Middle States - LaGuardia Community College

Working Groups

Standard 1: Mission and Goals

Chair:      Scott White
               Associate Professor
               Library Dept.

Co-Chair: Priscilla Stadler
Instructional Design Manager
Center of Teaching and Learning

Co-Chair: Brad Orcutt
Associate Dean
Information Technology

Name	Department	Division	Title
Vincent Bruno	Office of Acad.Support Svcs & Special Programs	AA	Director of First Year Programs
Kimberly Ramirez	English	AA	Assistant Professor
Anthony Lugo	Office of VP of Administration	Admin.	Director of Auxiliary Svcs. & Sustainability
Martin Czuj			Student
Terry Parker	Library (Media Services)	AA	Chief CLT
David Housel	CUNY Language Immersion	ACE	Associate Director
Max Rodriguez	Education and Language Acquisition	AA	Professor
Marie T. Hanlon	Cooperative Education	AA	Professor
Christian Sepulveda			Student
Martha Travieso			Student

Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal

Chair: Michael Napolitano
Chair of Business and Technology Dept.

Co-Chair: Diane Darcy
Executive Director of Human Resources
Human Resources

Name	Department	Division	Title
Thomas Hladek	Business Office	Admin.	Exec. Dir. Of Finance & Business
Cristobal Stewart	Enrollment Management	ACE	Director, Enrollment Management Services, ACE
William Lindner	Information Technology	IT	Director of Info. Systems, Computer Systems Manager
Steven Hitt	LaG Performing Arts Ctr.	AA	Managing Director of LPAC
Gordon Crandall	Mathematics, Engineering, Computer & Science	AA	Associate Professor
Angela Wu	Business and Technology	AA	Assistant Professor

Standard 3: Institutional Resources

Chair:      Shahir Erfan
               Exec. Director of Facilities Management & Planning
               Administration

Co-Chair: Laurie Gluck
Lecturer
Education and Language Acquisition

Name	Department	Division	Title
Natalia Arguello	NY Designs	ACE	NY Designs Director
Soloman Kone	Social Science	AA	Assistant Professor
Billy Lau	Information Technology	IT	Network Administratior
Claudette Gray	Human Resources	HR	Associate Director of Human Resources
Bosa Grgurevic	Facilities Design & Construction	Admin.	Assistant Architect
Gail Baksh-Jarrett	Student Financial Services	EMSD	Senior Director of Enrollment/Student Financial Services
Yvonne Flores	Grants Office	Admin.	Associate Grants Director
Thomas A. Fink	English	AA	Professor

Standard 4: Leadership and Governance

Chair:      Unn Hidle
               Associate Professor
               Health Sciences Dept.

Co-Chair: Nancy Berke
Assistant Professor
English

Co-Chair: Francine Egger-Sider
Professor and Coordinator of Tech. Svcs.
Library

Name	Department	Division	Title
Brian Goldstein	EMSD	EMSD	Senior Director of Student Life
Jose Orengo	President's Office	PO	Exec. Dir. Of Govt. Relations Special Counsel to the Pres.
Linda Mellon	Office of VP of ACE	ACE	Director of Strategic Initiatives
Lisa O'Donnell	Health Sciences	AA	Assistant Professor
Minely Ulloa	Budget Office	Admin.	Assistant Budget Director
Daniese Betito			Student
Arthur Simms	Humanities	AA	Professor
Christian Sanchez			Student

Standard 5: Administration

Chair:      Shannon Bryant
               Director of Finance ACE VP Office
               ACE

Co-Chair: Ed Goodman
Assistant Professor
Business and Technology

Name	Department	Division	Title
Carmen Luong	Business Office	Admin.	Associate Business Manager
Sreca Perunovic	Social Science	AA	Assistant Professor
Cheryl Still	Human Resources	Admin.	Human Resource Specialist
Eneida Rivas	College and Community Relations	IA	Associate Director of College & Community Relations
Olga Calderon	Natural Sciences	AA	Chief CLT

Standard 6: Integrity

Chair:      Jhony Nelson
               Director of Disabled Student Programs
               Student Services and Disabled Students Programs

Co-Chair: Sigmund Shen
Assistant Professor
English

Name	Department	Division	Title
Jennifer Wynn	Social Sciences	AA	Assistant Professor
Dennis D'Amelio	Humanities	AA	Lecturer
Steven Levine	LaG & Wagner Archives	Admin.	Coordinator for Educational Programs
Elizabeth C. Beck			Student
Daniel Diaz	Admissions	EMSD	Admissions Counselor

Standard 7: Institutional Assessment

Chair:      Nathan Dickmeyer
               Director
               Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Co-Chair: Kathleen Forestieri
Director of Accounting Program
Business and Technology

Name	Department	Division	Title
Loretta Capuano-Vella	Student Info. Svcs.	EMSD	Director of Stud. Info. Svcs.
Natalia Mosina	Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science	AA	Assistant Professor
Steven Ovadia	Library	AA	Assist. Professor and Web Design Librarian
John Een	The English Language Ctr.	ACE	Associate Director
Dilrukhshan Priantha Wijesinghe	Natural Sciences	AA	Associate Professor
Jin Lee	Building Operations	Admin.	Assistant Director, Building Operations
Robert Jaffe	President's Office	Admin.	Senior Administrator

Standard 8: Student Admissions and Retention

Chair:      Burl Yearwood
               Associate Professor
               Natural Sciences Dept.

