Barbara Macaulay, EdD, Associate Provost of Academic Innovation
CEREMONY
Call to Order
Christopher S. Flynn, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘83
National Anthem
Invocation
Gail Phillips Bucher, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘63, University Chaplain
Presiding
Richard J. Lessard, President
Alumni Commencement Speaker
Timothy J. ‘TJ’ Parker, Doctor of Pharmacy ‘12
Student Speaker
Emilie Imbeault, Doctor of Pharmacy – Boston ‘26
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Caroline S. Zeind, PharmD, PhD, FNAP, Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost
Benediction
Gail Phillips Bucher, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘63, University Chaplain
Alumni Commencement
Speaker
TIMOTHY J. ‘TJ’ PARKER Doctor of Pharmacy – Boston ‘12
TJ Parker graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a Doctor of Pharmacy, following in the footsteps of his father, who is also an MCPHS graduate. He began his career working at his father’s pharmacy in New Hampshire. In 2013, he co-founded PillPack, which grew to more than 1,000 employees and was acquired by Amazon in 2018. TJ stayed on at Amazon, where he built Amazon Pharmacy and launched Amazon Clinic.
Today, TJ is a General Partner at Matrix Partners and a co-founder of General Medicine, where he is focused on rebuilding how people access and navigate healthcare. TJ now resides in Utah with his wife and three children.
Candidates for Degrees Session 1
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CHEMISTRY (BS)
Joy Cheng
Gabriella Dunn
HEALTH HUMANITIES (BA)
Leslie Alves
Adriana Halpin-Quiroga
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (BS)
Olamide A. Abioye
Sara A. Adams
Abbygael Adewusi
Laura B. Barros Correia
Da Silva
Stefanie N. Bolt
Liliana P. Brazao
Giovanna De Albuquerque
Silva Braga
Anna Julia Ferreira Costa
Makäla R. Erickson
Walter G. Fung
Nataly Garcia
Anthony A. Grazulis
Brendon L. Harper
Kathryn E. Nicosia
Dayana E. Portillo
Stephanie L. Potts
Gabriel Reyes Donis
Amy Q. Tran
Gemma Tunya Nakayi
Utsiwegota
HEALTH SCIENCES (BS)
Caitlin M. Antao
Meaghan R. Anzalone
Yaslinda Emily Baez
Sadika L. Bowen
Nathania Mary Brachanow
Drew–Ann C. Britton
Thien Nguyen Minh Bui
Lily P. Casey
Maria I. Castillo
Landon N. Cody
Giuliana E. Coppola
Matthew A. Delgado
Aliandra P. Docanto
Elyse Doherty
Brianna Dorcely
Neirmen S. Eldam
Samantha A. Figueroa
Juliana Esther Gonzalez
Camilo
Dania Ghannoum
Nicholas Harrington
Aleya M. Hill
Errol R. Hurley
David D. Jebashaker
Corie Joseph
Carla J. Joseph
Abdelrahman Kharabish
Nana Ama S. Kyei-Poakwa
Adam M. Lahyani
Lamdan C. Le
Angelina L. Lee
Michael S. Lenard
Chris Y. Lin
Kiora Lajae Lip
Boyuan Liu
Donghao Liu
Micha Maceus
Chibuzor F. Maduanusi
David Jonathan C. Martin
Christina G. Mazzeo
Isabella Miguel
Seth C. Moody
Ikenna O. Nwachukwu
Ciara M. O’Malley
Owen R. Parente
Cedrick Pierre Louis
Cedrick Rene
Josiah D. Rivas
Arianna L. Riz
Saliesha R. Rodriguez
Elyor Ruzmatov
Isabella V. Seuy
Simplice A. Tagne
Lily B. Tang
Alea A. Turner
Meenal Vaddeboina
Camila Valencia Espina
Yu Cheng Wang
Ianeta I. Williamson
Vincent V. Yin
MEDICAL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (BS)
Ruqayyah Sayeed Ahmed
Olivia G. Alderfer
Aleimy S. Arriaza Morales
Maya A. Ashour
Deva W. Batarseh
Yuvraj Chintankumar Bhatt
Isabella T. Da Silva
Hadiatou Diallo
Pamella A. Dos Reis
Isabella De la Concha
Escobedo
Andy Du
Nicole E. Frankhauser
Arsanious A. Gharaib
Ines T. Gonzalez
Sarah A. Gorham
Noor M. Haq
Veena Haseeb
Alexandra G. Hoffman
Shalini Jinoy
Megan Lewis
Therese A. Lipscombe
Dibakar Mallick
Anthony Massoud
Emmanuel I. Okwoshah
Madison R. Ouellette
Nang Mo Lyaing Pha
Natalia Pineda
Paris E. Prinsen
Sarah S. Ramos
Priyanshi Hareshkumar Rana
Arunima Raya Chhetri
Nixie A. Raymond
Leann E. Resendes
Arianna J. Richards
Miranda A. Robert
Carolina Rodrigues Nakamura
Peixoto
Arnaud Daniel Seyer
Jialu Shi
Colin A. Sousa
Mia E. Sousa
Beyza B. Toslu
Brandy Tran
Stephanie B. Vera
PREMEDICAL HEALTH STUDIES
(BS)
Amna Mae Aboushhiwa
Jazmine R. Aceituno
Jasmine A. Affany
Vivian E. Agho
Mariam K. Almusalamy
Yusef H. Alzubaidy
David I. Aminov
Nikita S. Ang
Aishwarya H. Arokiaraj
Reetsang B. Baoleki
Jocelyn J. Barahona
Christaina Basquin
Karis P. Bauman
Sajeda Begum
Stephanie C. Bento
Aashni S. Bhatt
Riya R. Bhuta
Samantha A. Brodeur
Carina T. Brown
Oshin Budha
Karen M. Bulux-Garcia
Kaitlyn Paige Soliman Camaquin
Alexis B. Cerullo
Joy M. Chahwan
Tamar Chaprazian
Ashley R. Chavez-Carranza
Serena H. Chen
Jazmine C. Chhet
Analiz Collado
Camryn L. Cooper-Noyes
Anais L. Cox
Devin J. Criniti
Thais A. Da Silva Moura
Tiffany Dang
Jenna N. Danieli
Ashley H. Deleon
Chloe J. Dexter
Matthew E. Dionisi
Ersi Doci
Rudh Doricent
Julia C. Duarte
Micaya Ana C. Dupreyiraola
Jason R. Espinoza
Teresa S. Fan
Keira B. Ferdinand
Jessica L. Fernandes
Katherine E. Fields
Melissa Fleury
Madison P. Forgione
Elizabeth O. Francis
Ashley A. Fuentes
Grace M. Georges
Mariana L. Gonzalez
Skylar Gould
Evelin E. Grande
Jessica K. Guo
Munira W. Hassan
Kylie R. Hoang
Taylor A. Honnellio
Halime C. Jahed
Neha E. Joseph
Ismail Ahmad M. Kadura
Leen M. Kadura
Massa M. Kadura
Ji Woo Kang
Jaspreet Kaur
Charles R. Kebarian
Anjali N. Khatra
Jinhyung Kim
Kayla M. Klekotka
Shraddha Kollipara
Neha P. Kolluri
Joshua R. Lacourse
Breanna R. Laroche
An M. Le
Athena C. Le
Kayla Le
Mindy Le
Vivi Le
Tammy Y. Lin
Dylan P. Look
Katelyn A. Losty
Yishan Lu
Skylar M. Lund
Megan U. Malur
Cassandra Grace S.
