Herkimer College to hold 55th Annual Commencement
Herkimer County Community College will hold its 55th Commencement on Friday, May 12, 2023, at 4 p.m. in the Physical Education building. There are 369 graduates and candidates for degrees and certificates eligible to participate.
Trustee Isabella Crandall will preside over the ceremony. The National Anthem will be sung by Joshua Lanza ‘12, academic support specialist and esports coach at Herkimer College; and signed by Madison Campagna, a 2023 graduate from Mohawk, NY. The invocation and benediction will be delivered by the Very Reverend Sean P. O’Brien, V.F. ’85, of St. Peter’s Church, Rome, NY. The procession will be led by faculty representative and macebearer, Professor Karen Jones ‘93, P.T., D.P.T.
Student Government Association President Kyle K. Poulos ‘23, of Niagara Falls, NY; Herkimer County Legislative Chair Vincent J. Bono; New York State Assembly member Robert J. Smullen, and Herkimer College Academic Senate Secretary Jeffrey Steele ’90 will deliver greetings.
Jessica M. Marshall ’23, of Castleton, NY, will deliver a student address titled, “Destinations.” Jahiem Donell Barber ’23, Utica, NY, will deliver a student address titled “The Road to Success.”
Degrees will be conferred by President Cathleen C. McColgin with assistance from Provost Michael Oriolo and Dean of Students/Director of Athletics Donald Dutcher.
Admission to the ceremony is by ticket only; and a live webcast of the ceremony will be available at www.herkimer.edu/commencement. A reception for the graduates and their guests will be held immediately following the ceremony.
Candidates for degrees and certificates are listed below. *Those identified with an asterisk are potential August 2023 graduates participating in the ceremony.
Art Studio A.S.
Isabella Aceto, Ilion, NY
Jenna L. Faulkner, Otego, NY
Andrew Helo, Herkimer, NY
Hannah Evelyn Jean Hoke, Mohawk, NY
Shuta Nishimura, Japan
Tateanna L. Rucker, Syracuse, NY
Breyona A. Wallace, Utica, NY*
Business: Accounting A.A.S.
Ranita Lena Ben-Eliezer, Rifton, NY
Mary Anne Briggs, Herkimer, NY
Daniel James Graham, Hill City, SD
Adam Michael Kaczynski, Utica, NY
Elizabeth M. Klaman, Staten Island, NY
Kayla Lake, Manhasset, NY
Business: Accounting A.S.
Molly L. Bucenec, Little Falls, NY
Daniel G. Catalano, Cortland, NY
Jenna Lynn Cool, Amsterdam, NY
Cornelius Johnson, Brooklyn, NY
Mu Mu, Utica, NY
Shawn Overacker, Mohawk, NY
Maria J. Sanoguet, Bronx, NY
Nicholas R. Servatius, Herkimer, NY
Chance Caffery, Treadwell, NY
Christopher J. Hardin, Rome, NY
Adam N. Pickering, Hubert, NC
Business: Business Administration A.A.S.
Raymond Y. Boyko, West Winfield, NY
Dakota J. Britt, Caddo Mills, TX
Randy Dean Carnright, Herkimer, NY
Nicholas Jay Clark, Mohawk, NY
Averi Elisebeth Dyn, Ilion, NY
Matt A Fox, Pembroke Pines, FL
Richard Gyimah, New Hartford, NY
Thomas John Heiland Jr, Utica, NY
Shafiq Jones, Syracuse, NY
Rebecca Lauridsen, Castleton, NY
Erica M. Monohan, Herkimer, NY
Seth M. Myers, Ilion, NY
Lawrence Ortega, Brooklyn, NY
Rachael Renee Randall, Little Falls, NY
Regan R. Sabines, Norwich, NY
Carly M. Sadlon, Richfield Springs, NY
Hunter Stealey, Sauquoit, NY
Colby Vincent Supino, Ilion, NY
Ashely Renee Wheelock, Ilion, NY*
Zachary Williams, Herkimer, NY
Business: Business Administration A.S.
