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Bay Path RVTHS Practical Nursing Academy SOUTHERN WORCESTER
COUNTY
REGIONAL VOC SCHOOL DISTRICT The program began mid-August and was completed in late June.

ALUMNI & Communities of Interest Page 9-13-25

Alumni: Real World Ready Practical Nurses who promote health, prevent illness, restore health & alleviate suffering. Bay Path Practical Nursing Academy was a 40-week, (10-month), full-time, Monday through Friday, evening program. Graduates received a Practical Nursing Certificate and were eligible to take the NCLEX-PN licensure exam. ACCREDITATION

The Bay Path Practical Nursing Academy was fully approved by the:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Public Health
Board of Registration in Nursing
239 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-973-0800
www.mass.gov/dph/boards/rn

UNTIL June 2025, when the MA BORN placed the Academy on Approval with Warning

The Bay Path Practical Nursing Academy was accredited by the:

Commission on Occupational Education
840 Roswell Road
Building 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, GA 30350
Telephone: 800-917-2081
www.council.org


Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School is fully accredited by the:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges
209 Burlington Rd, Suite 201
Bedford, MA, 01730-1433
781-271-0022
www.neasc.org

At the time of CLOSURE, September 12, 2025, Faculty & Staff roster was as follows:

MEET THE FACULTY
Gretheline Bolandrina, DHA, MSN Ed, RN, CRRN (2013 to 2025)
Academy Director (2015) Full-time Faculty (2013)
Doctor of Health Administration, University of Phoenix (2021)
Master of Science in Nursing Education, University of Phoenix (2013)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Santo Tomas (1987)
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board (1994)

STAFF
Donna Pope, LPN (2024 to 2025)
Executive Assistant to the Academy Director (2024)
Practical Nursing Certificate, Bay Path Practical Nursing Academy (2017)

Heidi Bedard, BSHS, AACJ, LPN (2021 to 2025)
Practical Nursing Secretary, Sub (2021) Financial Aid Administrator (2024)
Practical Nursing Certificate, Bay Path Practical Nursing Academy (2014)
Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Management, University of Phoenix (2011)
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice, University of Phoenix (2009)

Jason Guertin, BHS, ASN, RN (2019 to 2025)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Quinsigamond Community College (2009)
Bachelor of Science in Health, Worcester State College (2005)

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Shannen Sherman, BSN, RN (2024 to 2025)
Master of Science in Nursing, (C) Southern New Hampshire University (2026)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, The University of Texas at Arlington (2018)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing (2013)

Melissa Zeien, BSN, RN, WCC (2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Empire State College, State University of New York (2016)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Suffolk County Community College (2010)
Wound Care Certified, Wound Care Education Institute (2022)


PART-TIME FACULTY


Cheryl Cahill, MSN Ed, RN (2015 to 2025)
Master of Science in Nursing Education, Framingham State University (2016)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (1982)

Jennifer DeFilippo, MSN Ed, RN (2016 to 2025)
Master of Science in Nursing Education, Framingham State University (2017)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Elms College (2011)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Regents College (1999)
Practical Nursing Certificate, Assabet Valley Regional Technical School (1995)

Virginia Dockstader, BSN, RN (2008 to 2025)
Graduate Level Certificate in Nursing Education, Framingham State College (2008)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Kansas (1968)

Lindsay Guertin, MSN, RN, CNE (2018 to 2025)
Master of Science in Nursing, Western Governors University (2021)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Sacred Heart University (2014)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Becker College (2006)
Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing (2022)
Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing (2023)

Adelina Healy, DNP, MSN, RN (2017 to 2025)
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Quinnipiac University (2019)
Master of Science in Nursing Administration, Regis College (1998)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Worcester State University (1988)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Quinsigamond Community College (1972)

Tara Johnson, MSN Ed, RN (2021 to 2025)
Master of Science in Nursing Education, Framingham State University (2021)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Our Lady of Elms College (2018)
Associate Degree of Science in Nursing, Greenfield Community College (2011)
Practical Nursing Certificate, Greenfield Community College (2005)

Elizabeth Lartey, BSN, RN (2024 to 2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Fitchburg State University (2023)
Certificate in Practical Nursing, Bay Path Practical Nursing Academy (2018)

Kiana McDonald, BSN, RN (2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, College of Our Lady of the Elms (2023)
Associate Degree in Nursing, Quinsigamond Community College (2021)
Certificate in Practical Nursing, Bay Path Practical Nursing Academy (2017)

Barbara Martel, BSN, RN (2015 to 2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Anna Maria College (2015)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Quinsigamond Community College (2003)

