Meet The UConn Rescue Instructor Team
UConn Rescue has a team of 20 American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) instructors and 17 Stop the Bleed instructors. We work hard to consistently offer the highest-quality, most accessible and affordable classes to the University of Connecticut community.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors:
** Alumni Instructor
^Joined Team in Spring 2020
Stop the Bleed Instructors:
Ajitha Chivukula
Michael Kosover
Sandhya Sanapala
Andrew Tsao
Pascal Preudhomme
Anthony Berardo^
Coral Rae Tommervik^
Brianna Mastroianni^
Abigail Wiersma^
Michael Alexander Nogaj^
Emily Perna^
Nick Zeleny**
Jonathan Huzil**
Justin Pedneault**
Mitali Banerjee**
Jaelle Hersey**
Justin You**
** Alumni Instructor
^ Joined Fall 2020


Ajitha Chivukula
Jillian Fernandes
Sophia Quintana
Maribella Sousa
Grace Azzara
Samantha Ballas
Julia Chrostowski
Olivia Babick
Abigail Andrade^
Michael Kosover^
Andrew Tsao^
Christopher Thompson^
Emily Blackburn^
Jessica Daley^
Nick Zeleny**
Jonathan Huzil**
Justin Pedneault**
Mitali Banerjee**
Jaelle Hersey**
Justin You**
Spring 2021 New BLS Instructors:
Luke Decena
Abigail Wiersma (Abby)
Max Louis Lempert
Drew Bidmead
Michael Alexander Nogaj
Kathryn Anne Wilkinson
