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Touro CollegeDivision of Graduate Studies

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY2021

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TOURO COLLEGEDivision of Graduate Studies

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESSGRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONGRADUATE SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIESGRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORKGRADUATE SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYSCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

NEW YORK, NY THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 | 1 PM

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Dear Graduates,

Congratulations to the entire graduating class of 2021! It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to our commencement exercises. We regret that circumstances do not allow us to celebrate normally. Your graduation occurs during a challenging time. The coronavirus pandemic brought all of civilization face to face with a crisis that few, if any, could have imagined. Our answer has been to persevere with confidence and empathy. In the future, we will all remember the important lessons learned from these extraordinary efforts.

Today, we honor and celebrate the culmination of your hard work and your commitment to fulfilling your dreams. Now armed with advanced degrees, I am confident that you will continue to transform your aspirations into realities. Touro strives to provide an innovative educational environment for our graduate programs that go beyond classroom instruction. It is our hope that this unique approach to graduate education has prepared you with the skills necessary to maximize your impact on the world.Your experiences here have been enriched by Touro's mission to model the values of compassion, service and social justice, and I am confident that we have instilled in you a commitment to serve humankind. You are ambassadors of our institution, and your service to your communities will attest to the values of our mission. Now is the time to apply all the knowledge and skills you have learned at Touro and live with passion and purpose.As alumni, you remain members of the Touro family. I invite you to join us in alumni activities, stay connected and share your stories of success with your deans and instructors so that we may continue to take pride in your achievements. You will always remain a part of Touro's legacy and future.Best wishes,

Dr. Alan KadishPresident

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of Blessed MemoryDr.BERNARD LANDER

זצ’’ל

TOURO COLLEGEFounder and President

1970 - 2010

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In Memoriam

Almighty G-d, as we celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2021, we pause to remember our family members, friends, neighbors and loved ones whose souls were returned to you. We remember our teachers and classmates, our fellow citizens and the myriad human beings across Your world who fell during this pandemic. We dedicate this official commencement 2021 program in their honor and blessed memory.

- Rabbi Moshe Krupka

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PROGRAM

PresidingAlan Kadish, M.D., President

Touro College & University System

Master of CeremoniesNilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Education

The National Anthem of the United States of America

Led by Paul Glasser Vice President of Institutional Advancement

InvocationRabbi Moshe D. Krupka

Executive Vice President and Ombudsman, Touro College & University System

In Memoriam

GreetingsNadja Graff, Ph.D.

Vice President, Division of Graduate Studies

President’s Message Dr. Alan Kadish

Introducing the Deans/Student SpeakersAssistant Dean Nilda Soto Ruiz

Graduate School of Business Mary Louise Lo Re, Ph.D., Dean

Ilknur Taylor, Student Speaker

Graduate School of Education Jacob Easley, II, Ph.D., Dean

Tina Williams, Student Speaker

Graduate School of Jewish Studies Michael Shmidman, Ph.D., Dean

Aharon Friedler, Student Speaker

Graduate School of Social Work Nancy Gallina, Ph.D., LCSW, Interim Dean

Ian Baum, Student Speaker

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Graduate School of Technology Issac Herskowitz, Ed.D., Dean Adeel Ahmed, Student Speaker

School of Health Sciences Louis H. Primavera, Ph.D., Dean

Miriam Kleiner, Student Speaker

Acknowledgements Nadja Graff, Ph.D.

Congratulatory Remarks and Conferral of Degrees Patricia E. Salkin, J.D., Senior Vice President and Provost

Touro College & University System

Message From Democratic US Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer

Closing RemarksAssistant Dean Nilda Soto Ruiz

Recessional

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2020 - 2021 GRADUATES

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This program contains a listing of candidates for degrees during the period of September 2020, January 2021, June 2021. It is not an official graduation roster. An official list will be available after final certification of records.

Candidates for Master of Science in Accounting

Candidates for Master of Business Administration

Candidates for Master of Science in Human Resource Management

Candidates for Master of Science in International Business Finance

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESSMary Louise Lo Re, Ph.D., Dean

Irina Levshina Rigopoula Nasopoulos Ilknur Taylor ◊ Philip Whea

Juliet BenzakariaOnurcan DogruKhalid EbeidoSoo Jeong Eom

Samar GulJohana Held VergelJoshua HoffmanXuan Huynh

Tyfanni JenningsChanpreet KaurDorian LubonjaJeffna Pierre

Muhammad QasimAsma RasheedSemona SaitskiyShaneeza Sudeen

Tamileth FosterVashti Nandlall

Dilia OlivoMelissa Rodriguez

Ngawang Yangki

David Assil

◊ Graduate Student Speaker


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Candidates for Master of Science in Early Childhood and Special Education,

