Staff
Alicia Arana – Public Programming, B.A. Hunter College, J.D. New York Law School
Betsy Avila-Fernandez – Communications
Nana Ama Ampah, Administrative Executive Assistant, Deans Office M.A. NYU Wagner
Orson Barzola, Enrollment Services Coordinator, B.A. Queens College, M.S. Candidate Barry University
Nelly Benavides, Deputy to Associate Dean of Administration and Operations, M.A.
Dorothy Benson, Director Finance and Business Affairs, B.A. Fordham University
Sonia Bernstein, LEAP to Teacher Writing & Research Consultant-Lehman College, M.A.
Xalya Branch, Marketing and Communications Assistant
Keenya Browne Skelton, Workforce Development Administrative Coordinator, B.A. Brooklyn College
Rob Callaghan, Enrollment Specialist, B.A. Hampshire College, M.S. Hunter College
Shayna Cody, LEAP to Teacher Writing & Technology Tutor, BMCC, B. A. Lehman College
Donna Contreras-Aguirre, Counseling and Wellness Psychological Counselor, MSW, New York University, Shirley Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
Emily Eklund – Learning Hub, B.A. Montclair State University, M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts
Suzette Ellington Finance Budget Specialist
Maryam (Sara) Esfarayeni, Director of Murphy Institute Worker Education & Workforce Development, M. S. Beheshti University, M.A., Ed.D., Teachers College - Columbia University
Paula Finn, Director of The Center for Public Engagement, M.A. New York University, B.A. Barnard
Laura Flanders – Dean’s Office, B.A. Barnard College
Irene Garcia-Mathes, Graduate Senior Academic Advisor Labor Studies M.A., Ph.D. Candidate NYU Tish School of the Arts
Michael Gilbert, education and title
Michael Giliberti, Bursar, B.A St. John's University, MPA John Jay College
Carl Ginsburg – Dean’s Office, J.D. Northeastern University
Sasha Graybosch – Learning Hub, B.A. University of Kansas, M.F.A. New York University
Laurie Grimes, Enrollment Registrar Director, B.A. College of Staten Island, M.A. College of Staten Island
Zenzile Green-Daniel, Office Assistant, B.A. Graduate Center Interdisciplinary Studies
Stephen Greenfeld, Academic Program Manager Urban Studies, B.A. the College of William and Mary, M.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ph.D. Columbia University
Halsey Hazzard – Workforce Development, B.S. New York University
Eileen Hawkins-Bauman, Senior Writer and Communications Officer, B.A. Millsaps College, M.A. Hunter College
Kelvin Huang IT Support Staff
Rose Imperato Academic Scholarship and Awards Coordinator, B.A. SUNY Stony Brook, M.A. Syracuse University
Antoinette Isable-Jones, Director, Communications & Marketing, B.A. City College
Jennifer James – Dean’s Office, B.S. Syracuse University
Tunde Jakab, LEAP to Techer (LTT) Site Coordinator at College of Staten Island (CSI), Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Missouri
Christina Johnson – Institutional Research and Assessment, B.S. Brooklyn College
Elizabeth Kane, LEAP to Techer Writing & Research Consultant at Brooklyn College, B.A. SUNY Fredonia, M.A. Goddard College
Laurie Kellogg Special Program Assistant
Kitty Krupat, Staff, B.A., M.A. New York University, M.Phil / ABD, New York University
Michael Lalan, Public Program Coordinator, Murphy Institute-Center for Labor, Community & Policy Studies B.A. Duke University
Maureen LaMar, Labor Studies Program Manager, B.A. Hunter College. M.S. The New School
Aaron Lenchner, Creative Content Manager Communications and Marketing B.F.A Conservatory of Theatre Arts, SUNY Purchase
Heysel Llopis -Rodas, Worker Education Academic Advisor, Queens College, B. A. Queens College, M.A. Queens College
Martha Luna-Vega – Operations
Gregory Mantsios, Founding Dean B.A. Queens College, M.A., Queens College, Ph.D. Union Institute and University
Abraham Marcus, College Prep Program Coordinator Worker Education, A.B. Harvard College, M.A. Brooklyn College
Joanne Mason, Worker Education Manager, B.A. Queens College
Laura Meltzer, Alumni Coordinator, B.A. CUNY Queens College, M.A. CUNY School of Professional Studies
Diana Mercdo, Budget Analyst, A.S., Ashworth College
Meghan Moore-Wilk, Ph.D? Interim Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff
Cherise Mullings, Assistant Director of Admissions, B.A. Queens College, M.A. Queens College
Nikki Neysmith - Career Specialist, B.B.A. Temple University, M.A. Brooklyn College
