MONTCLAIR - Key Persons


Abril Beas

Job Titles:
  • Capital Projects Business Manager

Adam McGuire

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Adeline Cochran

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Sustainability

Alex Witzl

Job Titles:
  • Energy Manager

Alexandra Melo

Job Titles:
  • Professional Services Specialist IV - Administrative Services

Allyxandra Nowatnick


Amanda Jimenez

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor

Amy V. Johnson Ferdinand

Job Titles:
  • Director, Environmental Health & Safety

Angelo J. Genova

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • History
Current: Partner and firm co-founder of Genova Burns. He is a leading member of the New Jersey Bar in the practice areas of Labor and Employment Law, Election Law and Complex Litigation and Appeals.

Anisha Saini

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor

Anne Marie Lopez


Anne Schepers

Job Titles:
  • Occupational Health Nurse

Anthony Florio

Job Titles:
  • Budget and Finance Coordinator

Anthony Knowles

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Dean ( Library Administration )

Anthony M. Carlino

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair
BA, Political Science - Montclair State University JD, Seton Hall University Former: Partner in the law firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLC. and co-chair of the Litigation and Insurance Services Group. Former: Served a judicial clerkship for The Honorable Fred C. Galda, A.A.J.S.C., and was an Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor.

Artem Beliavski

Job Titles:
  • Student Trustee ( Appointed 2023 )

Arturo Fernandez

Job Titles:
  • EOF Admissions Counselor

Ashley Molina

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor

BAS, French

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Human Resources - New York Institute of Technology

Beth Gottung

Job Titles:
  • History - American

Bonnie Fong

Job Titles:
  • Head for Research & Reference Services / Librarian

Brenda Varcadipone

Job Titles:
  • Professional Services Specialist, Financial Management Coordinator

Brian Mccullough

Job Titles:
  • Library Assistant
  • Principal

Brian Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Systems Control Technician

Catherine Baird

Job Titles:
  • Online and Outreach Services Librarian

Cheryl Ofoha

Job Titles:
  • Evening Supervisor, Shuttle Services

Christine Han

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications

Christopher Danish

Job Titles:
  • Director of Project Engineering

Cristina Molinari

Job Titles:
  • Technical Library Assistant

Cynthia Walker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Assistant

Cynthia Watson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Business Administration - Montclair State University

Danianne Mizzy

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Library Services

Danilda Soto

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Darren Sweeper

Job Titles:
  • Government Documents and Research Services Librarian

David Wertheim

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • History

Denise O'Shea

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Collections and Discovery

Denise Rover

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Shareholder at Budd Larner, P.C

Dennis Bone

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Deodat Jamna

Job Titles:
  • Facilities STEM Director

Donna McLearie

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant

DOUGLAS L. KENNEDY

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Finance - Sacred Heart University
  • Member of Audit, Finance and Development Committee

Dr. Jonathan Koppell - President

Job Titles:
  • President
I extend a warm welcome to Montclair State University students, parents, alumni, colleagues and members of the community. With more than 21,000 students, Montclair State University is New Jersey's second largest university, and we feel a special pride in our reputation for exceptional faculty, commitment to excellent teaching, and the quality of our scholarship and research. We are proud that our mission of providing an excellent education to a diverse and talented student population is being fulfilled on our campus every day.

Drew Wallace

Job Titles:
  • Research & Instruction Librarian

Drita Haxhiu

Job Titles:
  • Library Assistant
  • Principal

Earl Farrell

Job Titles:
  • Director, Building Repairs

Elaine DeFrancisci

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Finance Associate

Ellen Gallagher-Kenny

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Campus Planning

Eric Samuelson

Job Titles:
  • Library Assistant
  • Principal

Erin Murray

Job Titles:
  • Senior Space Planner & Interior Designer

Erin Samples

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Transfer Review and Recruitment

Frank Rivers

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Supervisor

Fred Stolarski

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Campus Visit Experience

Gena Coffey

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, EHS ( Construction & Maintenance )

GEORGE J. HILTZIK

Job Titles:
  • Trustee Emeritus

Gerald Appelstein

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Gregory Collins

Job Titles:
  • Accounting - Montclair State University
Former: Managing Director of G. Collins & Company, LLC and was a tax partner in the Sports and Entertainment Division of Mitchell & Titus, LLP.

Gregory Shanaphy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Harold Bryant

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Harry A. Sprague

Job Titles:
  • Library

Heather Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Coordinator

Henry Ornovitz

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager

Irene Quinones

Job Titles:
  • Occupational Health Assistant

Jacqueline Alvarez

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Housekeeping Services ( Res. Life & Academic Units )

James Merli

Job Titles:
  • Business Administration - Montclair State University

Jason Rice

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Facilities IT

JEAN MARC DE GRANDPRE

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Voting

Jeffrey Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Business Administration - Montclair State University

Jodi Cotugno


John Bonin

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Facilities Technology

John Keane

Job Titles:
  • Fire Safety Specialist

Jordanna Maziarz

Job Titles:
  • Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Joseph Fornarotto

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor, Facilities Customer Service Center

Joseph Marzullo

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President, Facilities Maintenance and Engineering

Joseph Niclas

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Judith Schumacher-Tilton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President of Tilton Automotive Group
Current: President of Tilton Automotive Group, parent company of Schumacher Chevrolet in Little Falls, Clifton and Denville. Serves as the Vice Chairperson of the General Motors Women's Retail Network and the General Motors Minority Women's Council.