Martinez
Santina M. Marzino
Sanaa O. May
Bola Y. Mikhaeil
Abrar M. Morgan
Joseph M. Mullen
Emma Nakuci
Bernadette H. Nguyen
Ngan L. Nguyen
Auston H. Nguyen
Tammy M. Nguyen
Lara M. Noureddine
Afamefuna Okeke
Kimberly Ortiz
Huda I. Osmani
Samir Osmani
Emilia J. Paredes
Ankush A. Patel
Astha B. Patel
Ayisha M. Patel
Hetansh Piyush Patel
Kush S. Patel
Mahi X. Patel
Prince A. Patel
Shivani A. Patel
Sia A. Patel
Valerie C. Perkins
Han Tran Bao Pham
Jayda Pham
Nhi Y. Pham
Nina Pham
Emilia Pianka
Olivia Piasecki
Victoria J. Pichurin
Yashira Pion Herrera
Briana F. Pires
Raimi Pramod
Riya Rai
Rochemaelle Rene
Robert D. Roach
Mercedes M. Robbins
Renee Roy
Jennifer Saab
Hannah G. Sakellaropoulos
John A. Saunders
Gil J. Shapiro
Curie Shin
Yianni F. Skordas
Monica A. Smith
Uttara K. Son
Erimar Torres Batista
Kevin Tran
Ethan L. Truong
Victoria T. Tucci
Roberto C. Viana
Daniel C. Wong
Siho Yang
Matthew Young
Nancy Zhang
Zixuan Zhang
Eric Zhao
PUBLIC HEALTH (BS)
Jazlyn Alarcon
Ziporah Kusi Appouh
Yaseen Y. Elshafey
Russell G. Huang
Jiawen Lian
Prachi Mineshkumar Patel
Alyssa H. Rozenblum
Lisa Thach
Donna Bohorquez Tintaya
Anthony Vasi
PUBLIC HEALTH
(MPH)
Nana Y. Addae
Sefakor Y. Adzowu
Josilma V. Alves
Dalvir K. Bhatti
Abigail M. Boudreau
Dayra G. Camacho-Silva
Kuang Ming Chiu
Joy Chow
Marissa E. Cremin
Jaspreetkaur Baldeepsingh
Dhaliwal
Anh Thu L. Do
Ukpong Ene Etteh
Nathan M. Forgue
Coltin M. Hargrave
Mariam M. Ibrahim
Jenine Ismail
Shivangi Jha
Yoo Ri Jo
Lovjot Karwal
Cassandra M. Kassis
Mahbod Kazemarab
Diana W. Kimani
Yantong Liu
Myasia E. Lopez
Balansama Marah
Noelia E. Mason
Muhammad Umair Naseer
Hetvi Patel
Riya Bhaveshkumar Patel
Geethika Biju Punnooran
Gabrielle M. Riendeau
Lizzie Roberts
Rusiano F. Rukundo
Venous M. Savoia
Krutika J. Srivastava
Ezra Vail
Emmanuel Y. Yeboah
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Danielle M. Amero
Lillian Coutu
Gianna Marie DeNoto
Akshay Biju Molekudy
Jihad Marie Shaban Gonzalez
DOCTOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
(DHSc)
Olatokunbo O. AkinfeOluwo
Allyson L. Barker
MaLora Lee Bush
Brian Carrell
Bryan Doldt
Marie A. Ficociello
Ivan S. Kwagala
Joel Mathew
Kerry McAnistan
Katherine Neblett
Dawn O’Malley
Abiola Popoola
Cindy Rosenberg
Lyndsay N. Stahley
FORSYTH SCHOOL OF DENTAL HYGIENE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PREDENTALDENTAL HYGIENE
Khushiben Mehulkumar Patel
DENTAL HYGIENE (BS)
Emily A. Chiles
Arianna Cirafice
Jordan T. Cote
Yasmim A. Da Silva
Isabelle L. Damigella
Anh P. Dang
Roselyn D. De la Rosa
Samantha Decius
Gabriella M. Disalvo
Tenzin Dolma
Arielvys Fernandez
Marissa L. Fitzgerald
Juliana Garcia Green
Ciara Yasmin Gonzalez
Adam S. Hamze
Cristal Heredia
Lixanne M. Hernandez
Marisol Hidalgo
Tu T. Hoang
Adam Huang
Abigail E. Jean-Michel
Jessica O. Kabutey
Rayaan H. Krecht
Mary J. Mantz
Adriana D. McNeil
Emylee M. Montanez
Sadie J. Moore
Bill Nguyen
Kaylee R. Parker
Makenna J. Pezzatti
Shedely S. Pierre
Shamiza Quader
Jossie J. Renneke
Courtney F. Richards
Jacinda Rodrigues
Brianna E. Rodriguez
Alexandra J. Santos
Cinthia L. Sarita
Jonaisy Soto
Stella Y. Sung
Sita Thapa Magar Rana
Sunny T. Thuy
Yvonne To Christopher N. Tziotzioras
Jessica A. Williams
Jasmine Yiu
Jessica Zheng
SCHOOL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND THERAPEUTICS
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY – GENERAL (BS)
Yoharleny Ceballos
Hannah E. Cincotta
Anna G. Delmonaco
Daniella I. Diroche
Julia L. Donovan
Brianna M. Fornoff
John-Paul R. Franks
Christina J. Graziosi
Isabella S. Jackson
Dannielle T. Joseph
Alexis N. McCallion
Analecia J. McKinley
Ziladi R. Natareno
Jessica L. Robinson
Lily Rong
Michelle Sosa-Osorio
Amanda M. Tran
Brooke S. Vear
Taylor N. Yee
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHYECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (BS)
Emma Rose Duncan
Ansley M. Annable
Hina Azad
Dakota M. Benevides
