Congratulations to the Class of 2021
Bachelor of Science
Ashley Abbott
Mariam Abukwaik
Nyad Adinda-Ougba
Aliyah Austin *
Nabila Basar *
Marissa Beyer
Maria-Jose Capellan
Brianna Dora Costa
* Student Group Leader
Gracie Gilbert
Sholom Gutleizer
Uch Ijomah
Hawa Kebbeh
Frank Harvey Laskowitz
Joanna Lien
* Student Group Leader
Emma Mahler *
Cierra McGruder *
Juliette Miranda *
Jean Franco Molina *
Claire Myers
Kaicy Naranjo
Isabelle Neal *
Natasha Nelson
Tom Pauciullo
Elizabeth Pontes *
Ben Purtell
* Student Group Leader
Wenyi Qi
Goldie Raznick
Hannah Dasong Rhee
Hailey Santiago *
Paul Sardegna
Malcolm Variano
Jessica Vasquez
María Alejandra Vázquez Sánchez
Lachlan Warrell
Tyra West
Chunyi Xia *
Sijia Zhao
* Student Group Leader
Master of Social Work
Brian Ackerman *
Daniela Adames
Angie Adams
Avigayil Adouth Sredni
Lynsey Agent
Valencia Agordo
Victor Aguilar
Rahma Ahmed *
Kenna Alemania
Sarah Alexander
Darah Aljoudar
Maritza Alva *
Elena Alvarez
Michael Amory
Shaunna Kaye Anderson-McLean
Alexis Andrade
Angelina Marie Andree
Natasha Andrews
Marissa Antonino
Jenny Nathalie Ariza-Umaña *
Emily Armato
Sophie Arnold
Eve Atkins
Marybeth Babu
Jessica Balgobin
Denisse Ballinas
Alyssa Balsamello
Jackie Yanchun Bao
Ruth Baptiste
Fatima Barlan ^
Meyoshi Barnes
Fatmata Barrie
Kathleen Barry
Christopher Bates
Elizabeth Benkart
Chanell Bennett
Alessandra Berardi
Katherine Berko ^
Claire Berkowitz *
Eddie Bermudez
Muslimah Billal
marie bitetti
Shanita Blades
Nora Blake
Otia Blake
Taylor Blanco
Elana Blank
Joshua Bobrow
Jessica Borker
Michael J Brandon
Lindsay Braverman
Danie Alexander Brawand
Eliza Brookman
Chris Bruno
Kerry-Ann Bryan
Shanice Bryant
Claudia Buccino
Julia Budsey
Karen Buelvas
Hannah Burke
Anna Butler
Rebecca Calaman
Giovanna Calvino
Geoff Canada
Anna Capetola
Yasmine Cardenas
Stephanie Carelli *
Zahayra Carino
Starla Carrillo ^
Brian Casanovas
Sarah Caspari
Lejla Castillo Brea
Cristal Castillo
Erika Chambers *
Kesting Charney
Iris Chen
Xing Ying Chen
Yuji Chen
Emily Chernow
Lara Chib
E.J. Cho
Nathalia Cibotti
Yudy Cid
Riddhi Cidambi
Hanna Clair
Julia Cogdell *
Noah Cohen
Chelsea Cohn
Mattia-Miyo Colon
Julian Colucci
Elizabeth Conde
Giana Congiusta ^
Laura Conn
Karl Cooney
Maggy Cooper
Christina Coppotelli
Sonia Cornejo
Pamela Cortez
Alexandra Cosenza
Hillary Covington
Isabella Crapanzano
Tamera I Cunningham *
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Gianna D’Ambrozio *
Emily D’Arcy
Dayna D. Dacon
Jessica Dalton
Livia Damiano
Jamie Danyko
Sam Davis
Devin Deane
Aliza Deen
Victoria DeJesus
Elise Del Rio Sherman ^
Chammie D.C
Katie Dewey
Hehn Dimand
Claire Dimitri
Ling Ding
Caroline Dixon
Thomas Doctoroff
Colleen Dondero
Brittany Downer
Jasmine Drew *^
Jacquelyn Drozdow
Natalia Dunkley
Megan Dunn
Samantha Durgah
Lauren Eley