Juliette Gonzales

Job Titles:
  • Director of Occupational Health

Julissa Duran

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Marketing and Events

Justin Savage

Job Titles:
  • Research and Reference Librarian

Kathryn Lansinger

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Keith Ansbacher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Business Administration - Montclair State University

Keith Barrack

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff

Kelly Arboleda

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor

Kelly Oliva

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for CRM Data Analytics and Technology

Kenei Miyazawa


KENT SLUYTER

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Voting

Kevin Bradley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Accounting - Montclair State University

Kevin Handeli

Job Titles:
  • Web Services and Systems Specialist

Lara Perez-Curran

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Assistant

Larissa Lamont

Job Titles:
  • Senior Assistant Director of Pre - Enrollment Services

Leonard Jones

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Facilities Services

Lester Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Lillian Allen

Job Titles:
  • Library Assistant
  • Principal

Linda Johns

Job Titles:
  • Professional Services Specialist IV - Financial Management

Lisa Garrity

Job Titles:
  • Transfer Admissions Counselor

Lisa Pendola

Job Titles:
  • Secretarial Assistant I / Non - Steno

Lori Petrozzello

Job Titles:
  • Front Desk Supervisor, Access Services

Mandalee MacGregor

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Maria Rizzitello


Maria Zaino

Job Titles:
  • Transfer Admissions Counselor

Mariana Luna-Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Member of Audit, Finance and Development Committee
  • Student Trustee ( Appointed 2022 )

Marilyn Grabowski

Job Titles:
  • Chemistry - Franklin

Marisa Portuesi Petryna

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service Coordinator

MARY A. COMITO

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Voting
  • Member of Audit, Finance and Development Committee

Max Gold

Job Titles:
  • Regional Admissions Counselor

Mei Ling Chow

Job Titles:
  • Cataloging Librarian

Michael Chiappa

Job Titles:
  • Architectural Design Specialist

Michael Zanko

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President, Capital Planning & Project Management

Monica Smith

Job Titles:
  • Director of Transportation Services

Mukund Gopalakrishnan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for CRM Data Analytics and Technology

Nancy Zajac

Job Titles:
  • Technical Library Assistant

Natalie Beach

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Research, Teaching and Engagement

Natalie Haas

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, EHS ( Labs )

Neris Fleming

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Specialized Engagement Programs

Nia Spencer

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Facilities Human Resources

Paul Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Librarian I / Associate Professor

Paul Stec

Job Titles:
  • Library Assistant
  • Principal

Penelope Vance

Job Titles:
  • Psychology - Mount

Perri Moreno

Job Titles:
  • Student Success Librarian

PRESTON D. PINKETT III

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Chairman of Audit, Finance and Development Committee

Preya Sanasie

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Housekeeping Services ( Student Center, Athletics, Theater & Administrative Units )

Quincy Tempro

Job Titles:
  • Director of Facilities
  • Finance

Rajendra "Raj" Shah

Job Titles:
  • Director of Mechanical Services

Rajula Joshi

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Assistant

RALPH A. LAROSSA

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Voting
  • Member of Audit, Finance and Development Committee

Rita Walters

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Accounting - Fairleigh Dickinson University

Robert Ferrara

Job Titles:
  • Director of Fire Safety

Robert Hellander

Job Titles:
  • Director, Electrical & Predictive Maintenance

Robert Iacullo - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Rogelio "Alberto" Osorio

Job Titles:
  • Director of Building Services

ROSE L. CALI

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Voting

Ryan Davila

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor

Samuel Thorburn

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Fleet Services

Scott Nayda

Job Titles:
  • Director of Parking Services

Shakira Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Facilities Training & Development

Sharon Mahoney

Job Titles:
  • Director of Construction Management

Shawn M. Connolly

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for University Facilities

Siobhan McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Reference Librarian

Stephanie K. Walton

Job Titles:
  • Construction Field Assistant

Stephen Ruggiero

Job Titles:
  • Director, Grounds, Moving & Event Support Services

Steven Resnick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Steven Shapiro

Job Titles:
  • Electronic Resources Librarian

TRACY HIGGINS

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Voting

Urooj Khan

Job Titles:
  • Resource Sharing Coordinator

Vanessa Devericks

Job Titles:
  • Lead Admissions Counselor for Recruitment Coordination

William Hausmann

Job Titles:
  • Director of Facilities Security Operations & IT Security Systems

WILLIAM T. MULLEN

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Voting

William Vincenti

Job Titles:
  • Reference Librarian

Yolanda Brandon

Job Titles:
  • Director of Facilities Strategic Operations

Zachary Gamache

Job Titles:
  • Community College Counselor