Central Arizona College Recognizes May 2023 Graduates
By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing
Central Arizona College recognized this year’s college graduates during a commencement ceremony at the Signal Peak Campus on Friday, May 12, 2023.
Four student speakers were selected to address their peers, professors, family, and friends. Student speakers: Sevasti Silvia, Favian Gutierrez, Robert Serrano, and Tyrese Marques Johnson were nominated and selected by the college community.
Silvia was named a Coca-Cola Silver Scholar and an All-Arizona Academic Team Gold Scholar. She served as the Phi Theta Kappa chapter President for two terms, as Vice President of the Southern District of Arizona and on the Phi Theta Kappa Regional Board for one term. Her career goal is to work for the United Nations as a diplomat.
Gutierrez served as a 2022 TRIO Summer Bridge peer mentor for incoming CAC students and during the 2022-2023 academic year he was an office assistant for the CAC TRIO program. While focusing on his academics he also went above and beyond to give back to his community by volunteering as a TRIO SSS student at St. Mary’s Food Bank and at Feed My Starving Children as a member of CAC’s Christian Challenge Club. He plans to transfer to ASU Polytechnic Campus in the Fall.
Serrano was also an All-Arizona Academic Team Scholar and received the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. While at CAC he served as the Phi Theta Kappa chapter Vice-President of College Project and was a member of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society. Serrano recently earned a summer research position with the University of Massachusetts Research for Undergrads program. He will transfer to Arizona State University Barrett Honors Program starting in the fall.
Although unable to attend, Johnson, was recognized. As an international student-athlete he navigated the transition of college life after coming to the desert to pursue baseball. While attending classes at CAC he was able to explore his academic development and bridge his experience into the educational opportunities available to him.
A total of 681 graduates for the 2022-2023 academic year were recognized with graduates earning a total of 828 degrees and certificates. The oldest person to be awarded a degree or certificate this year was 74 and the youngest, 17. Ten students graduated from both CAC and high school as members of the class of 2023. Since CAC’s first graduating class in May 1970, the college has awarded a total of 27,747 degrees and certificates to 20,051 individuals.
The following list of students represents the May 2023 graduating class.
Aravaipa Campus
Yadira Gutierrez, Associate of Arts
Kyle L. Harre, Associate of Business
Maricopa Campus
Brianna Lynne Adams, Associate of Arts*
Macy Anglin, Associate of Arts*
Adam Bowman, Associate of Science
Allison Briggs, Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts
Ashley Brown Bohn, Associate of General Studies*
Paola C. Carter, Associate of Arts in Fine Arts*
Brylinn Champley, Phlebotomy Certificate
Mario Doroteo Castaneda, Associate of Arts
Bobbi LaDelle Davis, Associate of Applied Science Live Audio and Lighting, Popular Music Performance and Recording Engineering
Logan Joaquin Duran, Associate of Applied Science Software Development*
Tanesha Joan Freytes Colon, Associate of Arts
Monserrat Gonzalez, Associate of Arts*
Helbert Gonzalez, Jr, Associate of Applied Science Software Development*
Donald Raymond Grace III, Associate of Applied Science Software Development*
Isaac Herrera, Associate of Applied Science Business
Deborah Ann Lawless, Associate of General Studies
Brandon Pierre Lee, Associate of General Studies*
Brooke McDermott, Associate of Arts
Carter J. Miller, Associate of Business
Hannah Wutidye-a-Nisi Paul Gindiri, Associate of Business
Erin O’Hare, Practical Nursing Certificate
Yasmin Ortiz, Practical Nursing Certificate
Dusky D. Poteet, Associate of General Studies*
Gianna Ramirez, Phlebotomy Certificate
Getsemani Uriarte, Practical Nursing Certificate
Delia Norma VanHeeswyk, Phlebotomy Certificate
Jazmin Vazquez, Associate of Applied Science Medical Laboratory Technician
Carmen Yisel Venegas, Practical Nursing Certificate
Carlee Vidolin, Associate of General Studies
Sheigh Williamson, Associate of Arts
Superstition Mountain Campus
Kathy Sue Mahanay Allyn, Associate of General Studies*