Angela McGrath, BSN, RN (2021 to 2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Southern New Hampshire University (2018)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Holyoke Community College (2016)
Practical Nursing Certificate, Greater Lowell Technical School (1999)

Silvia Medina, MSN, RN (2020 to 2025)
Master of Science in Nursing Education, Western Governors University (2020)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Western Governors University (2010)
Associate of Science in Nursing, Atlantic Union College (2007)

Ana Liza Olivar, EdD, MSN, RN, CRRN (2016 to 2025)
Doctor of Nursing Education, Northcentral University (2021)
Master of Science in Nursing Education, Walden University (2013)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cebu City Medical Center College of Nursing (1996)
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board (2010)

Christine Piehl, BSN, RN (2023 to 2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Worcester State University (2001)
Associate Degree in Nursing, Quinsigamond Community College (1991)

Megan Redkey, BSN, RN, CCRN (2024 to 2025)
Doctor of Nursing Practice, (C) University of Massachusetts (2027)
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, UMass Boston (2019)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, MCPHS University (2021)
Critical Care Registered Nurse, American Association of Critical Nurses (2021)

Rianna Romano, BSN, RN, CEN (2021 to 2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, MCPHS University (2017)
Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science, Fitchburg State University (2014)
Certified Emergency Nurse, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (2020)

Leslie Taylor, BSN, RN (2020 to 2025)
Masters in Forensics in Nursing, Fitchburg State University (2024)
Certification in Simulation, St. Anselm College (2019)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Fitchburg State University (2017)
Associate Degree in Nursing, Quinsigamond Community College (2002)

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10/02/2026

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Thrilled to share that Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School has been officially designated by DESE as a 20...
09/23/2026

Thrilled to share that Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School has been officially designated by DESE as a 2026 Massachusetts School of Recognition!

Out of all the schools across the Commonwealth, Bay Path is one of only 58 schools to earn this prestigious honor for their incredible MCAS accountability progress.

Massive Growth: Our accountability score soared from 60% in 2025 to 76% in 2026!

Statewide Leader: Bay Path tied for the 12th best progress in all of Massachusetts!

Trailblazers: Bay Path is the ONLY vocational school in the entire state to be recognized for accountability progress this year!

A massive CONGRATULATIONS and the deepest APPRECIATION goes out to the incredible teachers, dedicated staff, and hardworking students.

This milestone is a direct result of your grit, passion, and teamwork.Great work, Minutemen!

PC: online images

09/19/2026

The nursing school operator behind 2,956 fake nursing diplomas is going to federal prison.

Carleen Noreus was sentenced this week to 87 months, the longest sentence reported so far in Operation Nightingale, the federal crackdown on diploma mills.

Her two South Florida schools charged students $10,000 to $20,000 for credentials they never earned, and nearly 2,300 of those buyers passed their board exams and worked as nurses in Florida and across the country.

Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 15 years or more; her defense asked for 5.

At sentencing, Noreus read a statement of remorse, and the judge told her, "I don't know why it went south for you."

A hearing next month will decide how much of the scheme's money she gives up. Prosecutors wanted nearly 20 years. She got just over 7.

Did the sentence fit what she did?

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09/19/2026

The video is out.

A career trauma nurse at Jackson Memorial stepped in when a patient was about to hit a colleague in the ER.

He punched her in the head three times and knocked her to the floor.
She needed CT scans of her brain, neck, spine, and arms.

Then she had to sue the hospital just to force the surveillance footage into the open.

Yanira Eguileor is seeking $5 million from Jackson Memorial and Miami-Dade County, alleging the ER was left unprotected. The hospital says four public safety officers are assigned to that ER around the clock and that the first one arrived within seconds. Her attorney says staff had already pulled the patient off her before security got there.

I was not in that room. I do not know every second of that night.

I do know this:

Getting beaten while trying to protect a coworker is not “part of the job.”

Needing a CT of your cervical spine after a shift is not “occupational risk.”
Having to file a second lawsuit just to see the video of your own assault is not transparency.

In a 2026 national survey of 2,090 nurses, 27% said they were physically assaulted at work in the past year — including more than half of ER nurses. Only 54% who were attacked even filed a formal report. Most said they did not believe anything would change.

Nurses are the backbone of every hospital I walk into. They are not punching bags. They are not a line item in a security budget.

If your unit’s plan for workplace violence is a poster and a hope, it is not a plan.

What does real protection look like where you work — not the policy on the wall, the thing that actually happens when someone starts swinging?

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