Breanna Elleston
Aya Eltahir
Sara Elizabeth Endy
Emma Evans
Raphael Luis Exconde
Annamarie Fabbricatore
Mariah Fabiano
Elizabeth Fahey
Mary Margaret Fair
Lauren Faleri
Shirley Fang
Xia Fang
Gisselle Farez
Riki Feiner
Julia Feldman
Ruthie Feldman
Christiann Ferguson
Kelly Jean Fields
Roni Ida Finkelstein
Matt Fishman
Barbara Bott
Carroll Foley
Andrew William Fontaine ^
Jessica Francisco
Michelle Francisco
Ryan Franco
Gabrielle Friedman
Jacklyn Froimchuk
Layna Fromkin
Samantha Yvette Fuentes
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Varsha Ganesh *
Daniela García Casares
Alexis Garcia
Jenna Garzone
Julie Gayer Kris
Deidre-Ann A. Gayle
Amanda George
Kathryne Gerol
Angela Giardina
Elena Gibbs
Nina Nina
Ashley Goldsberry
Emma Goldsmith
Alexandra Goldstein
Adina Rebecca Golob
Leah Golombek
Leticia Gonzaga
Katie Goodsell
Ellie H Goone
Rachel Gordon
Nicholas Goutman
Mackenzie Lynn Grady
Elizabeth Grant
Marlie Greenblatt
Andrea Greenwald
Matthew Grieco
Rebecca Satkowski Griffiths
Sara Grisales Jaramillo
Sabrina Grover
Miki Gu
Sarina Maya Gupta
Jess Guski
sophie guss
Jennifer Guzmán
Nina Harary
Yuni Hahn
K Hall
Zoya Hamayun
Lola Harney
Emma Healy
Donnavon Heggs
Jane Hegleman
Briyana Henry
Emely Herasme
Aaron Herbstman
Mayte Hernandez
Samuel Hernandez
Will Higdon-Sudow
Emily Hoch
Mel Hodor
Adrienne Hoffman
Keeley Hogan
Katie Hollenkamp
Michelle Holleran
Stephanie Hruska
Di Hu
Yuhui Huang
Sophia Huda
Sheryl Hugh
Laraib Humayun
Kimberly Hydar
Keely Hyland
Ana Ibarra Olivo
Iheoma Ilekanachi-Egbeonu
Ivan Ionkin
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Katelyn Jakovenko ^
Tara James
Audrey Jaynes ^
Laura Jensen
Mary Jimenez *
Aileen Johnsen
Mara Johnson
jenar Joseph
Goldie Junik
Sona Kaba
Amos Kamil
Charlotte Kanter
Miri Kassow
Sarah Kaufman
Usha Kaul *
Rachel S. Kessler
Afzana Khan
Danielle King
Sydney Kirsch
Rosavera Kneller
Ian Hamparsum Koncagul
Lisa M. Koop-Yilmaz
Roksolana Kopotyuk
Mikel Krasts
Rachel Kruchten
Amanda Kumala
Alena Kwong *
Joey Kyle-Di Pietropaolo
Alexandra Lamb
Elizabeth Latsos
Taylor Lauesen
Brande Lauretta
Ray Lavender
Shira Lazarus
Amy Lee
Rachal Lee
Tania Lemus Gomez
Daniela Elizabet Lemus-Martinez
Samantha Leon
Claudia Leonardi
Karla I. Levine
Alex Lewis
Rachel Lewis *
Baiyang Li *
Isabelle Link-Levy *
Dana Marie Linsky
Arielle Lipset
Juliet Little
Katja Reine Livingston
Kenia Lliguicota
Luci Lobe
Amanda Logan
Laura Lomauro
Dani Lombardo
Alana Lopez
Tanisha Lopez
Ashma Luitel *
Cecilia Luna
Juliana Luna
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Lindsey Machado
Kimberly Anne Mack
Laura Mackall
Madeline Madera ^
Jennifer Michelle Mahlum
Nashua Malko
Grace Mannix-Slobig
Dana Mansour
Christina Manuel
Lizzie Marks
Brianna Martin
Veronica Martinez
Leangy Matos-Smith
Justine Matthews