Madiana Elizabeth Aceto, Utica, NY
Kahmel Anthony Allen, Hopewell Junction, NY
Raffael Ebenizer Mussael Berhe, Sweden
Kelsey Renee Beyer, Lowville, NY
Abrria Fonis Coney, Whitesboro, NY
Erika Ann Gee, Deerfield, NY
Nodoka Hiraoka, Japan
Rose Marie Johnson, Little Falls, NY
Matthew Franklin Kelly, Herkimer, NY
Sylvio Michael Kuplevatsky, Flushing, NY
Vannessa Lynn Mannella, Utica, NY
Jessica M. Marshall, Castleton, NY
Mecca D. McCullough, Rochester, NY
Moriah Abigail McNally, Fayetteville, NY
Matthew Scott Moore, Herkimer, NY
Swaroop Pujari, Yorktown Heights, NY
Cassie J. Sadlon, Richfield Springs, NY
Marcella Louise Seaton, Utica, NY
Lisa Anne Singh, Batavia, NY
Thuy Hoang Vuong, Utica, NY
Jovani Wiggs, Amsterdam, NY
Business: Fashion Buying & Merchandising A.A.S.
Jahiem Donell Barber, Utica, NY
Amanda Anne Darling, Holland Patent, NY
Trinity Danielle Duran, Cornwall, NY
Elianny Reyes Ramos, Brooklyn, NY
Paul Richard Williams, Scranton, PA
Business: Health Services Management Technology A.A.S.,
Katelyn Irene Lincourt, West Winfield, NY
Keandra McGhee, New Rochelle, NY
Business: Human Resource Management A.A.S.
Nina M. Croniser, Taberg, NY
Toni Lynn Fitzgerald, Utica, NY
Holli Herzog, Waterford, NY
Sultan Khalil, Bronx, NY
Aaron Lee LaVenture, Herkimer, NY
Tina M. Lorenzen, Port Saint Lucie, FL
Jessica Matros, Highland Falls, NY
Michael Joseph Newberry, Ilion, NY
Dee Anne Porter, Watertown, NY
Rachel Rebekah Townley, Adams, NY
Hallie Morgan Yendell, Signal Mountain, TN
Business: Marketing A.A.S.
Joel S. De Leon, Bronx, NY
Laura Candice Jackson, New York, NY
Jeffrey James Lyga Jr., Herkimer, NY
Kwe Doh Taw, Utica, NY
Business: Small Business Management A.A.S.
Jordynn Leigh Alesia, Frankfort, NY
Brittany Gail Eldridge, Owego, NY
Maria Rose Humble, Herkimer, NY
Casey Johnson, Ilion, NY
Paige Elise Uhl, Broadalbin, NY
Crystal Lynn Rumrill, Saint Johnsville, NY
Kaitlyn M. Stine, Blossvale, NY
Spencer Thomas Sweet, Poland, NY
Aaliyah Leiann Williams, Lyons Falls, NY
Carter T. Lee, Syracuse, NY
Business: Sports & Recreation Management A.S.
Robert Jeffrey Craig, Utica, NY
Kyle Robbie Middleton, Dundee, Scotland
Alexander Joseph Nemeti, Oneida, NY
Michaela Ponticello, Gloversville, NY
Lauren Rose Sustic, Yorktown Heights, NY
Tanner John Zacek, Little Falls, NY
Communication Arts: Music Industry A.S.
Megan Halley Hartmann, Dolgeville, NY
Rockwell Reid Norris III, West Edmeston, NY
Isabella Sadie Ann Scholl, Utica, NY
Steven Streichert, Marcy, NY
Communication and Media A.S.
Olivia C. Cook, Herkimer, NY
Angel M. Johnson, Herkimer, NY
Elijeanah M. Monroe, Schenectady, NY
Brady William Murphy, Mohawk, NY
Sara Warner, Herkimer, NY
Computer & Network Security A.A.S.
Albert Benard Kiraka, Utica, NY
Joseph M. Petucci, Herkimer, NY
Jonathan Aaron Wright Jr., Saint Johnsville, NY
Computer Science A.S.
Anthony Donald Levine, Oswego, NY
Criminal Justice-AAS,
Chase Mitchel Bowman, Little Falls, NY
Jordan E. Cole, Ronkonkoma, NY
Kayla Kristina Douglas, Brooklyn, NY
Kurstin Lynn Gay, Herkimer, NY
Alanna Danyelle Kellison, Massena, NY
John David Maltzan, Earlville, NY
Katie M McCarthy, Redwood, NY
Kyle Kristopher Poulos, Niagara Falls, NY
Evan Michael Stone, Mohawk, NY
Shadajah C. Melendez, Norfolk, VA
Criminal Justice A.S.
