{"id":24,"date":"2020-05-26T10:52:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T14:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/business\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:27:35","slug":"advisory-boards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/business\/leadership\/advisory-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Boards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dean\u2019s Advisory Board<\/h2>\n<p>A distinguished group of alumni, industry leaders and Adelphi supporters serve as the Dean\u2019s Advisory Board of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business. Board members bring expertise and experience, providing strategic vision and invaluable practical advice. These talented leaders hail from fields and industries across the New York City metropolitan area and around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pawneet Abramowski, MBA \u201908<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Principal<\/em><br \/>\nPARC Solutions, LLC<br \/>\n<em>Chair, Dean\u2019s Advisory Board<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria Fernanda Baquerizo, MBA, \u201909<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Director of Education<\/em><br \/>\nQualitas of Life Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Caifa<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Head of Sales and Business Development<\/em><br \/>\nEmbrace Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven Cheng<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Corporate Associate<\/em><br \/>\nMeyer, Suozzi, English &amp; Klein, P.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen C. Costello, MBA \u201905<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Compliance &amp; Risk Officer<\/em><br \/>\nCiti<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Davy MBA \u201988<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Principal &#8211; SP Davy LCC <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Karl Dimig \u201906<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Vice President \u2013 Pop Promotion<\/em><br \/>\nEpic Records\/Sony Music<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catherine Fee<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>President<\/em><br \/>\nEmpire Government Strategies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Gallucci<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Managing Director<\/em><br \/>\nWhitestone Associates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Gitter, BBA \u201906<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Internal Auditor<\/em><br \/>\nSensiba San Filippo, LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andres Jimenez, MD, MSEd, MBA, MS<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chief Medical Information Officer<\/em><br \/>\nHealthPrevent360<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tommy Leung, BBA \u201907<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Partner<\/em><br \/>\nKPMG LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Messina BBA \u201905, MBA \u201910<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Assurance Director<\/em><br \/>\nPWC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taylor Quinn<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer<\/em><br \/>\nNewtekOne, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Razzano<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Retired<\/em><br \/>\n<span>Enterprise Software Sales Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Rieger<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Partner<\/em><br \/>\nDeloitte Tax LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Salute, BBA \u201971, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\nFinancial Consultant and Public Company Board Member (retired from Arthur Andersen and CohnReznick)<br \/>\n<em>Chair Emeritus, Dean\u2019s Advisory Board<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lisa Scheps<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Vice President<\/em><br \/>\nL\u2019Oreal DTC Activation, Luxe Division<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ari Shaiken<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Principal<\/em><br \/>\nBlackstone<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas W. Shinick, \u201982, MBA \u201992<\/strong><br \/>\nCorporate Development Partners<br \/>\n<em>Chair Emeritus, Dean\u2019s Advisory Board<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Tesoriero BBA \u201907<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Co-Founder and CEO<\/em><br \/>\nGuac Shop<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deborah Viola, BBA \u201984, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Vice President, Clinical Research Center<\/em><br \/>\nWestchester Medical Center Health Network<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert B. Willumstad \u201905 (Hon.)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees<br \/>\n<\/em>Adelphi University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deborah Zawisza, BBA \u201980<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Principal<\/em><br \/>\nNovarica<\/p>\n<h2>Accounting Advisory Board<\/h2>\n<p>Willumstad accounting programs are informed and supported by a distinguished team of business leaders and accounting professionals. The Accounting Advisory Board brings us real-world experience and perspectives, and members shed light on what today\u2019s employers are looking for. Their invaluable advice helps drive our program objectives and curricula.