Sheryl A. Bigelow, Associate of Arts
LaCabriann L. Bluitt, Associate of Arts
Jasmine Marie Buchanan, Business Certificate
Taylor Crook, Associate of Arts*
Nathaniel K. Erickson, Associate of Applied Science Paramedicine*
Matthew Groneberg, Associate of Applied Science Business*
April V. Hall, Associate of Arts Early Childhood Education*
Julieta Elena Jaramillo, Associate of General Studies and Associate of Arts*
Taleah Ryan Johnson, Massage Therapy Certificate
William Alexander Joya, Massage Therapy Certificate
Susanne Kronemeyer, Associate of Arts*
Leah Lane Martin, Associate of General Studies*
Misty Ann Martin, Associate of Applied Science Business
Maria Guadalupe Perez, Associate of Applied Science Business*
Mya Eileen Perez, Associate of Applied Science Business
Sarah Power, Associate of Arts*
Tiphanie Renee Reed, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Jacquelyn Marie Ries, Associate of Arts*
Natasha D. Roseberry, Associate of Applied Science Business
Autumn Ray Schreiber, Phlebotomy Certificate
Allison Victoria Snowball, Associate of General Studies*
Alicia Shull, Practical Nursing Certificate
Gage Stenhouse, Associate of Science
Joseph Michael Thalman, Associate of Science*
Lizbeth Vargas Mendoza, Certificates in Baking and Pastry, Culinary Arts I, Culinary Arts II and Hotel and Restaurant Management and Associate of Applied Science Culinary Arts*
Chelsea Vega Lopez, Associate of Business*
Samuel Wilcox, Associate of Applied Science Paramedicine*
Signal Peak Campus
Rodney Jacques Alauro, Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts
Lauren Allen, Associate of Applied Science Agribusiness*
Aniya Danae Alexander, Administration of Justice Studies Certificate
Brianna Lee Anthony, Associate of Arts
Jazmine M. Aponte, Administration of Justice Studies Certificate
Santiago Arias, Associate of Applied Science Live Audio and Lighting and Recording Engineering*
Rocio Arvizu, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Donna Austin, Early Childhood Education Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education
Blake A. Avila, Associate of Arts
Kathryn Barrett, Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Stephanie Monique Barron, Practical Nursing Certificate
Sarah Bauer, Practical Nursing Certificate
Asiah Bell, Associate of Arts Administration of Justice Studies*
Todd Bird, Heavy Equipment Operator Level II Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Heavy Equipment Operator*
Alexis Rae Bivens-Licudine, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Amandy Blanton, Dietary Manager Training Certificate
Kymani Simone-Baldwin Bledsoe, Associate of Arts*
Brandon Lee Boatman, Certificates in Community Nutrition Worker, Diabetes Care and Education, and Nutrition and Health Promotion
Catalina Borboa , Early Childhood Education Certificate
Jessica Amanda Bose, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Megan Brackenbury, Associate of Science
Thomas Robert Brandenburg, Associate of Arts and Associate of Business*
Jaedyn Skye Brown, Associate of Arts*
Kierstin Brown, Associate of Applied Science Nutrition and Dietetic Technician*
Brittany Burch, Practical Nursing Certificate
Ann Marie Byrd, Massage Therapy Certificate
Jazmine Campuzano, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Joseph Rush Carlson, Associate of Arts*
Alannah Maya Carrasco, Certificates in Clinical Laboratory Assistant and Phlebotomy
Ella Carreno, Associate of Science*
Mariah Cavazos, Business Certificate and Associate of Arts
Betty Chumbe, Practical Nursing Certificate
Carmen Coronel, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Ryan Correale, Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Makayla Erin Cousins, Hotel and Restaurant Management Certificate
Jaycie Cundall, Associate of Business*
Ashlyn Danielle Curbey, Associate of Arts Elementary Education*
Denise D’Agosto, Certificates in Community Nutrition Worker, Diabetes Care and Education, and Nutrition and Health Promotion
Anthony Delumba, SUNDT Construction Operator’s Apprenticeship Certificate
Cameron Demos, Associate of Arts*
Laura J. DeTour, Early Childhood Education Certificate and Associate of Arts Early Childhood Education
Kimberly Diaz, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Laura L. Diaz, Associate of General Studies
Anneth Arochi Dominguez, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education
Amaya Karissa Duran, Clinical Laboratory Assistant and Phlebotomy
