University Leadership and Offices

Office of the President

  • Michael Avaltroni, PhD, President of the University

Office of General Counsel

  • Edward Silver, JD, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Carol Rosensteel, MA, Senior Paralegal, Operations
  • Rachel Amador, PhD, Assistant to the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Steve Nelson, JD, Associate Vice President for Administrative Operations; University Title IX Coordinator
  • Angela DePoalo, MAS, Senior Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Administrative Operations

Office of Communications

  • Angelo Carfagna, MA, Vice President for University Communications
  • Dina Schipper, BA, Executive Director of Communications and News
  • William R. Kennedy, MAS, Director of Web Operations
  • Freda Moore, BA, Director of Web Technologies
  • Catherine “Opie” Sardina-Tuithof, BA, General Manager of WFDU-FM
  • Hector L. Torres, BFA, University Designer

Office of Academic Affairs

  • Benjamin Rifkin, PhD, University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Vanessa Perez, MPP, University Director of Presidential and Academic Affairs
  • Irene Oujo, PhD, Executive Director, Hispanic Center
  • Eleni Mylonas, PhD, Director, FDU Center for First-Generation Scholars
  • Barbara Schutt, MBA, Director for Academic Budgets and Strategic Initiatives
  • Sam Michalowski, PhD, Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment
  • Jennifer K. Sipila, PhD, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Patricia Keefe Durso, PhD, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Michael MacLeod, PhD, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Vancouver Campus
  • Catherine Kelley, PhD, Associate Provost for Educational Resources and Assessment
  • Ana Fontoura, MS, MLS, University Librarian
  • April Patrick, PhD, University Director of Honors Program

Academic Deans

  • James Almeida, PhD, Dean, Silberman College of Business
  • Janet Boyd, PhD, Interim Dean, Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
  • Anastasia Rivkin, PharmD, EdD, Dean, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Annie Rohan, PhD, Dean, Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health

School Directors

  • Peter Woolley, PhD, Founding Director, School of Public and Global Affairs
  • Kathryn Spence, EdD, Director, Peter Sammartino School of Education
  • Jarrett Bachman, PhD, Interim Director, International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management
  • Alfredo Tan, PhD, Director, Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
  • Ben Freer, PhD, Director, School of Psychology and Counseling

Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

  • Viola Simpson, MA, Assistant Provost of Institutional Research
  • Nadia-Marie Sta Romana, MA, Institutional Research Analyst

Office of Educational Resources and Assessment

  • Jasmine Sahni, MBA, Coordinator of Online Programs

Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

  • Sandra Selick, PhD, University Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
  • Carrie Lynch, MA, Coordinator of Assessment Technology

Center for Instructional Design

  • Lisa Hines, MA, Instructional Design Specialist
  • James Behnke, MEd, Coordinator of Instructional Design

Library Services

  • Robert Wolf, MLIS, Associate University Librarian for Technical Services, John and Joan Monninger Center for Learning and Research, Florham Campus
  • Nicole Potdevin, MA, MLIS, Acting Director of Public Services, John and Joan Monninger Center for Learning and Research, Florham Campus

Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects

  • Carolynn Julien, EdD, Executive Director
  • Melody Bobe-Galeano, BA, Sponsored Programs Associate
  • Kim Diccianni, BA, CIP IRB Compliance Manager

University Core

  • Kiron Sharma, PhD, Director, Florham Campus
  • James Gifford, PhD, Director, Vancouver Campus
  • Michele Barto, EdD, Director, Metropolitan Campus, Online/Off-Campus Programs

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

  • James Gifford, PhD, Director, Editorial Committee

Office of Finance and Administration

  • Frank N. Barra, CPA, MS, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Catherine Bonilla, CPA, MS, Associate Vice President for Finance
  • Lisa Carnevale, Special Assistant to Senior Vice President
  • Gail Lemaire, University Risk Manager

Office of Finance

  • Frank Lawson, MBA, Director of Budgeting Services
  • Juliette Brooks, BS, University Director of Purchasing
  • David Marconi, CPA, MS, Controller
  • Gregory Sarajian, MBA, Manager of Accounts Payable
  • Aeda Ghandour-Khamis, MBA, Director of Credit and Collections/Student Loan

Office of Human Resources

  • Rose D’Ambrosio, MBA, Vice President for Human Resources
  • Stefanie Miller, MA, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
  • Patricia Miller, MBA, Manager of Employment

Office of Information Resources and Technology

  • Neal Sturm, MBA, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
  • Saul Kleinman, BA, Associate Vice President for Management Information Systems
  • Stuart Alper, BS, Associate Vice President for University Systems and Networking
  • Manish Wadhwa, MBA, Associate Provost of Academic Applications & Technology
  • Lane Goldstein, University Director of Access Technologies and Special Projects

Office of Facilities and Auxiliary Services

  • Richard Frick, MEd, Vice President for Facilities
  • Robert A. Valenti, MAS, Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services
  • Heidi Fichtenbaum, BEd, Senior Project Manager

