{"id":615,"date":"2023-05-09T17:23:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2023\/?page_id=615"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:36:41","slug":"graduate-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/graduate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Friday, May 15, 2026<\/span><\/b>\u00a0
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Westfield State University\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0
Mass Mutual Center\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

President Linda Thompson,\u00a0<\/span>Dr.P.H<\/span>., MPH, DNP (<\/span>hc<\/span>), RN, FAAN<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>William Salka, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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Graduates<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n

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Graduates may order up to one copy of the 202<\/span>6<\/span>\u00a0Commencement commemorative print program through the form provided in their Westfield State University email. Orders must be received by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Friday<\/span>, May\u00a0<\/span>30<\/span>th<\/span><\/span>. All programs will be mailed as they are available.\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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WELCOME
<\/strong>William Salka, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/p>

COLOR GUARD<\/strong>
Westfield State University Police Officers<\/p>

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
<\/strong>Savannah Sweeney<\/span>, Class of 2026<\/span><\/p>

GREETINGS<\/strong>
President Linda Thompson, Dr.P.H., MPH, DNP (hc), RN, FAAN\u00a0
Ali Salehi, Chair, Board of Trustees<\/p>

THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS<\/strong>
Dr. Joseph Camilleri, Professor, Psychology Department and 2025 John F. Nevins Award Recipient<\/span><\/span><\/p>

PRESENTATION OF
THE JOHN F. NEVINS OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD
<\/strong>William Salka, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/p>

CONFERRING OF DEGREES
<\/strong>President Linda Thompson, Dr.P.H., MPH, DNP (hc), RN, FAAN\u00a0
Ali Salehi, Chair, Board of Trustees<\/p>

PRESENTATION OF DEGREES AND ACADEMIC HOODS
<\/strong>Nora Padykula, Ph.D., LICSW, Dean, Division of Graduate and Continuing Education<\/p>

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REMARKS<\/strong><\/p>

Colleen Murphy Clifton \u201911, President, Westfield\u00a0State Alumni Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Ali R. Salehi,\u202f<\/span>Chair<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0
Melissa A. Alvarado \u201999, Vice Chair\u202f<\/span>\u00a0
Gloria B. Williams, Ed.D. \u201977,\u202f<\/span>Secretary<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0
Barney Garcia, Class of 2026,\u202f<\/span>Student Trustee<\/span><\/i>\u00a0
George Gilmer \u201992\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0
Theresa A. Jasmin\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Tessa Lucey \u201989<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Chris Montemayor \u201990, \u201909,\u202f<\/span>Alumni Trustee<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0
Michael O\u2019Rourke ’73<\/span>\u00a0
Jay Queenin<\/span>\u00a0
Hon. William C. Reichelt \u201909\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

President Linda Thompson,\u00a0Dr.P.H., MPH, DNP (hc), RN, FAAN<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

William Salka, Ph.D.,\u00a0Provost\u00a0and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Michael Freeman, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President on University Strategies and Chief of Staff\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Kevin Hearn,\u00a0<\/span>Ed<\/span>.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Richard Lenfest, Jr., Director of Athletics\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Lisa\u00a0McMahon Interim\u00a0Vice President for Institutional Advancement\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Robert P. Ziomek Vice President for Institutional Advancement (2026 \u2014 present)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Melinda Phelps, General Counsel and Vice President for Government and Community Relation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Stephen Taksar, Vice President for Administration and Finance\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP<\/span><\/b>\u00a0
Brian Jennings, Ph.D., Associate Provost<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Nora Padykula, Ph.D., LICSW, Dean, Division of Graduate and Continuing Education<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

