SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (CSWE) - Key Persons


A. Hasan Sapci - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Committee

Aditi Bandyopadhyay

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee

Alessandra Bevinetto

Job Titles:
  • Special Projects Coordinator for Hrsa Operations

Alice Brown Early

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Payable

Alison Tempestilli

Job Titles:
  • Site Coordinator and Program Coordinator for the College Credit Advantage Program / Hudson

Alyssa Pammer

Job Titles:
  • Support

Andrea Bertola Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Founder of the New York Website Designer LLC
Andrea Bertola Shaw is the founder of The New York Website Designer LLC, a highly successful digital marketing company. She was ranked as one of the top 10 web designers in the United States (2022) and named best web designer in New York City (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). She has more than 15 years of experience designing and developing websites for businesses of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She has used her creativity to help multimillion-dollar businesses succeed in their digital marketing goals. She was thrilled when asked to serve on the Adelphi University Communications and Marketing Advisory Board. Other accolades she's received include being continuously ranked #1 on Google for over 260 keywords and 25 out of 25 five-star Yelp reviews.

Andy Atzert

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Angela Friedman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Affairs Committee
  • Ex - Officio Members

Angela M. Jaggar

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

Annette Leone

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Human Resources Service Center / Human Resources

Anthony Maldonado

Job Titles:
  • Senior Human Resources Partner / Human Resources

Barry T. Zeman

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

Benjamin Serby

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio Members / President

Bob Perez - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Brian McGovern

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Carl Mirra

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chair
  • Vice - Chair ( SEC )

Carmen M. Ortiz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Carol Ann Boyle - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer

Carson Fox

Job Titles:
  • Biology

Cathy Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant / Office Manager to the Vice President at

Christian Campagnuolo

Job Titles:
  • Leader
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Christian Campagnuolo is a seasoned leader with more than 25 years of strategic marketing leadership experience in building world-class brands that tell compelling stories and generate incredible demand. Campagnuolo was the chief brand officer for EVERFI, an international technology company driving social change through education. He also served as CMO for Snagajob, the nation's largest hourly worker marketplace. Earlier in his career, he was at Blackboard, where he led the company's strategic marketing, global branding, and creative service teams. Before Blackboard, Campagnuolo built a successful advertising agency, creating award-winning campaigns for worldwide brands including EA Sports, The Orlando Magic, and British Telecom. He also spent seven years at Walt Disney Company, helping to brand and market one of the world's most popular vacation destinations. Campagnuolo is quietly trying to master the art of cooking, loves to cycle, play golf and travel the world with his family.

Christine DeNicola

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Christine M. Riordan - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President
  • Adelphi University President
  • Meet President
  • President / Adelphi University / Ex - Officio
  • Provost
Christine M. Riordan, PhD, is the first woman to serve as president of Adelphi University. She is an internationally recognized expert in leadership development, team building, diversity and inclusion, and is recognized for her groundbreaking initiatives to personalize and transform the higher education experience. Dr. Riordan's vision has transformed Adelphi into a nationally recognized modern metropolitan university. She spearheaded the development of the University's first-ever strategic plan, Momentum: 2015-2021, during which time she oversaw the $50 million renovation of the Ruth S. Harley University Center and the opening of the $76 million, 100,000-square-foot Nexus academic building that houses Adelphi's top-ranked nursing school. In addition, Dr. Riordan established Adelphi's highly regarded Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and initiated a Diversity Certificate training program for its faculty, staff and surrounding community. Dr. Riordan also created the University's second strategic plan for 2022-2027, Momentum 2, with increasingly innovative goals to strengthen academic distinction, foster inclusivity and connectivity, and sustain smart growth. Under her leadership, the University community has grown more diverse than ever and launched more than 50 new academic degree programs. Contact Michaela Mogollon, Executive Assistant, at mmogollon@adelphi.edu to arrange a meeting, as availability permits. Christine M. Riordan, PhD, became Adelphi University's 10th president and the first woman to serve in the role in 2015. She is an internationally recognized expert in leadership development, team building, and diversity and inclusion, and is recognized for her groundbreaking initiatives to personalize and transform the higher education experience. Named one of the "25 Top Women in Higher Education Who Are Making a Difference" by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine, Dr. Riordan has published nearly 70 academic and business press articles and is authoring Shift Happens: How to Adapt and Thrive in a Rapidly Changing World of Work. She received both an MBA and a PhD in organizational behavior from Georgia State University and a bachelor's degree in textile engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Christopher Lyndon-Gee