Charlie Mayers ^
Ela Mazumdar
Jake Mazur-Warren
Grace McAlindin
Mikeisha Mcanuff
Collin McArdle
Fairlie Mccollough
Khadijah Mccoy
Wanda McDonald
Rebecca McDonough *
Hugh McEvoy
Kathryn McHugh
Paula Susan Mckenzie
Cecilia McPeck
Essence McQueen ^
Katherine Bruce Mechner ^
Melody Melendez
Lev Mendes
Nicholas Mendoza
Jacob Mergendoller
Erick Miller
Caitlin Mimnaugh
Natalie Molion ^
Maureen Lewis
Stacie Mompremier *
Steven Monsegur
Madison Montalbano
Kimberly Morgenbesser
Elisha Mudly
Ayman Mukerji
Paige Mullins
Conor Mulvaney
Kyla Murphy
Ilsa Nagel
Juliette Nagle
Orly Nahum
Isabel Nappa
Kristine Naputo
Samantha Renee Nava
Alfonso Navarrete-Mojica
Nicolas Navarro-Siniscalchi
Samantha Nelson
Yanina Nemirovsky
Hillary Newton
Sara Noerper
Esther Olajide
Maria Ortiz Haro Gomez
Deisy Ortiz
Lily Ostler
Juliana Overbeck ^
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Nancy Pace
Anastasia Page
Isra Pananon ^
Krysta Parker
Caroline Parks
Omni Patel
Elisa Patitucci
Rachel Peles
Yvette Peralta
Jessica Perry
Maxwell Petee
Naomi Pharr
Jennifer Pifer
Hayley Pijanowski
Jeana Piliere
Runa Pitoitua
Deirdre Porte
Julia Portnoff
Jesse Quiles
Rachel Rabinovitz
Emmalee Rainey
Averie Herlinda Ramirez
Krystle I Ramirez *
Raiesah Ramjan
Jess Rasmussen
Samantha Rathe
Emily Ratliff
Arielle Ray
Elizabeth Reagan
Kasey Kathryn Reece
Emily Reed ^
Eva Schonfeld Reichel
Ge Ren
Dana Jill Reszutek
Michael Richardson
Kathryn Rose Rieber
Cristina Riegel
Cam Riley ^
Emma Rios
Blakely Rippner
Keila Rivera
Kaila Robertson
Maria A. Robertson
Dylan Michael Robin
Alaphia Robinson *
Javier Rodriguez *
Emelin Roman
Lucielle Roman
nicole amanda roman
Emilio Rosario
Priscille Rosarion
Danielle Rosenthal
Elizabeth Roy
Jamie Elizabeth Rush
River Russ
Laura Ann Russo
Tyler Ryan
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Crim Sabuncu
Rocky Salomon
Jennifer Salop
Kalliope Sanderson
Sandra Santana
Sydney Sapir
Clara Sau
Raizel Schapiro
Stefanie Schechter
Stacey Klinger Schiff
Lydia Schinasi
Avigail Schneiman
Jennifer Schreer
Ashtin Sechrest
Nadine Selby
Kristinah Session
Rebekah Severe
Deset Seyoum
Suni Shah
Cristina Shea ^
Molly Shea
Jordan Shwake
Gabriella Sichenze
Duaa Siddique
Yasmin Siddiqui
Aida Sidi
Emily Siegel
Laura Siegel
Jaclyn Simoneau
Rebecca Sinski
Emma Skreppen
Marielle Smith
Orlando Ruben Rodriguez
Liza Sondow
krysten sosa
Naomi Sosa
Julianne Spano
Megan Splain
Devashish Srivastava
Mary Stankiewicz ^
Kylie Stephenson
Emily Stolworthy
Christian Strickland
Brooke Strieter
Claire Sullivan
Violet Sullivan
Meta Summer
Natalie Suna ^
Irene Syriac
Emerline Tabares
Tasnia Tahiya
Lorelai A Tavzel
Jalisa Taylor
Kerri-Ann Taylor
Rachel Michelle Teichman
Deanna Tempro
Marta Tesfamariam
Sara Thomas
Arlys Tineo *
Talia Toback
Mariela Torres
Sergio Torres, Jr.