Lucas Edgewater, Associate of Science
Sophia Edwards , Certificates in Community Nutrition Worker, Diabetes Care and Education and Nutrition and Health Promotion and Associate of Applied Science Nutrition and Dietetic Technician*
Alyshia Enas, Phlebotomy Certificate
Elysse Escalante , Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Joanna Sierra Escalera, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Itzel Arel Espinoza, Associate of Arts Elementary Education
Elochukwu Ezekwe, Associate of Arts*
Nicole Renee Fiala, Associate of Arts
Pricilla C. Fimbres, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Michael Forish, Automated Industrial Technology II Certificate
Tricia Foster, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing*
Luke Alan Delaney Frantsvog, Advanced Structural Welding and Fabrication Certificate
Maleiya Gaddy, Associate of Arts*
Ashley Galvan, Associate of General Studies
Jesus L. Gallegos, Diesel Technology II Certificate
Danielle Garcia, Associate of Arts
Haide Garcia, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Maria Teresa Garcia, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Micaela Marie Garcia, Associate of Arts Administration of Justice Studies
Miranda Marie Garcia, Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts and Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Amanda R. Garfield, Certificates in Community Nutrition Worker, Diabetes Care and Education and Nutrition and Health Promotion and Associate of Applied Science Nutrition and Dietetic Technician*
Renee Gibson, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Ana L. Gonzalez, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Joseph Elijah Gray, Practical Nursing Certificate
Derek John Grace, Phlebotomy Certificate
Kevin Grantham, Heavy Equipment Operator Level II Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Heavy Equipment Operator*
Sonia Maria Guevara, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Colton Guin, Associate of Applied Science Structural Welding Technology*
Favian Ignacio Gutierrez , Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts
Kaohu Haalilio, Associate of Arts*
Mason Ivan Aaron Halley, Associate of Business
Lynette D. Hargis, Certificates in Community Nutrition Worker, Diabetes Care and Education and Nutrition and Health Promotion and Associate of Applied Science Nutrition and Dietetic Technician*
Kayla René Harper, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Marcus Ray Harrison, Associate of Arts
Riley Zane Harrison, Associate of Arts*
Garrison Burnett Hassett, Basic EMT Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Fire Science Technology
Samantha Hay, Phlebotomy Certificate
Mekhi Deshawn Height, Diesel Technology II Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Diesel Technology*
Veronica Hendricks, Associate of Arts Early Childhood Education*
Brendilyn Kaye Heredia, Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Carlo Wynn Hernandez, Associate of Arts*
Kristi Lynn Hill, Practical Nursing Certificate
Connie Laiyeh Hong, Certificates in Community Nutrition Worker, Diabetes Care and Education and Nutrition and Health Promotion
Angel Honeybone, Associate of Arts
Jesse Jameson Hoover, Pipefitting/Pipe Welding Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Pipefitting/Pipe Welding Technology
Briley Hoyt, Practical Nursing Certificate
Diana L. Hutchison, Associate of Applied Science Agribusiness*
Johnny Valenzuela Jimenez, Associate of Arts and Associate of Science
Rosana Jimenez, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Tiana Isabel Jimenez, Associate of Arts
Tammy Lee Johns, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing*
Grace-Helen Johnson, Associate of Arts
Jeremiah D. Johnson, Associate of Applied Science Automated Industrial Technology
Tyrese Marques Johnson, Associate of Arts*
LaQuisha Knighton, Associate of Arts Administration of Justice Studies*
Mika Kalani Krause, Associate of Arts Education*
Gabrielle Lara, Heavy Equipment Operator Level I and Heavy Equipment Operator Level II Certificate
Colton Larson, Advanced Structural Welding and Fabrication Certificate
Hong Le, Phlebotomy Certificate
Sara Leighton, Associate of Arts*
Dezeray Maxine Levario, Associate of Arts*
Bailey Todd Lindsay, Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Arts
Emily Livermon, Associate of Applied Science Structural Welding Technology
