March is Women’s History Month, when we recognize and celebrate the contributions of women past and present. With this series, we intend to highlight some of NPRC’s women and the impact they have made through their careers and their contributions to the College and higher education. In 2026, Women’s History Month adopted the theme “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future.”
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student Rosemarie “Rosie” Kutz has already built a successful career in healthcare, but something was pushing her towards more. Late in 2025, she searched for an opportunity to become an EMT. Although there were no classes locally in Tioga County at that time, she found a chance to advance her education at NPRC months later. Even in the early stages of the course, she impressed various instructors and NPRC staff members who felt she was deserving of being highlighted.
Kutz is a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with Bayada Home Health Care and grew up around the medical field. Her mom has been a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for her entire life and was part of her inspiration for entering the field and providing care for others. “My mom has never made me feel like I couldn’t be anything I wanted to be,” noted Kutz. “As crazy or wild as some of my ideas and dreams have been in my life, she never made me feel like I wasn’t capable of achieving them. She’s always encouraged me to test my limits and taught me how to work hard, but also the value of rest. She’s been the epitome of empathy. My mom also reminded me it’s been okay to start over when you need to.”
The Tioga County native has used her training as a CNA to work in several areas of healthcare, including geriatrics, labor and delivery, postpartum care, and now home health. Those years of experience are already helping her in the e EMT class she’s currently enrolled in. “There’s always so much to learn from each other, and emergency medical services (EMS) is a team effort, but unassuming competence is a valuable thing in this field. I’m excited to be doing something that feels natural and not forced. I feel like this is where I’m meant to be, and that’s a great feeling.”
A resident of Morris Township, Pennsylvania, Kutz looks back on graduating high school from New Covenant Academy and feeling unsure about her future. However, over the years, she’s grown to love the work she does in healthcare and understands that building experience one step at time can lead to places in our careers and lives we never saw coming. “I thought about being an x-ray technician or going to school for radiology, but I know now that I consider myself too much of an extrovert to love those areas wholeheartedly. Having that contact with a patient and making a difference on what’s one of their worst days of life means a lot to me. I think I have too much empathy for people, and I want to make sure it’s not wasted.”
Kutz understands that being an EMT, or even eventually becoming a paramedic, means she is a minority in the field. But that has not stopped her from wanting to achieve her goals. “I’m excited to show up as a woman in a predominantly male field because representation matters. You never know who you may inspire along the way. To young women and girls, use your voices, speak up, and be bold. Do not let anyone stop you from obtaining what you want in life. I’m excited to use my natural-born leadership and self-confidence instincts to hopefully be a successful EMT.”
Outside of the support from her mom, Kutz has two older sisters who she leans on and considers herself very fortunate to have in her corner. She also has a best friend of two decades who lives right down the road and is someone she knows she can lean on for anything. In recent weeks at NPRC, she’s also gained an appreciation for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Instructor Dave Pelachik. She said Pelachik takes pride not only in being an EMT himself but also in helping aspiring EMTS reach their goals. “He has been so helpful and attentive to me personally,” shared Kutz. “He is always available to assist us, and he instills us with confidence in our abilities and instincts.”
Rosie Kutz is using her gifts in healthcare to help those in need. Rural healthcare is in a difficult position now, but EMTs and those currently in training are doing their part to aid their communities. Her employer, Bayada, even pledged scholarship money for her to receive this training. The support helps her grow in her day job and takes her skills further to serve as an EMT “I have an unexplainable excitement being able to do this. I’ve never had a feeling like this before that this is exactly what I’m meant to be doing. Success for me is not about how others might view me, but how I view myself. This feels like I’m on track to have success,” she said.
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