OJC Press Release ID: 3164

Otero College will graduate 322 students on April 30, 2022, at 10 a.m. in the McDivitt Center Gym on the Otero College campus. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be streamed live on the www.otero.edu website.

Giving the welcome for this event is Dr. Karen McNeil-Miller, member of the State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education. Karen is also the president and CEO of The Colorado Health Foundation. Otero President, Tim Alvarez will also speak and a member from the Otero College Advisory Council will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Special music during the ceremony will be provided by organist Mrs. Clara Stafford who has provided the music for our graduations for approximately 40 years. Leading graduates and guests in the national anthem on trumpet will be Dr. James Lind, Otero music faculty.

Degrees and certificates will be awarded to the following students:

Listed by Hometown:

Alamosa: Kimberly Pooler
Anton: Danielle Jones
Antonito: Monica Dominguez
Arvada: Owen Snyder, Bethany Tiscare
Ault: David King
Aurora: Ebenezer Benyam, Solome Buba, Etana Denta, Ruth Dubale, Karen Hayes, Zipporah Obiero, Adan Santos Bautista, Birhanu Taye, Kyrie Thomas, Suseth Zamora Gonzalez
Avondale: Douglas Bohrer, Audra Johnson, Morgan Madril, Dranon Wright
Boone: Rance Marsh, Emily Nameth, Joy Soltani
Boulder: Brian Ordaz
Brighton: Hector Ramirez
Broomfield: Joel Zastrocky
Byers: Arica Herman
Campo: Denise Jenkins, Marvin Jenkins
Cheraw: Christopher Quick, Hanna White
Colorado Springs: Tucker Abbott, Demetrio Araiza, Lydia Burt, Patricia Dango, Lindsey Estes, Devan Gaston, Vanessa Harrell, Winda Hood, Christopher Jones, Alyssa Jones-Sykes, Damaris Kigo, Jung Kim, Irene Mwamba, Britta Olson, Acxel Perez, Gabriel Prada, Daniela La Puente, Amber Ramey, Nisha Rana, Logan Robb, Rodel Tacata, Vera Thompson, Lena Webb, Demetrio Araiza, Lydia Burt, Patricia Dango, Lindsey Estes, Devan Gaston, Vanessa Harrell, Winda Hood, Christopher Jones, Alyssa Jones-Sykes, Damaris Kigo, Jung Kim, Irene Mwamba, Britta Olson, Acxel Perez, Gabriel Prada, Daniela La Puente, Amber Ramey, Nisha Rana, Logan Robb, Rodel Tacata, Vera Thompson, Lena Webb
Commerce City: Brooke Miller
Crowley: Kainen O'Grady
Denver: Uzoamaka Chris-Ukelonu, Elias Curry, Rasheik Gaddis, Daniel Gonsalez-Ramirez, Bridget Mosley
Eads: Anthony Bolin, Branden Dunlap, John Ellis, Madison Kelley, Jami Lane, Darwin Nelson
Eaton: Kaleigh Williams
Erie: Nolan Marthaler
Fountain: Shanequa Sanders
Fowler: Braxton Bates, Avery Bouldin, Maggie Goodwin, Samantha GrahaM, Justis Manchego, Rachelle Martin, Mary Trujillo
Gardner: Hannah Cordova
Greeley: Braden Martinez, Kendra Roth
Haswell: Kelly Darnell, Emily Nelson, Colby Stoker
Highlands Ranch: Dominic Mergoni
Holly: Ashley Pecina
Keenesburg: Taggyrt Moses
Kersey: Abbey Wehrman
Kim: Kelton Davis, Nathan Shannon
La Junta: Antonia Acevedo, Allyssia Aguilar, Malena Berchot, Alexia Bradshaw, Heather Broussard, Daniel Bustamante, Briann Carter, Maricella Davis, Kendra DiRezza, Shelby Eck, Jessica Figueroa, Annastasia Fritz, Bianca Good, John Gray, Justin Harris, Nathan Hart, Allyson Haugen, Marshall Isbell, Ashley Jordan, Glenn King, Patricia King, Amber Kreft, Chad Martin, Gentry Martin, Michelle Martinez, Amariah Mata, Brittany Miller, Zeta Mills, Kyla Mitchell, Edit Morales, Whitney Nelson, Darrin Nielsen, Jacelyn Olivieri, Satanael Orosco, Cord Proctor, Alexander Ritter, Kyria Ritter, Matthew Ritter, Roy Roberts, Shannon Romero, Charles Roweth, Melissa Soto, William Stewart, Mireya Trujillo, Hailey Vaughan
La Veta: Katie Baumann, Lauren Mangold
Lakewood: Joseph Enockson, Maritza Lanuza-Foster
Lamar: Jackie Austin, Viviana Crampton, Austen Emick, Damien Esparza, Toni Pelton, Kara Phares, Natalia Corral Talamantes, Naomi Rubio
Larkspur: Hope Anderson
Las Animas: Rachael Aragon, Callie Brinley, Chance Dupree, Julyana Gonzales, Angelica Martinez, Linda Smith, Neco Snow
Limon: Shae Sanchez
Loma: Alorra Ranker
Longmont: Jesus Gonzales-Saldana
Loveland: Jaron Davis
Manzanola: Dalton Carroll, Alyssa Chavez, Maresa Lucero, Ryanna Pruett, Shaelea Pruett, Antonio Rodriguez, Jessica Romero
Mc Clave: Karleigh Bencomo Marquez, Josie Mallard, Jade Sykes
Model: John Beaudette
Olney Springs: Joshua David, Lorrie Henson, William Rains, Faith Schulz

