For many years at Fordham, the University shared a list of new hires and employee promotions at the start of fall. Inside Fordham is bringing that tradition back, celebrating faculty and staff who have received new titles or promotions and welcoming our newest employees (indicated by asterisks). The list below includes promotions and new hires dating from Jan. 1 through Sept. 21, 2025. If you know of anyone we may have left off this list, please let us know. Going forward, we’ll publish these appointments more frequently.
Join us in celebrating our colleagues—and remember to reach out to share your achievements and news throughout the year!
Senior Administrative Appointments
Michael Gratale, Vice President for Enrollment Strategy*
Jessica Lang, Ph.D., Dean of Arts and Sciences*
Travis Proulx, Vice President for External Affairs*
Elizabeth Rainey, Ed.D., Vice Provost for Student Success*
Michael R. Trerotola, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief of Staff
Faculty Appointments
Endowed Chairs
D. Betsy McCoach, Ph.D., Anne Anastasi Chair in Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology and Professor of Psychology*
Nina Rowe, Ph.D., John L. Marion Professorship in Art History, Painting, and Sculpture and Professor of Art History
Department Chairs
Eric Bianchi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Art History and Music Department
Christopher Dietrich, Ph.D., Professor of History and Chair of the History Department
Audrey Evrard, Ph.D., Associate Professor of French and Chair of the Languages and Cultures Department
Program Directors
Emily Krebs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies and Director of Disability Studies Program
Sasha Panaram, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English and Co-Director of Comparative Literature at Rose Hill
Aseel Sawalha, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of Urban Studies Program
Stephen Sohn, Ph.D., Professor of English and Thomas F.X. and Theresa Mullarkey Chair in Literature and Co-Director of Asian American Studies Program
Peter Tan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of Asian American Studies Program
Shiloh Whitney, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Lincoln Center
Arts and Sciences
Catalina Alvarez, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Theatre and Visual Arts
Alan C. Anderson, Ph.D., Advanced Lecturer of Economics
Ronay Bakan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science*
Ida Bastiaens, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science
Michael Calamari, Ph.D., Advanced Lecturer of Economics
Cesar Castope, Ph.D., Advanced Lecturer of Economics
Caitlin M. Cawley, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of English
Jennifer Clark, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies
Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science
Meghan M. Dahn, M.F.A., Advanced Lecturer of English
Utteeyo Dasgupta, Ph.D., Professor of Economics
Marcela de Almeida Lopes, M.D., Lecturer of Human Anatomy and Physiology*
Erez DeGolan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology*
Diane A. Detournay, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of English
Chris Dietrich, Ph.D., Professor of History
Federico Esposito, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics*
Eduardo Gallo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Claire Gherini, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Aaron Goodwin, Ph.D., Peter M. Curran Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics*
Eugenio Grippo, Ph.D., Lecturer of Computer and Information Science*
Cole Gruninger, Ph.D., Peter M. Curran Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics*
Leo Guardado, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology
Ilhami Gunduz, Ph.D., Lecturer of Economics*
Asimina S. Hamakiotes, Ph.D., Peter M. Curran Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics*
Sara C. Hanaburgh, Ph.D., Advanced Lecturer of French, Languages and Cultures
Adam Hastings, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science*
Stephen Holler, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics
Natalia Imperatori-Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology*
Samantha Iyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Carey Kasten, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish, Languages and Cultures
Sneha Khaund, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English*
Marija Kundakovic, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Sciences
Michaël V. Latour, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of French, Languages and Cultures
María A. León Umaña, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Spanish, Languages and Cultures
Heather Macbeth, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics
Patrick McFaddin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics
Sam McGrath, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy*
Shubhangi G. Mehrotra, Ph.D., Advanced Lecturer of English
Jelena Mihailovic, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Spanish, Languages and Cultures
Cerianne Robertson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies*
Johanna Rodehau-Noack, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science*
Zoey M. Rosen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies*
Vicente Rubio-Pueyo, Ph.D., Advanced Lecturer of Spanish, Languages and Cultures
Casey C. Ruble, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Theatre and Visual Arts