Nicole Trister
Catherine Tumminello
Lesley Tzintzun
Soraidy Urena Escarraman
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Corally Valembrun
Geralyn Valonzo
Eileen VanDeMark
Sara Vasiliou
Kimberly D. Velasquez
Mestude Vertusma
Angelique Vigliarolo
Beatriz Villatoro
Katelyn Vinci
Maria Vogt
Isabelle Vrod
Brett Wagner
Miriam Wagner
Rachel Waldman
Seth Adam Walker
Jiayue Wang *
Lifeng Wang
Meggie Wang
Ying Linda Wang
Zelda Wanstok-Rachko
Caira Roselin Ward
Thomas Washington
Akilah Weathersby ^
Sydney Gold Weber
Lauren Webster
Yiran Wei
Cristen Weiss *
Deena Weiss Goldberg
Gil Weiss
Rebecca Wettick
Carolyn Weverbergh
Juno Wheeler
Marisa Whelan
Eric White
Maurice Williams
Jaime L. Wilsnack Morse
Fatorraha Wise
Emily Wolfson
David Wong
Julia Wood
Amanda Wyatt
Yihe Xu *
Sarina Yakubova
Christina W. Yan *
Jingyi Yan
Tania Yanez
Tiana Yang
Kristen Yates
Margaret Yeh
Tiffany Yepez
Patricia Young
Ka Yu
Phoebe Yurica
Beth Zehe
Nikolina Zekanovic
Louise Zennache
YaLun Zhang
Danielle Zinman *
Jennifer Zuluaga
Olivia Zwernemann
* Student Group Leader
^ Student Veteran
Doctor of Philosophy
Rei Shimizu
Dissertation: Psychosocial Determinants of Young Adult Dietary Quality
Chair: Dr. Michelle Munson
Doctorate in Clinical Social Work
Terry S. Audate
Capstone Presentation: The Conscious Advancement of Social Work to Embrace Spirituality
Committee: Dr. Carol Tosone (Chair), Dr. Theresa Aiello, Dr. Diane Mirabito
Marina Angela Badillo-Diaz
Capstone Presentation: Challenges and Opportunities: School Social Work in Charter Schools
Committee: Dr. Diane Mirabito (Chair), Prof. Virge Luce, Dr. Stacey Dutil
Constance Catrone
Capstone Presentation: The Intersection of Relational Psychoanalytic Constructs and Social Justice in Clinical Practice
Committee: Dr. Theresa Aiello (Chair), Dr. Diane Mirabito, Dr. Denis O’Keefe
Jessica Chock-Goldman
Capstone Presentation: Examining Adolescent Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in the NYC Public Schools
Committee: Dr. Jennifer Manuel (Chair), Dr. Kathrine Sullivan, Dr. Ruth Gerson
Jasmin Acevedo-Collazo
Capstone Presentation: Trauma-Informed Policing: Addressing Mental Health in Police Reform
Committee: Dr. Kathrine Sullivan (Chair), Dr. Kirk “Jae” James, Dr. Anna Morgan-Mullane
Angelique M. Cortez
Capstone Presentation: Theoretical Perspectives: Upstream Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Committee: Dr. Theresa Aiello (Chair), Dr. Carol Tosone, Dr. Susan Gerbino
Anne C. Dempsey
Capstone Presentation: Teaching at the Intersection of Practice and Field Education
Committee: Dr. Stacey Barrenger (Chair), Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant, Dr. Jennifer Manuel
Stacey L. Gordon
Capstone Presentation: A New Frontier for Practice and Research: Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Family
Committee: Dr. Ernest Gonzales (Chair), Dr. Peggy Morton, Dr. Carol Tosone, Dr. Deborah Padgett
Max Craig Kusovitsky
Capstone Presentation: You Don’t Have a Choice: Integrating (Un)Conscious Constraints in Clinical Practice and Psychoanalytic Theory
