Harford Community College Holds CNA and Dental Assistant Program Completion Ceremony

A combined Completion Ceremony for spring 2025 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Dental Assistant Program completers was held on April 30 in Edgewood Hall on the Harford Community College campus.

The event was hosted by the College’s Division of Nursing and Allied Health Professions with Director for Allied Health Programs Renee Michalkiewicz and Dr. Ashley Meisel, Dean for Nursing and Allied Health Professions.

The ceremony opened with welcome and congratulatory remarks from Renee Michalkiewicz, Dr. Ashley Meisel, and Dr. Theresa B. Felder, President of Harford Community College. “Tonight, we are here to celebrate our students who are completing the Certified Nursing Assistant and Dental Assistant Programs. They have worked so very hard to complete their training over the past three months. This is the first full CNA class completing as part of the Susquehanna Workforce Network and the Harford Youth Workforce Investment Programs," stated Michalkiewicz.

The student speakers for the CNA ceremony were Kathalina Keil, Madison Sample-Thomas, and Haven Alsbrooks.

Nursing Assistant Program Instructors Heather Freeland and Theresa Countryman pinned the Nursing Assistant graduates. Renee Michalkiewicz presented certificates to the Dental Assistant Program completers.

The CNA students who received their pins during the ceremony included Madelyn Allen, Haven Alsbrooks, Chloe Bruce, Kelly Gould, Hailey Harris, Anthony Hernandez, Kathalina Keil, Makayla Proctor, Madison Sample-Thomas, Angelina Protack, Mackenzie Reinsfelder, and Sarah Shaffer.

Dental Assistant completers included Megan Dombroskie, Juan Gomez Correa, Alida Gonzalez, Jayden Perry, and Micah Riley.