2024 Graduate Commencement
Friday, May 17, 2024
Six-thirty in the evening
Westfield State University
Mass Mutual Center
Linda Thompson, Dr.P.H., President
Ali Salehi, Chair, Board of Trustees
David Caruso, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Program Overview
Graduates may order up to one copy of the 2024 Commencement commemorative print program through the form provided in their Westfield State University email. Orders must be received by Wednesday, May 29th. All programs will be mailed as they are available.
Schedule of Events
WELCOME
David Caruso, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
COLOR GUARD
Westfield State University Police Officers
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Dylan Lasante, Class of 2025
GREETINGS
Linda Thompson, Dr.P.H., President
Ali Salehi, Chair, Board of Trustees
THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Nichole Wofford, Ph.D., LICSW, LMFT
Professor of Social Work
2023 John F. Nevins Award Recipient
PRESENTATION OF
THE JOHN F. NEVINS OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD
David Caruso, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
2023 John F. Nevins Outstanding Educator Award Winner
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Linda Thompson, Dr.P.H., President
Ali Salehi, Chair, Board of Trustees
PRESENTATION OF DEGREES AND ACADEMIC HOODS
Nora Padykula, Ph.D., LICSW, Interim Dean, Division of Graduate and Continuing Education
CLOSING REMARKS
Megan Bishop ’13, President, Westfield State Alumni Association Executive Council
University Leadership
WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ali R. Salehi, Chair
Melissa A. Alvarado ’99, Vice Chair
Gloria B. Williams, Ed.D. ’77, Secretary
Paul D. Boudreau, Esq.
Daniel Currier, Class of 2025, Student Trustee
George Gilmer ’92
Theresa A. Jasmin
Madeline Landrau
Robert A. Martin, Ph.D.
Chris Montemayor ’90, ’09, Alumni Trustee
Hon. William C. Reichelt ’09
SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS
Linda Thompson, Dr.P.H., President
David Caruso, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Michael Freeman, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President on University Strategies and Chief of Staff
Kevin Hearn, Ph.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Richard Lenfest, Jr., Director of Athletics
Lisa McMahon, Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Timothy Rooke, Special Assistant to the President on Community and Governmental Affairs
Stephen Taksar, Vice President for Administration and Finance
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Brian Jennings, Ph.D., Associate Provost
Nora Padykula, Ph.D., LICSW, Interim Dean, Division of Graduate and Continuing Education
Ziblim Abukari, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Health, Natural Sciences, and Human Services
Sabine Klein, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Education, Arts, Communication, and Humanities and School of Criminology, Psychology, Social Justice, and Public Policy
Rebecca Morris, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Business, Mathematics, Computers, and Sustainability
Our Proud Graduates
* indicates an Anticipated Graduate
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts
Applied Behavior Analysis
Thomas B. Anderson
Madison Benlien
Krysa Boyce*
Felicia Ewing*
Olesya Fedichkina
Melissa Gamache
Micaela Howe
Jaime Marie O’Karma
Samantha M. Pion
Tyler C. Robbins
Thomas J. Zulch
Counseling
Stephanie Amber Anderson
Matthew Antonelli
Paula Baniotaite-Perry
Nicholas Damian Duska
Scott L. Feldman
Kylie Ferreira
E.J. Finizio
Alison Foley
Justin W. Garvie
Jessica D. Goonan
Jolene Emily Hamilton
Alexis Taylor Johnson
Mary Margaret Lecuyer
Drinda Lee
Brianna Elizabeth Lynch
Megan Sarina Mathieu
Jennifer Susan Montagna
Nicole Marie Newhouse
Olivia Reid Parlapiano
Christopher George Roselli
Heather Louise Salazar
Alexander Serrazina
Meghan P. Taylor
Selina Nicole Teixeira
Mercy Togba
Keeley Von Hollander
Allison Webster
Sarah Willis
English
James Joseph Arnott
Mark Gregg Balicki
Kyle Thomas Palazzi
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Education
Biology
Emily W. Kinney
Early Childhood Education
Whitney Marie Heuschkel
Elementary Education
Jennifer Ann Catt
Michelle Lee Jackson
Courtney Helen Kimball
Daniel Sullivan
History
Michael Joseph Afflitto
Rodger L. Coryell III
Kevin DaSilva
Mathematics
Jacob Ryan Kapinos
Emmett M. Wald
Movement Science
Samantha K. Barbarotta
Caleigh Lynn Croteau
Casey Kibbe
Paul King Jr.