Haidee S. Bloumbas
Abbey G. Chaves-Darosa
Adriana M. Herrera Tejada
Emma J. Holbrook
Amanda L. Jimenez
Cara E. Jolibois
Shannon K. Kerin
Grace O. LaPlante
Jenna D. Lindhorst
Nana Owusu
Kiera S. Underwood
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (BS)
Kamilia M. Bezzat
Vanessa T. Bianco
Lexine A. Bucci
Jennifer S. Centeno
Angela M. Corkery
Jessica Marie Curry
Kayla A. De Arruda
Hang K. Duong
Wendy Dahiana Gomez
Kyle S. Huang
Emmanuel Mastache
Denise R. Moreno
Marissa L. Muldoon
Joshua Perea
Wissal Rachad
Nya E. Santos
Emily Vo
Jessica N. Vu
Patrick Yinyu
Jennifer J. Yun
NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY (BS)
Gabriella R. Crockwell
Samuel Barajas Garcia
Roudy J. Jean
Ana L. Silva
RADIATION THERAPY (BS)
Madison K. Billones
Parker W. Black
Sophie L. Craig
Rosemary E. McLaughlin
Marisa J. Miele
Kara R. Wattu
Stephanie Z. Wong
RADIOGRAPHY (BS)
Brooke L. Bell
Amber Li
Natalie Y. Ma
Maria E. Menezes
Danah Mohd
Jenny N. Nguyen
Emily E. Olivieri
Esther P. Pedroza
Sarah Ranley
Anthony Tong
John H. Tran
Caroline V. Zarzuela
RESPIRATORY THERAPY (BS)
Kaitlyn A. Salas
RADIOLOGIC AND IMAGING SCIENCES (MS)
Ethan Tatro
Shaday Williams
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY
Makenna L. Barrows
Nicole Marie Brennan
Tyler V. Buratto
Madison L. Burningham
Gabrielle S. Castilla
Molly Clement
Caitlyn M. Connolly
Hailey M. Davis
William K. Dawson
Hannah Desrosiers
Victoria M. Dippold
Delaney D. Dukart
Grace A. Hamilton
Zofia L. Jankowski
Marie R. Johns
Jessica M. Lamaire
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY – BOSTON
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUTICAL BUSINESS (BS)
Allen Bulic
Sheikh Ahsen D. Iqbal
Danny Ly
Karina E. Melkonian
Sara Mohamed
Khang P. Nguyen
Siya A. Patel
Radia M. Nassaf
Madison T. Nestor
Nana Sefa
Nathan R. Selly
Akshay Shah
Ekaterina Varlamov
Quyen T. Vo
Bennett M. Lapiner
Katie Larson
Lauren Lemay
Austin V. Lown
Alyson L. Lyons
Garin S. Malagisi
Zachary Metallo
Emma R. Murphy
Philip J. Murphy
Cameron D. Stebbins
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MEDICAL RESONANCE IMAGING
Farhad Birjandi
Tasha Blondiet
Keith T. Earley
Jessica Lafrance
Madison Murphy
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (BS)
Millicent A. Abboud
Elizabeth Ketema Abebe
Opshara Alim
Myriam Amallah
Mary A. Ashbahian
Aimen Ayaz
Ariel E. Beato
Jeffrey O. Bekoe
Aryanah M. Carboni
Karlos D. Carmona
Maxine Cassie
Kamal S. Coulibaly
Duyen D. Dao
Emily Enes
Jillian N. Grant
Donald H. Ha
Sona Hakobyan
Kinnari Harjivan
Anna Hwang
Ishrita Jain
Alana Johnson
Raajvir Kamlesh Khokhani
Minkyoung Kim
Dean Lee
Yujin Lee
Maxine Cassie Magpayo
Taija I. Martin
Robinson J. McAdams
Dennis Mei
Noor S. Mohamed
Derek A. Morton
Adriana Mustafaraj
Elsa Naah
Jessica Carine Ndecky
Natalie N. Nguyen
Shawn Nguyen
Ohinioluwa O. Olujimi
Ernelys I. Ortiz
Jiya Patel
Emily N. Pham
Felix Pol
Seonwoo Song
Sabina St. Fleur
Eva Y. Tu
Jae Min Yoon
PHARMACOLOGY
AND TOXICOLOGY (BS)
Moesha C. Andze
Evan K. Darcy
Racheal M. Galicia
Huy Q. Giang
Doeun Kim
Rudra Hemantkumar Patel
Jasmine Marie Serugo
Naga Venkata Narasimha
Revanth Tata
Gianna Trinity Wankin
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
(PHARMD)
Denzel L. Abesamis
Jana M. Abuhasan
Reem B. Abulhab
Loveth C. Agu
Abena D. Agyei
Asha M. Ahmed
Ruth Alcante-Scott
John P. Allen
Julianna A. Asher
Beshoy M. Astfanous
Kyrollos Azir
Jeong Hyeon Bae
Jensen L. Barry
Sarah M. Beasley
Frida Bega
Isabel G. Bejm
Marcus Bernard
Kwame Boateng
Lauren Brite
Cierra R. Carrington
Yuan Cheng
Songha Cho
Dayun Choi
Jeong Eun Choi
Junhyeok Choi
Ali Chreim
Tatiana Chu
Yoojin Chun
Jean Chung
Emma R. Cote
Riley M. Crampton
Jagger C. Cummings
Thuyen Phuc Tuyen Dinh
Yunju Do
Donovin S. Doung
Kaylee A. Eacho
Joseph M. Edwards
Sophie Effiong
Waleed A. Elsweesy
Fady S. Eskandar
Jia Rong Fang
Myerha Francois
Aleksandra M. Frankhauser
Michelle Germosen
