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

Joel Acevedo
Associate Director, Military and Veteran Affairs
jaceve10@nyit.edu

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

Kiran Balagani
Associate Professor, Computer Science
kbalagan@nyit.edu

Rosemary Burgos-Mira
Director, Public and Technical Services, Library
rburgosm@nyit.edu

Denniesia Cameron Richards
Assistant Director of Student Employment, CSEE
dcamer05@nyit.edu

Valerie Chan
Senior Communications Specialist, Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications
bchan11@nyit.edu

Patthara Chandaragga
Student Advisement Specialist, Management and Marketing Studies
pchandar@nyit.edu

Jerry Cheng
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
jcheng18@nyit.edu

Deborah Cohn
Interim Dean, School of Management
dcohn02@nyit.edu

Andrea Coladner
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
acoladne@nyit.edu

Bryan Diaz
Counselor, HEOP
bdiaz05@nyit.edu

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

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

Jole Fiorito
Assistant Professor, Biological and Chemical Sciences
jfiori01@nyit.edu

Felix Fischman
Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer Science
ffischma@nyit.edu

Mathew Ford
Associate Professor, Architecture
mford05@nyit.edu

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

Carl Garraffo
New York Tech Alumni

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

Eileen Gazzola
Senior Grant Manager & IRB Administrator, Grants Office
egazzola@nyit.edu

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

Mindy Haar
Department Chair, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
mhaar@nyit.edu

Lynn Hart
Associate Director of Employer Relations, CSEE
lhart01@nyit.edu

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

Marcelle Hicks
Senior Director, Admissions
mhicks01@nyit.edu

Melissa DiMartino (nee Huey)
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences
mhuey@nyit.edu

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

Dylan Judge
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
djudge01@nyit.edu

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

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

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

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

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

Mohammed Moizuddin
Director, Institutional Research
mmoizudd@nyit.edu

Rocio Morello
Associate Director of Student Success Programs, Student Success Initiatives
rmorel01@nyit.edu

Diana Moronta
Librarian II, Library
lmoronta@nyit.edu

Rachel Morrison
Director, HEOP
rfidis@nyit.edu

Darren Moses
Director of Client Services and Engagment, ITS
dmoses01@nyit.edu

Nancy Nabatian
Adjunct Instructor, Architecture
nnabatia@nyit.edu

Patricia Napolitano
Associate Dean of Students, Student Life
pnapolit@nyit.edu

Michael Nizich
Director, Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center
mnizich@nyit.edu

Michael Nolan
Associate Professor, School of Architecture
mnolan@nyit.edu

Jackline Okot
Graduate Advisement Specialist, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences
jokot@nyit.edu

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

Kevin Park
Assistant Professor and Chair, Digital Art and Design
spark13@nyit.edu

Sanjay Patel
Adjunct Instructor, English
spate359@nyit.edu

Benjamin Pennino
Graduate Coordinator, Undergraduate Academic Advising

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

Maria Pino
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Clinical Specialties
mpino@nyit.edu

Sabrina Polidoro
Director, Alumni Relations
spolidor@nyit.edu

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

Alexander Rothstein
Instructor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
arothste@nyit.edu

Ingrid Russo
Associate Bursar, Bursar & Student Accounts
Ingrid.Russo@nyit.edu

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

Kimika Samms-Grant
Associate Director of Experiential Education, CSEE
ksammsgr@nyit.edu

Ellie Schwartz
Adjunct Instructor, School of Management
eschwa03@nyit.edu

Thomas Shea
Senior Associate Director, Admissions
tshea@nyit.edu

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

Nageen Siddiqui
Assistant Registrar, Registrar
nsiddi03@nyit.edu

Jamel Vanderburg
Adjunct Instructor, Humanities
jvanderb@nyit.edu

Askia VanOmmeren
Assistant Director of Experiential Education, Career Success and Experiential Education
avanomme@nyit.edu

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

Joanne West
Director, Student Engagement and Development, Student Life
joanne.west@nyit.edu

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

Stephanie Wolcott
Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Academic Advising
swolcott@nyit.edu

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