Anita Palathingal – Public Programming. M.A. University of Kerala, India, M.A. New School for Social Research, M.Phil New School for Social Research
Gladys Palma de Schrynemakers, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Title IX Coordinator B.A. Saint John's University, M.S. City College, P.D. CW Post Long Island University Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
Pablo Perez LEAP to Teacher Site Coordinator at BMCC, B.A Hunter College, M.A. CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, MS. Ed. Bank St. College, J.D. Seton Hall University
Katiana Pierre -Jean, Enrollment Coordinator, B.A. John Jay College
Rochel Pinder-Cuffie, Director of Student and Community Affairs, B.B.A. Baruch College, M.P.A. Baruch College, Ed.D. Candidate Northeastern University
Padraig O’Donoghue, Manager Student Support and Retention, B.A. CUNY B.A. Program, Hunter College
Jaime Olmos – Enrollment / Urban Studies, B.A. University of Illinois, M.A. Rutgers University, M.Ed. Columbia University
Nadhia Rahman, Administrative Coordinator, B.A. John Jay College, M.S. Hunter College
Estrella Redondo – Enrollment, B.S. SUNY New Paltz, M.A. Queens College
Jeff Rickman, Director Information Technology
Keysha Rodriguez Administrative Coordinator
Marie Romani, Administrative Coordinator Labor Studies and Urban Studies, A.A.S. Bronx Community College, B.S. Lehman College, M.S. Barry University
Walter Romney College Assistant
Arthur Rothschild, Basic Skills Instructor, B.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook, M.S. Syracuse University, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin
Jonathan Rubin, LEAP to Teacher Math Tutor, College of Staten Island (CSI) & Techer Certification Exam Prep Workshop Facilitator, B.S .The College of Staten Island (CSI) M.S. The College of Staten Island,
Michael Rymer, Coordinator Writing Center, B.A. Brown University, M.F.A. Sarah Lawrence College, M.A. City College
Burt Sacks, Associate Dean for Operations B.A. Long Island University, M.A. Long Island University, M.A. Long Island University, P.D. Yeshiva University
Francine Sanchez Worker Education Undergraduate Admissions Counselor, Queens College, B.A. Queens College
Sassy Sasson, LEAP to Teacher Site Coordinator- Brooklyn College, D.S.W. Yeshiva University
Carol Schwartz, LEAP to Teacher Academic Advisor, Queens College, M.S. Counselor Education, Queens College
Andrea Selonick, Managing Editor New Labor Forum Murphy Institute for Public Engagement, B.A. University of Rochester
Elizabeth Sergile, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, B.A. Hunter College, M.A. Brooklyn College, Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate School/University Center
Samina Shahidi, Academic Advisor and Coordinator for Urban Studies MA Program and the Workplace Democracy and Community Ownership Graduate Certificate Program, B.A. Fordham University, Teaching Fellow and M.A. Lehman College, M.A. Graduate Center (EGD January 2022)
Michael Shapiro, LEAP to Teacher Advisor at, Lehman College, Teacher Certification Exam Prep Workshops Facilitator, B.A. New York University, M.A. NY State University at Stony Brook, Ph.D. NY State University at Stony Brook
Irene HongPing Shin, Coordinator International Program for Labor, Climate and Environment, B.A. Columbia University, MSW Hunter School of Social Work
Kevin Simmons, Academic Program Specialist, B.A. York College, M.A. Queens
Jean Carlos Soto Worker Education Writing and Research Consultant, Queens College, B.A. Lehman College
Lindsay Stewart – Learning Hub, B.A. DePaul University, M.A. University of Colorado, M.F.A Columbia University
Sean Sweeney Director of International Program, Ph.D. University of Bath, UK
Daniel Tehrani – Learning Hub, B.A. Pomona College, M.A. Hunter College
Lucy Torres – Learning Hub, B.A. Queens College, M.F.A. Queens College
Ralph Tricoche, IT Coordinator
Ann Tullio Registrar Assistant, B.S. City College, M.A. Queens College
Krafins Valcin Blackboard Specialist
Melanie Vargas, Worker Education Program Assistant, Queens College, B.A. City College of New York
Jeanne Wasilik – Learning Hub, M.F.A. Queens College
Cheneyere Williamson – Career Specialist, B.B. York University, M.S. Long Island University
Nathanie Yaskey – Learning Hub, B.F.A. New York University, M.F.A. candidate Columbia University