Co-Chair: LaVora Desvigne
Director of Admissions Services
Student Affairs

Co-Chair: Kyoko Toyama
Assistant Professor and Counselor
Counseling/College Discovery Program

Name	Department	Division	Title
Amy Dalsimer	Pre College Academic Programs	ACE	Director of Pre College Academic Programming
Tony Abreu	Bursar	Admin.	Associate Bursar
Lori Hughes	Student Financial Services	SA	Associate Director of Student Financial Services
Vera Albrecht	Humanities	AA	Assistant Professor
Bernard Polnariev	ASAP	AA	Director of ASAP
Heidi Johnsen	English	AA	Assistant Professor
Erez Lencher	Institutional Research	IT	Senior Research Analyst
Marina Dedolvskya	Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science	AA	Associate Professor
Liz Ianotti	The English Language Center	ACE	Assistant Director of the English Language Center
Te Yu Shu			Student

Standard 9: Student Support Services

Co-Chair: Fay Butler
Senior Director of Enrollment Management

Co-Chair: Judith Gazzola
Director of the Career Development Ctr.

Name	Department	Division	Title
Yvette Alphonsus	Student Services	ACE	Coordinator of Student Services
John Lee Baker, Jr.	Student Life & Development	EMSD	Associate Director
David Bimbi	Health Sciences	AA	Assistant Professor
Robert Durfey	Counseling	AA	Professor and Counselor
Danielle Insalaco-Egan	Educational Planning and Testing Svcs.	EMSD	Director of Testing & Student Advisement
Matthew Joffe	Office of Student Svcs. And Disabled Students Programs	EMSD	Senior Director
Laura McGowan	Academic Support Services	AA	Director for Academic Support Svcs.
Jeffrey Weintraub	Cooperative Education	IT	Professor
Bert Eisenstadt	English (Writing Center)	AA	Associate Director of the Writing Center
Diana Escober			Student
Gisele Santana			Student

Standard 10: Faculty

Chair:      Frank Wang
               Associate Professor
               Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science

Co-Chair: Nila Bhaumik
Deputy Director of Human Resources
Human Resources

Name	Department	Division	Title
Judit Torok	Center for Teaching and Learning	AA	Program Associate
Janet Michello	Social Science	AA	Associate Professor
Rajendra Bhika	Business & Technology	AA	Lecturer
Laura Tanenbaum	English	AA	Assistant Professor
Nalband Hussain	Natural Sciences	AA	Assistant Professor
Richard Brown	Humanities	AA	Assistant Professor
Catherine Stern	Library	AA	Assistant Professor
Valerie Taylor-Haslip	Health Sciences	AA	Associate Professor

Standard 11: Educational Offerings

Chair:      John Shean
               Associate Professor
               Social Sciences

Co-Chair: Jessica Mendoza
CUNY Office Assistant Lvl II
Office of VP of Academic Affairs

Name	Department	Division	Title
Les Gallo-Silver	Health Sciences	AA	Associate Professor
Hugo Fernandez	Humanities	AA	Lecturer
Alexis Frazier	College for Children & Teen Academy	ACE	College for Children & Teen Academy - Associate Professor
LaVergne Trawick	Counseling	AA	Professor and Counselor
Louise Fluk	Library	AA	Professor and Coordinator of Library Instruction
Karim Sharif	Natural Sciences	AA	Assistant Professor
Shara Sand	Social Science	AA	Assistant Professor
Maria Munoz			Student

Standard 12: General Education

Chair:      Phillip Gimber
               Associate Professor
               Health Sciences

Co-Chair: Victoria Badalamenti
Director
The English Language Center

Name	Department	Division	Title
Xiaoping Yen	English	AA	Professor
Dianne Conyers	Library	AA	Instructor, Periodicals and Govt. Document Librarian
Dionne Miller	Natural Sciences	AA	Assistant Professor
Dong Wook Won	Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science	AA	Assistant Professor
Sandra Dickinson	Humanities	AA	Professor
Michelle Piso	Academic Affairs	AA	Assistant Director for Professional Development
Judith O'Toole	Natural Sciences	AA	Chemical Hygiene Officer
Jim Giordano	Business and Technology	AA	Associate Professor
Sohyun Park			Student

Standard 13: Related Educational Activities

Chair:      Marian Blaber
               Director
               CUNY Language Immersion and College Prep Programs

Co-Chair: Elizabeth McCormick
Assistant Professor
English

Name	Department	Division	Title
William Kurzyna	Communication Skills	AA	Lecturer
Maryam Esfarayeni	Career Ladder Programs	ACE	Associate Director of Allied Health
Jorge Perez	Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science	AA	Professor
Craig Kasprak	Center for Teaching and Learning	AA	Program Associate
John Hunt	Ctr. For Immigrant Edu. And Training	ACE	Associate Director
Santo Trapani	Business and Technology	AA	Lecturer
Ellen Quish	Adult Learning Center	ACE	Lecturer
Sreedevi Ande	Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science	AA	Assistant Professor
Eddie Smith			Student

Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning

Chair:      Debra Engel
               Director of Physical Therapist Assistant Program and Associate Professor
               Health Sciences

Co-Chair: Marisa Klages
Director of Outcomes Assessment and Assistant Professor
English

Name	Department	Division	Title
Paul Arcario	Academic Affairs	AA	Dean
J. Elizabeth Clark	English	AA	Professor
Bret Eynon	Center for Teaching and Learning	AA	Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning/Academic Affairs
Ros Orgel	Center for Teaching and Learning	AA	Associate Director for Technology & Pedagogy - Higher Edu. Associate
Mercedes del Rosario	Center for Teaching and Learning	AA	Project Director - Higher Edu. Associate
Jenny Zhu	Institutional Research and Assessment	IT	Assistant Research Analyst
Bipin Bastola			Student