Faculty & Staff

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Jerrold Ross, Ph.D. Professor of Education and Dean; B.S., New York University; M.S., Queens College, CUNY; Ph.D., New York University, D. Hum. (HON)
   
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Sandra S. Abrams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; B.A. Washington Unviersity, St. Louis., M.A. American University., M.A., New York University., Ph.D. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Maria Amodio Part-Time Faculty; B.S., St. John's University; M.A., St. John's University
Janet Arabis Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; M.A., Teachers College at Columbia University
   
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Vincent Baldari Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Pace University; M.S., Brooklyn College
John D. Beach, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.A., State University of New York: M.A., Binghamton University, State University of NY; M.S., C.W. Post Center; Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York
Mildred Beck Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College
Vincent Bellafiore Part-Time Faculty
Stephen Benfante Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Adelphi University
David Bennardo Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Long Island University: C.W. Post, BSEdMA, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Kenneth Berson Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; MSED, Queens College NY, CERT, Queens College NY

James S. Bethea, Ph.D.

 Associate Professor; B.S., Mount Olive College; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., The University of Iowa
Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook; M.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Weedens Blanchard

Part-Time Faculty; P.D. St. John's University; M.B.A., St. John's University; B.S. St. John's University
Robert Brasco, Ph.D. Executive Director of the Professional Development Center and Director of Graduate Administrative Internships; Ed.D., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; M.S., John's University; B.S., New York College of Music
   
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Joan Callahan Part-Time Faculty; B.A., College of Staten Island; A.A., College of Staten Island; M.A., Wagner College
James Campbell, Ph.D. Professor; B.S., Fordham-College of General Studies; M.S.Ed., Rutgers University; M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., New York University
Julie H. Carter, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; B.A., Bard College; Ed.M., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Miriam Castro Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Hunter College; M.A., Hunter College; P.D., Queens College NY
Nicholas Catechis Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Herbert H Lehman College; M.A., New York University; M.A., Hunter College
Seokhee Cho, Ph.D. Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada; M.A., Ewha Womans University, Korea; B.A., Ewha Womans University
Mariann Cholakis Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.S., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University
John Christina Part-Time Faculty; B.S., St . Francis College N.Y; M.A., Adelphi University; P.D., Pace University: New York City
Gina Cicco Assistant Professor; Ed.D. St. John's University; Post-Master’s Credits, College of Saint Rose;  M.S.Ed.,  St. John’s University;  B.A., St. John’s University
Maria Ciccone Part-Time Faculty
Barbara Cozza  
Philip Composto Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S., Queens College NY; P.D., Queens College NY; Ed.D., St. John's University
Christine Criscione Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Adelphi University; B.A., Queens College NY; P.D., Queens College NY
   
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Stephen D'Giff Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; P.D., Long Island University: C.W. Post; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post
Ruth Daniels Part-Time Faculty; B.A., City College of New York; M.A., City College of New York; M.A., Columbia University, Teachers College; Ed.D, Columbia University, Teachers College; P.D., College of Staten Island
Terry Daniels Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Adelphi University; Ed.D, Nova Southeastern University
Rosalba Del Vecchio, Ed.D. Assistant Professor; B.A., College of Mount St. Vincent, M.S., Iona College, P.D., Fordham University, Ed.D., Fordham University
Thomas De Marco Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College, APCRT, Brooklyn College; D.A., St. John's University

Josephine DeStefano

 Part-Time Faculty; B.S., City College of New York; M.S., Hunter College
Joanne DeVito Part-Time Faculty; Registered Nurse; licensed Psychologist; BA, St. John's University; MS, St. John's University; PD, St. John's University; PHD, Hofstra University
Arthur DiClementi Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Francis College N.Y; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; Ed.D., St. John's University
Robert Dillon Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.S., Coll New Rochelle Sch New Rsrc; Ed.D., St. John's University
Mario Anthony Disciullo Part-Time Faculty; B.S., State University of New York College at Brockport; MS, Hofstra University; Ph.D., Fordham University
Mary Donahue-Maxham Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; Ph.D., St. John's University
Edward Doran Part-Time Faculty; BSEd, Marist College; M.E.E., Seton Hall University; Ph.D., St. John's University
Sumita Dosamantes Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Queens College NY; B.A., Queens College NY
Muriel Drew Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S., Queens College NY; Ed.D., St. John's University
   
