Melina Stamatiou

Melina Maria Stamatiou of Westwood, N.J. is a Nursing major with a minor in Spanish Language Studies and a concentration in Spanish for Healthcare and Human Service Professionals. She has a 3.944 GPA, and she has made the Dean’s List every semester.

At Ramapo, she has been active in several organizations including the Nursing Student Organization and the Spanish Club. Recently, she and her co-community service chair of the Nursing Student Organization held a Bone Marrow Drive to inform students how they can save a life through donating bone marrow.

Melina has also been involved in off-campus activities including being a volunteer at the Valley Hospital in Paramus, N.J., and being a TaeKwonDo instructor at her school she has been training at for over thirteen years.

After graduation, Melina plans to work in a hospital as a pediatric oncology nurse and to go back to school after obtaining experience in the field. She wants to obtain her Masters of Science in Nursing to become a Nurse Practitioner.

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Jennifer Isabella Argumedo Menendez

Jennifer Isabella Argumedo Menendez of North Bergen, N.J. is a Nursing major getting a certification in Spanish for Health & Human Services. She has a 3.78 GPA and has made the Dean’s List every semester.

At Ramapo, Jennifer has been active in several organizations and activities, including the Nursing Student Organization. She is also the community service youth leader at la Iglesia Presbiteriana Metodista Unida of WNY. 

Post graduation, she plans on working in the intensive care unit and pursue her dreams of becoming a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

Kailey Pasquariello

Kailey Pasquariello of Lake Hopatcong N.J., is a junior Nursing major with a minor in Psychology and an overall GPA of 3.5. She is a First Generation student, being the first in her family to obtain a college degree. 

Kailey currently volunteers on her Local Rescue Squad as an EMT, Rig Inspector and Crew Chief. As a Crew Chief, Kailey checks the ambulances to make sure they are properly stocked for a call, and as a crew chief she manages and leads her crew members. Kailey also currently works at Newton Medical center, an Atlantic Health Facility as a Patient Care Technician in the Emergency Department. 

After graduation, Kailey would like to further her education as a Nurse practitioner to continue assisting patients that struggle with homelessness and poverty, substance abuse disorder, mental health disorders and domestic violence. 

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