GSE - Key Persons


A. Gardiner - President

Job Titles:
  • President

A.S. Draper

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner of Education

Abraham Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Admissions and Enrollment Services

Alessandra Colasacco

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager / Rose Hill

Alexis Boykin

Job Titles:
  • Administrator

Alicia Bowen

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Anand Padmanabhan - CIO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Vice President

Andrew J. Hinton

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Anisa Torres-Sanchez

Job Titles:
  • Director of Financial Aid

Anita Vazquez-Batisti


Annette Rapice

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Anthony P. Carter

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Global Diversity and Social Justice Writer and Lecturer

Armando Nuñez - Chairman, President

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • President
  • Chairman of the Board / Advisor / Former Chairman, Viacom CBS Global Distribution Group

Betty A. Rosa

Job Titles:
  • President of the University and Commissioner of Education

Betty Garity

Job Titles:
  • Head of Acquisitions

Brian W. MacLean

Job Titles:
  • Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Travelers Insurance Company, Inc

Carla Parris

Job Titles:
  • Disability Accommodations Specialist / Lincoln Center

Carolyn M. Albstein

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Carolyn N. Dolan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Fiera Capital, Inc

Christine F. Driessen

Job Titles:
  • EVP and CFO, ESPN, Inc

Crystal Hiraldo

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director / Lincoln Center

Dario Werthein

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Managing Partner, Grupo Werthein

Darlene Luccio Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, the Gerald R. Jordan Foundation

Darryl Emerson Brown

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • President, Brownboys3 Inc

David Tanen

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Co - Founder, Two River LLC

David Vassar

Job Titles:
  • Reference Librarian

Dean Batisti

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Founding Director of the Center for Educational Partnerships
  • Graduate School of Education Associate
Diane Rodriguez, Ph.D., is the Graduate School of Education Associate Dean and a professor in the Division of Curriculum and Teaching. Rodriguez assumed the position of associate dean for academic affairs of the Graduate School of Education effective June 1, 2022. She joined the Fordham University faculty in the fall of 2012. Rodriguez's primary research interest is at the intersection of special education, bilingual education and multicultural education, and teacher preparation. She has received numerous grants from the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services and the Office of English Language Acquisition. Rodriguez has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences on special education and bilingual education, including interviews on Telemundo, NBC, and PBS. She continues her work to provide training in bilingual education and special education to international audiences, and has published extensively in journals. Rodriguez is also the co-author of several books published by Teachers College Press: Associate Dean Batisti oversees three New York State-funded technical assistance centers that focus on national origin, equity, and access. She is also the CEO of the Fordham University Partnership Support Organization (PSO), serving as the leader of only one of two universities in New York City in this exclusive network of service providers.

Deborah Hirsch

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CFF Asset Management Team

Dennis C. Jacobs

Job Titles:
  • Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dennis G. Ruppel

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Fathom Companies

Denny Chin

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Judge, United States Court of Appeals - Second Circuit

Diane Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean / Professor, Curriculum and Teaching
Notably, Univision selected Rodriguez as an example of "Orgullo de Nuestra Comunidad" [pride of our community], which highlights individuals who give back to the community. Specifically, she was recognized for her work with individuals with disabilities in a Univision-created on-air vignette which has run on national television. Rodriguez is the founder of Every Girl is Important, a non-for-profit organization to educate and empower young girls, which has been showcased on Telemundo.

Don Almeida

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Retired Vice Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Donna M. Carroll

Job Titles:
  • President Emerita, Dominican University

Donna Morris

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Executive Vice President / Chief People Officer, Walmart, Inc

Donna O. Smolens

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Consultant, Insight Partners

Dorothy Marinucci

Job Titles:
  • University Secretary

Edward M. Stroz

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Retired Executive Chairman, Stroz Friedberg, LLC

Eileen Fitzgerald Sudler

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel, Sudler Management Corporation

Elizabeth Burns

Job Titles:
  • Retired Senior Vice President, Capital Guardian

Elizabeth Casey

Job Titles:
  • Director of Field - Based Experience and Accountability
  • Financial Planning

Emanuel Chirico

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Phillips - Van Heusen

Eugene C. Rainis

Job Titles:
  • Limited Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co

Eugeniu Grigorescu

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Online Learning
Eugeniu (Eugene) Grigorescu has been in Jesuit higher education for 25 years and brings a wealth of experience in faculty development, instructional design, accessibility standards, and assessment. His BA in Sociology and MS in Instructional Technology equip him with a strong foundation in pedagogy and technology. When not immersed in his academic pursuits, Grigorescu enjoys exploring new places and capturing the beauty of landscapes through his camera lens.

Evgheni Sandu

Job Titles:
  • Systems Engineer

Faith, Race

Job Titles:
  • Black Education

Frank Pierrepont Graves

Job Titles:
  • President of the University and Commissioner of Education

Frederick Wilson III

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Senior Vice President, Bacardi - Martini, Inc

Gerald C. Crotty

Job Titles:
  • President, Weichert Enterprise, LLC

Gerald R. Blaszczak

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Assistant to the President and Alumni Chaplain, Fairfield University

Gerold F. L. Klauer

Job Titles:
  • Green Eagle Capital

Grace Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Science and Technology

Haide Moran Silva

Job Titles:
  • Program Administrator

Henry S. Miller

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Marblegate Asset Management LLC

Ishtiaq Iqbal

Job Titles:
  • Digital Services Manager

J. M. Byrne

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chancellor

James E. Allen

Job Titles:
  • President of the University and Commissioner of Education

James E. Buckman

Job Titles:
  • Lead Director of Wyndham Destinations, Inc. Director of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc