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Helena Edwards Part-Time Faculty
Harold Einbinder Part-Time Faculty; Ed.D., Dowling College; P.D., Long Island University: C.W. Post; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; B.S., State University of New York College at Oswego
Robert Eschenauer, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.A., St. Francis College, M.S.; Ph.D., St. John's University; Adv. Cert., City University of New York
   
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Rebekah Fassler, Ed.D. Associate Professor, B.A., McGill University, M.A., Columbia University, M.S., Bank Street College, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
Linda Faucetta Part-Time Faculty
Andrew Ferdinandi, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.S., St. John's University; M.S., St. John's University; Ph.D., St. John's University
Molly Fine Part-Time Faculty; B.B.A., City College of New York; CERT, Queens College NY; Ph.D., Fordham-College of General Studies
Barry Finkelman Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.S., Bank St Clg Ed Librty Prtnrshp; M.A., Pace University: New York City; P.D., Pace University: New York City
Sara Fischer Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.A., Queens College NY; Ph.D., Hofstra University
Diane Frangos Part-Time Faculty
Mary Ellen Freeley, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.A., St. Joseph’s College, Child Study; M.S., Queens College, Early Childhood Education; Ed.D., St. John’s University, Administrative and Instructional Leadership
Sheri Fuchs Part-Time Faculty; M.S.Ed., Brooklyn College; B.A., Brooklyn College
Grace Fung Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Fu Jen Catholic University; M.A., State Univ Of West Georgia; Ph.D., University of Georgia Athens
 

 
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John Gallo Part-Time Faculty; Ed.D., St. John's University; M.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook
Ilene Ganz Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.A., Queens College NY
Edward Gorayeb Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Fordham University; M.A., City College of New York
Martin Groveman Part-Time Faculty; B.B.A., City College of New York; M.S., City College of New York
E. Guastello, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.S., St. John's University; M.S., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University
Smita Guha, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education; B.A., M.A. University of Calcutta, M.Ed., Ph.D. State University of NY at Buffalo
Robert Guiry Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception; M.S., Iona College; Ph.D., St. John's University
   
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Gerald Haber Part-Time Faculty; B.A, Hunter College; APCRT, Brooklyn College
Melissa Haidary Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Queens College NY; M.A., St. John's University
Joseph Halliwell Retirees-SM-Return To Work; M.S., St. John's University; Ph.D., Fordham University; B.S., St . Francis College N.Y
Mary Hannon Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; B.A., St. Joseph's College
Errin Hatwood Part-Time Faculty; B.S., St. John's University
Charles Haunss Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University
Julia Healy Part-Time Faculty; B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Brendan Herlihy Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Manhattan College; M.S., Iona College
Frederick Hill Part-Time Faculty; B.S., City College of New York; M.S., Yeshiva University-New York (NY); Ph.D., Yeshiva University-New York (NY)
Aliya E. Holmes, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Educational Technology; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Albany
Susan Hudec Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Wagner College; M.S.Ed., Wagner College; Ph.D., New York University
Janet Hughes Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Arizona State Unversity; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; Ed.D., Dowling College
Jonathan Hughes Professor; B.A., Ithaca College; M.A.T., Harvard University; Ed.M., Columbia University; M.Phil., Columbia University; Ph.D., Columbia University
   
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Cas Jakubik Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Seton Hall University; M.S.Ed., Rutgers Univ. College New Brn; Ph.D., St. John's University
   
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Sydell Kane Part-Time Faculty; B.A., New York University; B.S., Queens College NY
Susan Kimmel Part-Time Faculty
Angela Klavas Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Hunter College; B.S., Hunter College; P.D., St. John's University
   
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Pietro LaBarca Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; B.B.A., Baruch College
Austin Lee Part-Time Faculty; B.S., New York University; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies
Carole Lehrman Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Brooklyn College
Bernard Leif Part-Time Faculty; B.S., New York University; M.S., Hofstra University
Judith Leif Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies; CERT., Suffolk Co Cc Selden
Jeff Lennox Part-Time Faculty; B.A., California State University-Los Angeles; M.A., California State University-Los Angeles; Ed.D., University of California Berkeley
Athena R. Lentini, Ph.D Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Special Education; M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania, Reading, Writing, and Literacy; B.A., Dartmouth College
Claire Lenz Part-Time Faculty
Carmela Leonardi Part-Time Faculty; Ph.D., Hofstra University
Louis Leonini Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.A., Fordham University
Ming-hui Li, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.A., Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan; M.A., University of Colorado; Ed.D., Texas Tech University
Alice Listi Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Hunter College; M.A., Hunter College; P.D., Hunter College; Ed.D., St. John's University
Jayne LoPorto Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; M.S., Fordham-College of General Studies; P.D., Queens College NY
Brenda I. Lopez Ortiz Assistant Professor; B.A.Ed., Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey; M.A., Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, Santurce, Puerto Rico; Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
Michael Lucente Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Yale University; CERT., College of Staten Island; M.S., Wagner College; M.S., City College of New York
   
