Briarwood College graduates are distinguishing themselves and bringing honor to their Alma Mater throughout the State and nation in professional offices, hospitals and nursing homes, doctors' offices, funeral homes, radio and TV stations, pharmacies, forensic labs, police departments, dietetic departments, and in an ever- widening variety of careers. The percentage of 2004 graduates either employed in their field of study or pursuing further education in the fall was over ninety percent. According to Geraldine Lombard, Director of Career Services at the College, "It is apparent that the saying, 'Briarwood College - Where Great Things Begin', is a reality for our graduates."

It is particularly noteworthy that an ever-increasing number of Briarwood College graduates have returned to become instructors or are employed in important staff positions at the College. We can take great pride in the following graduates:

Nathan Baldwin '04, Student Life Assistant

Anne Chepulis '00, Instructor, Mortuary Science

Stephanie Wills Crombie ' 95, '00, Registrar

Nicole Gore '04, Student Life Assistant

Andrea Lipka Hansen '82, Treasurer

Tracy Michaud '99, Financial Aid Counselor

Debra J. LaRoche '76, Director of Admission Services

David Romani '94, Instructor, Mortuary Science

Rosemary Brahm Ryan '77, Program Director, Dental Assisting

William Schwalm '01, Information Systems Assistant

Toni Andreoli Voitkevics '01, Admissions Counselor to Saturday College

Alumni Profiles

Success stories of Briarwood College graduates who have been recognized as being outstanding in their chosen field are numerous. Mentioned below are the names of some of these graduates; many others could have been listed.

Cheryl Connell Carrier Executive Medical Assistant '00 C.M.A. Lead Instructor, Acting Director, Casa Loma College, Van Nuys, CA

Alex Cortes General Studies/Business Management '98 Senior Network Information Representative, ESPN, Bristol, CT

Alison Demers Broadcasting '94 Announcer, WRCH, Hartford, CT

Andrea DiGiacomo Mortuary Science '96 Funeral Director, Bailey Funeral Home, Bristol, CT

Jennifer Dion Paralegal '03 Paralegal, Howard, Kohn, and Sprague

Denise Laflamme Erdman Administrative Technology '02 Administrative Associate III, Eastern Rehabilitation Network, Newington, CT

Misty Fitch General Studies '00 Research Assistant, Dr. Henry C. Lee Institute for Forensic Science, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT

Carol Ann Fortin Executive Medical Assistant '91 Certified Medical Assistant, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

Midge Murphy Fusci Dietetic Technician '91 Registered Dietitian, Central CT Dialysis Center, Southington Care Center, Southington, CT

Claudette Morena Landino Dietetic Technician '04 Dietetic Technician, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Paula Magalhaes Dental Assisting '97 Clinical Dental Hygienist, Adjunct Faculty member, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT

Michael C. Mazaik Pharmacy Technician '00 Certified Pharmacy Technician, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

Lorraine Bernardi Miller Travel and Tourism Management '02 Director of Sales and Marketing, Holiday Inn Express, Waterbury, CT

Jeanne Basile Morrow Administrative Technology '00 Account Manager, Aetna Inc., Middletown, CT

Robert Smurlo Criminal Justice '02 Police Officer, Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich, CT

Andy Tjan Broadcasting '95 Market Director, American Diabetes Association, New York, NY

Angela Whitecross Executive Medical Assistant '03 Medical Assistant, Office of Dr. Juan Fica, Waterbury, CT