Jina Han
Dalton M. Hanson
Michael P. Harvey
Taeseol Hong
Panchen Hua
Anna Hwang
Emilie Imbeault
Sujin Jang
Rounak Jilla
Sarah M. Jones
Jaegun Jung
Minki Jung
Sunoo Kang
Binamrata Chhetri Khadka
Changjae Kim
Daeun Kim
Gyeyoon Kim
Jennifer J. Kim
Jeongwoo Kim
Minju Kim
Suk Bin Kim
Sukyoung Kim
Yebon Kim
Youngseon Kim
Lakana Kong
Nayeon Koo
Irini Koronios
Min Seok Ku
Nikhil T. Kurian
Min Sung Kwon
Nana Ama Kyei-Poakwa
Emily Lam
Hoang Phuong Anh P. Le
Dahyoon Lee
Hosung Lee
Hyunsung Lee
Jimin Lee
Joseph A. Lee
Seo Hyun Lee
Angela Kaling Liao
Wan Ho Lung
Daniel Ma
Amanda Matter
Katherine M. McGotty
Redeat Girma Mekuria
Celeste A. Mensah
Mark A. Messiha
Jamak McNair
Sungmin Mo
Adriana Mustafaraj
Ibram Naguib
Hannah C. Nguyen
Fabiola Nina
Joy W. Njenga
Eunseo No
Ifeoma S. Obienugh
Brian C. Ogbonna
Youmin Oh
Xiaowen Pan
Dabin Park
Hyeonmin Park
Minje Park
Ami M. Patel
Hetil R. Patel
Renil Jasminkumar J. Patel
Carol S. Peter
Sarah Petros
Krystal D. Phan
Laura Phan
Florie G. Piard
Ryan Y. Rigaud
Isaac F. Ryan
Nada H. Sehli
Zoe E. Seila
Sarika Sethi
Paniz Shaker
Dania M. Shoqeir
In A Son
Seunghee Son
Megan A. Sousa
Melanie A. Sousa
Kevin H. Suh
Seksan Tanphoomee
Siranush H. Tolmoyan
Shafik Torfah
Karen M. Touch
Maianh T. Tran
Thao T. Tran
Jacqueline A. Tu
Thy H. Vu
Yixuan Wang
Ziqin Wong
Jinah Woo
Jung Han Woo
Mengfan Wu
Tiago Xavier
Ryan G. Yee
Haeun Yoo
John Kyunghyun Yu
Jiaxi Zhao
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY (POSTBACCALAUREATE PHARMD)
Michelle I. Abiose-Ojo
Farah Hishan Abu Alshaar
Kudirat F. Adeleke
Nilda Arzon
Sarah E. Barnes
Bassem Barsoum
Obioma Chikwendu
Carmen M DeJesus Rivera
Belayneh N. Endalew
Dianne Marie R. Javier
Shirley Jaraba Pena
Marianne E. Joseph
Leo J. Kannanganamalil
Caroline F. Kobleur
Neveen Lawandi
Phuong Le
Mary M. Lofty
Lorilyn M. Macalalad
Varsha Madhav
Ivee Rozette Manuel
Jamak K. McNair
Rima D. Mehdi
Beshoy Atef Ibrahim Mekhael
Nicole Mercogliano
Shamail Ozair
George Owusu-Ansah
Roxanne Toledo
Stephanie M. Tsai
Chigozie A. Udechukwu
CLINICAL
RESEARCH (MS)
Michelle J. Adams
Rayjosef S. Aguilar
Brianna N. Allen
Vladislav Andreev
Samprity S. Ankita
Nkiru I. Azuogalanya
Nadia S. Bushard
Seung Yeon Cha
Julian D. Cox
Katarina S. Delorenzo
Sarah E. Diianni
Caleigh M. Donovan
Mohamed Elnaggar
Tameka C. Ford
Jennifer M. Hashimi
Kyra J. Jersey
Gemma R. Kirby
Menglin Kong
Tania P. Latin
Alicia Marggraf
Corina Melano
Taylor A. Orwig
Kelvin S. Parker
Deepali M. Patel
Olivia M. Perez
Madelyn G. Peterson
Jocelyn K. Schoell
Juljana Senko
Hannah E. Sheets
Alissa Skavish
Jennifer N. Tichon
Gianna M. Tyahla
Cathy K. Wood
Selena Zayas
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (MS)
Kanak Ghanshyam Dayam
Adeeba Jabeen Humayun
Brinda Tejas Trivedi
CLINICAL INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT (MS)
Khushi Jayeshbhai Dhingani
Pranathiya Koya
Branislav Kostic
Harathi Kunapalli
Ragi Bharatbhai Patel
Shubh Shubhasbhai Patel
Vaidehi Nitesh Patel
Priyaben Vimalkumar Patel
Shreyshta Puskuru
Nelusha ShunmoogamGounden
PHARMACEUTICAL ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY (MS)
Hanan Mohammed I
Alluhaydan
Namrata Dalal
David G. Derkinderen
Yunus Erkol
Shalini Jillella
Shubham Kishore
Abdulmajeed Qasem M. Mahlawi
PHARMACEUTICS (MS)
Shivmani Yoganand Barve
Sarthak Nilesh Bhambha
Deep Atul Deshmukh
Dharmistha G. Dhadhi
Jatin Dipeshkumar Gangwani
Shrushti Jayeshbhai Gohel
Tejasvi Manoj Joshi
Vidhula Kokonda
Sarth Rupesh Mistry
Shafique Mwanje
Priyanka Sureshbhai Panchal
Nencyben Hiteshbhai Patel
Akshat Patel
Ayushkumar Kiranbhai
Patel
Chinar Nimeshbhai Patel
Priyal Hasmukhbhai Patel
Shivani Alpeshkumar Patel
Vinay Patel
Vishal Jitendrakumar Patel
Vishalkumar Dineshbhai
Patel
Devansh Sharma
Kandarp Shastri
Vedant Gaurang Thakkar
PHARMACOLOGY (MS)
Lavanya Bindra
Sumitha Sudheer Menon
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
AND HEALTH POLICY (MS)
Ladan M. Aden
