Ocean County College OceanViews Magazine 2026 Summer-Fall - Flipbook - Page 3
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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OCEAN NEWS
OCEAN
VIEWS
Summer-Fall 2026
Vol. XX: No. 2
4 - 7
New Pathways to Student Success
A magazine for Ocean County
College alumni, our College family,
and the community
CAMPUS CELEBRATION
Dr. Pamela Monaco
President, Ocean County College
8 - 9
59th Annual Commencement
STUDENT STORIES
10 - 11
2026 Social Work Cohort
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
12 - 13
Christine Depre, Ph.D. ’18
Editorial Team
CO-EDITOR/LAYOUT/PHOTOGRAPHY
Michael Leon
Associate Director of Graphic Design
WRITER AND CO-EDITOR
Dori Londres
Marketing and Communications Writer/Editor
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Kaitlyn Light
14 - 15
Building Community Threads
CONTRIBUTORS
Sara Nusbaum
Juan Esteban Molina
Nicolaus A. Burr
Lisa Elrick
OCC FOUNDATION
www.ocean.edu
CO M M U N I TY I M PACT
16 - 17
Ricky Riccardi ’01
GRUNIN CENTER
FOR THE ARTS
18 - 19
A Season to Celebrate
ATHLETICS
20 - 21
2026 Woman Athlete of the Year
BARNEGAT BAY
PA RT N E RS H I P
22 - 23
Get to Know the BBP
STUDENT SHOUTOUT
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Q&A with SGA President Ellie Dowek
MILESTONES
25
Celebrating Faculty and
Staff Achievements
ALUMNI ON THE MOVE
26
Mary-Claire Capp ’22
REFLECTIONS
27
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address comments and submissions to
alumni@ocean.edu
Ocean County College
Board of Trustees
Steven A. Zabarsky, Chair
Lynn Canfield, Vice Chair
Frank J. Dupignac, Jr., Treasurer
DiAnne C. Gove, Secretary
Moshe Bender
Dr. Theresa J. Kubiel
Carmen Memoli
Susan Naples
Joseph E. Teichman
Terrance Turnbach
Annellie Lopez, Alumni Trustee
John C. Sahradnik, Counsel
Ocean County
Board of Commissioners
Frank Sadeghi, Director
Jennifier Bacchione, Deputy Director, Liaison
to Ocean County College
Robert S. Arace
Sam Ellenbogen
Ray Gormley
©2026 Ocean County College.
Ocean Views is published biannually by the
Office of College Relations, Ocean County College,
College Drive, PO Box 2001,
Toms River, NJ 08754-2001
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