69 EMTs Get Their Stripes At Graduation

Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta presided over a graduation ceremony for 69 Emergency Medical Technicians Dec. 21.

The new members completed the FDNY's 10-week training at the Emergency Medical Service Bureau Academy and will be assigned to EMS stations throughout the city.

Bred for the Job

Among the graduates was Jennifer Hannafey, who in becoming an EMT followed in the footsteps of her father, Division Chief Robert Hannafey, and her mother, Capt. Marsha Hannafey. The graduating class also included five EMTs who previously served in the military overseas.

Other graduates were: Khumayun Akhmedov; Badilia Algarin; Christopher Alsina; Willie Bedoya; Joseph Brefere; William Cahill; Andrelle Cashie; Theodora Cherubin; Daniel Coronel; Jessica Cruz; Stephen Curiale; Joseph Daly; Kenneth Davis; Kayan Dawkins; John Degaray; Tholeme Dumay; Michael Dunne; Mark Estick Jr.; John Eyzaguirre; Macdonald Eze; Anthony Furino; Carlo Gabrielli; Milagros Garcia; Alfredo Gaw; Sarah Geldard; Julianne Gerrish; John Glover; Adi Gonzalez; Philip Gordon; Kenneth Hoepelman; Steven Hornbrook; Christine Jackman; Loobans Jolicoeur; Matthew Jordan; Anaida Laboy; Johnathon Leavy; Alexander Lewis; Diana Lopez; Dawn Lynch; Shawn Maguire; David Mangaran; James McHugh; Edwin Mickel; Michael Moore; Emily Moy; Tanya Murray; Meleki O'Neal; Lamar Palmer; Obrian Pastrana; Elizabeth Perez; Mark Phillips; Spencer Presume; Annwon Quick; Kevin Ramdayal; Philip Rivera; Peter Roberts; Jasmine Rodriguez; Braulio Roman; Joseph Romeo; Nicholas Ryan; Peter Santiago; Vanessa Schoening; Orville Temple; Roger Thompson; William Tung; Peter Vaccaro; Niecia Walker, and Kevon Warrick.