Middle States Self-Study Working Groups and Teams

The Self-Study Working Groups and Teams also represent all facets of the University community. Working Groups are mapped to individual standards and relevant requirements of affiliation while also reflecting the relational nature of all standards achieved through cross-group collaboration. In addition to the seven Working Groups, three Teams supplement the efforts to ensure an inclusive, transparent, and data-driven process.

Working Groups

  • James McCartin (Co-Chair)
    Associate Professor
    Department of Theology

    Julie Gafney (Co-Chair)
    Executive Director
    Center for Community Engaged Learning

    Stephen McGowan (Managing Member)
    Associate Director of Admission
    Graduate School of Social Service

    Brendan Cahill
    Executive Director
    Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs

    Jenifer Campbell
    Dean of Students
    Student Affairs FCLC

    Gregory Donovan
    Associate Professor
    Department of Communications and Media Studies

    Julie Fissinger 
    Executive Director, President's Council
    Development, Alumni, and University Relations (DAUR)

    Gaylin Ann
    Dean
    Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

    Gibney Carol 
    Director, Office of Campus Ministry
    Solidarity and Leadership Campus Ministry

    Lisa Green
    Assistant Director of Academic Administration
    Gabelli School of Business

    Brenna Moore
    Professor
    Department of Theology

    Patty Peek
    Dean of Undergraduate Admission / Associate Vice President
    Office of Admission

    Aseel Sawalha
    Associate Professor
    Department of Anthropology

    Thomas Scirghi (S.J.)
    Associate Professor
    Department of Theology

  • Celia Fisher (Co-Chair)
    Marie Ward Doty University Chair in Ethics and Professor Psychology
    Director, Center for Ethics Education

    Gulay Siouzios (Co-Chair)
    Assistant Director, Employee/Labor Relations
    Human Resources

    Stephen McGowan (Managing Member)
    Associate Director of Admission
    Graduate School of Social Service

    Mark Chapman
    Associate Professor
    Department of African and African American Studies

    Christopher Dietrich
    Associate Professor Department of History
    former Core Curriculum Committee Chair;
    Director, American Studies

    Beth Fagin
    Associate Counsel
    Office of Legal Counsel

    Christine Fountain
    Associate Professor
    Department of Sociology and Anthropology

    Kevin Jackson
    Professor of Law and Ethics
    Gabelli School of Business

    Michele Kuchera
    Director, Institutional Review Board
    Office of Research

    Mark Lenz
    Senior Director of Marketing Services
    University Marketing and Communications

    Juan Carlos Matos
    Assistant Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion
    Office of Student Affairs
    Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs

    Alessandro Mazzotta
    Director, Strategic Sourcing and Office Services
    Office of Finance

    Darin Neely 
    Assistant Dean of Administration
    Fordham Law School

  • Bernice Grant (Co-Chair)
    Senior Director, Entrepreneurial Law Program
    Fordham Law School

    Maura Mast (Co-Chair)
    Dean
    Fordham College at Rose Hill

    Stan Veliotis (Co-Chair)
    Associate Professor and Area Chair
    Gabelli School of Business

    Patrick Holt (Managing Member)
    Assistant Dean
    Graduate School of Religion

    Nicole Bryan
    Associate Dean
    School of Professional and Continuing Studies

    Steve D'Agustino
    Director, Online Learning
    Office of the Provost

    Daisy Deomampo
    Associate Professor
    Department of Sociology and Anthropology

    G. Lawrence Farmer
    Associate Professor
    Graduate School of Social Service
    Director, Ph.D. Program

    Stephen Holler
    Associate Professor
    Department of Physics

    Robert Hume
    Interim Dean of Faculty of Arts & Sciences
    FAS Dean's Office
    Professor, Political Science

    Sertan Kabadayi
    Professor of Marketing
    Gabelli School of Business
    Director of Teaching Excellence

    Lisa Lancia
    Director, Office of International Initiatives
    Office of the Provost

    Linda Loschavio
    Head, University Libraries
    Fordham Libraries

    Thomas Massaro, S.J.
    Associate Professor
    Department of Theology

    Kevin Spinale, S.J.
    Assistant Professor, Division of Curriculum and Teaching
    Graduate School of Education

    Rebecca Stark-Gendrano
    Assistant Dean for Juniors and Transfer Students
    Fordham College at Lincoln Center
    Former Director, Office of Fellowship Advising

    Mary Beth Werdel
    Associate Professor
    Graduate School of Religion
    Director, Pastoral Mental Health Counseling Program

  • David Marcotte (S.J.) (Co-Chair)
    Associate Professor
    Department of Psychology

    Keith Eldredge (Co-Chair)
    Assistant Vice President and Dean of Student Services
    Student Affairs RH

    Patrick Holt (Managing Member)
    Assistant Dean
    Graduate School of Religious Education

    Gregory Acevedo
    Associate Professor
    Graduate School of Social Service

    Renaldo Alba
    Associate Directo
    Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP)

    Rachel Annunziato
    Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
    Fordham College at Rose Hill
    Professor, Department of Psychology

    Ipsita Banerjee
    Professor
    Department of Chemistry
    Department Chair

    Joshua Brown
    Professor
    Department of Psychology
    Director, PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology Program

    Liz Casey
    Director, Field-Based Experience and Accountability
    Graduate School of Education

    Christina Francovic Sepsi
    Director, Office of Student Involvement
    Office of Student Affairs

    Erin Hoffman
    Director
    Campus Ministry at Lincoln Center

    Michael McCarthy
    Senior Director, Finance and Treasurer
    Office of Finance

