CORE FACULTY

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

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

Maureen Conard, Associate Dean of Faculty
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)

Alison Birks
Nutritionist
(B.A., College of the Atlantic; M.S., University of Bridgeport)

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)

Tuesday Cooper
Professor of Criminal Justice, Manchester Community College
(B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; J.D., Western New England School of Law; Ed.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)

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)

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

Wanda Warshauer
Director of Academic Services, Charter Oak State College

Jennifer Washington
Registrar, Charter Oak State College

Cindy Edgerton
Director of Health Information Management, Charter Oak State College

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)

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

Joe Cullen
Director of Program Review & Assessment, CT State Community College
(B.A. & M.Ed., The College of William & Mary; Ph.D., University of Connecticut)

Crystal Wiggins
STEM Department Chair, Northwestern Connecticut Community College
(B.A. & M.A., Central Connecticut State University; DBA, University of the Southwest)

Michael Broderick
Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Charter Oak State College

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

Kelly Fast
Charter Oak Sate College, Assistant Director of Health Science and Technology Department
(B.S., Quincy University; M.S., The College of St. Scholastica)

Linda Perfetto
Director, Charter Oak State College RN/ADN to BSN Program
(BS, Nursing Southern CT State University, MS Nursing University of CT, PhD Nursing, University of CT)

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY 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)

Andre Freeman
Capital Community College, Chair, Science and Mathematics Department
(B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia University)

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)

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

Kimberly H. James, DM
(BS, Southern Connecticut State University; MEd, Cambridge College; DM, University of Maryland University College)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

Noah Baerman
Composer and Jazz Performer
Adjunct Instructor of Music, Charter Oak State College
(B.M., M.M., Rutgers University)

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)

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

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)

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)

Tenell G. Rhodes, Sr., MS OEL, CLMP
Organizational Change & Transformation Expert
Adjunct Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Charter Oak State College
(B.S. & M.S., Charter Oak State College)

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

Susana Orozco
Charter Oak State College, Director, Academic Programs
(B.S., Springfield College, M.S., University of New Haven, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science)

Ashley Zennis
Academic Councilor, Charter Oak State College

NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES COMMITTEE

Alison Birks, Chair
Nutritionist
(B.A., College of the Atlantic; M.S., University of Bridgeport)

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)

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)

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)

Catherine E. Johnson
(BS, Nursing, Keuka College; MS, Nursing Education, American International College; Masters, Business Administration, Western New Englan College; PhD, Nursing Education, Cappella 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Linda Perfetto
Director, Charter Oak State College RN/ADN to BSN Program
(BS, Nursing Southern CT State University, MS Nursing University of CT, PhD Nursing, University of CT)

Stephanie Colacicco
Academic Councilor, Charter Oak State College

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE

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

Jean Barresi
Senior Education Specialist for Early Childhood Initiatives, CREC Resource Group
(B.S.Ed. Central Connecticut State Univeristy; M.S. Ed., Quinnipiac University)

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)

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)

Jessica Gauvin
Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Connecticut Attorney General
(B.A., J.D., University of Connecticut)

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)

Glenn Simmons
Wayland Baptist University, Dean and Professor
(B.S., William Carey University; M.Ed., Northern Arizona University; M. Div., Th.D., Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary)

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)

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)

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

Solomon Hill
Bachelor of Social Work Program Director, Charter Oak State College

Susana Orozco
Charter Oak State College, Director, Academic Programs

Marie Gaffney
Academic Councilor, Charter Oak State College

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