Job Titles:
  • Nursing

Christopher Storm Jr

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Members
  • Member of the Committee
  • Provost and Executive Vice President
Contact Jill Cartwright, Executive Assistant, at jcartwright@adelphi.edu to arrange a meeting, as availability permits. Christopher Storm Jr., PhD, who joined Adelphi in 2007 as assistant professor of mathematics, was named provost and executive vice president in June 2021. Most recently had been the University's senior associate provost for faculty advancement and research. Earlier, he served as associate professor and department chair before moving full-time to academic administration in 2016 as an associate provost. Dr. Storm earned his bachelor's, master's and PhD from Dartmouth College. His honors include receiving, in 2013, the Mathematical Association of America's Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member; in 2012, an Adelphi Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching; and, from 2010 to 2012, participating as a member of the project team for the National Science Foundation grant MathVote: Teaching Mathematics with Classroom Voting.

Curtis O. Minnis

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Curtiss Jacobs - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the Council

Daniel Silverio

Job Titles:
  • Communications

Deborah Hunt

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Deborah Viola

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council
  • Vice President, Office of Research and Grants Administration / Westchester Medical Center

Diana Mangar

Job Titles:
  • Academic Coordinator

Diann Cameron Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Members

Dottie Herman

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Doug Flynn

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Douglas Elliman Real - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Trustee

Elizabeth Lorentzen

Job Titles:
  • Director of Training and Development / Human Resources

Eric Knee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee

Eric Martin Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Eric Martin Jr., a seasoned business and marketing executive, has managed business development, marketing, and growth for agency partners and brands, including MOET Hennessy and other top consumer brands. His journey has been one of continuous teaching of how culture and influencers have redefined today's marketing efforts. Martin is excited to leverage his vast experience and strategic insights to further this advisory group's collective goals. With over 15 years of experience in the dynamic world of brand marketing and advertising, Martin has honed his skills in cultivating brand identity, executing impactful marketing campaigns and fostering lasting relationships with key stakeholders. His journey began in the vibrant startup scene, where he mastered the art of crafting compelling integrated marketing initiatives to engage audiences and foster brand loyalty. From there, he transitioned into agency life, managing diverse portfolios for high-profile clients such as Hennessy, Belvedere, Johnson & Johnson, HP, Twitter, DAZN and New Balance, further refining his strategic planning and creative development skills. Martin has had the pleasure of leading multidisciplinary teams, driving innovation, and consistently delivering results that exceed expectations. Throughout his career, he has been driven by a fascination with the power of leadership, storytelling, a passion for disruption and a commitment to creating memorable brand experiences. Meanwhile, his educational background is rooted in business.

Eugenia Villa-Cuesta

Job Titles:
  • Biology

Flynn Zito - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Trustee

Frank Angello

Job Titles:
  • BBA

Gerry House

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

Gianna Ciccotto

Job Titles:
  • Support

Greg Carey

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Managing Director / Goldman Sachs

Helene Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner
  • BBA

Hilda Perez

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Holly Van Ness

Job Titles:
  • Support

Humera Qazi

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

J. Christopher Muran

Job Titles:
  • Dean / Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology

Jane Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Labor Relations and Human Resources Operations / Human Resources

Jennifer Blazevich

Job Titles:
  • Director of Financial Operations / Financial Operations

Jennifer Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Members
  • Member of the Committee

Jiewen Liang

Job Titles:
  • Support

Jill Cartwright

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, at

Joanna Duarte

Job Titles:
  • Student Services and Site Coordinator for the Brooklyn Center / Brooklyn Center

Joanna Ocampo

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Specialist of Benefits and Human Resources Information System Projects / Human Resources

Joanne Corbin

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Joe Moscola

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

John Nightingale

Job Titles:
  • Support

John Siderakis

Job Titles:
  • Chief Administrative Officer

Johnathan Hiller

Job Titles:
  • Library

Joseph Grieco

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Joseph Westphal

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

Josh Hiller - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

June Griffith Collison

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Justyna Widera-Kalinowska - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Karen Loiacono

Job Titles:
  • Benefit Consultant / Human Resources

Kevin G. Mahony - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
  • Trustee

Kevin Goodman B.

