2024 Winter Graduation
Thursday February 1, 2024 6:00pm
“Our sincerest thanks go out to our Staff at Manatee Technical College for the outstanding work done to create tonight’s memorable occasion for our Graduates.
Thank you Instructional, Administration, Marketing, Counselors, Custodial, Bookstore, Secretarial and Financial Staff.“
Doug Wagner, Director
Event Program:
Welcome & Introductions
Doug Wagner, Director
Pledge of Allegiance
Dr. Jennifer Gilray, Assistant Director
Invocation
Roderick Mitchell, Career and Technical Education Counselor
School District of Manatee County
Chad Choate III, School Board Chairman
Dr. Jason Wysong, Superintendent
Executive Director, Adult, Career and Technical Education
Dr. Paul Gansemer
Student Speakers
Francis Perez, Digital Photography Jesus Perez-Lugo, Dental Assisting Technology and Management
Presentation of Diplomas
Maura Howl, Supervisor of Communications and Grants Management Justin Erickson, Assistant Director Dr. Jennifer Gilray, Assistant Director Josh Matlock, Chair of MTC Board of Governors Colleen Maynard, Program Supervisor Linda Silva, Case Manager
Congratulations & Closing Remarks
Doug Wagner, Director
Manatee Technical College Graduates
*Member, NTHS – National Technical Honor Society
Accounting Operations
Sharon Mack
Maria Rodesno Duarte
Advanced Manufacturing and Production Technology (Day)
Luis Aguirre
Kimberleigh Carver
Jacobi Dunlap*
Elijah Gonzalez*
Colton Harper
Christian Hernandez*
Everrick Houston*
Brandon Major*
Roderick McCown III*
West Pinion*
Jason Probst*
Julius Rodriguez*
Gabriela Sanchez-Gomez*
Jon Vreman*
Advanced Manufacturing and Production Technology (Evening)
Ryan Pisz
Applied Cybersecurity
Hugo Delgado
Applied Cybersecurity (Hybrid)
Cameron Friedrich
Brandon Griffith
Aidan Kotlarek
Dylan Mattraw
Trenton Pinciotti
Rick Tokars
David Vaught
Automotive Collision Technology
Tyrone Cox
Abraham Cruz-Rodriguez
Michael Drouin
Campbell Gilray
Oscar Hernandez-Barron
Jaden Huerta
Joshua Maldonado
Jose Martinez
Mario Moreno
Esteban Perez-Martinez
Daniel Reyes
Evan Sumner
Automotive Service Technology
Fernando Alvarez
Habram Amaro Villarreal
Kenny Bautista
Kenneth Cross
Fernando Davila
Ashley Dennis
Malachi Fredricks
Paleerat Kaewthong
Jack Stanaland
Jack Karasz
Matthew Kopke
Jesus Manzano
Daniel Miralda
Isaac Paredes
Alexis Rawlings
Andrew Rhoden
Niunio Santizo
Daniel Savaiano
Zackary Shell
Baking and Pastry Arts
Madelin Betanzos Evie Bustillo
Natalie Croumbley
Madelin Oran-Gonzalez
Asdelin Pagan
Justice Thornton
Riley Vanskiver
Barbering (Day)
David Henderson
Daniel Macedonio
Reina Masias
Jovaniel Morales
Jennifer Roberts
Ramiro Santana
Angel Torres
Barbering (Evening)
Maritza Gonzalez
Christopher Ruiz
Mario Guadalupe
Stacey Rose
Sara Stecher
Michael Wiles
Building Trades and Construction Design Technology
Joseph Deck
Armando Ibarra
Ridechelle Merisier
Emmanuel Merzius
Gerber Perez
Child Care Center Operations
Angela Lara
Yaillen Martinez
Willona Milton
Shavell Mobley
Michelle Rollins
Conner Rozier
Amber Sharp
Computer Aided Drawing and Modeling
Sophie Bachtle
Ryan Crist
Arik Edstrom
Gregory Gooden
Damon Harper
Cheyenne Verhelle
Computer Systems and Information Technology
Frank Noreika
Cosmetology (Day)
Stefanie Cervantes
Valentina Duran
Madyson Flores
Hanna Fuhs*
Mya Grant
Mia Harrison*
Elena Ibarra*
Ryann Johanningmeier
Miranda Jurgensen*
Mackenzie Lorentzen*
Nancy Morales
Cielo Pena-Cantero*
Lily Pierson
Lluvia Rodriguez*
Alina Rugg*
Yadith Sanchez*
Amanda Stegville*
Riley Weaver*
Cosmetology (Evening)
Brittany Anderson
Barbara Banos
Morgan Burns
Andrea Chick
Rose Feliciano
