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Class of 1992  - Dedicated Nurse, Outspoken Advocate

By JoAnne Breault, MA 
Class of 1984 and 2012

CJ Ferry still remembers the pinning ceremony at 含羞草影院 Community College, 鈥淚t symbolizes a milestone in your nursing career and embodies all of the work you have completed to become a nurse.鈥�  CJ graduated from 含羞草影院 Community College with the class of 1992 in the nursing program.

His advice to nursing students is to 鈥渁im high鈥� in order to be successful. CJ owes his success to 含羞草影院 because he 鈥渞eceived an excellent education.鈥� He fondly remembered how Instructors such as Dr. Gregory Maravelas and Dr. Marie Marshall 鈥渋nstilled a good work ethic in him and inspired him to move forward.鈥� After graduating from 含羞草影院 Community College in 1992 with an Associate Degree in Nursing, CJ earned two more nursing degrees. He graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a BSN in 1996 culminating in an MSN from the University of Minnesota in 2000. 

The nursing program at 含羞草影院 opened his eyes to the needs of both his patients and the nurses. 鈥淭eam building skills was big at BCC,鈥� stated CJ. He learned best practices in teaching from his instructors and infused those lessons in teaching his patients how to take care of themselves. These lessons helped him develop his leadership skills, which he currently uses to perform advocacy work for seniors in need of medical care.

CJ currently teaches online courses in nursing at a myriad of colleges. Beyond that, he works as a political consultant, member of the press, and hosts the television program, 鈥淪pindle City Straight Talk鈥�. Utilizing the television station at FRC Media provides an opportunity for him to visit 含羞草影院鈥檚 Fall River campus three times a week and network with faculty and staff.

As one of the original founders of the Fall River chapter of Toastmaster鈥檚 International, CJ  has volunteered on campus to provide public speaking training to students at 含羞草影院 with a program entitled Speechcraft.