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Mount Wachusett Community College celebrated the achievements of Paramedic Class 7 with a traditional pinning ceremony on December 12, 2025, at the college’s Gardner campus.
Along with family and friends, the graduates were congratulated by Paramedic Program Chair Peter Laitinen, Dean of Nursing & Health Professions Kimberly Shea, Clinical Coordinator John Bresnahan, Adjunct Professors Brendan Hurley and Tyler Schwabe, and Lab Assistants Lorenzo Sordoni, Joe Bernardini, and Kyle Daniels.
“You have successfully completed a challenging program, committing yourselves to a profession where you will be there for others during the most difficult moments of their lives,” said MWCC President James Vander Hooven. “You have earned this distinction and now carry a great responsibility.”
“We are thrilled to celebrate this significant moment in your lives,” noted Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences Kimberly Shea. “This achievement was no small feat, it is testimony to your dedication to a profession that saves lives and strengthens the community. You enter a world that desperately need your talents, and for that we thank you.”
Additional guest speakers were Tina Dixson, Executive Director of the Central Mass EMS Corporation and Lorenzo Sordoni, Firefighter/Paramedic and EMS Coordinator for the town of Templeton. Clinical Coordinator John Breshnahan lead the graduates in the reading of the paramedic pledge.