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2017
Jenifer Wygant — I was accepted and started my graduate degree in education (MSN) at Empire this semester (Spring 2017). I am full-time and will graduate December 2020.
Submitted: February 2018
2014
Margaret Kershaw — Since graduating from Maria College with my Certificate in Bereavement Studies, I have found part-time employment with our local newspaper, The Observer Dispatch, Utica, as an Obituary Clerk. I work closely with all the funeral homes and those individuals that place obituaries for family members. I love my job and the work that I do!
Michele Guy — Worked at AMC Vascular Surgery Unit for 16 months
Submitted: May 2017
Marcel Cerny — reports that she is working at the Albany Medical Center Emergency Department.
Submitted: January 2016
Mehreena Ahmad — Paralegal Certificate Program, recently was promoted to procurement clerk at Capital Region BOCES in Albany. Along with 20 other travelers to Ireland, Mehreena made Maria history this summer by participating in the College’s first study abroad program. “And boy, was it fun!”
Submitted: Fall 2014
Cindy M Beaulac — is a per diem certified occupational therapy assistant for Capital Living and Rehabilitation Centres in Schenectady, NY. “Every day is an opportunity to learn something new and meet amazing individuals.”
Submitted: Fall 2014
Rachelle Cotugno — Bereavement Studies, was honored by St. Mary’s Institute in Amsterdam, NY, for her 25 years of teaching. She has recorded and produced four record albums and performs at St. Mary’s Church services and events throughout the region. “My greatest blessing is my Guiding Eyes dog, Oriole.
Submitted: Fall 2014
Monica Hill, RN — is working for Community Hospice and is the first newly licensed RN to be hired there.
Submitted: Fall 2014
Lorie Jablonski, RN — works in labor and delivery at Ellis Medicine’s Bellevue Women’s Center in Schenectady, NY. Lorie was hired full time before graduating. “I was well-prepared for my boards and couldn’t have had a better experience.”
Submitted: Fall 2014
Alyssa Leonardo — passed her boards on the first try, just three months after graduation. A week later, she began her job at Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Albany. Alyssa hopes to pursue her master’s in Occupational Therapy from Utica College, starting weekends.
Submitted: Fall 2014
2013
Kellie DeGeorge — Currently working in CCU with a friend from Maria College's Associates Program. We are still friends.
Submitted: May 2017
2012
Kristen Walton — Just graduated with my masters as a family nurse practitioner and was the valedictorian! Received the gold metal of excellence.
Submitted: June 2017
Elizabeth Schwarz — After completing my RN-BS at Maria College in 2012 (first BSN graduating class) I finished my MS in Nursing and I am now a full-time Maria College faculty. I am currently pursing a DNP in Educational Leadership.
Submitted: May 2017
Cheryl Baruch — lives in Lenox, MA, and splits her time between Berkshire Medical Center and Albany Medical Center.
Submitted: December 2015
Kori Tomelden — was enrolled in Mercy College’s online program but is taking the year off to “focus on blogging, chasing after my toddler, and starting a home-based business.” She also is looking into home-schooling in the future. “When/if I do go back to college, I am definitely considering Maria.”
Submitted: November 2015
Catherine "Kate" Brennan — works for Advanced Therapy Service in Albany, helping school-age patients.
Submitted: Fall 2014
Mariah Yoworsk, COTA — works per diem for St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in Utica, NY, while pursuing her MS in occupational therapy full time at Utica College. She will complete her last Level 1 placement in December, at Tampa General Hospital in Florida.
Submitted: Fall 2014
2011
Jessica Ward — Got married in September 2016. Now working in the Surgical & Neurosciences ICU at Albany Medical Center.
Submitted: May 2017
Ryan Smyth — Completed her MBA February 2011 at Southern New Hampshire University.
Submitted: May 2017
2010
Leanne Blair — If you remember we were the mother and son graduates of 2010. Zachary married in 2012. He has 2 beautiful daughters, Hadley Rose (2/17/14) and McKenna Ashley (5/24/15). Our oldest son, Anthony married in 2013. He has a beautiful daughter Amelia Rose (6/24/14) and a handsome son Oliver Tabias (12/23/16). Making Dr. Blair and I (Leanne Blair) the proudest Papa and Meme of the world's greatest gifts and blessing that God could bestowe upon grandparents.
Submitted: June 2017
Andrea O'Connor — I love Maria College!!
Submitted: May 2017
Michael Reis — 2017 Clinical Excellence award for Berkshire Medical Center
Submitted: May 2017
Ronnel Cervantes, RN — works in Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta, CA, in the MS Telemetry/Cardiac Progressive Care Unit. Ronnel has completed PCCN training; has worked as a psychiatric nurse, skilled nursing facility nurse, and adult day health care nurse; and hopes to pursue an MSN.
Submitted: Fall 2014
Suzanne Desnoyers, RN — is director of nursing at Wingate Health Care in West Springfield, MA. She earned her BSN from Grand Canyon University, AZ.
Submitted: Fall 2014
Robert J. Garofallou-Hogan — is assistant registrar for transfer articulation at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, where he has completed over 75 transfer agreements to build strong relationships with community colleges nationwide and abroad. He also is pursuing a graduate degree in higher education leadership and administration, from Saint Rose.
Submitted: Fall 2014
Sherisa Moore, RN — serves as a preceptor in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at Albany Medical Center. She has had a fascinating, varied career, including positions as a hospital corpsman in the Navy and a clinical research coordinator at the University of San Diego, CA. She holds master’s degrees in forensic science and health science, and has a Doctor of Health Sciences from A. T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Submitted: Fall 2014
Jennifer A. Stratman, RN — serves as a preceptor in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at Albany Medical Center. She has had a fascinating, varied career, including positions as a hospital corpsman in the Navy and a clinical research coordinator at the University of San Diego, CA. She holds master’s degrees in forensic science and health science, and has a Doctor of Health Sciences from A. T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Submitted: Fall 2014