Lea J. Davis, Edmeston, NY
Christopher Louis Gauthier, Cold Brook, NY
Taylor Marie Maiorano, Herkimer, NY
Breanna Moerler, Frankfort, NY
Erin Katherine Powers, Poland, NY
Nicholas R. Sanders, Ilion, NY
Imani Simone Sands, Bronx, NY
Miranda Snyder, Cobleskill, NY
Hunter W. Stevens, Little Falls, NY
Criminal Justice: Crime & Intelligence Analysis A.A.S.
Joshua Gabriel Costantini, Amsterdam, NY
Jayda Malaika Grant, Brooklyn, NY
Brett Ashley O'Connell, Rochester, NY
Jada Desire Simone Smith, Brooklyn, NY*
Eric Scott Strohl Jr., Harding, PA
Christopher Welch, Seneca Falls, NY
Criminal Justice: Forensic Investigations A.A.S.
Amber Lee Bechy, Waterville, NY
Alyssa J. Bregard, West Winfield, NY
Elyssa Caroline Fish, McGraw, NY
Madison Nicole Fratus, Schenectady, NY
Elizabeth Marion Fresco, Mohawk, NY
Hannah L. Gienger, Oneida, NY
Cybersecurity and Digital Forensic A.S.
Christopher L. Conklin, Baldwinsville, NY
Katie Hoag, Rochester, NY
Dalton Magill, Akron, NY
Alicia Mayen, New Paltz, NY
Jordan Palumbo, Ilion, NY
James R. Rice, Watervliet, NY*
Ajla Rudanovic, Floral Park, NY
Thomas Schell, Little Falls, NY
Antoine Ortiz Sheppard, Rosedale, NY
Early Childhood A.A.S.
Asheia A. Adams, Uniondale, NY
Jessica Bennett, Frankfort, NY
Nyarre Raniah Dobbs, Watervliet, NY
Bridget Marie Finnerty, Oneida, NY
Electrical Technology A.A.S.
Branton John Carpenter, Constableville, NY
Andrew J. Rathbun, Herkimer, NY
Emergency Management certificate
William J. Liddell, Little Falls, NY
Carmen Alexander Smith, Ilion, NY
Engineering Science A.S.
Jaden M. Bladek, Little Falls, NY
Frank A. Cimo III, Ilion, NY
Health Professions A.S.
Kla Awar, Utica, NY
Ashley N. Bunker, Canajoharie, NY
Jo'Nique T'ionne Gibson, New Hartford, NY*
Angeline J. Montanez, Troy, NY
Llora Regina Nicholson, Little Falls, NY
Kiara Jamila Parker, Queens, NY
Anika S. Rodriguez, Saint Johnsville, NY
Madison Scialdone, Marcy, NY
Krystyna Shamardak, Utica, NY
Jynnae Stevens, Schenectady, NY
Meaghan Ann Tarasenko, Ilion, NY
Matthew J. Travis, Fort Plain, NY
Keaonna Akia Williams, Utica, NY
Human Services A.A.S.
Michelle N. Banks, New Hartford, NY
Jennifer L. Brewer, Ilion, NY
Kara Cadwell, Syracuse, NY*
Catina Carson, Madisonville, TN
Lucas Cook, Middleville, NY
Erika E Exum, Laurelton, NY
Olivia Irene Gasparinatos, Herkimer, NY
Katrina Henry, Brooklyn, NY
Cailyn Marie Ingerick, Oneida, NY
Andrea Beth Ray, Herkimer, NY
Jensen Sierra Tanney, West Edmeston, NY
Tatiana L. Vargas-Cabrera, East Elmhurst, NY
Melanie Michelle Wilson, Jamaica, NY
Legal Studies A.A.S.
Yesika Mariela Carrasquillo, New York, NY
Travis Guido Hall, Astoria, NY
Emma Mackenzie Hjelmaa, Malta, NY
Hawa Jangana, Bronx, NY
Hayden Elisjah, Ilion, NY
Ana I. Gonzalez-Quiros, Utica, NY
Jessica L. Jablonowski, Schenectady, NY
Ronald James Mack, Utica, NY
Kaylee Christine Majka, New Hartford, NY
Nermina Muric, Utica, NY
Shannon Trista Waizenegger, Pine Bush, NY
Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies A.A.
