Accounting
Kadonah	Coburn	Newark		BBA	Business Administration – Management
Peter	Nyamao	Newark		BBA	Business Administration – Management
Gabrielle	Peralta	Newark		BBA	Business Administration – Management
Jaquil	Frazier	Newark	+	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Julio	Perez	Newark	*	BBA	Business Administration – Management
Shanay	McLendon	Newark	*	AAS	Business Administration – Accounting
Yaly	Anziani	Newark		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Pablo	Duran	Newark		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Jalea	Gardner	Newark		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Rashada	George	Newark		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Amanda	Shiwratan	Newark		AAS	Business Administration – Management
Anita	Pearson	Newark		AAS	Financial Services
Al-Samir	Greene	Newark	+*	BBA	General Business
Daniel	Montes	Newark		BFA	Graphic Design
Felicia	Smith	Newark	*	AAS	Health Sciences
Giselle	Brown	Newark	*	AAS	Health Sciences
Cynthia	Chandler	Newark	*	AAS	Health Sciences
Jesse	Obeng	Newark	*	AAS	Health Sciences
Kazandra	Hernandez	Newark		AAS	Health Sciences
Dazinia	Graham	Newark	*	AAS	Health Sciences
Caroline	De Freitas	Newark		AAS	Health Sciences
Eryn	Mckenzie	Newark	*	AAS	Health Services Administration
Jovanna	Roman	Newark		AAS	Health Services Administration
Latoya	Rouse	Newark	*	AAS	Health Services Administration
Simone	Henry	NEWARK		BBA	Health Services Management
Yistian	Munoz	Newark	*	BBA	Health Services Management
Jamillah	Lafayette	Newark	*	BBA	Health Services Management
Josette	Jackson	Newark	+*	BBA	Health Services Management
Dorothy	Prince	Newark		AAS	Information Technology Management
Bianca	Jones	Newark	*	AAS	Information Technology Management
Kevin	Ramos	Newark		AAS	Information Technology Management
Ricardo	Barbosa	Newark	*	BS	Information Technology Management
Gabrielle	Cooper	Newark		BBA	International Business
Shawanna	Hicks	Newark		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Zamantha	Cuzco	Newark		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Diana	Jones	Newark		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Taji	Lewis	Newark	*	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Ashley	Rodriguez	Newark		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Arnold	Tome	Newark		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Cintya	Garay	Newark		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Priscilla	Lozano	Newark	*	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Kayla	Davis-Mcgee	Newark	*	AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Kemika	France	Newark		AAS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Stephanie	Matamoros	Newark		BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Quahshira	Ware	Newark	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Jocelyn	Cazares	Newark	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Aquel	Frazier	Newark		BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Jennifer	Ojeda	Newark	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Shamarii	Strange-Britt	Newark	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Lisa	Kaabianpour	Newark	+*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Stephanie	Demorcy	Newark	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Yainlin	Santiago Garcia	newark		AAS	Legal Studies
Sakeenah	Johnson	Newark		BS	Legal Studies
Angela	Ferreira	Newark		AAS	Medical Assistant
April	Daniels	Newark		AAS	Medical Assistant
Chantel	Woolridge	Newark	+*	AAS	Medical Assistant
Asha	Williams	Newark	*	Certificate	Medical Assistant
Maria	Cordova	Newark		Certificate	Medical Assistant
Francina	Roa	Newark		BSN	Nursing
Ameenah	Gaines	Newark		BSN	Nursing
Kizzy	Dominguez	Newark	*	Certificate	Patient Care Technician
Rebecca	Opara	Newark		Certificate	Practical Nurse
Carmen	Aracena Bruno	Newark		Certificate	Surgical Processing Technician
Porsche	Hill	Newark	*	AAS	Surgical Technology
Fernanda	Almeida	Newark		AAS	Surgical Technology
Oralia Janet	Martinez	Newark	*	AAS	Surgical Technology
Olga	Regal	Nutley		BBA	Business Administration – Management
Jose	Ferreira	Nutley	*	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Dante	Leon	Nutley	*	BFA	Graphic Design
Lizt	Gallardo	Nutley	*	BFA	Graphic Design
Kristin	Collins	Nutley		AAS	Health Services Administration
Doris	DeLucia	Nutley		BS	Legal Studies
Gabrielle	Aliotta	Nutley		AAS	Marketing Communications
Anderson	Amador	Orange	*	AAS	Business Administration – Management
Jumile	Elmond	Orange		AAS	Health Sciences
Guyveline	Bonhomme	orange		BBA	Health Services Management
Katherin	Retana	Orange	*	BS	Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Aminata	Belemvire	Orange	*	MBA	Management
Beverly	Agyei	Orange	*	Certificate	Practical Nurse
Kendrid	Noelvil	Orange	*	Certificate	Practical Nurse
Vanessa	Barthelemy	South Orange		AAS	International Business
Josette	Etinoffe	South Orange		BBA	Business Administration – Management
Raynard	Lott	South Orange		AAS	Fashion Merchandising and Management
Daniella	Kosinski	Verona	+*	Certificate	Practical Nurse
Stephanie	Cruz	Verona		AAS	Surgical Technology
Elise	Boatwright	West Caldwell		Certificate	Medical Assistant
Aliyah	Lewis	West Orange		BBA	Business Administration – Management
Jonne	Leonor	West Orange	*	BFA	Graphic Design
Jamilla	Saint Pierre	West Orange		AAS	Health Sciences
Miah	Seetahal	West Orange	*	BBA	International Business
Rosemary	Gonzalez	West Orange		Certificate	Practical Nurse

Berkeley College celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2021. The theme commemorating this milestone is “Empowering Lives for 90 Years!” Visit the 90th Anniversary webpage for more information. Graduates of the Berkeley College Class of 2021 join a network of more than 65,000 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 also offers continuing education programs to enhance career credentials.

Berkeley College has campuses in Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park, NJ, and in Midtown Manhattan, NY, with more than 4,900 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 eight consecutive years. The website address is http://www.BerkeleyCollege.edu

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

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Legend for Attachment:

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

AAS = Associate in Applied Science

AS = Associate in Science

BBA = Bachelor of Business Administration

BFA = Bachelor of Fine Arts

BS = Bachelor of Science

BSN = Bachelor of Science in Nursing

MBA = Master of Business Administration

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

* Denotes students graduating with honors