Meet Our Students and Alumni

CURRENT STUDENTS

Class of 2023

Top row (l to r): Justin Wilbur, Hannah Stutzman, Julia Powell, Elizabeth Belling, Kateryna Davydovych, Ann Ly

Bottom row (l to r): Kerri Murphy, Arun Sam, Brittany Galante, Alexandra Pannepacker, Shea Walsh, Kayla Velazquez

Class of 2022

Top row (l to r):Tonya Bortz, Carly Danzi, Naomi Eisner, Gabrielle Garizio, Melissa Guida, Rebecca Heilman

Bottom row (l to r): Gabrielle Hissong, Lincoln Johe, Michelle Ng, Kaitlin Stokes, Michael Van Andel, Sylvia Wasserman

ALUMNI

Class of 2021

Top row (l to r): Marissa Barbata, Holly Brown, Faatima Ellahy, Maya Galloway, Mystimarie Geiger

Bottom row (l to r): Samantha Leitao, Olivia Maher, Meghan McGath, Elizabeth Palmer, Shannon Terek, Kylie Whalen

Members of the class of 2021 are currently employed as genetic counselors at a wide variety of institutions such as Yale University DNA Diagnostics Lab, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the University of Rochester, the Center for Applied Genomics at CHOP, and Inova Health Systems.

Class of 2020

Genetic counseling class of 2020

Top row (l to r): Risa Abittan, Hailey Hein, Jessica Honkomp, Naomi Horowitz, Halle Kevern

Bottom row (l to r): Jonathan Klassen, Kyira Larry, Leyla Nielsen, Liam Riddle, Malka Rosenberg

100% of the alumni in the class of 2020 are currently employed as genetic counselors.
Members of the class of 2020 are currently employed as genetic counselors at a wide variety of institutions such as Northwell Health, Kapiolani Women's Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center, University of Colorado Health, and Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center.

Class of 2019

Genetic counseling class of 2019

Top row (l to r): Erin Barone, Nicole Cacace, Stephanie Eng, Tamar Forman, Sarah Gervasi, Jennifer Kennedy, Mckenzie Mitchell
Bottom row (l to r): Susan Reilly, Alexa Rosenblum, Elizabeth Schweitzer, Emily Solem, Elana Spitz, Kara Vitalone

The overall pass rate for the class of 2019 on the ABGC board-certification exam is 100%. 100% of the alumni in the class of 2019 are currently employed as genetic counselors. Some of the institutions that they work at include: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Sema4, Columbia University Medical Center, and Akron Children’s Hospital.

Class of 2018

Top row (l to r): Brittany Brassell, Rachel Goldberg, Brianna Gross, Dani Kupperman
Bottom row (l to r): Haley Nisson, Deborah Paul, Chana Ratner, Chevi Strum

The first time pass rate for the class of 2018 on the ABGC board-certification exam is 87.5%. 7 out of 8 students passed the exam on their first sitting. 100% of the alumni in the class of 2018 are currently employed as genetic counselors. Some of the institutions that they work at include: Johns Hopkins Genomics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Children’s National Hospital, and Hackensack University Medical Center.

Class of 2017

Top row (l to r): Rachel Higdon, Jessica Kenney, Samantha Melnick
Bottom row (l to r): Jamina Oomen, Pooja Swaroop, Victoria Tecson

The overall pass rate for the class of 2017 on the ABGC board-certification exam is 100%. 100% of the alumni in the class of 2017 are currently employed as genetic counselors. Some of the institutions that they work at include: Texas Children’s Hospital, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Kaiser Permanente.

Class of 2016

Genetic Counseling Class of 2016

Top row (l to r): Sara Malka Cohen, Emily Lundberg, Janet Malcolmson
Bottom row (l to r): Rachel Rabin, Emily Rosen, Jaime Tramontana

The overall pass rate for the class of 2016 on the ABGC board-certification exam is 100%. 100% of the alumni in the class of 2016 are currently employed as genetic counselors. Some of the institutions that they work at include: Columbia University Medical Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, St. Peter’s University Hospital, and Northwell Health.

Class of 2015

Genetic Counseling Class of 2015 l to r: Mikaela Lum, Lee Ann McCoy, Nikki Salvatore
Marie Chuldzhyan (not pictured)

Class of 2014

Genetic Counseling Class of 2014 Top row (l to r): Lauren Giannetti, Alex Markese, Michelle Primiano
Bottom row (l to r): Jay Shaw, Elizabeth Strawderman Monast, Francesca Tubito

Class of 2013

Genetic Counseling Class of 2013 Top row (l to r): Lauren Ely, Julie Handy, Katherine Fink
Bottom row (l to r): Jessica Miles, Sabrina Mobilio, Victoria Schoepke

Class of 2012

Genetic Counseling Class of 2012 l to r: Virginia Sack, Calvin Chan, Caitlin Peters, Veena Ganesh, Amanda Brosseau

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