M.K.\u00a0Balasubramanya, Ph.D., Dean of the College of\u00a0Arts\u00a0and Sciences<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Krysa Boyce
Lindsay E. Dion
Zebo Guseynova
Glenda Masin Serrano
Brittany Marie Smith
Katherine Steele
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Juliana Rosa Batista Oleksak
Sara Chang
Charles David Clark
Shauna Lyndsey Condon
Erin Ann Devaney
Michael J. Dunn
Lucias Garcia Snow
Kaitlyn Hyde
Karina Grace Little
Austin Daniel Lozada
Keishla Ann Marie Mangual
Mary Kathleen McAleavey
Hayden Menard
Sarah Lauren Passer
Karli Jean Rigali
Kage Jonus Sagan
Melissa Sehnaz Sayici
Heena Shafique
Kamber Marie Sorel
Lauren Danielle Mason Thompson
Diana Christine Vershon
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David Joseph Cook
Yasaman Khoshbakht
Tyler Morrissette
Elizabeth Ann Sears
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Lauren Olivia Rinaldi
Ashley Rocketfield
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Mark Dargie
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Sydney Cloutier
Kathy Ann DiMaggio
Kristin Elizabeth Furtado
Joel Nathaniel Kibbe
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Grace Barnes
Danielle Lee Lutenegger
Haley McCormick
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Audrey Console
Madison Angelo
Matthew S. Erbentraut
Bethany Jayne Fornal
Nelli Maldonado
Chelsey Arlene Mathews
Madeline Pelak
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Kelson Burke
Emily Jean Ciccolo
Rosa M. Colon
Pamela Helen Couchon
Victor Fu
Rachel L. Gelina
Daniel Christopher Hamel
Brittney L. Kraus
Lawrence Li
Naima Masesa
Christopher Nolan-Zeller
Kristen Nicole Owens
Anthony Rivera
Harry Santiago
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Alexandria Coleman
Joseph Dintzner
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Angela Boucher
Rachel Bunce
Hannah Cahill*
Nicholas Kenneth Mayo
Kenneth Borges-Vega
Emma Branson
Robert John Wolfgang Dragone
Anatol Fox
Adam R. Howe
Jordan Liszka*
Kaitlyn Rankins
Janessa Santana
Peter Anthony Spinale
Brian C Strong
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Victoria Rose Altamira
Hannah Lee Ammirato
Anna Elizabeth Avakian
Isabelle Grace Bongiorno
Kaoutar Bouaitah
Devan Chen
Sara Marie Clark
Yasmina Darwish-Houssami
Jessica Mary Debs
Gina Rose DiGiacomo
Madison Emma Dover
Maya Pederneira Ferris
Dereck N. Hall
Christopher Kenneth Hokanson
Lily Kent
Megan MacVicar
Morgan Emily McBurney
Olivia McGrail
Aya Miller
Hailee Elizabeth Monies
Jonathan Moore
Melanie Moreno
Felicia Creswell Phelps
J. Mauricio Quizhpi
Jamie Staples
Brandon Michael Sullivan
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Cameron D. Abdalla
Ne\u00efssa Ross Junie Ambroise
Allison Renee Sullivan Arbib
Michelle Therese Bedard
Abigail Bliss
Dominique Brooks
Hayley L. Brown
Jennifer Marie Brown
Alison Bui
Walter A. Cabreja
Brianna Cassidy
Christian Castro
Cassandra Jean Cooper
Ian P. Coyne
Timothy Croteau
Katelynn Cruz
Ryan J. Daly
Justin Derek DeBarge
Colleen Marie DeGowin
Madeleine DelVicario
Kendris Milagros De Leon Ceballos
Madeline Charlotte Tess Desautels
Victoria Rose Dolan
Nayshali Marie Dupuis Nu\u00f1ez
Francis Dzanka
Felicha Erazo
Eric J. Friedland-Kays
Paige Matthews
Aleicia R. Gillum
Jocelyn Ivette Gomez
Victoria D. Gonzalez Rodriguez
Shayan Lydia Grayson
Jessica L. Green
Laura L. Greer
Casey Mia Hathaway-Piccole
Meredith DiNatale Henry
Joanna Heretick
Jennifer Lynne Hossenlopp
Nicolle Tiffany Hou
Leigh Anna Hyre
Sarah Jackson
Oomiya Catherine Kawas
Derrick Killebrew
Gabriela Leon
Frank Lunetta
Samantha Garcia
Ivana V. McGlinchey
Krina Mccoy
Hannah Susan Mitchell
Isabella Margaret Moniz
Belma Moreira
Cameron Mortimer-Berg
Tanairy Gabrielle Mulero
Sarah Mohamed Nabulsi
Jeffrey H. Nelson
Francheska Nunez-Jimenez
Elissa Pietrass
Lori J. Schneider
Brittany Kayla Szadis
Henry Joseph Smith
Cody Spencer
May Sullivan-Low
Hayley J. Tobin
Sokrany Top
Alissa Marie Torres Santiago
Sydney Turner
Liana S. Varosky
Khiara Lucylle Velez-Rivera
Rosely Vila
Leah Webb-Halpern
Elizabeth Ann Williamson
Aleyshka Crystal Zayas Caez
Lorelei Mann
Isabella Marie Alexander
Yeraly Aquino de la Cruz
Olivia Antoinette Brighenti
Robert E. L. Carroll
Lauren Marie Champiny
Brianne Angela Crowley
Erin Elizabeth Crowley
Javier Enrique Cruz
Tyler Gellert
Riana Grace Gittens
Elijah James Giugno
Siobhan Marie Hoffman
Justin Leis
Steven James Lindsay
Jacob Liverman
Zachary Marks
Elizabeth Minahan
Dorian Uchenna Nnaji
Monica Paulina Ovalles Franjul
Brittany Nicole Patrick
Jessenia Marie Perez
Ashley Pope
Alejandro Luis Rios
Natalie J. Roll
Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rosario L\u00f3pez
Payton Salvaggio
Malia Sands
Jade Czerw Schapiro
Andrea Rae Schrader
Vicky Sheerin
Rachel Snow
Sean Stanton
Ashely Thom
Jordyn Vandergrift
Karin Walz
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A<\/span>ppearance 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\u2019s academic record and possession of degree(s) awarded by Westfield State University.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2026 Graduate Commencement Friday, May 15, 2026\u00a0Four\u00a0o\u2019clock\u00a0in the evening\u00a0Westfield State University\u202f\u00a0Mass Mutual Center\u202f\u00a0 President Linda Thompson,\u00a0Dr.P.H., MPH, DNP (hc), RN, FAAN\u00a0William Salka, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs\u00a0Ali Salehi, Chair, Board of Trustees Program Overview Schedule of Events Graduates Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts Candidates for the Degree of …<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-615","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615"}],"version-history":[{"count":234,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/615\/revisions\/1827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/commencement2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}