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Kim Petry - CFO, President

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Member of the Council
  • President

Kimberly Sluis

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Vice President of Programs / Strada Education Foundation

Kristen Capezza

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Enrollment Management and University Communications

Laurence Kessler

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

LeeAnn Canavan Black - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the Council

Leonard C. Achan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Lindsey Kupferman Levine

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

Lois C. Schlissel

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

Loretta Cangialosi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Lori Letzler

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Partner / Human Resources

Loriann Gross

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee

Marc S. Strachan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Margaret Marie Cox - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Committee

Maria Flindt-Ehrmann

Job Titles:
  • Outreach Coordinator

Mark S. Davis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council
  • Audit and Assurance Partner

Martha Tassiello

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Presidential and Board Operations

Martin Haas

Job Titles:
  • Secretary
  • History

MaryAnne M. Hyland

Job Titles:
  • Dean / Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

Meagan Baird

Job Titles:
  • Support

Melanie Schutt

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Melanie Schutt is a seasoned marketer with deep experience in brand strategy and marketing communications. She currently runs her own marketing consultancy with clients across a broad range of industries. Prior to founding her own business, she was a senior vice president of branding and Communications at Citi, where she developed multiple successful programs and partnerships, leading them from idea to launch and expansion. Earlier in her career, Schutt served as head of a relationship marketing team at AXA Equitable, conceptualizing and managing marketing initiatives that are still in place today. Melanie holds a BBA from Adelphi University and an MBA from New York University with dual specializations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. She is an active volunteer and provides pro bono marketing services through numerous non-profit board seats and committees.

Merrill Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council
  • Senior Vice President, Finance

Michael A. L. Balboni

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Michael J. Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Michael J. Sammis - CFO, COO, President

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • COO
  • Member of the Council
  • President

Michael L. Lazarus

Job Titles:
  • Brysam Global Partner

Michael Rhattigan - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Michael Rhattigan is the Chief Financial Officer, bringing extensive financial and managerial experience to the university. Prior to joining Adelphi in 2022, Rhattigan spent over a decade leading two eLearning platforms in K-12 education, which he helped grow into approximately 30,000 schools worldwide. Rhattigan previously directed a consolidation of broadcasting stations, during which he successfully executed considerable equity and debt financing, restructuring, and cost management. Michael began his career at Andersen Consulting and subsequently moved to Europe, helping clients implement controls, processes, and technology to transform their organizations. He later worked in debt securities at JPMorgan.

Michaela Mogollon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Presidential and Board Operations
  • Executive Assistant to the Office
  • Executive Assistant, at

Miguel Velasquez

Job Titles:
  • Newman Civic Fellow
A bilingual tour guide, Levermore Global Scholar and Newman Civic Fellow, Miguel Velasquez is featured in Adelphi's Spring 2022 episode of The College Tour on Amazon Prime.

Nathan Ross

Job Titles:
  • History

Nicholas K. Iadevaio

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Nicole Senia

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator

Paul Salerno

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Peter A. Principato - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Council

R. Sentwali Bakari

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Student Affairs and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
R. Sentwali Bakari, PhD, serves as an ambassador and advocate for Adelphi students. He earned his doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado and is also an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He passionately supports promoting and infusing global and multicultural understanding among students-an appreciation he gained through numerous international experiences. A recipient of the International Education Administrators Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom in 2013, he also participated in an African American faculty delegation to Israel; served as dean of students for Semester at Sea; and co-developed travel courses to Israel, Egypt and Turkey. He has responsibility for health services, student involvement, student conduct, residential life, counseling and support services, student access, the Center for Career and Professional Development, and the Interfaith Center, among others. In 2023, Dr. Bakari's role at Adelphi expanded to include oversight of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, an office first formally established in 2015 which continues to earn honors for a commitment to creating an inclusive and connected community and to making Adelphi a model of DEIB.

Rakesh Gupta

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee

Ray Wang

Job Titles:
  • Interim Dean

Renu Dalessandro

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council
  • Chief Marketing Officer / Jovia Financial Credit Union

Robert B. Catell

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Council

Robert Kavner

Job Titles:
  • Lead Director
  • Member of the Council

Robert Siegfried

Job Titles:
  • Music

Robin Rae Kravitz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Robin Rae Kravitz '72 maintains the boutique law practice of Kravitz Law PLLC, focusing primarily on advertising and promotions law, intellectual property protection and licensing, sweepstakes and contests, premiums, loyalty programs, e-commerce, data collection and use, privacy and writer/artist representation. Before establishing the firm in 2004, Kravitz was senior vice president and general counsel, (Advertising and Marketing) at Bates Advertising USA; associate general counsel of Group Danone's U.S. divisions (including The Dannon Company); senior counsel of the National Advertising Division of the BBB National Programs (a/k/a NAD), and vice president and assistant general counsel for Ted Bates Worldwide. She has also been a commercial arbitrator and has counseled and arbitrated matters involving leading national advertisers, advertising agencies, Broadway producers, actors, directors, major publishers, art collectors and galleries as well as small businesses. She has served as an ADR neutral on approximately 200 advertising, entertainment and intellectual property disputes for the NAD and American Arbitration Association. Kravitz is an active member of the New York City Bar Association (Small Law Firm, Arbitration, and Art Law Committees) and has lectured and written articles on advertising, promotion, alternative dispute resolution and attorney advertising.

