Administration

Office of the President

Dr. Louise Feroe
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.A., Wheaton College
M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research

Dr. Michael E. Geisler

President  Emeritus 

M.A. Mannheim University

Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

Richard Sheehy 

Director of Human Resources

B.A., Georgetown University

J.D., University of Miami School of Law 

Ph.D., Arizona State University

 

Seann Kalagher
Chief Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
B.A., George Mason University
M.S. Ed., Old Dominion University
J.D., Cornell University

James Russell

Chief Information Officer & VP for Digital Strategy and Planning

M.P.A., Kutztown University

 

Office of the Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Academic Dean

Christine Dehne
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

B.A., Tufts University 

B.F.A., School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

M.F.A., University of Arizona 

Alison Carson

Associate Provost for Academic Innovation and Design Thinking

B.A.,Franklin and Marshall 

M.A., Ph.D., Boston College 

Christine Farrugia 

Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment  

M.A., Ed.M., Teachers College, Columbia University 

Ph.D., SUNY Albany 

 

 

School of Arts and Sciences

Heather Perretta

Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences  

B.A. Wells College

M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University

Jean Mann

Program Director, Marketing and Graduate Enrollment 

B.S., Syracuse University

M.B.A., Baruch University

Dave Torromeo

Program Director, Sports Business Management Program

B.A., University of Rhode Island

M.S., Iona College

 

 

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Debra A. Simons, Ph.D  

Dean, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

B.S., The College of New Rochelle
M.S., University of Phoenix
Ph.D., Capella University 

Jori Kontos  

Executive Assistant to the Dean & Director of Operations,

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

B.S., Manhattan College
M.A., Manhattan College
Psy.D. Breyer State University

 

 

School of Education

Shelley B. Wepner

Dean, School of Education, Professor of Education

B.S., University of Pittsburgh

M.S.Ed., Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania

 

Kevin Roberts

Associate Dean of Accreditation and Technology

Director of Field Placement, Certification, and Community Outreach

B.S., St. John’s University

M.S. Education, Adelphi University

 

Laurence Krute

Associate Dean, Graduate Advising

B.A. Harvard University

M.A. Tulane University

Ph.D., Columbia University

 

Yiping Wan

Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership and Professor of Education

M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

   

Heidi Sakanaka

Assistant Dean Outreach

M.B.A. Boston University

B.A. Cornell University

 

Alissa Wilson

Director of Graduate Admissions for the School of Education

B.A., Bryn Mawr
J.D., Loyola University Chicago

 

Danielle Wachter

Assistant to the Dean for Operations

B.S., Long Island University

School of Professional Studies

Jean Mann

Director, Marketing and Graduate Enrollment

B.S., Syracuse University

M.B.A., Baruch University

Dave Torromeo

Director, Sports Business Management Program

B.A., University of Rhode Island

M.S., Iona College

 

Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program

Iain Haley Pollock

Director, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

B.A., Haverford College 

M.F.A., Syracuse University 

Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management

Troy L. Cogburn

Vice President for Admissions & Marketing 

B.A., University of Tampa 
M.S., Manhattan College 

Cecilia Granda 

Director of Financial Aid 

B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


 

 

Office of the Vice President for Finance

Jean Hall

Vice President of Finance for Finance and Operations 

B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University 

M.B.A., Barker University 

 

Michael O'Donnell 

Controller

Office of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Sarah Kelly

Vice President for Institutional Advancement

B.A., SUNY Purchase

Laura Newman

Director, Annual Giving 

B.A., Wesleyan University

MBA, Columbia University

Polly Schmitz

Director, Alumni Relations

B.A., Whitman College

Office of the Vice President for Operations

Dan Hannon

Director of Physical Plant 

B.A., State University of New York, Cortland

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Cindy Porter
Vice President for Student Affairs
Ed.D. Johnson and Wales
M.S. Illinois State University
B.S. Morgan State University

 

Lori A. Adams

Director, Office of International Student Services

B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University

M.A, International Education and Training School for International Training

 

Melissa Boston
Associate Dean for Student Health and Counseling
B.A., Manhattanville College
M.A., Teachers College
Psy.D., Argosy University

 

Julene Caulfield
Director, Athletics

  

Sharlise Smith-Rodriguez

Dean of Students

B.S., SUNY at Purchase

M.A.T., Manhattanville College

Alyssa Campo-Carman
Director of Center for Student Accommodations
B.Mus., M.A.T., Manhattanville College