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2019 Self-Study Steering Committee
Audrey Blumberg
Deputy Provost and MSCHE Accreditation Liaison Officer
Lawrence Hobbie
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Lori Hoeffner
Director of Assessment, Office of Research, Assessment and Planning
Peter West
Associate Dean of General Education, College of Arts and Sciences
Cindy Arroyo
Associate Professor, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education
Laura Brumariu
Assistant Professor, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology
Joseph De Gearo
Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Maryann Forbes
Associate Dean, College of Nursing and Public Health
Perry Greene
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
MaryAnne Hyland
Associate Dean, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business
Diann Cameron-Kelly
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Christina Koromi
Director of Transfer Admissions, Office of University Admissions
Anthony Maldonado
Senior Human Resources Generalist, Office of Human Resources
Michael J. McLeod
Assistant Vice President and Budget Director
Philip Rozario
Professor, School of Social Work
Debbi Smith
Professor, University Libraries
Christopher Storm
Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement and Research, Office of the Provost
2019 Self-Study Steering Committee Working Groups
Philip Rozario
Professor, School of Social Work (Steering Committee)
Andrea Ward
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences (Co-Chair)
Anthony Dotterman
Lecturer, General Studies Learning Community
Brian Leander
Manager of Training and Development, Human Resources
Jacqueline Jones LaMon
Acting Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Laura Quiros
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Matthew Wright
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Zack Hopkins
Class of 2020
Perry Greene
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion (Steering Committee)
MaryAnne Hyland
Associate Dean, Willumstad School of Business (Steering Committee)
Brian Stockman
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Crystal Krudis
Director of Counseling and Customer Service, Student Financial Services
Jane Fisher
Director of Employment, Employee and Labor Relations, Human Resources
Jeff Kessler
Assistant Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs
Melanie Bush
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Paul Schweyer
Adjunct Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences
Gabriela Saltos
Graduate Student
Maryann Forbes
Associate Dean, College of Nursing and Public Health (Steering Committee)
Debbi Smith
Professor, University Libraries (Steering Committee)
Brian Rose
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Durham
Associate Professor, Derner School of Psychology
Jonathan Ivanoff
Associate Director of Internships
Lauren Rosenblum
Lecturer, General Studies Learning Community
Michael LaCombe
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Ruth McShane
Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Cynthia Erazo
Class of 2019
Joseph De Gearo
Associate Dean for Student Affairs (Steering Committee)
Christina Koromi
Director of Transfer Admissions, Office of University Admissions (Steering Committee)
Jacqueline Johnston
Director of Student Health Services (Co-Chair)
Carol Lucas
Director, Counseling and Support Services
Debbie Kyriacou
Executive Director, Academic Services and Retention
Hanna Kim
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
James McGowan
Executive Director, Off-Campus Administration
Linda Gundrum
Director of Recreation and Intramural Sports
Lisa Kandell
Director of Operations and Compliance, Student Financial Services
Matt Lavery
Director, Learning and Writing Centers
Nicole Levy
Associate Director, Events, Office of University Admissions
Michael Matto
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Mitch Nagler
Director, Bridges to Adelphi Program
Sarah Eltabib
Lecturer, General Studies Learning Community
Shannon Harrison
Director, Center for International Education
Selena Sankar
Class of 2020
Anna Zinko
Director of Center for Student Involvement
Laura Brumariu
Assistant Professor, Derner School of Psychology (Steering Committee)
Lori Hoeffner
Director of Assessment, Office of Research, Assessment and Planning (Steering Committee Leadership)
Cindy Maguire
Associate Professor and Director of Levermore Global Scholars
Kelly Nicholson
Coordinator of Quality Assessment and Regulatory Affairs, College of Nursing and Public Health
Patricia Esposito
Director for Assessment, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education
Rakesh Gupta
Associate Professor, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business
Salvatore Petrilli
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Susan Lederer
Professor, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education
Michael McLeod
Assistant Vice President and Budget Director (Steering Committee)
Chris Storm
Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement and Research (Steering Committee)
Carol Ann Boyle
Chief Information Officer, Information Technology
Elizabeth Kash
Purchasing Manager, Business Affairs
Jack Angel
Associate Professor, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business
Linn Cartagena
Associate Director, Suffolk Centers
Nathalie Zarisfi
Director, Faculty Center for Professional Excellence
Nava Lerer
Assistant Provost, Office of Research, Assessment and Planning
Robert Shipley
Assistant Vice President, Facilities Management
Sidney Boquiren
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Tracy Nilsen
Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions Operations Systems, Office of University Admissions
Cindy Arroyo
Associate Professor, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education (Co-Chair and Steering Committee)
Alisa Cano
Director of Projects and Protocol (Co-Chair)
Diann Cameron-Kelly
Associate Professor, School of Social Work (Steering Committee)
Anthony Maldonado
Senior Human Resources Generalist (Steering Committee)
Elaine Smith
Acting Dean, College of Nursing and Public Health
Robert Hughes
Executive Director of Public Safety and Transportation
Katherine Fiori
Associate Professor, Derner School of Psychology
Mary Aldridge
Director of Board Relations
Angela Jaggar
Board of Trustee
Mercy Joseph
Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing and Public Health
Sarah Avery
Administrative Assistant, College of Arts and Sciences
Jillian Hershman
Class of 2020
Lawrence Hobbie
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences (Steering Committee Leadership)
Linda Jean-Louis
Associate Registrar, University Registrar
Christina Koromi
Director of Transfer Admissions, Office of University Admissions
Kees Leune
Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Sheryl Mihopulos
Assistant Vice President, Office of Student Financial Services
Amanda Wright
Director, Student Conduct and Community Standards
Audrey Blumberg
Deputy Provost (Steering Committee Leadership)
Peter West
Associate Dean of General Education, College of Arts and Sciences (Steering Committee Leadership)
2019 Middle States Peer Evaluation Team
Dr. Gregory Burton (Chair)
Associate Provost
Seton Hall University
Provost’s Office
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
e – gregory.burton@shu.edu
p – 973.761.9362
Dr. Kimberly M. Allen-Stuck (Team Member)
Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Educational Support
Saint Joseph’s University
5600 City Avenue
Bellarmine Hall Gl0
Philadelphia, PA 19131
e – kallen@sju.edu
p – 610.660.1339
Dr. Virginia Bender (Team Member)
Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Planning
Chief of Staff
Secretary to Board of Trustees
Saint Peter’s University
2641 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306
e – vbender@saintpeters.edu
p – 201.761.6024
Dr. Hania Ferrara (Team Member)
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration, and Treasurer
Fairleigh Dickinson University
1000 River Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
e – ferrara@fdu.edu
p – 201.692.2381
Dr. John C Flynn Jr. (Team Member)
Associate Professor, Center for Education
Widener University
866 Black Road
Collegeville, PA 19426
e – jcflynn@widener.edu
p – 610.499.4490
Dr. Holly Harner (Team Member)
Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs
La Salle University
1900 W. Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
e – harner@lasalle.edu
p – 215.951.1865
John McKiernan (Team Member)
Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary to Board of Trustees Loyola University Maryland
4501 N. Charles Street
President’s Office
Baltimore, MD 21210
e – jmckiernan@loyola.edu
p – 410.617.2201