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For 34 years, Viola Quaye, principal counselor in the City Campus Student Support Center, has made it her mission to listen, encourage and stand beside students as they navigate the opportunities of higher education at SUNY Erie Community College.

With family roots in the vision care profession, SUNY Erie Community College alumna Janet Acara was inspired at an early age to follow in her father’s footsteps.

Jackie Rocco ‘07 is a dynamic educator, mentor, children’s book author and proud alumna of SUNY Erie Community College, whose passion for health, wellness and student success is evident in every aspect of her work.

For 25 years, Gerald J. Gill Jr. has walked into his classrooms at SUNY Erie Community College with the confidence of someone who has seen the criminal justice system from many perspectives.

Driven by both creativity and community spirit, Jerome A. Williams II brings bold ideas to life through his work in design and in the arts.

For Carl Thomas, education has never been a one-time achievement. It’s been a lifelong journey. A SUNY Erie alumnus and returning student, his path reflects resilience, creativity and a love for the culinary arts.

Our second feature spotlights Taheera Shaheed-Sonubi, academic librarian and chair of the Library Resource Center at SUNY Erie’s new South Campus at 50 Cobham Drive, Orchard Park.

With more than 13 years of direct patient care experience at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, Kathleen Henninger serves as the director of clinical education for the SUNY Erie Community College Respiratory Care program.