Edith Lopez, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Jesbelen Lopez, Associate of Arts
Rosa Elena Lopez, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Adriana Lopez Vejar, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education
Rachael Loughry, Associate of General Studies
Thulani Mabuza Associate of Applied Science Diesel Technology*
Alyssa Macchia, Associate of General Studies*
Danielle MacDonald, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Donna Madden, Certificates in Clinical Laboratory Assistant and Phlebotomy
Ashley Paez Madrid, Phlebotomy Certificate
Andrew Marcelo, Associate of Science*
Eva Marquez, Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Jill Marr, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Haley Alyse Marshall, Associate of Business
Aubrey Isabel Martinez, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Jennifer Marie Martinez , Associate of Arts Early Childhood Education
Payton Matturro, Associate of Arts Fine Arts
Monet May, Associate of Applied Science Business*
Timothy D. Mcbride, Heavy Equipment Operator Level I Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Heavy Equipment Operator
Reilly Zane McFarland, Associate of Applied Science Structural Welding Technology
Wanda McGowan, Dietary Manager Training Certificate
Alexis Faith McGuire, Associate of Applied Science Equine Management and Training
Sonia Gpe. Medina Luna, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Julia I. Mendez, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Rita April Mendivil, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Kimberly Angela Mercado, Practical Nursing Certificate
Austin Miller, Diesel Technology II Certificate
Dustin Miller, SUNDT Construction Operator’s Apprenticeship Certificate
Elizabeth C. Miller, Practical Nursing Certificate
Makinzie Miranda, Associate of Applied Science Hotel and Restaurant Management*
Miguel Victor Moncada, Associate of Arts
Luz E. Montoya, Practical Nursing Certificate
Alexandra Moraga, Business Certificate
Adrian Moreno, Associate of Science *
Brad Moreno, Certificates in Advanced Structural Welding and Fabrication and Fundamentals of Structural Welding
Ruth K. Mountz, Associate of Arts Administration of Justice Studies*
Elizabeth Murrieta de Martinez, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Darwin Nava, Associate of Arts
Maria Martina Nava-Mora, Associate of Arts*
Chanel Nicole Nelson, Practical Nursing Certificate
Michael Huy Nguyen, Associate of Applied Science Computer Programming*
Mikah Riley Nix, Associate of Arts*
Jorge Osorio, Administration of Justice Studies Certificate and Associate of Arts Administration of Justice Studies
Fernando Perez, Certificates in Automated Industrial Technology I and Automated Industrial Technology II
Kiersten Pettus, Associate of Applied Science Equine Management and Training
Ashlyn Mae Pierce, Associate of Arts*
Teranjeet Purewal, Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Kendall Pyatt, Associate of Arts
Andres Quiroz, Associate of Business*
Aurora Zoe Ramirez-Montaz, Associate of Arts Elementary Education
Cesar Uriel Ramirez, Phlebotomy Certificate
Carol Ramos, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Edith Mariette Ramos, Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Keily Leen Ramos Yon, Associate of Arts
Kiiesha Robinson, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Kevin Rodgers, Associate of Applied Science Agribusiness
Nick Rodriguez, Associate of Applied Science Recording Engineering*
Krista Rolph, Associate of Arts
Abraham Romero, Automated Industrial Technology II Certificate
Taitum Alyse Ronquillo, Associate of General Studies*
Ralph Emmanuel B. Rosales, Associate of Science*
Jocelyn Rubio Fajardo, Associate of Applied Science Administration of Justice
Magda Ruiz, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Jannette G. Ruvalcaba, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Karla G. Sainz, Associate of Arts
Daniel Sainz Lopez, Associate of Applied Science Accounting*
Victoria Salamanca, Phlebotomy Certificate
Jaszmyn T. Salcido, Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Arts
Leah Rene Salcido, Associate of Arts
Infinitee Laryn Salmons, Associate of Arts
Vanessa K. Sanchez, Associate of Arts Early Childhood Education
Amanda Sanders, Practical Nursing Certificate
