CORE CONSULTING FACULTY

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

DEAN OF FACULTY
Kegan Samuel
Professor of Mathematics, Middlesex Community College
(B.S., Morehouse College; M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Central Florida)

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF FACULTY
Maureen Conard
Professor of Psychology, Sacred Heart University
(B.A., Providence College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Connecticut) 

Walton Brown-Foster
Professor of Political Science, Central Connecticut State University
(B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Michigan)

Suzanne Cansler
Professor of Accounting, University of Connecticut
(CPA; B.A. and B.S., University of Colorado; M.S., University of Albany)

Patrice Farquharson
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Post University
(B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University)

James Gentile
Professor of English, Manchester Community College
(B.A., Columbia College; M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D., Columbia University)

Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska
Religious Studies Program Coordinator, Southern Connecticut State University
(M.A. and Ph.D., Adam Mickiewicz University)

Kristine Larsen
Professor of Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State University
(B.A., Central Connecticut State University; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Connecticut)

Paul Petterson
Professor of Political Science, Central Connecticut State University
(M.A. and Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst)

David Sloane
Professor of English, University of New Haven
(B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A. and Ph.D., Duke University)

Kimberly Sorrentino
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging/Ultrasound, Gateway Community College
(B.A. Boston University; M.S., Dartmouth College; Certificates in Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Echocardiography: RDMS, RDCS, RVT)

Judy Wallace
Professor of Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Middlesex Community College
(B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Central Connecticut State University; D.P.T., Sacred Heart University)

Jessica Waterhouse
Professor of Criminal Justice, Tunxis Community College
(A.S., B.S., and M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York)

Wanda Warshauer
Director of Academic Services, Charter Oak State College
(B.A., Saint Louis University; M.S., University of Saint Joseph)

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

Kimberly Sorrentino, Chair
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging/Ultrasound, Gateway Community College
(B.A. Boston University; M.S., Dartmouth College; Certificates in Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Echocardiography: RDMS, RDCS, RVT)

Ruth MacDonald
Adjunct Professor of English, Charter Oak State College
(M.B.A., University of Texas; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., Rutgers University)

Nina Tarner
Professor of Psychology, Gettysburg College
(B.S. and M.S., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Kansas State University)

Leonard Giambra
Director of Institutional Research, United States Coast Guard Academy
(M.A. and Ph.D., Ohio State University)

Qing Lin Mack
Director of Institutional Research, Tunxis Community College
(B.A., People’s Public Security University of China; M.S., Central Connecticut State University; Ed.D., University of Hartford)

Megan Patton
Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Administration
(B.S., University of Cincinnati; M.Ed., American InterContinental University; Ed.D., Nebraska Methodist College)

Donna Balint-Sohan
Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Lake Tahoe Community College
(B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Creighton University; M.S. and Ph.D., Texas A & M University)

Michael Broderick
Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Charter Oak State College

BUSINESS COMMITTEE

Suzanne Cansler, Chair
Professor of Accounting, University of Connecticut
(CPA; B.A. and B.S., University of Colorado; M.S., University of Albany)

Gregory Berry
Professor of Management, Central Connecticut State University
(B.E., M.B.A., and Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada)

Cynthia Conrad
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of New Haven
(B.A., Southern Illinois University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington)

Kathleen Dove
Executive Director of the Karen Dove Cabral Foundation
Adjunct Professor of Organizational Leadership, Charter Oak State College
(B.A., Northeastern Illinois University; M.S., Loyola University)

Neil Dworkin
Professor of Management, Western Connecticut State University
(B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.B.A., Baruch College, City University of New York; M.P.A and Ph.D., New York University)

Carlo Esidore
IT to External Partnership Consultant and Audit, The Hartford
Adjunct Professor of Business, Charter Oak State College
(B.S., Charter Oak State College; M.B.A., Plymouth State University)

Kevin Fitzgerald
Marketing Director, The Home Help Network
Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Charter Oak State College
(B.A., Iona College; M.B.A., University of Connecticut)

Shyam Lodha
Professor of Marketing, Southern Connecticut State University
(Ph. D., University of Jodhpur)

Vanda Marques
Assistant Professor of Management, Central Connecticut State University
(B.S., Central Connecticut State University; M.A., Albertus Magnus College; Ph.D., Capella University)

Michael McGivern
Professor of Management, Central Connecticut State University
(B.S., Central Connecticut State University; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Walden University)

Jacqueline Myers
Adjunct Professor of Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership, Charter Oak State College
(B.S. and M.B.A., Kaplan University; Ph.D., Walden University)

Jane O'Grady
Professor of Allied Health, Northwestern Community College

Randell Orner
Professor of Business, Walden University
(B.S., Charter Oak State College; M.S., Touro University International; M.B.A., Trident University; Ph.D., Northcentral University)

Brooke Palkie
Director of Health Care Administration and Health Informatics Master's Degree Programs, Charter Oak State College
(M.A., The College of St. Scholastica; Ed.D., Capella University)

Thomas Barron
Director of MSOEL and Undergraduate Business Programs, Charter Oak State College

Karen Schultz
Academic Councilor, Charter Oak State College

HISTORY & HUMANITIES COMMITTEE

David Sloane, Chair
Professor of English, University of New Haven
(B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A. and Ph.D., Duke University)