Birth - Grade 2Susan Courey, Ph.D., Program Chair

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONJacob Easley II, Ph.D., Dean

Amanda M AbruzzoArjana AdemiSevil Y AgayevaAlise AgoshkoMichelle Marian AhernIlona AkhmatovAyelet AmosAngeliki ArgyrosAnna M AronisShoshana AronovZarina AronovaChristine Kelly ArroyoAnna Avanesyan*Raymond R BabichBidisha BagcheeGabrielle BallChristie Elizabeth BarnesViktoriya BarovaRulsa Herla BarthelusJamie BawabehGabrielle Elizabeth BeatleyAlejandra BeltranMelissa BerchinSaulina Ashley BernabeRaquel BeteshRivky BienenstockJanine E BirdBrianna R BocciaShakhnoza BolievaLouis BolognaJennifer Marie BonnerRachel Amalia BorackYael BorukhovaMelissa BoschMalika Layla BotmiShellyann Gisele Brathwaite

Menachem Mendel BryskiPatricia Rose BuellYulia BulgakovaYesenia Campos TovarYingYing CaoKristen Marie CappielloJacqueline CaraccioloAnna CarucciPriscilla Anna CassarinoClaudia CastilloDanielle CataneseShadé CelestineYomaira CepedaJessica CetouteShantelle CharlesTamara CheryJoyce ChouekaLauren ChristopherAlina Yael ChulpayevLaPorscha Wanda CiceroDaniela Anne CohenNicole Jubran CollinsJennifer Correa-GomezBerenice CruzSebnem CurleyMaria CusanelliDanielle DaluiseShakima Lanee Davis*Tamika DavisSamantha Deangelo* Jessica Patricia DelessioChristina Rose DellacorteStefanie Lynn DelluomoSarah DempsterDarcel D DennisShalomIsrael Diggs

Mary Ellen DiGiacomoStephanie Jean DiMaioChristina Marie DimaioLaureen DjanashviliElena DolgopolovaJacqueline R DominguezDonna DonahueElena DrozdovSamara C DudleyGabriela DumayLinette Joanna DunneErica DuranAnisha DuranRobert Atwell DuryeaNathalie DutonKirsten DwyerPeter J EboliMegan Elizabeth ElderCadit EliasMichelle Yolanda Elliott-Smith*Kimberly G EmanuelElizabeth Jean Esposito*Miriam FahamTheresa Mary FaheyDanielle Mary FaraciMelissa Hope FeldsteinRaquel FeliciShulamith FinkelmanMegan E FisherJessica FitzpatrickSarah Helena FormontDanielle Emily FrallicciardiNina FrolovaHannah Catherine GarrettAmanda Catherine GauthierLiza L Gibbons

Delgira GodzhaevaDayana GonzalezMonica GonzalezFastima Candiece Gooden-BakerBlerina GosturaniSherry Gotel*Margalit GraberShayla A Grant*Olga GribStasia Grzegorzewski*Jennifer Grazia GuarneraMariana Romanivna GudzAdelina Gurgov*Yulia GutsulMelissa Y GuzmanRivky HafterKeara Roy HagertySarah Halon*Jasmine Skye HanafyTasha HarrisAriella HasbaniEstee HaskeEileen Esther HazanBrenda G HazanHinda M. HeislerGenesis A Henk Coronel*Hinda Necha HersonColleen N HewittCamille Rose Hinds AndersonHolly Elizabeth HooperRegina IlyasovaMark IrgangZhanna IvanovaAme IyamuDiana Izkiyayeva

* Member, Alpha Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education


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Birth - Grade 2

Lesleen JackAlin JajatiGina JannuzziNatasha JohnCarey M JonesRuth JradeShakhnoza KahramonovaSara KakurievStephanie KanarekTierison Moriah KarathanasisTetyana Ivanivna KarpaKathleen KearnsJessica R KhaimovSaira Khan*Rochelle S KhanimovBela KhanukaHinda Rivka KlassElena KnyazRivkah KohnVeronika KorcakovaMaytal KorcosChaya Mushka KorenblitKathy Tina KoutsianasEkaterina KovtunPaul KrantsAmanda Lynn KriegerOlga KruglyGulnara KudaibergenovaGalyna KulykTasnia Hina Kusum*Jeny Carandang LanuzaMenucha LapidusYesenia LebronOksana LendelMichelle LermanElaine LiangJaylina C LloydWan Yee LoRaquel LugoAriella LutzTierison Maier