Ron Robinson

Job Titles:
  • CEO and Founder of BeautyStat
Recognized as one of the world's leading cosmetic chemists, Ron Robinson, CEO and founder of BeautyStat, set his goal to develop a revolutionary new technology to stabilize active ingredients such as pure vitamin C. After spending his career and five extensive years in the lab trying to solve this problem, he finally did. As a result, his brand, BeautyStat, was born with the world's first 20 percent stable vitamin C serum, the Universal C Skin Refiner. No other product on the market contains the same potency. Since its launch in 2019, BeautyStat has grown rapidly as a company, developing a line of award-winning skincare products, from the Universal Skin Refiner to eye cream, cleanser, moisturizer and facial oil. The line has won 11 beauty awards from Allure, Good Housekeeping, and Women's Health. BeautyStat has had tremendous success on-shelf as it expands its distribution into several retailers, most notably, ULTA Beauty. In 2022, as a direct result of its sales performance and over-delivering on the sales forecast, BeautyStat went from being in 260 ULTA Beauty stores to more than 1,300 nationwide. With over 20 years of experience in the beauty industry developing Clinique's best-selling products, leading the product development roles for L'Oreal, Revlon, Avon, and advising on Hailey Bieber's Rhode skincare line and having launched BeautyStat just three years ago, Robinson is only just getting started. He's already won Glossy's 2022 Glossy 50 award for being one of the industry's biggest movers and shakers, the Byrdie Award for Best Formulator and the WWD BeautyInc Award: The Originals.

Ronald B. Lee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Ryan Kelley

Job Titles:
  • Director

Ryan Laul

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • President of the Advisory Board
Ryan Laul is the President of OMnet, Omnicom's principal-based buying group. He oversees commercial investment across all media disciplines for Omnicom Media Group in North America. As head of OMnet, Laul is responsible for the vision and strategy across the organization, ensuring that the company is operating in lockstep with clients in pursuit of solving their business investment and productivity goals. Laul previously served as president of Outdoor Media Group, the largest out-of-home (OOH) specialist in North America, managing more than $1 billion in OOH spending across over 200 clients, including eight of the top 12 OOH spenders in the United States. Under his leadership, the agency executed the largest data-driven OOH campaign, integrated mobile audience data into fundamental planning and buying, developed the largest demand-side resource for DOOH media and became the first company to establish a cinema upfront with the nation's largest supplier. Laul holds positions on advisory boards for the OAAA, Geopath and the DP-AA Agency, and he works closely with the New York Advertising Club to provide leadership in connecting the OOH industry with young professionals.

Sandra Urban

Job Titles:
  • Mathematics

Sarah Eltabib

Job Titles:
  • Chairman ( SEC )

Sentwali S. Bakari

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Student Affairs and Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging / Division of Student Affairs

Shawn Kaplan

Job Titles:
  • Physics

Shona Joseph

Job Titles:
  • Support

Stephanie Lake

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee

Steve Frey

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources Service Center and Systems

Steve Jones

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Steven L. Isenberg

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Steven N. Fischer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Susan Dinan

Job Titles:
  • Dean / Honors College

Susan Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Vice President Emerita / Cornell University

Thomas A. Kline

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of University Advancement and External Relations
Thomas A. Kline, EdD, leads the advancement and external relations team, encompassing fundraising, alumni relations, community and government relations, academic ceremonies, and special events. Dr. Kline believes strongly in the transformative impact of philanthropy and seeks to form meaningful relationships that will enable Adelphi to better serve its students and meet the challenges of tomorrow. In addition to friend- and fund-raising prowess, Dr. Kline brings to Adelphi a diverse set of experiences spanning higher education administration, including strategic planning, enrollment management, student affairs, international initiatives, and academic program development. Originally from Cortland, New York, Dr. Kline attended Ithaca College, where he earned a Bachelor of Music. After a brief career as a professional percussionist and teacher, he returned to his alma mater to serve as director of music admission and preparatory programs for the Ithaca College School of Music. While at Ithaca, he earned his Master of Science in communications and in 2017 completed his doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania.

Tomislav Kostadinov

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Vincent Wang

Job Titles:
  • Dean / College of Arts and Sciences

Violeta Ilik

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Members
  • Member of the Committee

William A. Ampofo II

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Xiao-Lei Wang

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Yue Han

Job Titles:
  • Chemistry