    Jeffrey Ng
    Director
    Office of Counseling and Psychological Services RH A

    Makini Thompson
    Senior Executive Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Welfare and Competitive Excellence
    Athletics

    Marisa Villani
    Senior Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Students
    Gabelli School of Business

  • Akane Zusho (Co-Chair)
    Professor of School Psychology
    Graduate School of Education
    Center for Learning Innovation LC F

    Susan Mun (Co-Chair)
    Senior Research Analyst
    Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

    Steve Albanese
    Associate Dean
    School of Professional and Continuing Studies 

    Eric Bianchi
    Associate Professor of Music
    Department of Art History and Music

    Mary Byrnes
    Director
    Office of Disability Services

    Jessica Collins
    Senior Assoc Director
    Academic Records, Enrollment Group

    Sean Collins
    Professor
    Department of Economics

    Kei Kobayashi
    Associate Professor
    Department of Mathematics

    Beth Moore
    Director of Operations
    Gabelli School of Business

    Jeannine Pinto
    Director
    Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

    Cheretta Robson
    Senior Associate Director
    Office of Career Services

  • Mark Conrad
    Professor, Law and Ethics
    Gabelli School of Business

    John Buckley
    Vice President
    Enrollment

    Maggie Oliver
    Associate Director, Academic Effectiveness and Accreditation
    Gabelli School of Business

    Idalia Bastiaens
    Associate Professor
    Department of Political Science
    Faculty Senate

    Jane Bolgatz
    Associate Professor
    Graduate School of Education

    Roxana Callejo-Garcia
    Associate Vice President
    Strategic Planning & Innovation Information Technology

    Catherine Chaput
    Professor and Thomas J. Kavanagh Chair in Rhetoric
    Department of English

    Gerardo Galiano
    Director of Facilities Budget Operations
    Facilities Management

    Anthony Grono
    Associate Vice President and Controller
    Office of Finance

    Jennifer Lee
    Senior Research Analyst
    Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

    Dawn Lerman
    Professor, Gabelli School of Business
    Executive Director, Center for Positive Marketing
    Former President, Faculty Senate

    Damian Lyons
    Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science

    Paul Reis
    Associate Vice President, Academic Finance
    Office of the Provost

    Christopher Rodgers
    Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students | Rose Hill
    Office of Student Affairs

    Vanessa Rotondo
    Deputy Chief of Staff, President's Office

    Jane Suda
    Head, Reference and Information Services
    Fordham Libraries

    Corbin Wong
    Director of Organizational and Leadership
    Development Office of Human Resources

  • Orit Avishai (Co-Chair)
    Professor
    Department of Sociology

    Jonathan Crystal (Co-Chair)
    Vice Provost
    Office of the Provost

    Maggie Oliver (Managing Member)
    Associate Director, Academic Effectiveness and Accreditation
    Gabelli School of Business

    Michele Burris
    Vice President, Student Affairs

    Grant Grastorf
    Academic Operations Administrator
    Fordham Westchester
    Fordham University Association

    Bob Howe
    Associate Vice President for Communications & Special Advisor to the President
    University Marketing and Communications

    Kamal Joshi
    Associate Vice President
    Office of Human Resources

    Joe Landau
    Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
    Fordham Law School

    Dorothy Marinucci
    University Secretary
    Office of the President

    Jason Morris
    Professor
    Department of Natural Sciences

    Falguni Sen
    Professor
    Gabelli School of Business
    President, Faculty Senate

    Lori Wolff
    Professor
    Graduate School of Education
    Division of Psychological and Educational Services (PES)

Teams

  • Jeannine Pinto (Co-Chair)
    Director
    Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

    Bill Colona (Co-Chair)
    Assistant Vice President
    Government Affairs

    Brett Cetron
    Director of Business Intelligence and Academic Analytics
    Gabelli School of Business

    Gabriella DiMeglio
    Archives and Special Collections Librarian
    University Libraries Archivest/Librarian

    Gene Fein
    Assistant Vice President, Academic Records and Services
    Office of Academic Records

    Ji-Seon Lee
    Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
    Office of the Provost
    Associate Professor
    Graduate School of Social Service

    Annette McLaughlin
    Director
    Office of Career Services

    Haim Mozes
    Professor
    Gabelli School of Business

    Mike Rametta
    Associate Director, Data Automation Specialist
    Office of Academic Records

    Ashiyana Regmi Koirala
    Senior Research Analyst
    Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

    Andrew Simons
    Associate Professor
    Department of Economics

    Michael Tavas
    Associate VP for Enrollment Analytics and Data Integration
    Enrollment Services

    Stacey Vasquez
    Assistant Director, HR Operations
    Office of Human Resources

    Yijun Zhao
    Associate Professor
    Department of Computer and Information Sciences

  • Donna Lehmann
    Associate Vice President for Marketing
    University Marketing and Communications

    John Fortunato
    Professor, Communications and Media Management
    Gabelli School of Business

    Stephanie Adomavicius
    Director of Communications
    FAS Dean's Office

    Jesse Baldwin-Philippi
    Associate Professor
    Department of Communications and Media Studies

    Christopher Gosier
    Director for Special Projects
    University Marketing and Communications

    Robert Parmach
    Director
    Office of Mission Integration and Ministry

    Molly Wright
    Multi-Media Designer
    University Marketing and Communications

  • Binta Alleyne-Green (Chair, spring - fall 2023)
    Associate Professor
    Graduate School of Social Service

    Juan Carlos Matos (Chair, spring 2024)
    Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs for Diversity and Inclusion

    Nikki de Castro (Managing Member)
    Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment
    Gabelli School of Business