MSCHE Self-Study Steering Committee Members
Steering Committee: Dr. Lauren Tacke-Cushing: Associate VP of Academic Affairs, Co-chair
Dr. Raymond DiSanza: Assistant Academic Chair/Professor of English, Co-chair
Standard I Working Group: Kerry Carlson: Associate Professor of Library Services, Co-chair
Mission and Goals
Dr. Kathryn Kinney: Academic
Chair; Associate Professor, English, Co-chair
Kaliah Greene: Vice President for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Charles Connolly: Campus Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Caitlin Compton-Almo: Assistant Academic Chair; Assistant Professor, Human Services
Lisa Hamilton: Director of Campus Activities and Student Leadership Development
Virginia Horan: Academic Chair, Communications
Lauren Liburd: Specialist II; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Foundation; Business
Dr. Stephanie Taboada: Assistant Professor, Engineering
Carol Wickliffe-Campbell: Chief of Staff to the President
Standard II Working Group: Cynthia Eaton: Professor of English, Co-chair
Ethics and Integrity
Christina Vargas: Chief Diversity
Officer/Title IX Coordinator, Co-chair
Dr. Ashley Pope: College General Counsel, Legal Affairs
Angelica Rivera: Vice President of Human Resources
Dr. Naomi Edwards: Assistant Professor, English
Ali Laderian: Associate Professor, Mathematics
Nishant Maharaj: Director of Human Resources
Dr. Meryl Rogers: Campus Associate Dean of Student Services
Dr. Sandra Sprows: Campus Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Elizabeth Tomlet: Associate Professor, Physical Education
Scott Votke: Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Standard III Working Group: Dr. Jennifer Browne: Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Adjunct Associate Professor
of
Design/Delivery of Student Sociology, Co-chair
Learning Experience
Rachael Millings: Assistant
Professor of Mathematics, Co-chair
Dr. Irene Rios: Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs; Executive Dean (Ammerman)
Dr. Nieves Alonso-Almagro: Academic Chair: Professor, Foreign Language/ESL
John Brush: Assistant Professor, English
Courtney Desmond: Specialist I, Academic Excellence/Skills Center
Cheryl Eldredge: College Associate Dean Registrar and Master Scheduling, Student Affairs
Christina Johnston-Eustace: Specialist II; IT Trainer, Information Technology Services
Dr. David Marshall: Assistant Chair; Professor, Social Sciences
Dr. Kristin Peters: Coordinator of World Languages
Dr. Elizabeth Spagnola: Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Andrew Stone: Assistant Academic Chair; Associate Professor, Engineering
Dr. Karen Wolf: Professor, Humanities
Standard IV Working Group: Vanessa Diaz: Counselor of Admissions, Co-chair
Support of Student Learning
Experience Shannon O'Neill: College Director of Veteran Services, Co-chair
Dr. Patty Munsch-Eilbeck: Vice President of Student Affairs
Dr. Katherine Aguirre: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Erica Amato: Admissions Counselor
Dr. Gerome Bell: ASAP Project Director; Assistant Professor, ASAP
Elida Buitron: Specialist I, Academic Advisement and Mentoring Center
Susan Carney: Counselor; Professor, Financial Aid
Jason Cascone: Assistant Dean Student Affairs; Director of Counseling
Dr. Christine Davidson: Professor, Mathematics
Dr. Jessica Dillon: College Assistant Director; Assistant Registrar, Student Affairs
Sandra Gattuso: Assistant Professor, Counseling/ Financial
Ben Laudicina: Counselor; Professor, Admissions
Richard Lauria: Associate Professor, ESL
Fabio Montella: Librarian; Associate Professor, Library
Alexandra Rulli: Mental Health Coordinator
Theresa Saladino: Assistant Dean of Student Services
Carissa Scarfi: Counselor; Assistant Professor, Counseling
Kerry Swanson: College Assistant Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
Marta Szpak: Lab Coordinator; Associate Professor, Math
Denny Teason: Director of Campus Activities
Standard V Working Group: Dr. Carol Hernandez: Assistant Dean of Center for Teaching and Learning, Co-chair
Educational Effectiveness
Assessment Dr. Courtney Brewer: Professor of Psychology, Co-chair
Dr. Donna Ciampa: Interim Executive Dean (Michael J. Grant)
Maria Ammar: Director, ESL
Anabel Darini: Associate Professor, Mathematics
Bridget Dart: Assistant Academic Chair: Associate Professor, Mathematics
Christina DeLustro: Program Director; Academic Chair, Culinary Arts
Dr. Scott Gianelli: Assistant Professor, Physics
Alyssa Kauffman: Professor, Communications
Jaclyn Labozzetta-Scanlon: Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Dr. Kathy LaVallee-Oterson: Adjunct Instructor, College Seminar
Dr. Cheryl Shaffer: College Associate Dean of Nursing
Standard VI Working Group: Dr. Helen Wittmann: Assistant Vice President of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness;
Planning, Resources and Adjunct Associate Professor, Co-chair
Institutional Improvement
Melissa Adeyeye: Assistant
Professor of Humanities, Co-chair
Sara Gorton: Interim Vice President, Business and Financial Services
Dr. Alexander Atwood: Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Dr. David Clark: Associate Professor, English
Suzanne Elie: Assistant Professor, Nursing
Keith Jones: College Public Safety Officer I
Dr. Matthew Okerblom: College Assistant Dean for Curriculum Development, Academic Affairs
Dr. Troy Tucker: College Associate Dean for Sponsored Programs
Dr. Yu Zhang: Assistant Academic Chair; Associate Professor, Chemistry
Standard VII Working Group: Dr. Alla Brodsky: Deputy General Counsel of Legal Affairs, Co-chair
Governance, Leadership and
Administration Dr. Elizabeth McCormick: Professor of English, Co-chair
Dr. Reese: Interim Executive Dean (Eastern Campus)
Dr. Fara Afshar: Associate Dean; Adjunct Professor, Office of Executive Dean; Cybersecurity
Dr. Michael Boecherer: Academic Chair; Professor, English
Dr. Christina Bosco: Professor, Social Science
Dr. Edward Martinez: Campus Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Dr. Christina Savarese: Assistant Professor; Coordinator, English; Writing Studio
Dr. Joshua Wolfson: Associate Professor, Physical Education
Evidence Inventory Group: Dr. Yaroslava Babenchuk: College Associate Dean for Special Programs and External
Partnerships, Co-chair
Susan Wood: Associate Professor of Library Services, Co-chair
Shady Azzam-Gomez: Vice President, Information Technology Services
Writing Committee: Dana Antonucci-Durgan: College Head Librarian, Co-chair
Dr. Filiz Turhan: Professor of English, Co-chair
Mary Lou Araneo: Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Logistics Group: Neftali Collazo: College Associate Dean of Athletics & Special Events, Chair
Stephen Clark: College Director, Information Technology Services and Computer Science
Kelly Corrado: Administrative Assistant, Central Student Affairs
Diana Lech: Administrative Assistant, Information Technology Services
Sandra O'Hara: Assistant to the President
Stacey Shanley: Principal Office Assistant, Central Academic Affairs
