Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 5 pm
Location: Cultural Arts Theater
Students who have graduated in December 2025 and May 2026 receive their Nursing Graduate Pin. The pinning ceremony is a unique and special ceremony for the nursing community. The pinning ceremony isn’t just a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication towards their coursework and clinicals.
Nursing Pinning Ceremony Planning Committee
Sara Annunziato
Rose Frowd
Jeannine Kennedy
Martha Krawczyk
Karen Schaffer
2026 Ceremony Program
Dr. Melanie Rie
Dean, School of Nursing, Health & Wellness
Director of Nursing, WMC Health Network
Nursing Pledge
In the full knowledge of the obligations I am undertaking,
I promise to dedicate myself
to the welfare of those committed to my care.
I will teach wellness, promote the well-being
of individuals and groups in society
and respect diversity in human responses.
I will maintain at all times the dignity of the patients in my care, holding in confidence all personal information entrusted to me.
I will support and work collaboratively
with members of the health team
and endeavor to keep my professional
knowledge and skills at the highest level. I am dedicating
myself as a care-giver, counselor, teacher and healer.
I promise to be accountable for my actions and to
practice my profession with pride.
December 2025 Nursing Graduates
Leah Akdemir
Ifechi Amasiani
Elaine Anastasio
Michael Antonio
Ella Bernstein
Jacklyn Bichara
Brenda Blau
Baila Breuer *
Darryl Cabahug
Alissandra Cardona
Joselyn Chicaiza Ramirez *
Taylor Clare
Noah Clemmons
Baila Cohn
Gianna Colarusso
Leanne Croteau
Rory Curry
Rose Denis
Shimon Deutsch
Aashika Dhivakarababu
Ora Dickman
Ramielle Anne Ducut
Alondra Espaillat Polanco
Racquelle Feingold
Micole Amiel Feliciano
Sarah Freilich
Genesis Guity
Khalil Harrison
Althea Herico
Quincy Kersbergen
Megan Levine
Notesia Levy-Forrest
Monserrat Lopez Garcia
Margret Manuel
Dania Marte
Brianna Matteo
Marsha McDonald
Krystal Mclaughlin
Latoya Meade
Isabel Miller
Amaris Morrissey
Weronika Musial
Keishawna Nurse
Shenelle Oldenburg
Maegan Park
Max Park
Cheyanne Pinnock
Lauren Pungitore *
Rovina Ramgobin
Ashley Ramsay
Phillip Richards
Matthnaelle Rossignol
Nicholas Salamone
Veronica Santos *
Sarah Silberman
Diana Sisco
Orlando Spencer
Devorah Spira
Jon Valentino
Nicholas Vespa
Alexa Vogelsang
Andrew Wanamaker
Miguela Wynter
Shira Zweig
* Nursing Honor Society – OADN Inductees
May 2026 Nursing Graduates
Samuel Affron
Fareeah Alim
Christeena Arikkatt
Alline Augustin
Amir Baratali
Zharlotte Barcelona
Lily Barkley
Carmen Beras Ramos *
Dahila Bien-Aime *
Christian Calcano *
Munesu Chinhenzva
Sophia Colon Marquez *
Caroline Csasznik
Jill DeMetropolis
Ayana Derico
Caroline Dick
Jael Dolly
Ruthzah Dorcely *
Amanda Eiswerth
Esther Finkel
Isabella Glielmi
Malka Green
Katie Gulley *
Kamila Hemmings
YaeJin Jang *
Vanessa Joseph
Ebenesser Kanneth
Sara Leger *
Wadley Marseille
Bridget Maye *
Ciara McKeon*
Paul McKeon
Melani Medina
Patrice Melvin
Renaye Mounsey
Joshua Muenzer
Angie Munoz
Christine O’Sullivan
Amelia Ochs
Holanda Payen
Christopher Perez
Esther-Carine Pierre-Michel *
Kayasia Pink-Hemmings
Tania Polizzi
Yana Polyanska
Sorcha Quinn *
Karina Ramirez *
Lesly Rojas
Carolina Saltos
Prasun Shah
Jenniffer Sigsig *
Yael Stein
Latoya Tetteh *
Tony Thomas *
Stephanie Turner
Giselle Vasquez
Suzette Vedder
Liam Veirun
Gabrielle Vredenburg
Caleb Yoo
* Nursing Honor Society – OADN Inductees
RCC's Nursing Program
The Nursing Program at Rockland Community College aims to meet the needs of the community for individuals who are both informed citizens and registered professional nurses. The Nursing Program provides access into practice as a registered professional nurse and is the basis for higher education and lifelong learning.
The Program has been ranked by NursingProcess.org as #2 “Best Nursing Schools in New York Offering ADN Programs.” In addition, RCC Nursing has been ranked #6 by RegisteredNursing.org as “2020 Best RN programs in New York State.”
The Nursing Program Faculty & Instructors
Sara Annunziato, Dean, School of Nursing, Health & Wellness
Angela Northrup, Program Director
Full-time Faculty
Gaelle Duvivier
Rose Frowd
Jeannine Kennedy
Martha Krawczyk
Cynthia Lasman
Nancy Chiocchi McMorrow
Jennifer Monte de Oca
Dina Mounitz
Angela Northrup
Lisa Schachter
Karen Schaffer
Kathlen Shankar
Nursing Skills/Simulation Lab Instructors
Bindu Abraham
Staci Feldberg
Daphkar Fleurius
Vanesse Heppner
Sharon Latteri
Pamela Lobasso
Ita Malone
Hebsee Maruthelil
Carol Massaro
Kerri Lynn Mears
Pamela Michaelson
Jennifer Miller
Joanne Oventhal
Nicole Rice
Sara Tuciarone
Aline Wolff
Adjunct Faculty
Jennifer Abilar
Rebecca Akosah Addae
Athalie Anjou
Erica Badillo Pagan
Moise Belizaire
Rosita Benjamin
Mary Beyer
Naim Bideiwy
Deborah Borsellino
Steven Carroll
Michele Corda
Patricia Coyne
Margaret Cullen
Aguida Dasilva
Liliana Delgado
Jessica Dunn
Michele Eiswerth
Rina Elias
Malaika Feeley
Malory Fils-Aime
Krystle Foti
Rachel George
Laly Giju
Christina Haggarty
Elizabeth Mathew
Evelyne Joseph
Marisa Jusino
Denise Leveque
Valsamma Mathew
Theresa Mellia
Jane McGrath
Dionne McHayle
Elain Mota
Maria Nee
Therese Platel
Andreen Robinson
Donna Robinson Boothe
Patricia Schneider
Ivy Sosoban
Jennifer Staco
Nadine Stewart Graham
Wendy St. Felix
Patricia Sullivan
Jennifer Vasconez
Alexandra Volcy
Laura Williams