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Antoinette MacLeod Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University
Jason Mach Part-Time Faculty; A.A., St. John's University; B.A., St. John's University
Mathew Mandery Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College; Ed.D., Fordham University
Patrick Mannion Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; Ed.D., St. John's University
Sidney Marks Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., New York University
Jessica Marotta Part-Time Faculty
Mary Ann Maslak, Ph.D. Associate Professor; BME & BMT, Shenandoah University; M.S.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Byron Massialas Part-Time Faculty; Ph.D., University of Indianapolis; B.A., Butler University; M.A., University of Indianapolis
Charles McGuire Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Maryknoll College; M.S., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ph.D., St. John's University; APCRT., City College of New York
Jean McMullan Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Fordham University; M.A., New York University
Judith McVarish, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; B.S., Bridgewater College, Elementary Education; M.Ed, Lesley College, Mathematics Education; Ph.D., Lesley University: Educational Studies
Paul Miller, Ph.D.
 Associate Professor; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Idaho State University; Ph.D., University of Utah
Pearl Minsky Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Brooklyn College
Regina Mistretta, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Program Coordinator; B.S., St. John's University; M.S., Brooklyn College; Ed.D., Teachers College at Columbia University
Roxanne Mitchell Assistant Professor, Ed.D. in Education Administration; Certificate in International Studies; Oklahoma State University; M.S. Counseling Psychology, Northeastern State University; B.A. Psychology, Oral Roberts University
Deidre Mithaug, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Teachers College at Columbia University; Ph.D., Teachers College at Columbia University; M.Phil., Teachers College at Columbia University
Anne Molanphy Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; M.S., St. John's University; P.D., Hofstra University
Nancy Montgomery, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Indiana University at Indianapolis; Ph.D., New York University
Maureen Moore Part-Time Faculty; B.S., SUNY College at Cortland; M.S., Queens College NY; Ed.D., St. John's University
Andrea Morris Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Manhattan School Music; M.A., Manhattan School Music; Ph.D., New York University
Nancy P. Morabito
Assistant Professor, B.A., University of Virginia; M.ED., Vanderbilt University
Audrey F. Murphy, Ed.D. Assistant Professor; BA, 1975, Queens College, Spanish/education; MA, 1979, Bilingual Education; PD, 1989, Administration and Supervision; Ed.D., 2006, St. John’s University, Administration and Supervision
   
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Kathleen Nocera Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Fordham University; M.S., Hunter College; M.S., Baruch College
Michele Nowosad Associate Professor; B.S., Fordham University; M.S., Fordham University; Ph.D., Fordham University
   
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Mary O'Reilly Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Fordham University
Sean O'Shea Part-Time Faculty; B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., Columbia University; Ed.D., Columbia University
Allan Ornstein Professor; B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., New York University
   
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Rene Parmar, Ph.D. Professor; B.A., University of Jabalpur, India; M.S.Ed., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Univ Texas Dallas
Paul Pedota Part-Time Faculty; M.S.Ed., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; B.A., St. John's University
Barbara Peltzman Associate Professor; B.S., Mills College; M.S., St. John's University; Ed.D., Columbia University School General Studies
Robert Perelmuter Part-Time Faculty
Patrick Perpignano Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University; M.S., Long Island University: Brooklyn
Linda Pettorsson Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Queens College NY; M.S., Queens College NY
Alice Phillips Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.L.S., St. John's University
Allan Pincus Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S., Queens College NY; P.D., Queens College NY; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University
Joseph Post Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies; B.S., Brooklyn College
Yvonne Pratt-Johnson, Ed.D. Professor; Department of Human Services & Counseling
Marlyn Press Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Syracuse University; M.A., Columbia University; Ed.D., University of Houston Main Campus
Julia Previto Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S., St. John's University
   
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Mercedes Qualls Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies
   
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Robert Reich Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Long Island University: Brooklyn
Joanne Robertson-Eletto, Ed.D. Associate Professor, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., Long Island University: C.W.Post, Ed.D., Hofstra University

Heather C. Robertson, Ph.D.

 Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Virginia Tech; M.S., Texas A&M University; B.A., Syracuse University
A. Helene Robinson, Ed.D. Assistant Professor; Ed.D. Liberty University; Ed.S., University of Miami School of Education; M.S., Nova Southeastern University; B.S., Liberty University
Maria Romeo Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Queens College NY; A.B., Columbia University School General Studies; Ph.D., Hofstra University; B.A., City College of New York
Steven Rosenberg Instructor; B.A., Suny Center Buffalo; M.S., St. John's University; P.D. Pace University: New York City; M.S., Pace University: New York City
Jay Rosler Part-Time Faculty; P.D., St. John's University; M.A., Adelphi University; B.A., Brooklyn College
Ana Rossell Part-Time Faculty; Ph.D., Hofstra University
Rosalyn Ruskin Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Brooklyn College
Virginia Russell Part-Time Faculty; P.D., Hunter College; Ph.D., Fordham University; B.A., New York University; M.A., New York University; P.D., Fordham University
 Concetta Russo  Assistant Professor, B.A., St. Joseph College; M.S., C.W. Post; P.D., C.W. Post; Ed.D., Dowling College
   
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Harvey Sackowitz Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S.Ed., Queens College NY
Deborah Saldana Associate Professor; B.A., Pace University: New York City; M.S.Ed., University of Houston Main Campus; Ed.D., University of Houston Main Campus
Diane Sandler Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Queens College NY; CERT., St. John's University
Stacey Satchell Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., Univ Kansas
Dominick Scarola Part-Time Faculty; B.S.Ed., New York Institute of Technology; M.S.Ed., Long Island University: C.W. Post
Mary Beth Schaefer Assistant Professor; B.A., Queens College; M.A., Queen's College., M.A., Texas Women's University; Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania
Marjorie Schiering Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., College of New Rochelle
Ivy Schiff-Berchuck Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., St. John's University
Sharon Schulte Part-Time Faculty; B.S., University of Toledo; M.S., University of Toledo; Ed.D., University of Toledo
Robert Scrudato Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.S., St. John's University
Alan Sebel Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College; Ed.D., Fordham University
Joseph Sidoti Part-Time Faculty; M.S., St. John's University
Barbara Signer, Ph.D. Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Hunter College; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Univ South Florida
Daniel Silitsky Assistant Professor; B.S., Queens College NY; M.S., Long Island University: Brooklyn; Ph.D., Seton Hall University
Richard Sinatra, Ph.D. Professor; B.A., Lafayette College; M.S., Hofstra University; Ph.D., Hofstra University
John Siolas Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Marist College; M.S., State University of New York College at New Paltz; Ph.D., New York University
Phillip M. Smith Part-Time Faculty; B.S., West Virginia State College; M.A., City College of New York; Ed.D., Univ Mass Amherst
Carole Soler Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.A., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University
John Spiridakis Professor; B.A. , State University of New York, Stony Brook; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Maria Sultana Part-Time Faculty; P.D., Queens College NY; M.S.Ed., City College of New York; B.S.Ed., City College of New York
   
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Barbara Tashman Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; P.D., Queens College NY
Rita Taylor Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Suny Health Sci Ctr Syracuse; M.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo; Ed.D., St. John's University
Terry Tchaconas Part-Time Faculty; M.A., City College of New York; M.S., City College of New York; M.S., Pace University: New York City; Ed.D., Columbia University School General Studies
James Tolle Part-Time Faculty; B.S., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University; M.S.Ed., Hofstra University
Teresa Trimarco Retirees-SM-Return To Work; B.A., Hunter College; M.S., Hunter College; Ph.D., Fordham University
Peter Troy Part-Time Faculty; B.F.A., M.S., Manhattan College
   
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Donna Valenti Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Hunter College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., New York University; P.D., St. John's University
   
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Dennis Wagner Part-Time Faculty
Bruce Wallach Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Long Island University: C.W. Post; M.B.A., St. John's University
Charles Weber Part-Time Faculty; M.S., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ph. D., St. John's University
Steven Weissman Part-Time Faculty; P.D., Dowling College; M.S., Long Island University: Brooklyn; B.A., State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Melvyn Wenk Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Hunter College; P.D., Queens College NY
Karen Wheeler-Williams Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Queens College NY
Regina White Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Adelphi University; M.A., Adelphi University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University