Maria Ann Albertina, Sherburne, NY
Emma Alicajic, Fort Plain, NY*
Jay-Leigh Amour, Swansea
David D. Baker, Oneonta, NY
Charlotte May Boncella, Herkimer, NY
Allen Joseph Booth, Amsterdam, NY
Kapri Diamond Bradshaw, Hempstead, NY
Quavone Victoria Brunson, New York, NY
Isabella R. Bunce, Mohawk, NY
Corriana Campbell, Syracuse, NY
Andrew M. Caruso, New Rochelle, NY*
Colby J. Clayfield, Warrensburg, NY
Mikayla Marie Comes, Ilion, NY
Ryan Michael Cook, Frankfort, NY
Tyler Ryan Cordell, Frankfort, NY
Kaitlin G. Dodge, Utica, NY
Ethan Duda, Latham, NY
Brendan Joseph Farrell, Groton, NY
Liliana Marie Ferrucci, Rome, NY
Kane Anthony Fisher, Staveley
Katherine Ann Fogerty, Ilion, NY
Jordan Foote, Herkimer, NY
Logan Frederick, Little Falls, NY
Yamato Fujishima, Japan
Benjamin Todd Gilbert, Altamont, NY
Rene Gabrielle Grundborg, Cooperstown, NY
Avion Ramir Jamel Harris, Niagara Falls, NY
Adriane M. Hectus, Schoharie, NY
Bennett James Hladun, Ballston Lake, NY
Ara Margaret Homer, Richfield Springs, NY
Sophie Hyde, Mohawk, NY
Anthony Edward Jack, Gloversville, NY
Logan Andrew Kaufman, Hobart, NY
Gabrielle Kenyon, Dolgeville, NY
Faith Therese Kinsella, Poland, NY
Jordan Marie Kohn, Little Falls, NY
Anja Kozomara, Utica, NY
Zyeir Lawrence, Oneonta, NY
Matthew D. Lee, Utica, NY
Cheyenne Jolie Little, Highland Mills, NY
Brennen Logan, Canajoharie, NY
Mark William Loomis Jr., Ilion, NY
Ezra Jakob Lynch, Saint Johnsville, NY
Noah Macrina, Herkimer, NY
Fiston Mboneza Makoma, Utica, NY
Abigail Rose Perrotta, Frankfort, NY
Robert Francis Powers, Poland, NY
Robert William Quintana II, New York, NY
JaNia D Ray, Syracuse, NY
Oliver James Roepnack, Ilion, NY
Alexa Root, Ilion, NY
Natalie Nicole Sagatis, Little Falls, NY
Jack Murray Seaman, Mohawk, NY
Giovanni Richard Venettozzi, Herkimer, NY
Chris A. Volo, Westbury, NY
Danae Maya White, Queens Village, NY
Ella Jeanne Wilcox, Herkimer, NY
Griffin Peter Yastremski, Bath, NY
Tomotake Yoshimura, Japan
Madison R. Campagna, Mohawk, NY
Cally A. Davenport, Corinth, NY
Jordan Goble, Oneonta, NY
Shiko Ichimaya, Pittsburgh PA
Jordyn R. Lanaux, Herkimer, NY
Taryn Leubner, Rexford, NY
Jake T. Lombardi, Levittown, NY
Kirsten Nicholson, Newport, NY
Melanie Quill, Esperance, NY
Taiga Sakuma, Japan
Elijah Umeh, Bronx, NY
Riley J. Wisheart, Frankfort, NY
Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities A.A.
Lindsay Rae, Hudson Falls, NY
Shelbi Jessica Emerson, Oneonta, NY
Anthony Paul Franco, Mohawk, NY
Nokio Kennedy, Yonkers, NY
Lib Arts Sci: Social Science A.A.
Jackson David Blask, Little Falls, NY
Ramon Hernandez, New York, NY
Better Ketsia Iratonesha, Burundi
Jillian Mack, Utica, NY
Joseph C. Chukwu, Brooklyn, NY
Liberal Arts & Sciences: Childhood Education A.S.
Hannah Elizabeth Caruso, Hamilton, NY
Madison Rose DeSantis, Marcy, NY
Coralis Diaz, Bronx, NY
Hayiley M. Doxtader, Little Falls, NY
Katelynn Hermanowski, Little Falls, NY
Autumn Leann Naylor, Oneida, NY
Liberal Arts & Sciences: Physical Education A.S.