Marina MalandroShirley MarajReanna Marie Marino*Cassandra Dolores MarrsAna Luz MarteCatherine McdowellKelly McquailRebecca MehlmanBrittany Ann MescallRachel MichaelovRose MillsapNatalie Morales-TaverasCecilia Morris*Samantha Budlong MorseSyira MughalDilorom MuminovaWanda NeddermanAmanda Marie NicolettiNicole NicotraChinelo Obiageli NnebeNoelle NoceraAnastasia NovikovaVanja Obradovic*Kiersten O'gradyLourdes O'keefeSara Jo OroOlena OrzhekhovskaAnna Ozdemir*Nora Bell PaintenOxana PalicAnisiya PallegedaraStamatia PapadatosZoryana PasichnyakJessica PatriziGiselle Jeanly Peralta*Samantha Manuela PeraltaJessica Ariel PerichKristina Ann PerosLiliya PetrychukMiriam PinchasovAlmaliz Portalatin

Leidy M PortesChristine Diana PowellRichie PozoDaniella RabanianManuela RamirezMarlene Gisselle Ramos Diaz*Brandi RauLeyla RayPaul RichardsAya RichedKrystal Kayleen RiveraLorrie Ann RobayoMartha A RobertsShannon M Rodgers*Grace RodriguezTara Ann RoedBrittany RomanoMartha Carolina RomeroAvigayil RovtGianna M RussoLihi SaadShakhnoza Rovup Qizi SadikovaNadine SafiDanielle M SaleJenniffer SantanaApril Lillian SatchellLesley Saul*Linda SayeghMaria ScivoliSaba ShahRebecka ShahnazariantsMuriel ShalomDavid ShamounRinat SharafutdinovDanesha A ShawCaitlyn SherlockAnesha Kiran ShivrattanYisrael D ShmueliMerve SicaDaljit Celena Singh

Candace Angela SmithMaria StefanidisTatyana SteninaLeslyn Andrea StewartMelda StrachanNikia Terae StubbsFlor de maria Stuckey*Naudy S Suarez*Marileni SurielRuriko TakenakaJoanna Wen Wen TangAnabel Terrero CuestaSenija TerzicDeborah Abigale Marie ThomasElizabeth Jasmin Thomas-CortezDanielle Marie TomczykYvette TorresLeba Abiola ToussaintCheyanne Raven TurnerRamilya TursunovaMercy O UgbahNatalya VakhidovaStephanie Valdez*Kourtney T Van Leuvan-MonroeJessica VargasDiana Vega*Ida VincentJacquelyn VismanVeronica VolpertDawn VossNatallia VroublevskaiaLexia WangCelestine WashingtonTracey Watler-MataStacia Monique Wilson*Margaret Rose WinceHelen WongJanny XuInez Ester Yadgarov


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Candidates for Master of Science in Childhood Education and Special Education,

Grades 1 - 6Elina Lampert-Shepel, Ed.D., Program Chair

Ghyda Elmahi AbdelazizRaymond AccettaBrianna AcciarelloKatherine AcriAmanda AdrionOmobolanle A AgbatoRukayat Olajumoke AkinbolaAdrianne AlbertoMegan M. AllieJael Kelly AlyReshma Persaud AmarsinghJaclyn AndoscaJohn J AnglinAshley Nicole AppelLeticia Marie AriasTahani AsousJerry AstreeFearn Atherton*Shannon AzzatoSonny BaialardoJacqueline Barbarino*Lyann BarrowsSophia Batistatos*Audrey Ann BearAngela BeisAmanda BellomoAshley Nicole BelmonteShaun BenjaminTiana Michelle Bennardo

Laurel Anne Bertolas*Allison Mary BiancardiTziporah C BiegeleisenNicole BifulcoAliza R. BlumCari BohlertMaria BowenAlbert David BoykinTiffany M. BrowneAnasstaja Burgher*Michael CacaceJennifer CahillCaterina C CandelaLauren CaravelloKaylee Rose CasertaTalia CassarinoCaitlin CastellanoFelisha L. CastoireErin CawleyLisa Mallary ChernyavskyAnthony ChillemiMaxine ChristiePhilip ChuAlissa CivitanoSiobhan Collette ClarkeRisha CohenAngelica ContinoIlana Cooperstein*Raymond Corbett