Ordway: Reagan Haynes, Elizabeth Martinez, Joseph Medina, Sierra Soltani, Dejonet Treu, Victoria Martinez Penrose: Sydnee Connors, Jade Leibel, Tristan Masar, Francisco Padilla, Tanner Webb Grisenti
Peyton: Tarike Adams, Sara Halloran
Pritchett: Micah Crane, Delaney Eskew, Chance VanCampen
Pueblo: Bridgette Almaraz, Thalia Amaro, Jill Archuletta, Brittany Armijo, Danielle Calkins, Lisa Cordova, Yamuna Dabadi, Ashleigh Espinoza, Enrique Flores, Tarina Gonzales, Theresa Haro, Andrea Lovato, Cassandra Martinez, Ana Mayorquin, Orion Miller, Dakota Mulske, Amanda Otte, Angela Padilla, Francis Pinontoan, Meghan Reinhart, Alicia Romero, Shannon Romero, Clarissa Salazar, Angelina Salvo, Krysta Swallow, Aralena Terrazas, Karli Thurman, Vanessa Tom, Jenay Trujillo, Chevelle Velasquez, Chazz Vigil, Seng Woodbine
Pueblo West: Tanya Depriest, Laura Quintana, Avana Salazar, Shannon Stanko, Alyssa Trujillo
Rocky Ford: Dominique Baca, Jolie Bond, Diana Bustamante, Emily Gauna, Elias Jaramillo, Kaysa Kurtz, Greer Mameda, Jade McDavitt, Johnathan McKelvey, Felicia Perez, Selene Santana, Francisco Viescas
Sheridan Lake: Daniel Barrett
Springfield: Yuliana Garcia, Brian Mauch, Jennifer Mauch, Julia Mondragon, Dakota Mort
Sterling: Clara Courtright
Stratton: Reyna Isenbart
Sugar City: Christian McLelland, Jerry Roberts
Swink: Heather Estrada, Linsey Goodwin, Jasmine Gossett, Emily Headlee, Ricardo Preciado
Thornton: Hannah Paschke
Trinidad: Roxann Quezada, Roque Zamora
Walsenburg: Priscilla Aguirre, Nathan Bolin, Jason Demont, Patric Demont, Amanda Dotter, Nicholas Lombardi, Christopher McKenna, Stacy Pizzo, Angel Tenorio, Cody Trammell
Watkins: Jacqueline Dominguez-Espinoza
Wellington: Martin Sulkowski
Westcliffe: Katelyn Roberson
Wheat Ridge: Shayla Erickson
Wiley: Troy Appel, Irvin Blais, Ashley Smith
Yuma: Justin Forsythe

Out of State/Country:

Amarillo, TX: Getsemani Carrasco
Baltimore, MD: Marquis Kemp
Bartlett, TN: Rodney Mason
Brooklyn, NY: Ezra Burnett
Buford, GA: Thomas Kamarad
El Paso, TX: Christian Castaneda, Osvaldo Sanchez
Ellenwood, GA: Dwayne Chester
Fernley, NV: Kimberly Bernal
Granville, Australia: Hunter Madden
Grenoble, France: Manon Da Fonseca
Harrisville, UT: Ashley Martin
Houston, TX: Daphne Bustos
Japan: Kazushi Okada
Kawaguchi-shi, Japan: Taketo Onodera
Kobe, Japan: Jin Ogawa
La Mesa, NM: Anali Rios
Lake Villa, IL: Jared Smith
Las Cruces, NM: Jacob Carreon
Las Vegas, NM: Tessa Ortiz
Leetsdale, PA: Ryan Stowers
Leon: Emma Florez Pascual
Los Lunas, NM: Ariana Monge
Mayflower, AR: Reginald Fudge
Monforte de Lemos, Spain: Antia Vallecas Rodriguez
Monterrey, Mexico: Daniel Ibarra Almaguer
Riverdale, MD: Aman Measho

Ryugasaki, Japan: Daiki Kumakawa
Shell Lake, Canada: Olivia Woytiuk
Sollentuna, Sweden: Julia Stenberg
Toronto, Canada: Jayden Thomas-Hutchinson
Tribune, KS: Shade Wright
Wimberley, TX: Marika Spector
Wuhan City, China: Qiwen Liao
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Linda Cordova
James Gull
Jenna Helmick
Carl Henson
Leah Martinez
Isabell Palacio
Lawrence Pantoya
Marissa Poli
Javier Rivera