Noemi Fernandez
Savannah Jago
Grace Jessup
Yzsmene Kelly
Karla Mendoza
Samara Reed
Jessika Ward
Dental Assisting Technology and Management ATD
Ryan Ehrenfeld
Jasmin Hilario
Daniela Linares-Lopez*
Jizelle Munivez
Jesus Perez-Lugo*
Emma Ramirez
Elizabeth Saucedo
Diesel Systems Technician 1
Paige Godwin
Landon Grove
Digital Design
Marisol Chanelo-Alvarado
Donald Garland
Sarah Jarvis
Carson Lawrence
William Robles
Digital Photography Technology
Francis Perez*
Digital Video Technology
Cleefford Alisma
Belsai Lopez
Kelvin Nunez
Jacari Patterson
Joshua Tarwoe
Daniel Tonkin
Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship
Victoria Miley
Shavell Mobley
Michelle Rollins
Conner Rozier
Amber Sharp
Electrical and Instrumentation 1
Shyon Evans
Carlos Ramirez
Marc Sammy
Renato Sanidad
Liam Scanlan
Electrician (Day)
Viktor Csabay
Antonio Deveaux
Javier Martinez
Rodolfo McIntire
Jeremy Rivera
John Stojcevski
Mason Sullivan
Christopher Trujillo
Electrician (Evening)
Joseph Bohanon
Pablo Palacios
Gabriel Santana
Kevin Sullivan
Emergency Medical Technician – ATD (Day)
Emily Brophy*
Edwin Destine
Michael Haslem
Emily Parnell*
Jaycee Ritchie
Emergency Medical Technician – ATD (Evening)
Alexander Barbieri
Rene Sparkman
Elias Vega*
Facials Specialty (Day) East Campus
Almari Acosta
Harlie Cultrera
Alexis Epright
Natalia Garcia
Lauren Gonzalez
Rickiya Harrikissoon
Cloe Klis
Emily Rivera
Alyssa Salerno
Jenna Wheeler
Facials Specialty (Day) Main Campus
Alexandria Andrews
Nyah Andrews
Brianna Armstrong
Jannelle Best
Alanna Bjork*
Hannah Budinsky *
Hayleigh Branch
Tamia Byakika*
Aliya Filipowicz
Alyssa Gallow
Carolina Gibbs*
Violet Gustafson
Avionna Lazer*
Alexandra Medina-Santana
Patricia Morales
Layla Perez*
Lizzet Ramirez
Jayda Ramos
Lorianne Tenorio*
Fiona Turner-Leathem*
Beatriz Vasconcelos
Karen Yanes*
Facial Specialty (Evening) Main Campus
Mayra Aguilar
Daisha Caulton
Milagros Chunga
Alexis Glover
Milena Gonzalez
Ticara Jackson
Olivia Kalaman
Madison McGlocklin
Savannah Petersen
Teagan Rain
Portia Waiters
Fire Fighter I/II (Day)
Mark Cratic
Ian Curran
Christopher Manash
Fire Fighter I/II (Evening)
Cameron Ethell
Emilio Quirino
Baden Smith
Fire Fighter / EMT Combined (Day)
Jack Bryant
Jacob Caldwell
Thomas Clark
Blake Hentges
Luke Hroncich
Payton Jenkins
Diamond Milberry
Dane Miller
Alexander Mittelstaedt
Charnise Rainey
Luke Reeves
Neftali Rodriguez
Douglas Smith
Cameron Snyder
Evan Taylor
Fire Fighter/EMT Combined (Evening)
Garren D’Agostino
Kyle Hatton
Hunter Hudak
Wyatt Solomon
Florida Law Enforcement Academy
Noah Baggett
Carlyn Bonaparte
Devin Demott
Alexandra Fallacaro Mallory Gannon
Dylan Geis
Mariah Johnson
Bryhana King
Sanjulo King
Leslie Kismartoni
Dan Kujawa
Patrick Madigan
Zachary Manning Esperanza Miranda
Haley Moreland
Savana Mulherin
Ashley Olivares
Laura Osborne
Jamisha Peterson
Ashley Rios
Shaina Rourk
Kelsey Sprague
Juan Velasquez
Barrett Velez
Drew Wilkinson
GED
Kimora Francis
Isaac De La Rosa Cisneros
Patricio Mendoza
Julia Dyer
Tamya Rogers
Alexandra Garcia
Denisse Pineda-Valle
Zachary Sanchez
Cristian Navarro
Gabrielle Tompkins
Mekhiah Hensrud
Evan Beville
Jose Gaona
Global Logistics and Supply Chain Technology
Albert-Jacob Hamilton
Damon Harper
Delvi Ramirez
Joshue Resendiz Martin
Micah Sugrim
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning/ Refrigeration (Day)
Roberto Alvarado Vazquez
Angel Arreguin
Angel Baltazar Ugalde
Deoni Cason
Joshua Christman
Dalian Gayaram
Colin Goode
Manuel Granados
Logan Guidry
Darvin Mitchell
Vincent Seleska
Luis Tomas Estrada
Cameron Weslowski
Richard Wise
Erick Zelaya
