Meet Our Academic Coaches

At New York Tech, academic coaches are dedicated faculty and staff members that undergo rigorous and targeted training and demonstrate a willingness to learn and grow. Academic coaches identify hurdles that students experience and provide them with the appropriate resources to succeed.

Current Coaches

Maherukh Akhtar
Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer Science
makhtar@nyit.edu

Karrer Alghazali
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
kalghaza@nyit.edu

Stacey Bogdan
Director, Development, Alumni Relations & External Affairs
sbogdan@nyit.edu

Alain Boldini
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
aboldini@nyit.edu

Summer Buffin
Librarian I, Library
sbuffin@nyit.edu

Rosemary Burgos-Mira
Director, Public & Technical Services/Librarian III, Library
rburgosm@nyit.edu

Denniesia Cameron
Assistant Director of Student Employment, Academic Affairs
dcamer05@nyit.edu

Valerie Chan
Senior Communications Specialist, Student Communications
bchan11@nyit.edu

Lincy Cherian
Director, Capital Budgeting, Project Management Office
lcherian@nyit.edu

Andrea Coladner
Assistant Professor & Associate Medical Director, Family Medicine
acoladne@nyit.edu

John Comeau
Physical Therapist/Supervisor, Rehabilitation, Academic Health Care Center
jcomeau@nyit.edu

Melissa DiMartino
Assistant Professor, Psychology & Counseling
mhuey@nyit.edu

Beatrice Figueroa
Online Program and Design Manager, Academic Affairs
bfigue06@nyit.edu

Francesca Fiore
Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
ffiore@nyit.edu

Becky Frieden
Senior Director, Enterprise Applications & Decision Support Systems, Information Technology Services
bfrieden@nyit.edu

Robert Gallagher
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
rgalla02@nyit.edu

Paolo Gasti
Associate Professor, Computer Science
pgasti@nyit.edu

Susan Gass
Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer Science
sgass@nyit.edu

Tadiyos Gebre
Director, Academic Success & Enrichment
tgebre@nyit.edu

Mindy Haar
Clinical Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
mhaar@nyit.edu

Brittany Hartofilis
Communications Specialist, Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications
bhartofi@nyit.edu

Jessica Hautsch
Teaching Assistant Professor, Humanities
jhautsch@nyit.edu

Marcelle Hicks
Dean, Admissions & Financial Aid, Enrollment Management
mhicks01@nyit.edu

Barbara Holahan
Vice President, Financial Affairs, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Financial Affairs
bholahan@nyit.edu

Maheen Jillani
IT Technician I, Information Technology Services
mjillani@nyit.edu

Daniel Johnston
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
djohns35@nyit.edu

Hyun-Tae Jung
Associate Professor, Architecture
hjung05@nyit.edu

Pamela Karp
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
pkarp@nyit.edu

Christine Kerigan
Coordinator, Digital Art and Design
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Madeline Leonard
Assistant Director, Academic Success & Enrichment
mleona07@nyit.edu

William Letsou
Assistant Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences
wletsou@nyit.edu

Qin Liu
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
qliu20@nyit.edu

Katie Lyons
Senior Transfer Evaluations Analyst, Development, Admissions
klyons@nyit.edu

Carmen Marmo-Savinetti
Senior Major Gift Officer, Development, Alumni Relations & External Affairs
cmarmosa@nyit.edu

Sebastien Marion
Librarian III, Virtual Services, Library
smarion@nyit.edu

Sydney McMahon
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
smcmah02@nyit.edu

Adrienne McNally
Director, Experiential Education, Career Success & Experiential Education
amcnally@nyit.edu

Patrick Minson
Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
patrick.minson@nyit.edu

Mohammed Moizuddin
Director, Institutional Research
mmoizudd@nyit.edu

Carline Mordan
Project Manager, Research, Assessment & Decision Support
cmordan@nyit.edu

Rocio Morello
Associate Director of Student Success Programs, Undergraduate Student Success & Advising
rmorel01@nyit.edu

Rachel Morrison
Director, HEOP, Student Engagement & Development
rfidis@nyit.edu

Kate E. O'Hara
Associate Professor, Humanities
kohara@nyit.edu

Fikayo Odugbemi
Faculty Development Specialist, Center for Teaching & Learning
oodugbem@nyit.edu

Ariana Outar
Student Success Coordinator, Undergraduate Student Success & Advising
aoutar@nyit.edu

Jamie Paraganos
Title III Program Manager, Student Administration & Operations
jpargano@nyit.edu

Sanjay Patel
Adjunct Instructor, Humanities
spate359@nyit.edu

Benjamin Pennino
Assistant Director, Admissions
bpennino@nyit.edu

Ana Petrovic
Associate Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences
apetro01@nyit.edu

Sabrina Polidoro
Director, Development, Alumni Relations & External Affairs
spolidor@nyit.edu

Catalin Popescu
Director, Application Development & Support, Information Technology Services
cpopescu@nyit.edu

Monika Rohde
Senior Associate Dean, Undergraduate Student Success and Advising
Monika.Rohde@nyit.edu

Amerigo Rossi
Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
arossi01@nyit.edu

Alexander Rothstein
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
arothste@nyit.edu

George M Salayka
Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer Science
gsalay01@nyit.edu

Ellie Schwartz
Senior Specialist, School of Management
eschwa03@nyit.edu

Thomas Shea
Director, Undergraduate Admissions, Admissions
tshea@nyit.edu

Nicole Sheehan
Director, Undergraduate Academic Advising
nsheehan@nyit.edu

Abhishek Singh
Research Associate, Institutional Research
asing189@nyit.edu

Jessica Triola
Academic Program Manager, Student Administration & Operations
jtriola@nyit.edu

Vanessa Viola
Associate Director, Branch Services/Librarian III, Library
vviola@nyit.edu

William Wall
Associate Director, Institutional Research
wwall01@nyit.edu

Joanne West
Director, Student Engagement & Development Admin & Operations, Dean of Students
joanne.west@nyit.edu

Tyler Wheelock
Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
twheeloc@nyit.edu

Jenna Yount
CRM/SIS Application Administrator, Information Technology Services
jyount@nyit.edu