Pablo Schenone, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics
Whitney Schwab, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy*
Guillermo A. Severiche, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Spanish, Languages and Cultures
Jennifer Sierra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology*
Georgios Spiliotopoulos, Ph.D., Lecturer of Classics*
Katherine J. Turo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences*
Dennis Tyler, Ph.D., Professor of English
Carolina P. Vittor Medina, Ph.D., Advanced Lecturer of Spanish, Languages and Cultures
Julianne Welby, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Communication and Media Studies
Cooper Wingert, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History*
Timothy Wood, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies
Tong Zhou, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science*
Gabelli School of Business
Eileen F. Doherty, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Communications and Media Management*
Ying Hong, Ph.D., Professor of Leading People and Organizations
Yanki Kalfa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics*
Robert L. Kissell, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Finance and Business Economics
Derek Lief, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Strategy and Statistics*
Paul Lynch, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Accounting and Taxation
James H. McCann, M.P.A., Senior Lecturer of Finance and Business Economics
Rosa Romeo, M.A., Clinical Professor of Accounting and Taxation
Iris Schneider, J.D., Clinical Professor of Accounting and Taxation
Chi-Ying Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing*
Dongli Zhang, Ph.D., Professor of Information, Technology, and Operations
Graduate School of Education
Jennifer Cooper, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychological and Educational Services
Angie Sjoquist, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychological and Educational Services
Graduate School of Social Service
Yafan Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor*
Kimberly Hudson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
School of Law
Robin Effron, J.D., Professor of Law
Jamie Grischkan, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Professor of Law*
Katherine C. Hughes, J.D., Clinical Professor of Law*
Jane Manners, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Professor of Law*
Adam Orford, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Professor of Law*
Maggie Wittlin, J.D., Professor of Law
Staff Appointments
Office of the Provost
Center for Educational Innovation
Margaret Konkel, Ph.D., Senior Director*
Fordham London
Kathryn Echele, Student Experience and Special Programs Coordinator
Student Success
Nanua Mary R. Cunha, Student Records Coordinator, Level 5*
Avery O’Rourke, Internship Program Coordinator*
David Narciso Williams, Senior Assistant Director, NCAA and Veteran Certification
Regan M. Zeaser, Undergraduate Career Outcomes Specialist*
Arts and Sciences
Rachel Annunziato, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Psychology
Orit Avishai, Ph.D., Dean Fellow for Interdisciplinarity and Program Review and Professor of Sociology
Robert Beer, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate STEM Education and Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jonathan Benny, Lab Technician*
Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, Ph.D., Dean Fellow for Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Political Science
Jacqueline Gross, Administrative Assistant to the Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Coordinator of T/TT Faculty Administration
David Hernandez, Ph.D., Senior Director of Finance and Budget
Robert J. Hume, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Political Science
Monika McDermott, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Political Science
Robert Moniot, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Associate Professor of Computer Science
Daniel Ott, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Lincoln Center and Associate Professor of Music
Chanel A. Ramirez, Community Research Liaison*
Claudia Rivera, Ph.D., Director of Administration and Experiential Learning
Sophie E. Rodriguez, Technical Director*
Evdoxia Sakellakis, Lab Manager/Research Assistant*
Jackson W. Saunders, Research Assistant*
Dave Swinarski, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Rose Hill and Associate Professor of Mathematics
Lillie Tomlinson, Freshwater Ecology Laboratory Technician*
Allison Ann Williams, Department Administrator*
Terry Yeboah, Ph.D., Executive Director of Finance and Administration
Youchuan Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist*
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Joshua Brown, Ph.D., Dean Fellow for Graduate Program Review and Professor of Psychology
Lucianny De Leon, Program Officer, Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
Ann Gaylin, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Graduate Education
Sara Lehman, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Arts and Sciences
Meredith Nelson, Ph.D., Director of Academic Administration and Support
Derek Wu, Business Analyst for Graduate Enrollment*
Gabelli School of Business
Sandra Crino, Executive Secretary, Level 5*
Nikki De Castro, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruitment*