Richard Bass
Professor of Music, University of Connecticut
(B.M., Georgia State University; M.M., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin)

Nancy Billias
Professor of Philosophy, University of Saint Joseph
(B.A., Clark University; M.A., Claremont Graduate School; M.Th., University of Edinburgh, Scotland; M.S.Sc., New School University; Ph.D., Union Institute and Graduate School

Pauline Clifford
Director of Educational Technology, Quinebaug Valley Community College
Adjunct Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS), Charter Oak State College
(B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.Ed., University of Guam; Ph.D., Walden University)

Luke Eilderts
Professor of World Languages & Literatures, Southern Connecticut State University
(B.A., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; M.A. and Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University)

Hamid El Khalfi
Professor of English, Western Connecticut State University
Adjunct Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Charter Oak State College
(M.A. and Ph.D., University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom)

James Gentile
Professor of English, Manchester Community College
(B.A., Columbia College; M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D., Columbia University)

Richard Gerber
Professor of History, Southern Connecticut State University
(B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Michigan)

Alex Girard
Professor of Art, Southern Connecticut State University
(B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology)

Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska
Religious Studies Program Coordinator, Southern Connecticut State University
(M.A. and Ph.D., Adam Mickiewicz University)

Jeffrey Kovach
Adjunct Professor of History, Charter Oak State College
(B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; M.A., William Paterson University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts - Amherst)

Catherine Hoyser
Professor of English, University of Saint Joseph
(B.A. and M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Indiana University)

Jeffrey O'Leary
Associate Professor of Humanities, Mitchell College
(B.A., Thiel College; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.A. and Ph.D., Kent State University)

David Teva
Director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Wesleyan University
(B.A. Columbia University; M.H.L., Reconstructionist Rabbinical College)

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Judy Wallace, Chair
Professor of Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Middlesex Community College
(B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Central Connecticut State University; D.P.T., Sacred Heart University)

Jeff Dykes
Professor of Natural Sciences, Wenatchee Valley College
(A.A., Wenatchee Valley College; B.S., Central Washington University; B.S. and M.S., University of Washington)

James Fuller
Architectural Design & Technology Program Director, University of Hartford
(B.Arch., Carnegie Mellon University; M.Ed., University of Hartford)

Daniel Kirby
Associate Professor of Manufacturing & Construction Management, Central Connecticut State University
(B.S. and M.S., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., Iowa State University)

Kristine Larsen
Professor of Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State University
(B.A., Central Connecticut State University; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Connecticut)

Joseph Manthey
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Saint Joseph
(B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., Old Dominion University)

Frank Monaco
Adjunct Professor of Cyber Security, Charter Oak State College
(B.S., United States Military Academy; M.S., Troy State University; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology)

Kegan Samuel
Professor of Mathematics, Middlesex Community College
(B.S., Morehouse College; M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Central Florida) 

Wayne Sandford
Professor of Fire Science and Emergency Management, University of New Haven
(A.S., Hartford State Technical College; A.S., Waterbury State Technical College; B.S., University of New Haven; M.A., Sacred Heart University)

Kimberly Thomas
Professor of Chemistry, Middlesex Community College
(B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.S., Saint Joseph College; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island)

Karen Wosczyna-Birch
Executive Director of the College of Technology and Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU)

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE

Jessica Waterhouse, Chair
Professor of Criminal Justice, Tunxis Community College
(A.S., B.S., and M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York)

Cindi Brassington
Professor of Allied Health, Quinebaug Valley Community College
(B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.S., University of Bridgeport)

Walton Brown-Foster
Professor of Political Science, Central Connecticut State University
(B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Michigan)

Maureen Conard
Professor of Psychology, Sacred Heart University
(B.A., Providence College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Connecticut)

Marisol Cruz St. Juste
Clinician/Instructor, University of Connecticut Health Center
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Charter Oak State College
(B.A., Eastern Connecticut State University; M.A., Canyon College)

Patrice Farquharson
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Post University
(B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University)

Meg Galante-DeAngelis
Lecturer and Curriculum Specialist, University of Connecticut
Adjunct Professor of Early Childhood Education, Charter Oak State College
(B.S. and M.A., University of Connecticut)

Tanya Grant
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Mercy College
(B.A., Fairfield University; M.S., University of New Haven; Ph.D., Capella University)

Kathryn Jackman-Murphy
Professor of Nursing, Naugatuck Valley Community College
(B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.S.N. and Ed.D., University of Hartford)

Dov Kugelmass
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Three Rivers Community College
(B.A., University of Connecticut; M.A., Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut)

Manoj Misra
Associate Professor of Sociology, Western Connecticut State University
(M.A. and Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada)

Gayle van Dijk
Adjunct Professor of Early Childhood Education, Charter Oak State College
(A.A., Mount Ida College; B.S. and M.S., Southern Connecticut State University)

Johnny Williams
Professor of Sociology, Trinity College
(B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Brandeis University; Ph.D., Brandeis University)

Jo-Ann Williams
Alternate Route to Certification (Early Childhood Education) Program Coordinator, Charter Oak State College

Maureen Hogan
Early Childhood Education Program Director, Charter Oak State College

Linda Perfetto
RN/ADN to BSN Program Coordinator, Charter Oak State College