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration 1 (Evening)
Nehemiah Drummond
Brock Fletcher
Omari Kinder
Etiel Maldonado
Christian Moreno Hernandez
Peterson Oliviera
Michael Reyes-Martinez
Tristan Smith
Luis Viveros
Machining Technologies
Jason Watkins
Marine Service Technologies
Aaron Akel
Alexander Rodriguez
Cole Van Beek
Jordan Wilson
Nails Specialty (Day)
Tiffany Aviles
Lillian Bryant
Cherlande Cadet
Haley Galo
Dulce Hernandez
Cassandra Locke
Nallely Martinez
Mercedeiz McDuffie
Yadira Sanchez-Antonio
Lauren Wyman
Nails Specialty (Evening)
Leydi Argueta
Mariia Bilestka
Tracee Clark
Ivonne Figueroa
Patricia Gonzalez
Sara Hernandez
Derkia Jenkins
Madison Jones
Jaileene Leyva
Danielle McGeehan
Denise Perez
Yaneth Prieto
Kaylee Proffitt
Mariasol Rodriguez
Ashley Smith
Samantha Stanley
Brenna Tarlton
Crystal Torres
Sidney Velliquette
Nursing Assistant – Articulated
Sierra Main
Princess Seeto
Paramedic – ATD
Keith Adams*
Gerard Ardila
Beau Arnold*
Amanda Beach*
Darron Carter
Charles Childress III
Michael Dunn*
Garrett Garside
Richard Goodfellow
Casey Harman*
Tyler Magtanong
Kaylea Pilkington*
Peter Pollock
Livington Senatus
Patient Care Technician
Kimberly Jaramillo-Cabrera Dulce Leon
Nataly Luna
Julian Molgard
Kylee Pennington
Practical Nursing
Gabrielle Amoros*
Natasha Berthal
Silvia Caldwell
Krystal Camacho
Evye Clark*
Lawrence Hawkins
Alayna Hendriex*
Daphni Joachin*
Daphnise Joachin
Rickea Jones
Savita Kellawan*
Caitlin Peary*
Mariska Peer*
Shanequa Sherrer
Brandi Woodward*
Professional Culinary Arts and Hospitality
Nymani Davis
Kayla Detweiler
Jackson Kelly
Mirella Margarito
Akira Sanders
Surgical Technology
Ashlee King*
Welding Technology
Kevin Aguilar
Gavin Andrews
Ryan Andrews
Lauren Casper
Aaron Dunnan
Amber Eaton
Larrett Futch
Lindsey Holdren
Abelardo Jaimes
Paul Jankiewicz
Cristian Juarez-Barragan
Yoni Morales
Brett Wessel
Hayden Yahraus
Emmilee Zoll
Main Campus Instructors
Career and Technical Education
Accounting Operations – DiAnn Stark
Advanced Manufacturing and Production Technology – Gil Burlew
Applied Cybersecurity – Craig DeToma
Automotive Collision Technology – Shane Baxley, Steven Whalen
Automotive Service Technology – Jose Cestero, Craig Jackson, Bryan McBride, Tyler Inman, Weston McClintock, Joshua Sosa
Baking & Pastry Arts – Edward Catalane
Barbering – Shane Lindergren, Samuel Brady
Building Trades & Construction Design Technology – Barry King, John Kenney
Child Care Center Operations – AnnaMaria Mascherino-Carleton
CNC Production Specialist – Michael Rendas
Computer Aided Drawing & Modeling – Ben Long
Computer Systems & Information Technology – Jose Salas
Cosmetology – Cyndee Corbino, Brittanie Horne, Richard Haynes, Nicole Heatherman
Diesel Systems Technician 1 – Adam Green
Digital Design – Marina Proskurina, James Coyne
Digital Photography – Marina Proskurina, James Coyne
Digital Video Technology – Abby Toole-Plummer
Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship – AnnaMaria Mascherino-Carleton, Rachel Miles
Electrical & Instrumentation Technology 1 – William Lloyd
Electrician – Mark Santilli, Van Dixon, Donald Stannard, Mark Berry
Facials Specialty – Dr. Liza Chan, Michael Ierardi
Global Logistics & Supply Chain Technology – Francisco Abusaid
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/ Refrigeration – Brian Forbes, Paul Labbe, Michael Bryant
Machining Technologies – Michael Rendas
Marine Service Technologies – Freddie Fowler, Ronald Tomlin
Massage Therapy – Nancie Yonker
Nails Specialty – Nichole Heatherman, Dianna Sands
Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality – Idalia Grilo, Antonio Alvarado