Mohammed Abrar Hussain
Emmanuel K. Anku
Renald Attakora
Mariah M. Branem
Susana P. Carranza Diaz
Desmond Ernest E. Cheetham
Eunji Choi
Sarah H. Choudhary
Jaime A. Colon Marrero
Gena A. Cooke
Asubonteng Donkor
Pratyusha Gandikota
Muthukumar Ganesan Karunambigai
Fabian F. Guerrero Delgado
Jean Habib Sandouk
Satoshi Ike
Angjelina Koco
Rajiv Kumar
Anuj Kumar Roy
Ewa Kuruc
Breana Lambert
Ranson M. Mashego
Anthony N. Mastromatteo
Prutha H. Patel
Siyeon Park
Hayley Ritenour
Naveen Sharma
Wei-Ling Shen
Su Ah Shin
Seydou Sow
Graziella Vella
Bichuan Wang
Tiana R. Westbrook
Siew Siew Wong
Ming Zhang
Arailym Zhiyangerova
REGULATORY SCIENCES (MS)
Riya Alpesh Amin
Vignesh Kangeyan
Nhi Nguyen Uyen Luu
Khushi Vihangbhai Pandya
Silvi Kalpeshkumar Patel
Yamini Hiteshbhai Patel
Divkumar Hemansukumar Shah
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
McKenna Brooke Gosselin
Maitri Bhaveshkumar Patel
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH POLICY
Laramey Leeanna Peugh
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Alice Gladys Achieng
Amy Adomah
Julie Auguste
Bobby Gjorseski
Maritza Mahoney
Prem Patel
Riya N. Patel
Vipul Vikrambhai Patel
Sabrina Da Cruz Pinto
Kaelyn Rupinski
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHARMACEUTICS (PHD)
Ayushi Saxena
Shailvi Manish Soni
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHARMACEUTICAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY (PHD)
James Jabez Amamoo
Laxmi Gannu
Omolayomi Ikeoluwa Kaska
Magnar Kvilhuang
Sarah McCord
Ashley E. O’Mara
Zhonghui Jenny Ou
SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Tasha M. Blondiet
Allen Lasoff
Kristina Prinzivalli
Lily Strzepek
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS
Alessandro La Monica
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PRECISION MEDICINE
Mireille V. Ben Andiolo
Glen W. Chang
Taeseol Hong
Savannah Long Kangas
Aalitah I. Mercado
Gene H. Om
Javeria Sayeda J. Sohail
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
Mira K. Chothani
Tyler Daniel Fougere
Christine Idaliah Onyango
Suhaniben Harshadbhai Patel
Sean Martin Posner
Meghan E. Valentine
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MEDICATION SAFETY
Tasha Boateng
Donique Myoka Bolt
Kyle J. Doyle
Geoffrey J. Ofori-Dwomfuo
Ihuoma Otuh
Emile D. Rivat
Cla 2026 Program Se ion 2
PROCESSIONAL
Grand Marshal
Barbara Macaulay, EdD, Associate Provost of Academic Innovation
CEREMONY
Call to Order
Christopher S. Flynn, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘83
National Anthem
Invocation
Gail Phillips Bucher, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘63, University Chaplain
Presiding
Richard J. Lessard, President
Alumni Commencement Speaker
Megan R. Brown, Doctor of Pharmacy ‘12
Student Speaker
Colin Nguyen, Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies ‘24, Master of Physician Assistant Studies ‘26
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Caroline S. Zeind, PharmD, PhD, FNAP, Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost
Benediction
Gail Phillips Bucher, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ‘63, University Chaplain
Alumni Commencement
Speaker
MEGAN R. BROWN
Doctor of Pharmacy ‘12
Megan completed the accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program on the Manchester campus in 2012. Megan was also the May 2012 Student Commencement Speaker. She currently serves as the senior director of medical access strategy for genitourinary cancers at Pfizer. She served 15 months in Baghdad as a chemical officer with the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Brown and her husband, Joel (Class of ‘12), serve as university corporators. Both fund a scholarship for MCPHS students and engage in active mentorship, still giving back to the school that supported them in so many ways. The Browns were married at the MCPHS Campus Courtyard in 2013.
