On The Record: Alumni Profile

Nicholas Ochal

Nicholas Ochal's search for a purpose

WCC Communications - February 26, 2021

It was a winding road with some fits and starts that took WCC alumni Nicholas Ochal to the career in social work that he enjoys today.

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Carl Vitullo

Hip to crypto: 2 associate degrees led WCC grad to high-tech job in NYC

WCC - December 21, 2020

Carl Vitullo credits WCC for helping to prepare him for his job as an engineering manager and front-end developer for Stellar Development Foundation.

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tags: Alumni Profile, Business and Computer Technologies, ousearch_News_2020, December 2020, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record

Derek Sanborn

Tech entrepreneur got debt-free start at WCC

WCC - October 21, 2020

WCC alumnus Derek Sanborn, now living outside Washington D.C., owns a digital management platform serving smaller medical care providers and their patients.

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Fernanda Cross

Path to Ph.D., professorship began at WCC for Brazil native

Anita LeBlanc - October 18, 2020

When Fernanda Cross left Brazil to learn English, she never could have imagined that 20 years later she would be a tenure-track professor at the University of Michigan.

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Aparna and Samir Bagri

Tech business ownership began at WCC for Aparna Bagri

Anita LeBlanc - August 08, 2020

WCC alumna and WCC Foundation supporter Aparna Bagri founded DataVine, which caters to the recruiting, staffing and workforce industries.

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tags: Alumni Profile, WCC Foundation, August 2020, Business and Computer Technologies, ousearch_News_On The Record

Dr. Erika Gale next to a St. Joseph Mercy Hospital sign

WCC to MD: Meet Dr. Erika Gale

Anita LeBlanc - February 28, 2020

Dr. Erika Gale started her education at WCC and is now an internal medicine resident across the street, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.

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Aisha Bowe and Kim Hurns holding checks to WCC Foundation from Bowe

WCC alumna Aisha Bowe endows scholarship for engineering transfer students

Rich Rezler - February 03, 2020

The Aisha R. Bowe eMpower Engineering Scholarship will be awarded to select WCC students who’ve earned a minimum of a 3.3 GPA while completing at least 14 credits in a WCC academic program designed to transfer into the University of Michigan College of Engineering.

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Jimmy Greene

WCC was the foundation for builder association president

Brendan Prebo - December 18, 2019

Jimmy Greene, president and CEO of the Greater Michigan Associated Builders and Contractors, credits Washtenaw Community College for his success as a businessperson and a community leader.

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tags: On The Record, December 2019, Alumni Profile, ousearch_News_On The Record

Dr. Allison Kade Fox, an ophthalmology resident at the University of Indiana School of Medicine, turned to Washtenaw Community College to prepare her for medical school.

WCC to MD: Meet Dr. Allison Kade Fox

Rich Rezler - December 08, 2019

In the early 2000s, a young woman named Allie Kade had a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, but wanted more. So she turned to WCC.

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tags: Transfer, Alumni Profile, On The Record, December 2019, WCC to MD, ousearch_News_On The Record

WCC alumnus Praveena Ranaswami leads community relations for the Toyota Research and Development Center’s communications division.

WCC paved her road to success at Toyota

WCC Foundation - December 08, 2019

WCC alumnus Praveena Ranaswami leads community relations for the Toyota Research and Development Center’s communications division.

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