Committee: Dr. Carol Tosone (Chair), Dr. Theresa Aiello, Dr. Ken Winarick
Gillian O’Shea-Brown
Capstone Presentation: Healing Relational Trauma
Committee: Dr. Carol Tosone (Chair), Dr. Denis O’Keefe, Dr. Steven Kuchuck
Nicholas P. Santo
Capstone Presentation: From Fragmentation to Cohesion: An Integration of Intersubjective Self Psychology and Affirmative Therapy
Committee: Dr. Theresa Aiello (Chair), Dr. James Martin, Dr. David Koch
Dayna Sedillo-Hamann
Capstone Presentation: Transformative School Social Work: Supporting Youth Beyond the
Counseling Space
Committee: Dr. Diane Mirabito (Chair), Dr. Theresa Aiello, Dr. David Katzenstein
Laura T. Varriale
Capstone Presentation: Understanding Critical Consciousness in Mental Health Care
Committee: Dr. Theresa Aiello (Chair), Dr. Carol Tosone, Dr. Denis O’Keefe
Phi Alpha Honor Society
Pi Pi Chapter Graduating Students
Phi Alpha Honor Society invites into membership those who have achieved excellence in scholarship and demonstrated their dedication to humanitarian goals. Now in its eleventh year, the Pi Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha is the largest student organization at the Silver School of Social Work. In addition to maintaining exceptionally high standards of academic achievement, each member of the Pi Pi chapter volunteers time to charitable organizations in the community.
Kenna P. Alemania
Marybeth Babu
Yanchun (Jackie) Bao
Katherine Irene Berko
Claire Berkowitz
Shanita Antoinette Blades
Elana Mariel Blank +
Anna Nicole Capetola
Stephanie Ann Carelli
Riddhi Cidambi
Mattia Colon
Karl F. Cooney
Tamera Iahta Cunningham
Gianna Nicole D’Ambrozio
Katherine Dewey
Caroline Elizabeth Dixon
Jasmine Drew
Jacquelyn Kate Drozdow
Sara Endy
Reva Ruth Feldman
Matthew J. Fishman
Carroll Foley
Catherine Louise Goodsell
Raphael Luis Gutierrez Exconde
Sholom Gutleizer *
* Undergraduate
+ Officers
Lola Elizabeth Harney
Maria Ortiz Haro Gomez
Aaron Zev Herbstman
Laraib Humayun
Kimberly Sage Hydar
Keelyanne Kernan Hyland
Laura Anne Jensen
Aileen Rose Johnsen
Rachel S. Kessler
Mikel Krasts
Rachel L. Kruchten
Raymond M. Lavender
Baiyang Li
Isabelle E. Link-Levy
Luci Lobe
Ashma Luitel
Laura Mackall
Elizabeth Claire Marks
Hugh Malcolm Mcevoy
Cierra Rosha McGruder *
Kathryn Ann Mchugh
Elisha Mudly
Nicolas Navarro
Kristine A. Naputo
Yanina Sarah Nemirovsky
Sara Elizabeth Noerper Boujoulian
Juliana Theresa-Anne Overbeck
* Undergraduate
+ Officers
Shannon Anastasia Page
Caroline Marie Parks
Rachel Peles
Julia Sophie Portnoff
Rachel Savits Rabinovitz
Emmalee A. Rainey
Eva Schonfeld Reichel
Dana Reszutek
Emma Gabrielle Rios
Orlando Ruben Rodriguez
Laura Ann Russo
Beren Crim Sabuncu
Jennifer Elizabeth Salop
Suniti P. Shah
Marielle Kenyon Smith
Claire Marie Sullivan
Deanna Patricia Tempro +
Sara Michelle Thomas
Sergio Torres
Nicole Ryan Trister
Lesley Victoria Tzintzun
María A. Vázquez Sánchez *
Isabelle A. Vrod
Brett Wagner
Meggie Yuan Wang
Rebecca Wettick
Carolyn Weverbergh
Christina W. Yan
Elizabeth Zehe
Danielle Ashley Zinman
* Undergraduate
+ Officers