Office of International Operations

  • John Niser, PhD, Vice President for International Operations
  • Nicholas D.J. Baldwin, PhD, Dean and Director of Operations, Wroxton College
  • Diana Cvitan, PhD, University Director of Global Education
  • Brian Swanzey, MA, Director of Study Abroad
  • Wilfred J. Zerbe, PhD, Campus Executive, Vancouver Campus
    • Mark Chiarello, MBA, Deputy Campus Executive
    • Ajay Garg, PhD, Coordinator of Individualized Studies and Associate Director of MAS
    • Vasudevan Janarthanan, PhD, Coordinator of Information Technology
    • Arlette Hernandez Pulido, MAS, Director of Enrollment Services
    • Mike Walkey, Senior Director of Strategic Enrollment Management
    • Jobin Mojtabavi, MAS, Director of Student Services
    • James Gifford, PhD, Director of University Core
    • Gudrun Dreher, PhD, Director of Global Scholars

Office of Student Affairs and Division III Athletics Administration

  • Uchenna Baker, PhD, Vice President for Student Affairs and Division III Athletics Administration and Dean of Students
  • Traci Banks, BS, Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
  • Craig Mourton, PhD, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Rebecca Valenzuela, MA, University Director of Housing and Residence Life
  • Rosa Santana, MS, Director for Career Development
  • Ryan Stalgaitis, EdM, Florham Campus Director of Career Development
  • Juhi Bhatt, EdD, Associate Dean of Students, University Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
  • Sarah Azavedo, MA, Florham Assistant Dean of Students
  • Anna Gracey, MA, Case Manager (Florham Campus)
  • Terrell Braithwaite, MEd, Case Manager (Metropolitan Campus)

Student Health

  • Tiffany Walker, LCSW, University Director of Student Health Services
  • Krystal Mayer-Pagan, DHSc, Assistant Director of Student Health Services
  • Stephanie Ulrich, PhD, Director, Metro Center for Psychological Services

Offices and Centers

  • Darshan Shah, MBA, University Director, Academic Support Center and Disability Support Services
  • Lissette Garcia, MAS, Executive Director, Educational Opportunity Fund
  • Bruce Peabody, PhD, Director, Florham Institute for Lifelong Learning
  • Andrea Mosca, MA, Director of Academic Advisement for the Metropolitan Campus
  • Christina Carlson, MA, Director of Academic Advisement for the Florham Campus
  • Campus Ministries
    • Pastor Jim Om, Metropolitan Campus Ministry

Regional Center for Learning Disabilities

  • Mary L. Farrell, PhD, University Director
  • Dawn Dennis, MA, Director, Metropolitan Campus
  • Mary L. Hebert, PhD, Director, Florham Campus
  • Grace Hottinger, Senior Learning Disability Specialist

Public Safety

  • Joseph Vitiello, BA, University Director, Public Safety

Office of Enrollment Management

  • Kenneth M. Schneider, EdD, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
  • Daniel Baker, MS, Vice President for Enrollment Management
  • Nancy Matthews-Zwemmer, MBA, Vice President for Branding and Marketing
  • Elizabeth Dikovics, Special Assistant to the Vice President

Office of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions

  • Alexa Perez, MAS, University Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions

Office of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions Operations

  • Coleen Curtis, BA, University Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions Operations

Office of Undergraduate and Graduate International Enrollment

  • Gayathri Attiken, MBA, University Director of International Enrollment

Office of Financial Aid

  • Renée Volak, MM, University Director of Financial Aid
  • Emily Grant, MA, Director of Financial Aid, Florham Campus
  • Carmen Ferrari, MS, Director of Financial Aid, Metropolitan Campus
  • Theresa A. Coll, MA, Director of Financial Aid Operations

Office of Enrollment Services

  • Aurora Bugallo, MA, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services and University Registrar

Office of Veterans Services

  • Martha Papson Garcia, EdD, Director of Veterans Services

Office of University Advancement

  • Colleen Coppla, MAT, Senior Vice President for University Advancement
  • Christopher S. Groff, MS, Assistant Vice President for Corporate/Foundations and Major Gifts
  • Kenneth Lam, EdM, Executive Director of Development and Campaign Operations
  • Laura R. Reynolds, MBA, Executive Director of Alumni Engagement and Special Events
  • Richard Datzko-Banta, MFA, Director of Advancement Communications and Marketing
  • Delia Grace Perez, MA, Director of Planned Giving
  • Darlene Cruz, BS, Associate Director of Annual Giving
  • Jennifer Szeinberg, BA, Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Development
  • Michele Bottcher, Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President for University Advancement

Office of Strategic Initiatives and Government and Community Affairs

  • Robert Pignatello, EdD, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Government and Community Affairs
  • Anita Rivers, EdD, Executive Director of Community Relations
  • Matthew R. Wells, MBA, Executive Director of New Jersey Small Business Development Center at FDU

Athletics

  • Bradford Hurlbut, BA, Senior Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Division I, Metropolitan Campus
  • Kristin Giotta, MS, Director, Athletics Division III, Florham Campus