Obdulia Prado Sandoval, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Paul Sartuche, Certificates in Automated Industrial Technology I and Automated Industrial Technology II
Marco Saucedo, Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Abraham David Sepahi, Automated Industrial Technology II Certificate
McKenzie Serratt, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Genesis Sieler, Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts
Jarid Sippel, Associate of Applied Science Networking Technologies
Teresa Annette Smith, Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Arts
Jazmine P. Soto, Automated Industrial Technology II Certificate
Patrick Joe Steitz, Associate of Arts
Adriana Suarez Morales, Dietary Manager Training Certificate
Nayeli Ithzara Tadeo, Associate of Arts
Cassondra Reneé Teigen, Certificates in Community Nutrition Worker, Diabetes Care and Education and Nutrition and Health Promotion and Associate of Applied Science Nutrition and Dietetic Technician*
Adrian D. Thomas, Associate of Applied Science Recording Engineering
Donald L. Tolliver, Associate of Science
Samantha Trent , Associate of Applied Science Structural Welding Technology
Cesar Anthony Trujeque Luna, Associate of Applied Science Live Audio and Lighting and Recording Engineering
Jessica Mae Tye, Recreation Management Certificate
Jennifer Tyson, Practical Nursing Certificate
Lisette Urquidez, Associate of Arts*
Jake Valdez, Hotel and Restaurant Management Certificate
Jasmine Varela Penuelas, Associate of Arts*
Jake Vasquez, SUNDT Construction Operator’s Apprenticeship Certificate
Tammy Watson, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Heather Ashley Weaver, Associate of Arts*
Justin Thomas Whalen, Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Nursing
Dylan Kane Whitmer, Associate of Arts
Kaylee Wing, Massage Therapy Certificate
Zachary S. Woods, Associate of Arts*
Elsa Margarita Yanes Ochoa, Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education*
Israel Yañez-Sanchez, Firefighter Operations Certificate and Associate of Applied Science Fire Science Technology
Alissa Zavala, Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Arts
Jacob Zylstra, Certificates in Heavy Equipment Operator Level I and Heavy Equipment Operator Level II
San Tan Campus
Otto Abbott, Certificates in Baking and Pastry, Culinary Arts I, Culinary Arts II and Associate of Applied Science Culinary Arts*
Kayla Bachicha, Hotel and Restaurant Management Certificate
Nadine Bankowski, Associate of Arts
Christina Ann Bartucci, Administration of Justice Studies Certificate
Najah A. Brown, Associate of Science
Earnest Coleman, Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Arts*
Ronald D. Currie, Associate of Applied Science Networking Technologies*
Krystal Monica Delgadillo, Associate of General Studies and Associate of Arts
Morgan Riley Ervin, Associate of General Studies
Heidy Jesus Escalante Calderon, Associate of Arts
Anthony Escalera, Pharmacy Technician Certificate
Destiny Faust, Associate of Arts
Layna Marie Hamlin, Associate of Arts
James Franklin Hardy, Communication Studies Certificate and Associate of Arts*
Dylan Kavanaugh, Recreation Management Certificate and Associate of Arts Recreation and Tourism Management
Carly Marie Knowles, Associate of General Studies*
Claudia M. Lopez, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Serena Lopez, Practical Nursing Certificate
Marina Rose Lyon, Associate of Arts Early Childhood Education*
Sabine I. Mahi, Practical Nursing Certificate
Bryce Mency, Associate of Business
Kymber Lee Miller, Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Arts*
Torey Ann Patrick, Associate of Arts*
Ashlynn Mathews, Practical Nursing Certificate
Madison Monroe Placencio, Associate of Arts*
Andrew Munoz, SUNDT Construction Operator’s Apprenticeship Certificate
David Ortiz, Hotel and Restaurant Management Certificate
Elizabeth Erin Pearson, Communication Skills for the Professional Certificate
Kimberly Perez Rendon, Associate of Arts
Laila Renee Roach, Associate of Arts*
Frank Rodriguez, Associate of Business*
Riley Scott, Early Childhood Education Certificate
Sevasti Silvia, Communication Studies Certificate and Associate of Arts*
Devin Venditti, Associate of Applied Science Networking Technologies
Amanda Rose Wainstain, Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Arts
Mitchell Webb, Associate of Science
Rhylee Webb, Hotel and Restaurant Management Certificate
*Denotes those who graduated with honors