Steering Committee & Working Groups

Steering Committee

New York Tech’s steering committee includes representation from all major stakeholders on campus as well as individuals who will play a key role in the Self-Study. The Steering Committee will provide leadership and oversight to the Self-Study process. Members of the Steering Committee will ensure the implementation of the Self-Study timeline and oversee the completion of the Self-Study Report and all supporting materials

Francesca Fiore, Ed.D.
Associate Provost, Academic Affairs (Co-Chair)

Maya Kroumova, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair, Management & Marketing, School of Management (Co-Chair)

Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP, FACOEP
Provost and Executive Vice President

Stacy Dishman, CEFP, LEED Green Associate
Director of Real Estate and Sustainable Campus Initiatives

Dan Ferraro (D.O. ‘86)
Trustee

Nihar Gediya
Graduate Student, Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Francine Glazer, Ph.D.
Associate Provost, Educational Innovation and Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

Barbara Holahan, M.B.A., CPA
Vice President, Financial Affairs, CFO and Treasurer

Ellen Katz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences and AAUP President

Shifang Li, Ed.D.
Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Middle States ALO

Patrick Minson, Ed.D., M.B.A.
Vice President for Development, Alumni Relations, and External Affairs

Mohammed Moizuddin, M.S.
Director, Institutional Research

Cheryl Monticciolo, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel

Charles Moore, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Evette Allen Moore, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Jonesboro Campus

Niharika Nath, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Sung Kevin Park, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor and Chair, Digital Art and Design, School of Architecture and Design

Maria Perbellini, M.Arch
Dean, School of Architecture and Design

Joseph Posillico, Ed.D., CPA
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications

Mostafa Purmehdi, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Marketing, School of Management, Vancouver Campus

Bernadette Riley, D.O.
Professor and Director, Ehlers Danlos Center, College of Osteopathic Medicine

James Scire, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Alysar Tabet
Undergraduate Student, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Pennie Turgeon, M.B.A.
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer

Erikka Vaughan, Ph.D.
Planning Support Manager

Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Interim Dean, School of Health Professions

Joanne West (M.S. ‘10)
Director of Student Engagement and Development Administration and Operations

Ian White, Ed.D.
Registrar

Corri Wolf, Ph.D., PA-C, R.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions

Working Groups

New York Tech has formed one working group for each Standard of Accreditation. Working groups include at least one member of the steering committee to ensure consistent lines of communication between the working groups and the steering committee.

Working group members will actively engage in an open, transparent, objective, data-informed, evidence-based process of inquiry and assessment to determine New York Tech’s compliance with the Standards of Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation assigned to them and the institutional priorities aligned with those standards.

Marcelle Hicks, M.A. (Co-Chair)
Dean, Admissions & Financial Aid

Mostafa Purmehdi, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) *
Assistant Professor, School of Management, Vancouver

Bryan Noel Diaz, M.A. (B.A. ‘18)
HEOP Counselor, Office of Academic Affairs

Dongsei Kim, M.Des., M.S.AUD, RA(NZ), ANZIA
Chair and Associate Professor, Architecture, School of Architecture and Design

SaraJane McCaslin (M.A. ‘17)
Director of Student Communications

Katherine Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences

*Steering Committee Member

Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, CDN, FAND (Co-Chair)
Chair, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences and Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Affairs, SHP

Cheryl Monticciolo, Esq (Co-Chair) *
Deputy General Counsel

Kiran Balagani, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Amanda Golden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences

Stephanie Pelham, M.S.
Assistant Dean, Student Life

BettyAnn Rizzo, B.A.
Director, Bursar, Contracts and General Collections

*Steering Committee Member

Kristin Cohen, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Student Administration, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sung Kevin Park (Co-Chair) *
Associate Professor and Chair, Digital Art & Design, School of Architecture and Design

Cameka Hazel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology & Counseling, College of Arts and Sciences

Christine Kerigan (M.F.A.’12, B.F.A. ‘09)
Coordinator, Digital Art and Design, School of Architecture and Design

Neelam Lahankar, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Adrienne McNally, M.S.
Director, Experiential Education

Noreen O’Brien (MS.IT ‘16)
Instructional Designer, Center for Teaching and Learning

Jessica Varghese, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant Professor, Nursing, School of Health Professions

*Steering Committee Member

Niharika Nath, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) *
Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Felipe Henao, Ed.D. (Co-Chair)
Dean of Students

Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Patricia Duran
Senior Director, Student Accounts

Robert Gallagher, D.C., M.B.A. ACSM EP-C, CSCS
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions

Azhar Ilyas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Monika Rohde (M.A. ‘05)
Senior Associate Dean, Undergraduate Student Success and Advising

William Wall (M.S. ‘10)
Associate Director, Institutional Research

*Steering Committee Member

Jennifer Griffiths, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
Professor, Humanities and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Shifang Li, Ed.D. (Co-Chair) *
Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Middle States ALO

Natarajan Ganesan, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, Education Research, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jonesboro

Kim Kramer-Romero, M.A.
Associate Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Office of Research, Assessment and Decision Support

Matthew Masciandro, DPT, CSCS, TSAC-F
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions

Jessica Triola, M.A.
Academic Program Manager, Office of Academic Affairs

*Steering Committee Member

Paolo Gasti, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Stephen Stallone, M.B.A. (Co-Chair)
Director, Controller, Budget, and Planning

Andria Battista
Executive Assistant, Capital Planning and Facilities

Becky Frieden, M.B.A.
Senior Director of Enterprise Applications and Decision Support Systems

Victoria Pfeiffer, M.B.A.
Executive Director, Operations and Planning, Academic Affairs

Bernadette Riley, D.O. *
Professor and Director, Ehlers Danlos Center, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shane Speights, D.O. FAAFP
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine Jonesboro

*Steering Committee Member

Pamela Karp, Ed.D., OTR/L, CHT (Co-Chair)
Associate Professor and Chair, Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions

Rachel Morrison, M.S., M.S. Ed. (Co-Chair)
Director, HEOP

Michael Schiavetta (M.A. ‘07)
Director, Office of the President

Maria Perbellini, M.Arch. *
Dean, School of Architecture and Design

Joerg Leheste, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Veneta Sotiropoulos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Marketing, School of Management

*Steering Committee Member