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philip Bank, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Marketing Manager<\/em><br \/>\nKForce<\/p>\n<p><strong>Janet Bernier, JD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>State and Local Tax Partner<\/em><br \/>\nBDO<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary Carpenter, CPA, BBA \u201977<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>President<\/em><br \/>\nGary Carpenter &amp; Associates \u2013 Home Health Care Specialists<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nitin Chatriniyom, BBA \u201909<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Audit Managing Director<\/em><br \/>\nKPMG, LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven Ciavarella, CPA, BBA \u201980<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Partner-In-Charge (Retired)<\/em><br \/>\nMarks Paneth LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Held, CPA, BBA \u201987, MBA \u201904<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chief Financial Officer (Former)<\/em><br \/>\nVehlo Purchaser, LLC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martha Jaeckle, BBA\u2019 83<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Partner\/Managing Director<\/em><br \/>\nUHY LLP\/UHY Advisors, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Knudsen, CPA, BBA \u201910, MBA \u201911<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Associate Director, External Reporting and Policies<\/em><br \/>\nSirius XM Radio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Labita, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Partner &amp; Professional Practice Leader<\/em><br \/>\nBaker Tilly US, LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tommy Leung, BBA \u201907<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Partner<\/em><br \/>\nKPMG LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shirish Mohile, CPA, MBA \u201995<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Partner<\/em><br \/>\nAVMD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anthony Moneta<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Private, Director<\/em><br \/>\nPwC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vincent Rubino, BBA \u201908<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Assurance Director<\/em><br \/>\nBDO USA, P.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cosmo Saginario<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Former Partner<\/em><br \/>\nGrant Thornton<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"innovation\"><\/a>Ernest Patrick Smith, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Partner<\/em><br \/>\nNawrockiSmith<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wendy Valentino, BBA\u2019 81<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Partner<\/em><br \/>\nPager Metis CPAs LLC<\/p>\n<h2>Elizabeth and Allen Don Center for Innovative Technology and Decision Sciences Advisory Board<\/h2>\n<p>The Elizabeth and Allen Don Center provides funding and encouragement for knowledge and scholarship in technology, innovation and decision sciences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terri Alessi-Miceli, BBA \u201983<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>President and CEO<\/em><br \/>\nHIA-LI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edward Alleva, BBA \u201911<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>District Facilities Manager<\/em><br \/>\nMacy\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexis Bernard<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chief Technology Officer<\/em><br \/>\n<span>Hubbell Incorporated<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Borst, BBA \u201983<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Director, IT Enterprise Operations<\/em><br \/>\nCenveo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Chun, BBA \u201992<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Supply Chain Engineer<\/em><br \/>\nQuEST Global<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen<\/strong> <strong>Davy, MBA \u201988<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Consultant<\/em><br \/>\nSociete Generale Corporate and Investment Banking<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Hurley, BBA \u201906, MBA \u201909<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Strategic Account Manager<\/em><br \/>\nHeap<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Kowalski<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Global Data, AI, ML Lead &#8211; Accenture AWS Business Group<\/em><br \/>\nAmazon Web Services<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donna Landeck, \u201998<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Human Resources Manager<\/em><br \/>\nEMO Trans Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria Moloney, BBA \u201997, MBA \u201999<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Executive Director of Product Data Management<\/em><br \/>\nEstee Lauder<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbara Porter<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>COO and CTO<\/em><br \/>\nFragrance.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sudhir Sachdev<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>President, NYC Long Island Chapter<\/em><br \/>\nAssociation for Supply Chain Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russell Safirstein, BBA \u201989<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Board Member, Co-Founder<\/em><br \/>\nRYAILITI LLC<\/p>\n<p><strong>TJ Schaefer<\/strong><br \/>\nWorldwide Supply Chain Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR)<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Jonmichael Schiavone<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span><em>Chain Reporting Analyst<\/em><br \/>\nBODYARMOR Sports Nutrition<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Seltenreich, BBA<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Technology Finance &amp; TBM Leadership Consultant<\/em><br \/>\nElanco Animal Health<\/p>\n<h2>Student Advisory Board<\/h2>\n<p>Willumstad undergraduate and graduate students are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/business\/hands-on-learning\/leadership-opportunities\/student-advisory-council\/\">invited to participate in this board<\/a> that <span>advises the dean on issues of importance to students and provides<\/span><span> feedback on issues related to the operations and advancement of Willumstad School. Two-morning meetings are held each semester. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership changes each year. <\/strong>Please contact our director of undergraduate programs to join.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dean\u2019s Advisory Board A distinguished group of alumni, industry leaders and Adelphi supporters serve as the Dean\u2019s Advisory Board of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business. Board members bring expertise and experience, providing strategic vision and invaluable practical advice. These talented leaders hail from fields and industries across the New York City metropolitan area&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":41,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Dean&#039;s Advisory Board | Robert B. 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