Megan Theresa Decker, Assistant Dean for Specialized Advising and Director of Transfer Student Support
Neve Roisin Devine, Assistant Dean for Global Business*
Alyssa Forbes, Assistant Director for Graduate Student Aid and Admissions Operations*
Lioba Anne Gerhardi, Assistant Dean for Academic Advising, Rose Hill Campus*
Lonnie Kussin, Ed.D., Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Advising and Director of Student Success Center
Sofia Lagoudi, Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Online Programs*
Elizabeth Leonard, Executive Secretary, Level 5*
Jenny R. Mith, Community Director, Fordham Foundry*
Fernando Montejo, Senior Director of External Partnerships and Engagement*
Jesse Nelson, Director for Specialized Advising, Rose Hill Campus*
Christina M. Sakowski, Senior Associate Director of Admissions for Full-Time Programs*
Graduate School of Education
Wren Angelone, Executive Secretary, Level 5*
Kishon C. Hickman, Director, DOJ Stop School Violence Program*
Barbara A. Schneer, Resource Specialist, New York State Community Schools Technical Assistance Center, Eastern Region*
Joseph Vereen, Director, NYC Regional Community Schools Technical Assistance Center, NYC Region*
Graduate School of Social Service
Carlyn Grullon, Executive Secretary, Level 5*
Nicole Laecca, Field Placement Specialist*
Victor M. Larrea, Program Associate, Systems and Reporting*
Stephanie Schafer, Assistant Director of Admissions/Recruitment
School of Law
Anna Currell, Associate Writer*
Marco A. Flores, Executive Secretary, Level 5, Career Planning Center*
Samuel Foreman, Development Associate, Feerick Center for Social Justice*
Susan Landrum, Executive Director, Academic Success and Bar Programs*
Sofia Linarte, Director, Engagement and Counseling, Public Interest Resource Center*
Garth Meintjes, Program and Monitoring/Evaluation Manager, Leitner Center*
Ninoska G. Velasco, Acquisitions and Collection Services Librarian*
School of Professional and Continuing Studies
Theresa V. Horvath, Program Director for the M.S. in Physician Associate Studies Program*
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
External Affairs
Government Relations
Abby Paulson, Director of Federal Relations*
Finance
Accounting Services
Keya Rani Lodh, Supervisory Senior Accountant*
Maureen O’Rourke McPherson, Accounts Payable Representative, Level 5*
Mallory Taaffe, Manager of Accounting*
Finance Operations and Strategy
Lisa Bonner, Assistant Vice President, Financial Operations and Strategy*
Alessandro Mazzotta, Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
Human Resources
Benefits
Jonathan B. Goode, Benefits/HRIS Assistant
Gregory J. Gozdziak, Benefits Specialist*
HR
Anita Cosovic, HRIS Assistant*
Information Technology
Client Services
Anitha Mutyala, ITSM Solutions Implementation Engineer*
Joshua Sasser, Learning Spaces Technician*
Nicola Terzulli, Director, Learning Spaces and Events Management
DevOps
Leo Coto, Assistant Director of Infrastructure Operations*
Nicholas Fontanez, Director of Platform Services*
Alfredo Medina, Network Engineer*
Abdulaziz Mohammed, Network Architect
Subu Palamadai, Principal Data Architect*
Dihloan Wong, Manager, Enterprise Process and Content Services*
Jennesa Wong, Technical Analyst*
EdTech and Research Computing
Sabina Perez, Emerging Educational Technologist Lead*
Information Security and Assurance
Kelvin Taveras, IT Security Engineer*
IT Portfolio Management
Shaishab Lodh, Junior Business Analyst*
Michael Trobich, Assistant Project Manager*
Administration
Campus and Facilities Operations
Christian Costa, Plumber II*
Corey A. Darrell, Cleaner I*
Justin Michael DiFiore, Cleaner II PT*
Jarvis Gonzalez, Carpenter
Kevin Guzman, Carpenter*
Moises G. Medina, Groundsperson
Frankerly Minaya Toribio, Cleaner I
Luis Daniel Munoz, Mechanic II*
Frank Myers, Foreperson I
Celynes Ortiz Santos, Cleaner II PT*
Maria Eugenia Puma Bravo, Cleaner II PT*
Collin M. Reilly, Cleaner I*
Joel Rivera, Cleaner I*
Victor S. Salas, Temperature Control Mechanic
Raudy Taveras, Cleaner II PT*
Conference Services
Jessica Aviles, Interim Director of Conference Services*
Vanessa Vandenworm, Production Services Manager*
Design and Construction
Cleve Brakefield, Senior Project Manager*
Zia Dawood, Director of Design and Construction*
Patricia Fontecchio, Senior Project Manager*
Military and Veteran Services
Matthew A. Butler, Executive Director of Military and Veterans’ Services
Andrea J. Marais, Senior Director of Military and Veteran Engagement and Transition
Public Safety
John Thomas Keane, Duty Supervisor*
Stephanie Roldan, Patrol Leader*
Kevin Francis Roughneen, Duty Supervisor*
Toni M. Tynan, Duty Supervisor
Athletics
Audrey G. Abreu, Director, Women’s Basketball Operations*
Nicholas Arron, Assistant Athletic Director for Graphic Design and Social Media
Brian Bacharach, Head Water Polo Coach*
Steven Ciocci, Assistant Football Coach*
Therno H. Diallo, Senior Associate Athletic Director of Facilities and Event Management*
Ilija Duretic, Assistant Water Polo Coach*
Ryan M. Greenhagen, Assistant Athletic Director of Football Operations
Troy Hammel, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach I*
Matthew Hurwitz, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and Video Coordinator*
Ryan Hyland, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and Operations Director*
Trent Kauffman, Assistant Football Coach*
Tommy King, Assistant Women’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach*
Jonathan T. MacAdam, Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach*
Michael Magpayo, Head Men’s Basketball Coach*