Glenn Sullivan
Reading Specialist
Catherine Ellen Murphy
Lily Psholka
Hannah Ellen Searles
Special Education
Michaella Cesarini
Chatchaya Crowne
Jessica Caitlin Dunphy
Nicole Lena Erickson
Simone LaPlant
Theresa Michaelian
Jaclyn M. Peloquin*
Haley Lynn Piotrowski
Hannah Robins
McKenzie Snowdon
Vocational
Cathryn A. Gregson
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Public Administration
Public Administration
Landale Armstrong
Ehsanullah Azizi
Mathew Ryan Bator
Shawn Anderson Brathwaite
Averie Morgan Jean Bye-Dickerson
Andrew Stanley Carpenter
Abigail Kate Chernick
Kendra Ann Currie
Brett Roy Dooley
Lily Nicole Fierro
Christopher F. Geraghty
Kasey Anne Gonsalves
Alexander Lent
Tyler Lucas Martins
Steven Moussette
Elyssa Janice Parrish
Rebecca S. Roughley
Jeffrey Richard Svendsen
Shams Jabar Thaher
Ariana Marie Williams
Christopher J. Wyman
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science
Accounting
John Carey
Sophia Nicole Dello Iacono*
Irina Kaptyug
Trevon Lewis Kelly
Steven McGrath
Irina Okhrimenko
Jackie Lynn Santiago Hernandez
Criminal Justice
Tyler Apher*
Marlon A. Bryan
Richard Leroy Caron III
Mackenzie Maria Chaves
Dakota R. Chixarro
Alyssa Alene Clark
Wildally Enid Colon
Emma Ruth Cretella
Cameron Michael Danahy*
Jonathan Daou
Lisa Lynn Davis*
Peter Anthony DiStefano
Nathan Douglas Ell
Kara E. Fearn*
Zachary A. Hall
Brian Ford Harrington
Zoi Hariklia Lazarakis
Rachael Jean Manning
Tyler Masse
Hannah McKenna
Tyler J. McNeil
Madison O’Connell
Scott Paradis
Natalie Pullen
David Michael Robillard
Andraya Scibilio*
Stephen Joseph Sicard
Nathan David Staffin
Edwin Sustache
William John Webster
Andrew K. Wyman
Physician Assistant
Andrew Allard
Priscilla Amuma
Elisabeth Ashleigh Borkowski
Kade Brumbaugh
Thomas Callis
Helen Chow
Nicole Clemente
Joelle M. Encarnacion
Melita Gavel
Melinda Therese Hurteau
Kaitlyn Jarest
Sara Milena Kolinski
Ellen Teresa Lambert
Alexander Patrick Israel LaPierre
Giselle Beatriz Lemus Tejada
Anthony Brian Luongo
Ghadeer Zoalfoukar Mazloum
Sarah Kathleen Meunier
Kadeja Ivanna Miller
Ryan Morais
Brittany Mullett
Jennifer Lynn Petrucci
Kristyn Michelle Popowski
Monica Ann Przybyla
Jillian Purtell
Shannon Marie Ross
Taylor Lyn Saimeri
Mark Thomas Sigwart Jr.
Hailey Whipple
Addison Broc Wooldridge
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Social Work
Social Work
Camlyn Qiaofang Smith Allen
Israa Hameed Alzubaidi*
Gemma Archer
Paige V. Barrow
Sandy Bennett
Emily Paegle Bloch
Patrick Brank
Douglas B. Brown
Michael J. Buckley
Ha T. Bui-Le
Alexandre E. Burroughs
Erica Ann Carlson
Daniel Patrick Carolan
Kristen B. Caten
Natalie Champagne
Jasmine Rose Charland
Jennifer E. Coupe
Madelynne Crooks*
Linda L. Cuevas
Meghan Judith Dailey
Trilby Barbara Dawe
Amy Lorraine Desroches
Sarah K. Dester
Craig M. Dolphin
Lisa M. Dooley
Jessica Marie Egan
Alley Taylor Estrella
Stephanie A. Fahey
Alan Prescott Fish
Jessica Estela Garcia
Dulce Garcia Vazquez
Catherine Jean Gaudet
Samantha Jada-Brooke Gayle
Mae Reilly Gomez
Amy Gonzalez
Carolina Grisel González Monserrate
Cheryl A. Gorski
Brianna Goyette
Kati Gregory
Ashlee June Hall
Jarlyn S. Hardye
Nichola Hokunson
Shawnda R. Hudson
Anielle Rose Iwanicki
Jenna Marie Jenkins
Christine Sunshower Jonas
Michaela Kahn
Leo Kleint
Julia Langone
J. Locke Lis
Aimee Ludwin
Ferris MacMillan
Mary Maddux
Molly O’Sullivan Malo
Andrew James McDonnell McCarthy
Karen Anne McCook
Lattoy F. McDowell
Kathleen McFadden
Jennifer Lynn McKennedy
Samson Michael Melendez
Reina Mercado-Antunez
Jennifer J. Mercier
Elizabeth Mikesch
Spencer Mikesell-Johnson
Jocelyn Minie
Michael Joseph Mistalski
Chelsea J. Mitchell
Alicia Mollison-Aldi
Brendan James Monahan
Brenna Monroe
Bryanna Kacie Montalvo
Susan E. Moore
Tatiana Moore
Kimberly Nguyen
Jaime R. O’Neil
Katie Paquette
Breda Paton
Alyssa Patsun
Kiley Susan Pellegrini
Jacquelyn M. Pistolesi
George A. Poulopoulos
Michael A. Ramey
Timothy L. Riordan
Tiffani Brianna Robinson
Manuela Rojas
Yvonne Jeannine Rondeau
Yllka Sakaj
Kelly Saunders
Lydia Podia Saydee
Benjamin Isaac Schattenburg
Michael J. Shea
David Joseph Smith
Carl Anthony Stewart
Kristen Sullivan
Christine Ellis Tuczinski
Ian Ursprung
Kumbirai Chiwara Ushe
Karla Vazquez-Travieso
Brianna Vega
Cassidy Gloria Vincent
Stella Willis
Saithe Kei-anna Virginia Winspeare
Autumn Wood
Carly Wright
Lesley Yalen
Denise Yeboah
Rachel Marie Yox
Jonah Zuckerman
Appearance of a name in the Commencement program is presumptive evidence of graduation and/or participation but is not conclusive. The official transcript, sealed and signed by the Registrar, exclusively and definitively confirms the student’s academic record and possession of degree(s) awarded by Westfield State University.