Welding Technology – William Jordan, Tony Galindo, Gary Johnson, Andrew Stephens
Counselors – Nicole Kirchberg, Terri Parrish, Roderick Mitchell
Adult Education
GED Online – Dr. Angelita Anderson-Stephens, Violeta Felix, Alesha McKay, Amy Newman, Courtney Price, JoAnne Townsend
GED In-Person/Hybrid – Christina Basinger, Mary Manzo, Stephen Motkowticz, Mitchael Pearl, Stephen Motkowticz, Mitchael Pearl, Lauren Watson
ESOL In-Person/Hybrid – Debora Aikman, Robyn Bumbara, Sandra Cummings, Nicholas Edwards, Ariandna Fitzgerald, Fabienne Francois, Jean Abner Francois, Judith Genewick, William Lloyd, Sandra Marines, Siobhan McCollum-Awad, Mario Mendoza, Liliana Moreno, Victor Pacheco, Anibal Rosario, Nereida Sotomayer, Andrea Vasquez, Elizabeth Vasquez
ESOL Online – Robert Ammon, Nancy Beltran, Rafaela Carrillo-Casique, Mirla Delgado, Liliana Moreno Victor Pacheco, Mitchael Pearl, Paul Schreiber
Counselors – Nancy Beltran, Rafaela Carrillo-Casique, Traci Jensen, Cecilia Navarette
East Campus Instructors
Career and Technical Education
Dental Assisting Technology & Management ATD – Kim Bland, Ashley Cestero, Brenda Ware
Emergency Medical Technician ATD – Jay Bush – Fire/EMS Program Director, Casey Fischbach, David Nasworthy, Crystal Tucciarone, Francis Agresta, Derek Butler, Anthony Dunham, Jill Kinghorn, Mark Monaghan, Daniel Phillips, Allen Simunovic, Damian Simunovic, Shawna Toccalino, Aaron White
Facials Specialty– Oxana Pantchenko
Firefighter – Jay Bush – Fire/EMS Program Director, William Cirone, Derek Foss, Ben Anderson, Derek Bill, Thomas Bloski, Chad Brunner, Christopher Burghdurf, Thomas Ferrett, Scott Fox, Luis Penarenas, Trevor Porter, David Sedgley, Richard Smail, Robert Thayer, Edward Tumolo, Jason Weissman
Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Combined – Jay Bush – Fire/EMS Program Director, William Cirone, Derek Foss, Casey Fischbach, David Nasworthy, Crystal Tucciarone, Francis Agresta, Derek Butler, Anthony Dunham, Jill Kinghorn, Mark Monaghan, Daniel Phillips, Allen Simunovic, Damian Simunovic, Shawna Toccalino, Aaron White, Ben Anderson, Derek Bill, Thomas Bloski, Chad Brunner, Christopher Burghdurf, Thomas Ferrett, Scott Fox, Luis Penarenas, Trevor Porter, David Sedgley, Richard Smail, Robert Thayer, Edward Tumolo, Jason Weissman
Florida Law Enforcement Academy – W. Jay Romine – Law Enforcement Director, Lesley Chevalier, Jacob Merrill, Randy Bok, Cary Chapman, Kevin Chastain, Donnell DeLeon-Thompson, Jason Farrier, James Fiore, Rebecca Freel, Patrick Hagan, Andrew Hasty, Jared Howard, Bradley Johnson, Jeremy Liddell, Stephan Mislyan, Mark Morie, Daniel Parham, Darlene Ragoonanan, Richard Rietz, Scott Tyler, Todd Wennberg
Massage Therapy – Priscilla Barrios
Medical Assisting – Linda Chamberlain, Nancy Padgett
Medical Coder Biller ATD – Linda Chamberlain
Nursing Assistant Articulated – Elizabeth Meyer
Paramedic – Jay Bush – Fire/EMS Program Director, David Nasworthy, Casey Fischbach, Crystal Tucciarone, Francis Agresta, Derek Butler, Anthony Dunham, Jill Kinghorn, Mark Monaghan, Daniel Phillips, Allen Simunovic, Damian Simunovic, Shawna Toccalino, Aaron White
Patient Care Technician – Elizabeth Meyer
Pharmacy Technician ATD – Dr. Susan Mruk
Practical Nursing (LPN) – Dayna Grella – Health Education Coordinator, Frankie Bailey, Bobbi Frey, Dannin Grosso, Angie Komarow, Julie Mardones, Molly Johnson, Ikedela Dafeamekpor, Brianna Fritze, Amy MacIsaac, Jan Spates, Maria Lasley, Thera Miller-Lucas, Jennifer Whitehead, Barbara Hefner
Surgical Technology –Talia Lee, Joelle Prado
Counselors – Xela Brutus, Amy Gates, Mark Toler