Candidates for Degrees Session 2
SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT (BS)
Alexis Balcarcel
Pheona A. Barrett
Rawad A. Berghol
Greg W. Diskin
Pheona A. Jennings
Soe Hlian Wai Lwin
Diya Ghanshyam Patel
Heli Vishnu Patel
Danielle A. Pope
Brandon E. Sabala
Lillian Sullivan
Kingmiu Katie To
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT (MBA)
Najla Albach
Derrick A. Apenteng
Maria I. Bruno
Kayee Che
Tri Trung Dao
Sarah V. Dingman
Rosilla Edward
Farah T. Elziny
Gaelle Fils
Tony Huang
Kimberly Huynh
Aisha S. Khalid
Lauren A. Lilly
Kevin Liu
Natalia M. Martha
Bryan M. Melo
Tien-Shu Miao
Ruchi D. Patel
Jashmi Rajendran
Carolina E. Roberts-Santana
Marcia M. Scanlon
John M. Sorial
Fred Utkirov
April T. Wright
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT (MS)
Vanessa E. Battista
Elizabeth M. Fisher
Holly Schroth
HEALTH INFORMATICS (MS)
Amy Chau
Samira Fdal
Pejman Kamalvand
Vannessa A. Owusu Appiah
Sylvene Tran
DOCTOR OF HEALTHCARE
ADMINISTRATION (DHA)
Alexandra Acaba
Rena V. Atkinson
Kim A. Barry
Heather N. Brewer
Jaime M. Cox
Roland K. Dennis
Sierra J. Escoffier
Stephen Flaherty
Gabrielle E. Foster
Ala B. Garza
Shannon G. Jablonka
Olivia N. Machnik
Tamara D. McAdoo
Sierra E. Ramseyer
Stephanie L. Shaw
Jennifer A. Thomas
Jenaya Tucker
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES (DSCPAS)
Jenna N. Colucccio
Princess Kandeh Egland
Russell F. Horgos
Megan E. Lessard
Kevin A. Pelletier
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ACUPUNCTURE
ACUPUNCTURE (MAc)
Jurnee M. Allen
Kaitlyn R. Arsenault
Katherine M. Caveney
Kaitlin A. Collins
Amy S. Fnine
Emily R. Hill
Marie L. Jordan
Kalina P. Lesseva
Denise V. Mackey
Caitlin I. Morse
Hannah Naughton
Natalie A. Pesino
Anne R. Rohan
Patricia D. Silva
Rosebelle S. Tenaglia
Riley L. Torbitt
Beth G. Vitale
Catherine Xiao
MASTER OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE (MAc CHM)
Brianna I. Ayube
Katie Bonfa
Qingsong Cai
Michelle Chung
Sylvia E. Eng
Robert A. Halpin
Yanling Huang
Khoi B. Le
Naeun Lee
Keli Lemoi
Tiffany T. Shao
Wei Sun
DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE (DAc)
Christina D. Barry
SCHOOL OF NURSING
NURSING (BSN) BOSTON
Anne C. Accime
Deha Ahmed
Gul N. Albayrak
Aneeza Rafiq Awan
Kate C. Bilodeau
Jason S. Biviano
Sarita S. Borokhov
Olivia M. Bucko
Makayla A. Cabral
Andrew S. Campbell
Sarah F. Carlos
Charleen C. Corcoran
Pecorelli
Sarah Daniel
Adrina S. D’Arrigo
Lily Demattos
Emma R. Deslandes
Yom Dey
Nadia J. Dickerson
Saratchina S. Dimanche
Madison K. Durfer
Kate A. Esteban
Ania K. Gabis
Chani L. Greiner
Patchamol Kanjanakuha
Sarah LaVaque
Ashley Ledford
Alezandra N. Saccoccio
BreAnn L. Whiat
DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE (DAc CHM)
Mary Beddoe
Eric S. Brooks
Shermonte L. Brooks, IV
Naeun Lee
Keli Lemoi
Michael Short
Liam M. Fentazi
Megan E. Foxx
Tatum O. Galuski
Grace L. Gengenbach
Juliani Teixeira
Devon P. Hart
Rachel N. Hopkins
Brianne M. Hughes
Williard Igahrosa
Eryssah G. Joseph
Kylie L. Langan
Ashlie Lara
Kimberly Le
Arianna M. Letourneau
Michelle Maylee Lo
Steven H. Lowd
Jaidan P. Luis
Rylie E. Maynard
Samantha L. Mayo
Isabella Medina
Natalie A. Miezan
Gianna N. Miranda
Jonathan T. Moitoza
Olive M. Mountain
Abigail L. Moynihan
Kedrine M. Mulwani
Mary Nakuya
Nshuti C. Niyonzima
Tatiana Noussimier
Milenny Olivarez
Karen V. Olivier
Nnenna K. Orieagha
Anya A. Patel
Ana V. Petrovic
Morgan A. Pimlott
Sneha N. Prajapati
Hannah R. Prock
Marines Rivas Rodriguez
Rubisely Rivera
Shanitzah N. Robles
Alexei Benette B. Romano
Kayla R. Sandoval
Claudia R. Scigliano
Tamba Sewa
Naisha Sterling
Rushana Thavarasa
Dustin J. Turnbough
Chioma O. Udeh
Gabriella M. Vazquez
Tiffany M. Waigi
Adam C. Waks
Grace E. Wallace
Jacky Wan
Rachel Wells
Isabella R. White
Christina Xu
Taylor L. Yelle
NURSING (BSN) WORCESTER/ MANCHESTER
Jaylin A. Abreu
Prince A. Anani
Rachel O. Ansah
Kerelyn Aviles Santiago
Sofia Eleonore Baldelli
Joevonna D. Barnwell
Shadi N. Bitar
Amanda R. Cardoso
Jennifer L. Collins
Makenzie L. Cutillo
Liza Duble
Sarah A. Flores
Leah R. Gorham
Olivia A. Hause
Gursimran Kaur
Brian Paul Lavoie
Holly L. Liao
Veronica M. Lively
Stephanie Malicki
Emma M. Martin
Taylor K. Mason
Nicolly N. Meira
Prettysusan Nabbumba
Gabriel A. Naranjo
Elizabeth Ann Nerney
Mary J. Opie
Benedicta Akweley Quao
Henna Qureshi
Olivia H. Reid
Madison L. Richardson
Larah G. Rizk
Victoria M. Sanders
Michala Sawyer
Olivia K. Skelly
Tessa K. Wise
NURSING (MSN)
Layla Abdi
Lilian A. Akuk
Kylie N. Angell
Matilda Appiah
Ibiam I. Aru
Brooke L. Billado