Christopher George CosseanMichael Vincent CostaAlexander Coward*Brianna K. Crosse*D'Andra Bernice Davis*Gina DebenedettoBrittany Debrosse*Edward DeCamillisAnthony DefeliceKristy DelweyKristina DemeisJillian Catherine Demery*Dianndra DeoAlexa Marie DeppermanDionna DeroseVanessa Joanne Diab*Melissa Dicarlo*Jennifer Megan Dillon*Chelsea Jane Donaldson*Jessica DonatoMerve DorakTaylor Jo D'orazioTaylor DowdByron DownerNicole DraxdorfTetiana DubanychCharmaine J. Dunn*Robin M EdmondsAndrea Edwards

Effie Pauline Efstathiadis*Rida Ehsan, Jr.Zachary Aaron ElyshevitzVincent FalconeJamie FeingoldJoann C. FelicettiErin FerlisiNicolette Taylor FestaRyan Fitzgerald*Adelita E ForbesVictor FortunaRakiya Shareese France*Diondria De Tore Freeman*Amelia T. GacevicMaryann Rose GallettaMaria Lauren Gargiulo YulfoKathryn M. Gennusa*Alexandra GentilsKyriaki Georgiadis*Deborah Adina GertlerChrista Marie GhosioJosephine GiambancoNicole GoldmanAimee Gonzalez*Luca GrahamLouisa GrahamFaith Constance GrantSarah G GrecoFauzia Hanif


Birth - Grade 2

Elizabeth YagudaevLeah YahudaDonna Marie Yaipen

Regina YakubovaMichael Yakubovich*Anna Yang

Ting Ting YenAlyona ZankinaIlona Zeltser


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Christine Tai Harrigan*Nishanee Hassan*Amanda Paige HendersonRobert Lee HeneyJennifer Hernandez*Sade HincksonKaitlin Maire HowardKasandra HugoPauline JohnsonElizabeth A. JohnstonAntoinette Marie KaneVasiliki KaralekasNicole KofflerStephanie KornackiRussell KrakowerAnastasiya KravchukEric KriegerTayla KulmanZargul KurbonovaAlison LamSamantha Lynn LarstannaLashawn LeakJosefa M Leston*Tyler LevineRebecca Lippe*Samantha A LittleAlyssa M. LongoFrank Joseph LonigroGina Lopez Delgado*Samantha Grace LoudenGabriella MadoniaJoseph MagaraciEric Matthew MaloneTonimarie MangioneGubran MansourAlyssa MarinoChelsea R. MaroneCourtney MarraJody-Ann MarshEileen MartinezBrooke Ann MarzulloRhonese Matthias

Dana Lynn MatzingerDaniel MazzaroCheryl A. MccullaghVictoria McfarlandJordan MckayJames McLaughlin-McDermott*Veronica Marion MctigueMary Meed*Olivia Melaniff*Kristen MerrellJessica MigdolAnastasia Millas*Vincent MillerSteven Charles MillerDeborah Ann Milligan*Sara Rebecca MishanieGrace Angeline MolinaEddie MonlouisClaudine Moore*Michelle Moreno*Fraeli MorfeDanielle MorminoVictoria Yvette MurgidaMichelle Rebecca NagelSophia NanAndrea NardoLindsey NardoAlan NikovicAndrew OberfeldtKeith O'hareRyan O'hareFranca OkeicheAshley Judith OliverAmanda Michelle OlivieriRobin O'neillBenedicta OparaStephanie Maria PatinoNatalie PaulMary D PaytonMartha Maria PeraltaLissette Perez*Netia O Perry

Andrea PiccaValerie Marie PipitoneVanessa A. PiquantJohn Poidomani*Jessica L PurnickAlexa QuattrocchiElmedina RadoncicAlexandria RamirezLindsey Nicole RamosLidiya RasoColleen ReedyLaura F. RingerDenisse RivasAlexandria E. RiversMary L. RobertsGabrielle RomanSamantha RoncalLauren Nicole RugoloErica RushKayla RuskinStephanie A RussoJillian Frances Ryan*Rebecca SabbaghGitta SacksMuriel SafdiehDemi SagheziNatasha Marie SagredoRuth Tania SaintilMatilde Anna SalomonCarolina SalvioneCelina SalzoneSabrina SanjurloEdrienne Carlyl SantosPaula S SchulmanAllison Reed Schwartz*Kimberly SentnorSabina Shapovalova*Stephanie Amber SheehanJennifer ShobySarah Elizabeth Silver*Appalonia SimmsJessica Sklar

