Co-Chairs for Working Groups

MSCHE Self-Study Steering Committee Leaders and Working Groups

Committee Co-chairs

  • Dr. Michael Markowitz, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Dr. Jeffery Blanchard, Dean of Student Success, Retention, and Assessment

Standard 1: Mission and Goals

Co-Chairs:

  • Fr. Thomas Franks, Vice President for Mission integration
  • Virginia Topolski, Director of Human Resources

Working Group:

  • Dr. Robert Doyle, Director of M.A. in Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
  • Dr. Jose Montalvo, Associate Professor, Natural Science
  • Dr. Mara Zukowski, Director for the Blessed Mary Angela Institute

Standard 2: Ethics and Integrity

Co-Chairs:

  • Roxana Hayda, Assistant Director of Human Resources/Employee Relations
  • Erminda Velez-Quinones, Director of Registration and Records

Working Group:

  • Jodi Shelly, Director of Library Services
  • Simone Flowers-Taylor, Director, Community Rights and Responsibilities
  • Marybeth O’Flanagan, Associate Director of Registration and Records 

Standard 3: Design and Delivery of Student Learning Experience

Co-Chairs:

  • Dr. Christine Mihal, Dean, School of Nursing
  • Dr. Tara Kent, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

Working Group:

  • Dr. Brian Conners, Dean, School of Education
  • Dr. Marilu Marcillo, Dean, School of Business

Standard 4: Support of the Student Experience

Co-Chairs:

  • Janel Owens, Vice President of Student Affairs
  • Cynthia Montalvo, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management

Working Group:

  • Mehtap Ferrazzano, Assistant Vice President for Student Life
  • Emily Espin, Associate Director of Academic Partnership Enrollment, Enrollment Management
  • Emmanuel Pierre-Louis, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Standard 5: Educational Effectiveness Assessment

Co-Chairs:

  • Dr. Theresa Fanelli, Director of Assessment, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
  • Dr. Deanna Valente, Dean, Center for Academic Technology, Information Technology, Information Systems and Learning and Development

Working Group:

  • Dr. Samantha Mattheiss, Assistant Professor of Psychology
  • Jennifer Kostic, Associate Dean, Strategic Planning and Student Success
  • Geraldine Perret, Assistant Dean, Career & Experiential Learning, Center for Career and Academic Success
  • Dr. David Turi, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Business

Standard 6: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement

Co-Chairs:

  • Tom Truchan, Vice President of Finance and CFO
  • Meggan O’Neill, Director, Facilities

Working Group:

  • Skyler Hennessy, Administrative Assistant, Facilities
  • Shalini Patel, Controller, Finance
  • Joel Superville, Event and Sales Coordinator

Standard 7: Governance, Leadership, and Administration

Co-Chairs:

  • Stephanie Cachez, Chief Administrative Officer and Board of Trustees Liaison
  • Diane DePadova, Assistant Director, Human Resources, Employee Benefits

Working Group:

  • Cathy Jennings, Associate Professor, FNP Program Director, Graduate Nursing
  • Becky DeVita, Associate Dean, Center for Academic Technology
  • Kathy Prieto, Director of Financial Aid, Student Financial Services