Dylan C. Breed, Oneonta, NY
Cole Cleary, Ilion, NY
Evan Crouse, Fort Plain, NY
Sianna May Kenyon, Ilion, NY
Heath Anderson Lucas, Chazy, NY
Eric J Rende II, Newport, NY
Alexis Gabrielle Upson, Newport, NY
Liberal Arts & Sciences: Science A.S.
Hunter John Kane, Little Falls, NY
MaKaila Elaine Maass, Herkimer, NY
Kalen P. Gonzales, Wallingford, CT
Medical Coding/Transcriptionist certificate
Lizbeth Ann Catris, Dearborn, MI
Synethea Tania Donaldson, Westbury, NY
Jennifer Lynne Gonzalez, Poughkeepsie, NY
Lacey Ann Graves, Ilion, NY
Brianne Elizabeth Griffith, Ilion, NY
Michelle Guarno, Utica, NY
Makayla E. Hadcock, Little Falls, NY
Ivan Janic, Utica, NY
Holly Marie Kabana, Laurens, NY
Hollie Rose Koernschild, Fort Plain, NY
Donna Masterson, Cornwallville, NY
Brooke Lynn McCord, Schuyler Lake, NY
Ashley Jean Miller, Ilion, NY
Stephanie Mariah Miller, Hyde Park, NY
Selina Rose Olmstead, Lowville, NY
Carole J. Pearson, Little Falls, NY
Tanya L. Pierson, Poland, NY
Amber E. Swald, Utica, NY
Vojsava Zef Toma, Lagrangeville, NY
Paralegal certificate
Chelsea A. Nattrass, Oneonta, NY
Paul J. Omilanowicz Jr., Camillus, NY
Kennedy Shambo, Plattsburgh, NY
Emily Vacco, Liverpool, NY
Ashley VanNest, Lowville, NY
Sarah Elizabeth Washburn, Rome, NY
Khalena Thomas, Brooklyn, NY
Sadie Lincoln, Oneonta, NY
Physical Therapist Assistant A.A.S.
Sydney Raychele Bliss, Herkimer, NY
Kate I. Blough, Little Falls, NY
Ashley Delia Elizabeth Borza, Clinton, NY
Sara Chrysler, Taberg, NY
Kevin Emery, Trumansburg, NY
Nicholas J. Narolis, Rome, NY
Krystal Nicole Schools, Schenectady, NY
Julie A. Smith, Richfield Springs, NY
Heather N. Voght, Frankfort, NY
Jessalyn Weindling, White Plains, NY
Pre-Employment Police Basic Training certificate
Thomas Bronson, Remsen, NY
Savka Browneski, Whitesboro, NY
Brooke Rachael Chaisson, Worcester, NY
Jonathan Dupras, Cambridge, NY
Michael Hagan, Jordanville, NY
Joshua M. Muzzi, Johnstown, NY
Noah Russo, Cherry Valley, NY
James E. Waters, Troy, NY
Psychology A.A.
Geriane Ewistelle Aihounhen, Benin
Rebecka Michele Brewer, Mohawk, NY 13407
Marissa Elizabeth Correra, Schenectady, NY
Karris Leonard, Ilion, NY
Allison Lawlor Murphy, Herkimer, NY
Joshua Palmeter, Dolgeville, NY
Madison N. Prior, Rensselaer, NY
Tiffany Soto, Utica, NY
Hayley E Vivlamore, Herkimer, NY
Quality Assurance-Business A.S.
Andrew Thomas Domanico, Cornwall Hdsn, NY
Quality Assurance-Science A.S.
Alexis H. E. Farr, Ilion, NY
Addison Rae Guido, Mohawk, NY
Mark Luke A. Hanshaw, Ilion, NY
Brianna N. Holtz, Ilion, NY
Christopher J. Janis, Frankfort, NY
Natasha Ann Keith, Leslie, MO
Small Business Management certificate
Lyria Bennett, Jacksonville, FL
Brooke Dissottle, Winthrop, NY
Irving H. Santana, Bronx, NY*
Kiera Lynn Warne, Sherrill, NY
Supply Chain Management A.A.S.
George Arthur Loomis, West Winfield, NY
Anne Marie Storm, Little Falls, NY
Travel & Events Management A.A.S.
Erin G. Avery, Albany, NY
Alexandria King, West Edmeston, NY
Talia Sardina, Ilion, NY
Nicole Marie Shirk, Gansevoort, NY