Jennifer SmithBernard Albert SmithAlexandra SolimanVictoria SolimanMegan SotoMarlene Soto-RosadoAmanda Marie SpicijaricJennifer St SurinVictoria Nicole StaraceStarr S. SuarezKerrianne SullivanSilvi Sulollari*Elizabeth L TabbCandacy TaylorMax Alexander ThomasOkia S. Thomas-MarshallAmanda C. TolinoDarilyn Marcel TongeChristopher TricomiCarmela TringaliNicole Rene TsaltasMichaela TusineanKaterea VelezBriana Mary VelloneCindy Lorena VidalMaria ViennasVictoria VodovozovMahaya Vanessa WahPeixin WahrmanLakeima WalkerMeagan Anne Walsh*Taylor Jayne WalshZachary WeinerMatthew WeitzmanNava WeitznerLisa WelsomeAmber L. WetzelSamantha Marie WharryEmily Claire WhelehanAriteshoma WilkieNicholle WoodsSamantha Christine Wright


Grades 1 - 6



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Grades 1 - 6

◊ Graduate Student Speaker* Member, Alpha Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education

Candidates for Master of Science in Teaching Students with Disabilities Generalist,

Grades 7-12Laurie Bobley, Ed.D., Program Chair

Frank AnconaAlexis Jalessa BarnetteAmanda BarryCorey John BennettValerie Gemma Blackman-BlairJohn Lawrence BlasiNicholas Anthony BoveMatthew G CarrozzaDanielle Marie CascioPauline Anne CastaldoTatiana CastilloNicole ConnorDaniel Edward CummiskeyEugene DanielsMichael DeconzoLouie DimeoJessica L. DipardoJohn Thomas Duca*Keirollous Justin FahimDana Ashley FerraioliAlyssa M FerulleKathleen Bridget FountaineVictoria Elvira FrancoMichael Anthony GaleFrancis James Garrison*Brooke Gates

Edward Joseph GiordanoVincent Angelo GrassanoGlenisha GunningsSara HajdariSteven R HayesNiketa HyderChristopher James IntorciaAndrea Lauren JanssenEric Douglas JosephJohn JureFahim KeirollousConor D KellyFarjana KhanumBrooke R KreuscherTyler A KundlerDiana La GruaKristine Elizabeth LauroAnthony LeighEric John LeinungLizzette Coston LewisNorman Londono*Jessica Gloria LongoDebbie Andrea LykingLillian MaggioChiara M MaimoneTaylor Marie Maounis

Corinne Alicia MarkusJanelle Marie MarxhausenAndrew R MathuraCasey Ann McquillenJamie Noel MillerNada MohamedSara Mohammed*Kristian Kirton MullerBrendan Michael MurphyJames Christopher NicholsValbona NikaKyle NotoChristian OsmundsenKristiana Padavona*Keri Jean PalmeriSamantha Ashley PerroneWayne A PezzellaMatthew David PfisterDonald Vincent PietersDonald PietersMatthew PinhoPeter Dylan PirosoJoseph R RauchetElvis Rodriguez*Jason Wayne Rosenow*Aldo Rrakulli

Tanpreet SainiMary Rose SanicolaNicholas SayeghJennifer ShamahSimar Darshan SinghVictoria Sokoli*Niko Constantine SorgenteApril Marie SotoMarissa Marie SpanoBrittany St. John*Justin Zachary StarkCurtis StembridgeMakida Melina SupervilleMelissa Yanique SutherlandJoseph Michael TacopinaLaura A TerzulliJason James TheurerClaire M Travis*Emily TuccilloThomas John Vazzana, Jr.Robert J WallStephen A WhiteTina L Williams ◊Jacqueline Gale WintFrancis D Ziegler

Ji Hye Yoon Lauren Frances Zaccaro Talia Zadeh


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Dilek Guven*Natasha NorayObiageli A. Okenwa*

Kadian Latoya RobinsonMitchell SchankeElizabeth Scherer

Daniela Sheplo

Sarah Katz Murray S. Mizrachi Chayim Zylbernagel

Candidates for Master of Science in Mathematics EducationBrenda Strassfeld, Ph.D., Program Chair

Candidates for Master of Science in Jewish Children Education and Special Education

Jeff Lichtman, Ph.D., Program Chair

Freidi J. Hyman*

Suzanne Friedman Ashley GoldMarissa Gordon

Myra A Cocolicchio-DiazHarold Scott Eisenberg Allison Fahrbach*Yvette FannellJessica FeldmanElvira Figula*Peter GiglioAmirah W. GirgisShana GlickLauren Ann Glock Charlene GonzalezJessica Ann Griener Elizabeth Gross Victoria Ann HaynesJohanna Henry

Philip KleinmanNicholas Paul Lenoci*Alyson LipnerZahava LorkisPeter LovellMichelle LubackDarlene Marie MaffeiDonna McKennaEsther MorrisonPearlina C NelmsRachel OsofskyOmer OzcanAndre ParadisJohn Pardue