Caroline L. Carew
Kathleen A. Chor
Lauren N. Clark
Colinda M. Cole-French
Kristen M. Cortes
Elizabeth Cyr
Barbara Damoah
Juliana R. Dolan
Marielle E. Dupre
Kelsey N. Evers
Paige A. Fowler
Shannon E. Giordano
Michael Angelo
Grampetro
Ariany M. Guilherme
Cameo T. Isaac
Sophonie M. Kernizan
Raquel Leafe
Melanie A. Lemay
Brian P. Mayher
Camilla A. McGarvey
Jessica McSweeney
Tara S. Mintz
Kaitlyn M. Morgan Fox
Kianna A. Nelson
Kate B. Noto-Moniz
Joy C. Nwosu
Paige E. Pacheco
Jennifer Pierre-Louis
Catherine E. Jarvis
Michell K. ScotlandMathurin
Emily C. Sousa
Theresa L. Thexton
Dieu K. Truong
Alison C. Weeks
Anna Weiser
CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDIES MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
Elizabeth Maier
Jessica M. McSweeney
SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (MSOT)
Codi L. Anderson
Trisha Joie M. Baniqued
Sadie D. Barbaria
Gabriella M. Bortolotti
Jeff Castellanos
Amber L. Champagne
Hailey Grace Chisholm
Sara Comisky
Cara L. Connolly
Courtney P. Costa
Ashley R. Danizio
Angela R. Deglaoui
Lindsay J. Diphilippo
Emma J. Dougherty
Sydney R. Driscoll
Krystal L. Dupont
Athena M. Durkin
Erin M. Durkin
William D. Figueroa
Lilly Gaehde Berreondo
Kaileigh Ann Geraghty
Gabrielle E. Gosselin
Isabella Chiara Guarino
Jessica L. Heiser
Ashley C. Justa
Mackenzie A. Lawrence
Payton Lewandowski
McKenzie R. Lloyd
Jackie M. Lopopolo
Kelly E. Lum
Colleen McGuinness
Brittany R. Mollicone
Kristin Moore
Assumpta N. Nandawula
Amera N. Nasser
Alice M. Obare
Eilis M. O’Brien
Kirbie C. O’Brien
Emily C. Olofson
Adriana A. Ortiz
Seana M. Phillips
Megan E. Quigley
Cristian D. Ramirez
Alexis N. Ranieri
Kathryn G. Rosse
Talia G. Sanzo
Angela Terry
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Opal M. Mitchell
Jill R. Stevens
Stephanie N. Shea
Mya M. Shustak
Kayla Leighann Silva
Gina M. Spinazzola
Meghan A. Squires
Patricia E. Stewart
Paige E. Stiller
Sawyer T. Storaasli
Emma S. Sullivan
Nathan G. Tabaracci
Lauren E. Theve
Olivia A. True
Abigail G. Tucker
Alexandra R. Velleca
Emma Maire Vokes
Reni S. Wong
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY (OD)
Belle M. Albert
Lily Blanchette
Emily Grace Breen
Lyndsay Christina Callaghan
Jillian M. Camara
Summer Chaudry
Tegan Kar Lam Chu
Linda Dam
Kylie Laura Erickson
Zahrak Z. Farese
Nicole Dolores Folgen
Robert A. Gigliotti
Mariem K. Girgis
Jennifer Golias
Shruthi Gopinath
Samuel T. Gould
Meredith A. Green
Crystle L. Guevarra
Zubia Haque
Riley C. Janke
Shelby Anshonette Latoya
Jarrett
Victoria Karalis
Steven P. Kaufman
Farjana B. Khaled
Marufa Khandaker
Shail Kochhar
Jamie J. Lam
Madi Pearl Lemke
Minh Cong Luong
Amelia Zahie MacDougall
Samantha L. Marcil
Eden L. Marco
Yona A. Naeem
Raymond C. Nammour
Elise Y. Nguyen
Henry Nguyen
Kelly K. Nguyen
Sierra G. O’Keefe
Madeline Padron
Veena M. Patel
Jessica A. Peterson
Terri Pham
Caitlyn Aileen Philipsen
Jaspreet Kaur Purba
Cameron G. Rediker
Marietta Richman
Erick Romero
Viveahan Sanganethy
Shirmarie L. Starks
Abby L. Taylor
Alyssa N. Todd
Kelsie E. Wilson
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY–WORCESTER/MANCHESTER
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY (PHARMD)
Ghassak G. Abdullah
Victoria M. Ahlstrom
Foster Akorsu
Safian Alli
Wilfred Tazocha Asonglefac
Aleixa Y. Baez
Sheelan A. Balata
Simoun S. Banoud
Ian N. Bello
Enoch Bempong
Mireille V. Ben Andiolo
Edward E. Bloomfield
Tasha Boateng
Donique M. Bolt
Charlotte Bouchard
Melpomeni Bourkas
Liana Caprera
Sandra Rose Carrignan
Abigail H. Chan
Glen W. Chang
Mira K. Chothani
Alexander H. Cole
Alyssa J. Cole
Gianna Marie DeNoto
Hector Domenech
Kyle J. Doyle
Elizabeth Chelsea Ducharme
Livia Durdia
Mehgan Grace Durocher
Anthony J. Farago
Eva A. Fares
Chloe G. Flibbert
Tyler D. Fougere
Yeisa M. Garcia Rivera
Megan Goodrich
McKenna B. Gosselin
Mary A. Grossi
Maikeal Y. Gwargious
Bilal Jihad Habibeh
Meghan Ashley Hill
Minh D. Hoang
Jiae Hwang
Fauzia Iqbal
Hwiyeong Jeong
Jinu Mol Kalliath Jose
Savannah L. Kangas
Niloufar Kazemi Naeini
Hannah Alexis Kessler
Minhyeok Kim
Yeon Yee Kim
Anna Kleckerova
Saphia B. Kofahi
Olivia G. Langdon
Aaliyah I. Mercado
Zahra Mohammad
Kirols R. Mohareb
Akshay Biju Molekudy
Francielle C. Mourisso
Kiet Tuan Ngo
Nhung T. Nguyen
Josephine A. Nimarko
Ogochukwu P. Nwasolu
Jessie B. Nyman
Geoffrey J. OforiDwomfuo
Gyubeom Oh
Gene H. Om
Christine Idaliah Onyango
Sofia Orlando
Ihuoma Precious Otuh
Krishna Narendra Panchal
Hyungbae Park
Heer N. Patel
Kahil Patel
Mahima R. Patel
Maitri Bhaveshkumar
Patel
Prem Patel