Leah Metcalf, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Derrick M. Phelps, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach III*
Gerard Quinlan, Head Women’s Rowing Coach*
Kevin Dennard Smith, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach II*
Leo Arthur Stern, Men’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach*
Mark Uptegraff, Football Strength and Conditioning Coach*
Development and University Relations
Alumni Relations
Delia Bada, Associate Director of NYC Programming
Caroline M. Burgos, Assistant Director for Reunions and Affinity Chapters
Maggie Glaser, Assistant Director of Operations, Alumni Relations
Rachel Kartiganer, Senior Associate Director of Young Alumni and Student Engagement
John M. Morin, Associate Director of Reunions and Affinity Chapters*
Advancement Services
Susana Munoz-Romero, Director of Data Management and Integrity*
Bhagli Ulreich, Advancement Services Assistant, Level 5*
Advancement Systems and Analytics
Melissa Mezo, Senior Associate Director of Advancement CRM Technologies
Anna Wilk, Senior Associate Director of Business Intelligence
Development
Nicholas Adubato, Coordinator, Fundraising Communications*
Duraunte Cutts, Director of Athletics Development/Associate Director of Athletics*
Cate Eggers, Coordinator, Parent and Family Philanthropy*
Austyn Finnk, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Development
Ava Flynn, Development Coordinator, Law School
Marie N. Georgantzas, Stewardship Officer*
Darian Guinn, Senior Associate Director of Leadership Fundraising Communications*
Maxwell Ickes, Associate Director of Parent and Family Philanthropy*
Frances H. Jankowski, Senior Associate Director of Alumni Engagement, Gabelli School of Business
Morgan Levitt, Associate Director of Individual Giving*
Bridget S. McDermott, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, Law School Development Initiatives
Linda Moore, Director of Major Gifts and Gift Planning*
Swaati Puri, Senior Director of Development, Arts and Sciences*
Rose Marie Reyes, Assistant Director of Operations
Madelyn Schwartz, Prospect Research Associate*
Erika J. Selakowski, Assistant Director of Athletic Development, Communications and Engagement
Emily Shepard, Senior Associate Director of Gift Planning
Neil G. Stevenson, Assistant Director of Digital Fundraising Strategy
Richard E. Turk, Interim Assistant Vice President*
Caroline Waszok, Director of Development, Arts and Sciences*
University Events
Kathryn A. Mandalakis, Associate Director of the President’s Council and University Events
Stephanie O’Neill, Associate Director of University Events
Enrollment Strategy
Enrollment Operations
Luigi Cioffi, Associate Director of Enrollment Operations and Quality Control
Karlene E. Rivera, Operations Senior Representative, Level 5*
Student Financial Services
Jonathan L. Irizarry, Associate Director for Student Financial Services
Christopher Luxama, Financial Services Representative/Counselor*
Jonathan D. Rachiele, Assistant Director/Technical Assistant
Jennifer M. Sanfratello, Student Accounts Senior Representative, Level 5*
Maureen A. Segota, Assistant Director
Undergraduate Admission
Anja Abney, Associate Director of International Admission
Maria McMahon Bielen, Associate Director of Admission and Athletics Liaison
Patricia Peek, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission
Katherine Yim, Assistant Director of Admission
Natalia Zabala, Assistant Director of International Admission
Mission Integration and Ministry
Catherine Gilbert, Senior Advisor to the Vice President
Campus Ministry
Jonathan R. Fong, Prefect of the University Church*
Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D., Senior Director of Ignatian Mission and Education
Center on Religion and Culture
Olivia I. Poust, Assistant Director*
Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Opportunity
Isaac Perez, STEP/CSTEP Counselor*
Violeta M. Rosario, STEP/CSTEP Counselor*
Office of Legal Counsel
Elizabeth Rodriguez, Legal Operations Administrator*
Melissa O. Rooker, Associate General Counsel*
Student Affairs
Jenifer D. Campbell, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Lincoln Center
D. Keith Eldredge, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Services
Christopher N. Rodgers, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs for Strategy and Operations
Counseling and Psychological Services
Nadia Lyall, Postgraduate Fellow*
Qi Shi, Postgraduate Fellow*
Jene L. Toussaint, Supervising Counselor/Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice Initiatives*
Rendahui Wu, Postgraduate Fellow*
Dining Services
Orla Fitzsimons, Director of Dining Business Operations and Contract Management*
Disability Services
Alexis Boykin, Office Manager
Residential Life
Elijah Smith, Resident Director, Rose Hill*
Student Involvement
Angelo J. Coppotelli V, Senior Associate Director for Student Formation, Rose Hill
Ashala Jones, Student Club and Organizations Specialist, Rose Hill*
Title IX
Elizabeth Fanelli, Title IX Coordinator*
University Marketing and Communications
Communications
Jennifer Petra, Associate Vice President, University Communications*
Creative
Curtiss Calleo, Assistant Creative Director*
Andrew Henkelman, Assistant Creative Director, Multimedia*
Enrollment Marketing
Laura Cioffi, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Marketing*
Social Media
Nolan Hinphy, Social Media Producer*
Strategy, Research, and Performance
Carlos David Figueroa, Marketing Performance Analyst*