Michelle A PinargoteBrittany ProbstSteven Joseph ProbstJessica ReinhardtStephanie ReyesKathryn Rohrs*Toni-Ann C RossiMichael RubinoMadeline SandovalRyan SawyerJessica Roxanne SeamanSadaf M ShahFranchesca SinghCarmen Alicia Soriano

Amy jo SouthworthKelly Lindsay StachlikKrystan StanzioneDaniella Michal SteinbergMichelle Teper-schulmanElvis Rafael ValdezBob Van PeltMichael Joseph VivianoRivka WienerLauren Ashley WolkinNicole Zorcik

Candidates for Master of Science in School Leadership

Nilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D., Program Chair



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Candidates for Master of Science in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Olga DeJesus, Ed.D., Program Chair


Samantha AlbergoCarolina AndradeSamantha BarrettRaquel BerryAshley B. BrunoGina Marie CalvaccaMichael CanzanellaMary Veronica ConwayLindsey CorrissBrittany Meli CuratoloKaitlyn DixonCara DouglasLeanne Marie Dunham

Lauren EricksonVanessa GordonJordyn GreenLori HanovicSamantha HentonJaclynn A JohnsonKaterina KandirakisAlexandra Caroline KlochkoffGina LazarDanielle Lillman*Casey L McenteeDavid MercadoChelsea B Miller

Colleen Mary MitchellKristen MorrisBrittany MuellerKimberly MulrainKathryn Anne NapolitanoCaitlyn E. NelsonKinshasa Z. NicholasLauren A. NostroKelly A. OttingerJacklyn Marie PerilloChristine Catherine PerrettaKathryn PruntyJamie Teresa Ruppert*

Christina Scala*Lorent Gabriela ScrubbBrooke SeligsonSamantha ServedioTristen Brianne SimmonsBridget SimonsonBarbara SuttonSteven TroisiNicole M. TurnbullMorgan Kay VrabelDavid Brian Ziff

Candidates for Master of Science in Teaching Literacy

Elaine Nikolakakos, Ed.D., Program Chair

Candidates for Master of Science in School Counseling

Yair Maman, Ph.D., Interim Program Chair

Grace Stephania Jean-BaptisteRachel S Jean-michelErin M JordanAlexa Rae Mandaro

Jenna April MckeeganJohn Peter MisitiDanielle MizrahiMegan Zoila Morano

Marina MorcosRowan William Porter, Jr.Donica A Thompson-ChanAlyssa Marie Williams

Monica Younan*

Daniella ArmanoAriana ArnoneMeghan K. AtwoodMarianne BadalamentiBrianne BarryChristine N. CallagyCarmen CambieroJulia CereghinoCristina CluenKelsey Lee DassWendy C. Escobar Bardales

Samantha GaoGulcan GokyuzJessica Loren HarmanKaitlyn Harman*Paige HermanGabby Alejandra HerreraChelsea JastemskiYevette JensenMichael Kollmer*Amanda C. KontakosNathan H. Krinick

Jingci LiXiaoting LinRose Brittany LinehanKaitlyn LyonsMichelle Valerie ManninoMeghan N. McNicholasFarishta MohammadBessi Y. MorenoGianna Marie NavarroKristen Ashley PacelloOlga Katarzyna Raffaele

Alicia H. RahmanAlexa R. SantoKayla SchweersFotini SkiadasVictoria SladkyAmanda N. Sullivan*Wai Ki TanErin Love VandetteLauren VolpeHenry W. ZagajaLeslie Zhu


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Candidates for Advanced Certificate Programs

Olga DeJesus, Ed.D., Program Chair

Melanie ColonNathalie EscanoCoyette EllisLydette HendricksonJanna Gil

Susan GuhaJessica Guzman J.Eleonora IsrailnovaAngela N. KalliangasCourtney Kassinger

Maria Kuster-MillerTeresa LiuElizabeth M MccuneEmely MenesesAshley Nevins

Azucena PerezMaria R. SalaneAlessia R. TartamellaLuz B. TorresBrittany Ward

Susanne Helen AuslanderStephanie AyalaSteven BauerZissie BenderBina BlumLeah BraunAngela Maria DiazAngela Maria DiazAbigail Ehrenreich

Rivky FischJudith FramowitzDevora G. FrandTziporah GanzfriedMalka GeldzahlerChana GlobermanMerel GrunbaumMiriam D HayumFradie Jacobs

Bassy KahanMichael KarpYocheved Beila KleinBrocha KugelmanShirley T. MathisEsther NeumanFaigy NewmanMindy PortugalZissi Ringel

