Meet Our Academic Coaches

Maherukh Akhtar
Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer Science
makhtar@nyit.edu

Karrer Alghazali
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
kalghaza@nyit.edu

Stacey Bogdan
Director, Development, Alumni Relations and External Affairs
sbogdan@nyit.edu

Alain Boldini
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
aboldini@nyit.edu

Summer Buffin
Librarian I, Library
sbuffin@nyit.edu

Rosemary Burgos-Mira
Director, Public & Technical Services/Librarian III, Library
rburgosm@nyit.edu

Denniesia Cameron
Assistant Director of Student Employment, Academic Affairs
dcamer05@nyit.edu

Valerie Chan
Senior Communications Specialist, Student Communications
bchan11@nyit.edu

Lincy Cherian
Director, Capital Budgeting, Project Management Office
lcherian@nyit.edu

Andrea Coladner
Assistant Professor & Associate Medical Director, Family Medicine
acoladne@nyit.edu

John Comeau
Physical Therapist/Supervisor, Rehabilitation, Academic Health Care Center
jcomeau@nyit.edu

Melissa DiMartino
Assistant Professor, Psychology & Counseling
mhuey@nyit.edu

Beatrice Figueroa
Online Program and Design Manager, Academic Affairs
bfigue06@nyit.edu

Francesca Fiore
Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
ffiore@nyit.edu

Becky Frieden
Senior Director, Enterprise Applications & Decision Support Systems, Information Technology Services
bfrieden@nyit.edu

Robert Gallagher
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
rgalla02@nyit.edu

Paolo Gasti
Associate Professor, Computer Science
pgasti@nyit.edu

Susan Gass
Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer Science
sgass@nyit.edu

Tadiyos Gebre
Director, Academic Success & Enrichment
tgebre@nyit.edu

Mindy Haar
Clinical Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
mhaar@nyit.edu

Brittany Hartofilis
Communications Specialist, Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications
bhartofi@nyit.edu

Jessica Hautsch
Teaching Assistant Professor, Humanities
jhautsch@nyit.edu

Marcelle Hicks
Dean, Admissions & Financial Aid, Enrollment Management
mhicks01@nyit.edu

Barbara Holahan
Vice President, Financial Affairs, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Financial Affairs
bholahan@nyit.edu

Maheen Jillani
IT Technician I, Information Technology Services
mjillani@nyit.edu

Daniel Johnston
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
djohns35@nyit.edu

Hyun-Tae Jung
Associate Professor, Architecture
hjung05@nyit.edu

Pamela Karp
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
pkarp@nyit.edu

Christine Kerigan
Coordinator, Digital Art and Design
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Madeline Leonard
Assistant Director, Academic Success & Enrichment
mleona07@nyit.edu

William Letsou
Assistant Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences
wletsou@nyit.edu

Qin Liu
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
qliu20@nyit.edu

Katie Lyons
Senior Transfer Evaluations Analyst, Development, Admissions
klyons@nyit.edu

Carmen Marmo-Savinetti
Senior Major Gift Officer, Development, Alumni Relations & External Affairs
cmarmosa@nyit.edu

Sebastien Marion
Librarian III, Virtual Services, Library
smarion@nyit.edu

Sydney McMahon
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
smcmah02@nyit.edu

Adrienne McNally
Director, Experiential Education, Career Success & Experiential Education
amcnally@nyit.edu

Patrick Minson
Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
patrick.minson@nyit.edu

Mohammed Moizuddin
Director, Institutional Research
mmoizudd@nyit.edu

Carline Mordan
Project Manager, Research, Assessment & Decision Support
cmordan@nyit.edu

Rocio Morello
Associate Director of Student Success Programs, Undergraduate Student Success & Advising
rmorel01@nyit.edu

Rachel Morrison
Director, HEOP, Student Engagement & Development
rfidis@nyit.edu

Kate E. O’Hara
Associate Professor, Humanities
kohara@nyit.edu

Fikayo Odugbemi
Faculty Development Specialist, Center for Teaching & Learning
oodugbem@nyit.edu

Ariana Outar
Student Success Coordinator, Undergraduate Student Success & Advising
aoutar@nyit.edu

Jamie Paraganos
Title III Program Manager, Student Administration & Operations
jpargano@nyit.edu

Sanjay Patel
Adjunct Instructor, Humanities
spate359@nyit.edu

Benjamin Pennino
Assistant Director, Admissions
bpennino@nyit.edu

Ana Petrovic
Associate Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences
apetro01@nyit.edu

Sabrina Polidoro
Director, Development, Alumni Relations & External Affairs
spolidor@nyit.edu

Catalin Popescu
Director, Application Development & Support, Information Technology Services cpopescu@nyit.edu

Monika Rohde
Senior Associate Dean, Undergraduate Student Success and Advising
Monika.Rohde@nyit.edu

Amerigo Rossi
Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
arossi01@nyit.edu

Alexander Rothstein
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
arothste@nyit.edu

George M Salayka
Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer Science
gsalay01@nyit.edu

Ellie Schwartz
Senior Specialist, School of Management
eschwa03@nyit.edu

Thomas Shea
Director, Undergraduate Admissions, Admissions
tshea@nyit.edu

Nicole Sheehan
Director, Undergraduate Academic Advising
nsheehan@nyit.edu

Abhishek Singh
Research Associate, Institutional Research
asing189@nyit.edu

Jessica Triola
Academic Program Manager, Student Administration & Operations
jtriola@nyit.edu

Vanessa Viola
Associate Director, Branch Services/Librarian III, Library
vviola@nyit.edu

William Wall
Associate Director, Institutional Research
wwall01@nyit.edu

Joanne West
Director, Student Engagement & Development Admin & Operations, Dean of Students
joanne.west@nyit.edu

Tyler Wheelock
Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
twheeloc@nyit.edu

Jenna Yount
CRM/SIS Application Administrator, Information Technology Services
jyount@nyit.edu