Riya N. Patel
Shrey Mehulkumar Patel
Suhaniben Harshadbhai
Patel
Vipul Patel
Erica Polistena
Sean M. Posner
Emile D. Rivat
Pedro Rivera Rosado
Megan Ashley Robichaud
Carmen A. Rodriguez
Desiree Rodriguez
Acevedo
Sidni Rreka
Patrice E. Saint Franc
Josue E. Salcedo
Angelys N. Santiago Ortiz
Jiwon Seo
Jihad M. Shaban Gonzalez
Ashley M. Silva
Javeria Sayeda Sohail
Kareem Wael Soliman
Jessica Tranfaglia
Victor V. Usanga
Meghan E. Valentine
Omar Welaih
Dorothy Wibabara
Yusef M. Yassin Morales
Steven Zhang
Alexagianna Zuluaga
SCHOOL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES – BOSTON
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES (MPAS)
Lina M. Abo Koura
Madeline M. Addington
Timothy P. Alexander
Alexia M. Ames
Kelly M. Beal
Madeleine M. Blanton
Emily H. Brenman
Emily R. Brooks
Marco G. Buzzanga
Jennifer A. Caban
Taline Chaprazian
Daniella C. Condon
Chloe A. Costa
Brendan E. Curley
Cynthia Magaly De Leon
Anthony D. Demarco
Jessica N. D’Entremont
Shreya A. Dholakia
Madison J. Diko
Samantha Montalto
Simon J. Dreisbach
Katelyn A. Eagen
James T. Errante
Joseph A. Fabiano
Ian R. Fair
Paige C. Fairbanks
Daniel J. Ferguson
Molly P. Finucane
Jakobe T. Fitzgerald
Katrina D. Gallagher
Isabella H. Golden
Aimee L. Gruezo
Emily A. Hall
Kobe M. Hamby
Ryan T. Hoeppner
Melody Y. Hu
Chas P. Hurst
Emily C. Johnson
Ipsita M. Kadam
Ashley Keohavong
Abigail J. Kim
Kayla M. Kobelski
Stephanie G. Lamkin
Athena Le
Skyla R. Lewis
Quynh N. Luu
Matthew R. Mahoney
Bianca May
Camden J. Melo
Jennifer J. Mitri
Angelina S. Moraca
Cassandra B. Moraca
Colin H. Nguyen
Madison O’Connor
Taryn K. Opalka
Michaly M. Oxner
Mary M. Partee
Ami S. Patel
Sapna P. Patel
Hailey J. Patel
Jeenal R. Patel
Courtney P. Patterson
Sarah E. Pierpont
Madalynn M. Planty
Daniel E. Popkin
Steven S. Poupard
Alicia K. Prajapati
Jianna Ramos
Alivia Roy
Jessica Saad
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL
THERAPY (DPT)
Gregory C. Aldrich
Annika B. Bokor
Yuzhou Chen
Delaney K. Collins
Rajan K. Dasrath
Arthur D. De Moura
Kevin Fernandes
Elizabeth Lee Gibeault
Jack C. Greco
Riley D. Hess
Shay H. Hill
Candace E. John
Jacqueline F. Lowry
Corinne McCarthy
Christopher McDermott
Megan E. McKenney
Ryan M. Paiva
Peter M. Petronczak
Taylor C. Pichel
Sanna M. Posthumus
Meyjes
Rachael E. Pouliot
Rachel Marie PrendergastTombeno
Julia J. Ravenelle
Gabrielle R. Royston
Haley D. Samara
Leya D. Salis
Emma C. Sells
Emily R. Senra
Justin A. Smith
Janetta Songorov
Jasmine M. Soucek
Jessica N. Souther
Navindu K. Suriyapperuma
Aanchal Swarup
Kate L. Sylvester
Tam T. Tieu
Casey L. Treon
Kristina Velcani
Jenny Vo
Avery B. Whitehead
Meghan E. Wilson
Halle D. Wong
Tiger Zhu
Robert P. Schlosser
Sarah J. Shknevsky
Rachael N. Swenson
Samantha J. Walsh
Caley B. Ward
Lucille Wong
Zizhuo Xu
Enson Yuen
Farouq O. Yusuf
Gregory Zambrano
Academic Heraldry
Acupuncture.......................................................................................Hunter Green
Education................................................................................................Light Blue
Engineering.................................................................................................Orange Fine Arts, including Architecture...................................................................Brown Forestry..........................................................................................................Russet
Several candidates are wearing colored neck cords representing honors or membership in honor societies:
Apricot – Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Nursing Blue/Grey – Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society, First Generation Undergraduate Gold – Undergraduate Academic Honors Gold/Navy – Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Gold/Purple – Sigma Phi Alpha Honor Society, Dental Hygiene Green – Alpha Eta Honor Society, Allied Health Red/White/Blue – United States Active Duty and Veterans Teal/Silver – Pi Alpha Honor Society, Physician Assistant
The status of some candidates listed herein may have changed since this program went to press. Some will not have completed all requirements for their degree, and some will have achieved or lost honors status.
The listing of a name in this program in no way implies an obligation on the part of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to award a given degree. For official purposes, a final correct list of graduates will be retained by the Office of the Registrar, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