Pessy RolnitzkySara RosenbergDvora H. RoydeMariam ShafferChaya D TybergNancy UrenaRivky WeissElizabeth Rebecca ZentmanKreindel Zussmann

Candidates for Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Candidates for Bilingual Advanced Certificate in Special Education and Speech & Language Disabilities

Candidates for Advanced Certificate in Pupil Personnel

Monica Aber*Yolanda BaricevicMurille CastilloZahava GoldsteinShanni Liang

Annie MarteRaquel MejiaHeiny NunezDiana Palma ChengYsalia Pena*

Angelina RodriguezGiselle RozonGaham SalamaKarima SalamaRicardo Sanchez

Michelle TejadaAdarlenis Ynoa


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◊ Graduate Student Speaker∆ Legacy Heritage Midcareer Fellow

Candidates for Master of Arts in Jewish Studies

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIESMichael A. Shmidman, Ph.D., Dean

Tamara BuschgensLev DavydovAharon Friedler ◊ ∆

Simcha Shane Hopkovitz ∆Julie JosephTova Koenigsberg

Ronen NeuwirthNiels PohlGlen Ross

Berel SteinermanGershom Tave ∆

Elisheva M. AbboudiAmanda CarilloIrina DizikCiara DuranRachel FeferkornStephanie FinklerMiriam Fried

Chaya GraySara GrussgottMelissa HolguinEva Janda-SipeEsther KalischMiriam KaufmanRoss Kempner

Ben Zion KiwakChana MeisnerDinorka MorenoJochebed NathanLuz A. RivasAngelica R. RudolphBaila Steuer

Lai Lai TamYesica Sulay Vega TapiaChanie WeberYenny Ho WuDan Dan XieYelitza Ynoa

Frady Beilush Noe Canales

Candidates for Advanced Certificate in General Bilingual Education

Candidates for Advanced Certificate in Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Special Education


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Candidates for Master ofSocial Work

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORKNancy Gallina, Ph.D., LCSW, Interim Dean

Chaya AbramsonSarah AdesViktoriya AnthonyMelba AraujoStephanie AugustinIan Baum ◊Michalans BertilienAdalyn BrijbukhanJenny CartrightJennifer CastroYessica Cerda FelizDovber CohenCindy CosmaPaulina DahanAndrea DanAnetta DaniarovMushka DeutchAbraham ElbergerJustina ElieGuilda ElinorYesenia EstevezSuzette FallasRina Feldman

Benjamin FelendlerTynasia FellJay FleischerJoshua FrankAmanda GarciaDanaya GilchristOlivia GonzalezCiara GonzalezLataji GreggMelanie HallKrishna HarilalCherisse HarrisonMiriam HelfgottMatthew HessAllana HickeySophia HutchinsonNatalie JayeMarcia JonesRegina KapriyelovAndrea KhaliliKenyul KuliyevaKoshie LampteyTracy Lane

Bari LawnerSimonne LawrenceCharles MackeyTiffany MackowskaDonna MarcosCrystal MatosNatasha MichaelAlexandra MoskowitzTara MurphyAlexa NathansonDevorah NelkenbaumHenry OlmoLaila ParkerEidel PearlIsaac PerlsteinPrajna PramitaGovanny QuintunaCarlos RobertsAlecia-Tafari RobinsonGwendolyn RoqueErica RosaLisa RubinMiriam Rubinson

Kailan RyleyGiovanna SanoGalina SavinkinaMiriam SchottensteinReuben SchwartzMerna ShawerRochel ShearMazal SiweidOlga SmirnovaFeigel SpreiMiriam SussmanYonette SydneyLorraine TawilNicholas TaylorMalka TennenhausTamminn TrailMaria VenturaLaura VladimirovaMichael WaldMichael WaxElimelech WeinrebEden Zakai


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Candidates for Master of Arts in Web and Multimedia Design

Dominika Juraszek, M.A., Program Chair

Lissette Morena AyalaAleksandra BaenguevaElahe Barati HaghverdiPeng Yu Chen

Elizabeth Jo CintronMaria Laureen FazioTamar Shulamit GomezMaxwell Horowitz

Younjae KiVitaliy LaptevShih Yin LeeAliasghar Panahi Roshan

Thomas Edward RowanSantiago Enmanuel Suarez MartinezAli Berk Uyanik

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYIssac Herskowitz, Ed.D., Dean

Candidates for Master of Science in Information SystemsShmuel Fink, Ph.D., Program Chair

Adeel Ahmed ◊Mashhura AkhmedovaMd. Mahabub AlamJulia AzeroualHarry BaggaRobert CovuYhlas DurdyyevNicole FauntleroyMonisha GilaniHuma HackKamil Helvacikara

Andreas IosifidisAbhishek JainJoshua JosephsUtsav JoshiSurkhab KaushalJonathan LacovaraRashu LamaValentyna LogvynchukMachli Pierre-LouisAbdelrahman MaatyShyam Mahat

Gylychmyrat MammedovSujahath MirFritz MicheleEnrique NibeyroSerhat OktayAhmet Semih OzdurLuiz PaesElias PathanBrandon PellattDevora PomrantzAharon Robinson

Monique PoncedeleonDarish SakeesingShristi ShakyaAbdullah SharafatZarin Rafia ShashiAmandeep SinghNarumi TakahashiMeryem UgrasMuhammet VarolSeth Weinman

Candidates for Master of Science in Instructional Technology

Payam Bina, M.S., Program Chair

Orazdurdy AnnacharyyevLisa ChoiMelissa CobbKenya DaninoSophia DaninoWilliam Anthony DeJesusTim FerdinandMercilon Ferrus

Gonzalo FloresStephen GaffneyAlexandra GiordanoKatherina HandrinosYitzchok HerskovichAltaz LavjiYubis LopezJie Lin

Jeanette MaderaJennifer MedordiYuli MegirovAbrar MohammedAlejandro PadialAndre PennicottDavid RamirezAna Rivera

Steven RodriguezMatthew RuffiniSadiq RupaniJohn SimoneRhonda Simon-TysonRobert StorrieJean VincentMohamed Zahriah


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◊ Graduate Student Speaker^ Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Fellow

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCESLouis H. Primavera, Ph.D., Dean

Department of Behavioral ScienceFaye Walkenfeld, Ph.D., Chair

Candidates for Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Kimberly Asner-Self, Ed.D., Program Director

Taha AlviBrieana AngeloneSolomon Bogart Êsther BriegerEster Elimelech ^Tova GoldsteinLisbeth Guzman ^

Rubama HaqueLidor KohenMichelle KushmakovaDovid LichtenstadterPnina Maekitan ^Korey Malcolm Îsrael Mandelbaum ^

Natalee MorrisonPatrice NolanSharice OseiStephany SanchezNoam Sasson ^Nili ShoreChelsea Shoshana ^

Yisroel Shubowitz Êliana Simon ^Nahum (Neil) SpirnLinda Tubis ^

Candidates for Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Amy Schmucker, Ph.D., Program Director

Rukmini AlimuddinChrisann AndersonYaacob AzancotJulia BermanCassandre CadetSamantha Davidson

Matthew DietlinCoral DunnOshrat EmraniChaim FeldmanAri GinsbergChardae Henry

Miriam Kleiner ◊Arden LamotheJenna MazzaShannon NinanDeandra Ogilvie Rebecca Robb

Moshe RosenwaldBianca SpivakBena SyedVismyn VinsDaniel Washington

Gwen AvilesSaida AzimbegovaJalessa BartholomewEyra BeatoTracey BovellAyna BritsDiana Castellanos-Trejo

Jennifer FernandezLynique FloydBianca GarciaYehudit HessElnara IlishayevEunbin JeongCatherine Ladolcetta

Patricia LawrenceBehgol LevianTiffany MazzioKarolina PinkhasovaYelena PirovaDivya PrasadVictoria Pribil

Yi QiuDahianna ReynosoShnique RossclarkJennifer SacksShin Ae SonTheresa TropianoGabriela Vinales

Candidates for Advanced Certificate in Behavior Analysis

Karrie Lindeman, Ed.D., Program Director

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2021 COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE

VIRTUAL CEREMONY TEAM Nadja Graff, Ph.D., Vice President, Division of Graduate Studies

Nicholas A. Aiello, Ph.D., Primary Event Coordinator Steven Camacho, Commencement Coordinator

Myrna Colon, Financial Coordinator Michelle Almansa, Projects

Elvin Freytes, Liaison to the Deans

SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES Rene Sandy Diaz, Graduate School of Business

Lisa Fuller, Graduate School of Education Wanda Agosto, Graduate School of Education

Moshe Sherman, Ph.D., Graduate School of Jewish Studies Karen Rubin, Graduate School of Jewish Studies Allison Bobick, Graduate School of Social Work

Victor Mejia, Graduate School of Social Work Jack Romano, Graduate School of Technology

Ekaterina Davarashvili, School of Health Sciences

We wish to thank all the members of the DGS Commencement Committee for their dedication and hard work.

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