James S. Brown

Job Titles:
  • Retired of Counsel, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

James S. Rowen

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Chief Operating Officer, Renaissance Technologies, LLC

James Welch

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Jane Suda

Job Titles:
  • Head of Reference and Information Services

Jeannie Hoag

Job Titles:
  • Reference and Assessment Librarian

Jessica Hawkins

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Joan Colasuonno

Job Titles:
  • Budget Administrator

Joel I. Picket

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Gotham Organization, Inc

John D'Angelo

Job Titles:
  • Head of Access & Circulation, Rose Hill

John Hurley

Job Titles:
  • Technical Support Manager

John J. Cook Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Seaward Management Corporation

John L. Lumelleau

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Lockton Companies

John M. Keane

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Institute for the Study of War

John M. Zizzo

Job Titles:
  • Retired Partner, Cadwalador, Wickersham and Taft

John Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Adobe

John R. Costantino

Job Titles:
  • Managing General Partner, NGN Capital LLC

John W. Buckley

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Enrollment

John Williams

Job Titles:
  • Head of Cataloging

Joseph G. Marina

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • President, the University of Scranton

Joseph W. McGovern

Job Titles:
  • Chancellor / the University of the State of New York Education Department

Joshua Burgher

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Treasurer
  • Vice President for Finance

José Luis Alvarado

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Leader
  • Dean, Graduate School of Education
Education: Ph.D. in special education, University of Virginia; M.A. in special education, San Diego State University; B.A. in psychology, San Diego State University. Dean Alvarado also holds California Learning Handicapped Specialist and Multiple Subject Bilingual teaching credentials. José Luis Alvarado, Ph.D., assumed the position of dean of the Graduate School of Education effective July 1, 2021. He previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Cal State Los Angeles, founding dean of the College of Education at California State University Monterey Bay, and associate dean of the College of Education at San Diego State University. Alvarado is an administrative leader who describes his leadership style as a combination of collaborative leadership and shared governance where the faculty will have input, and in leading by example, a servant leader. He is looking forward to collaborating with the faculty to establish a collective understanding of the direction and goals for the school and building pathways to more interdisciplinary work within the school and across the university. He seeks to become actively engaged in program development and delivery, and positively impact student outcomes.

Justin M. Bell

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Karen Andronico

Job Titles:
  • Director of Field - Based Education and Accountability
  • New Permanent Member ( TBD )

Kathleen MacLean

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Kathy A. Ahearn

Job Titles:
  • Counsel and Deputy / Commissioner for
  • Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs for the New York State Education Department

Kay Turner

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Human Resources

Kevin Hernandez

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Kim Bepler

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Trustee, the Stephen E. Bepler Trust and Estate

Lester Young

Job Titles:
  • Chancellor

Linda LoSchiavo

Job Titles:
  • Director of University Libraries

Linda Negron

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary, Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy

LL.M. Admissions


Lori Cruz Doty

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Secretary and Treasurer, the Doty Family Foundation

Luis San Miguel

Job Titles:
  • President and CEO, Fresh Dining Concepts LLC

Lynn Hooley

Job Titles:
  • Director of Assessment and Accreditation

Lynn Parliman

Job Titles:
  • Head of Serials and Electronic Resources

Mandell Crawley

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Morgan Stanley

Marco A. Valera

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Administration

Margaret M. Smyth

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Queensland Corp ( QIC )

Margaret Terry Orr

Job Titles:
  • Division Chair and Professor, Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy

Mark H. Tuohey III

Job Titles:
  • Director, Mayor 's Office of Legal Counsel, Washington

Martin Borell

Job Titles:
  • Chancellor / the University of the State of New York Education Department

Mary Anne Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells US, LLP

Mary Byrnes

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of Disability Services
  • Student Complaints of Disability Discrimination Should Be Directed to

Matthew Schottenfeld

Job Titles:
  • Television Production Manager

Maureen Scannell Bateman

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Rose Hill Consultants LLC

Maurice J. Cunniffe

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and CEO, Vista Capital

Meaghan Jarensky Barakett

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Founder and Executive Director, One Girl

Michael Considine

Job Titles:
  • Director of Information Technology Services

Michael Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Director, Montserrat Coalition / Boston College

Michael J. Cosgrove

Job Titles:
  • President, Carragh Consulting USA

Michael J. Dowling

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwell Health

Michael Magilligan

Job Titles:
  • Business Reference Librarian

Michael R. Trerotola

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff

Michael Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Student Success Counselor
Michael Taylor has over 18 years experience in educational program administration with a particular emphasis on student engagement and support. He strongly believes that, as stated by Nelson Mandella, "education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Michael earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Penn State University and a Master's degree in Secondary Education, Social Studies from Hofstra University. He loves to travel, cook, play golf, watch Jeopardy!, and is a lifelong Mets fan. If you're a student in need of support please contact him.

Michael Wares

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for Technical Services

Michele C. Burris

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Vice President for Student Affairs and Interim Title IX Coordinator

Monica Triana

Job Titles:
  • Administration Assistant

N.J. Benton

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of State / the University of the State of New York

Nanette Michel

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Navin Kumar

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor

Nicholas A. Romano

Job Titles:
  • Retired CEO and Founder of AO Asset Management

Nick Alongi

Job Titles:
  • Head of Access, Information, and Collection Services and Operations

Nora Ahern Grose

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Patricia Heller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CFF Asset Management Team

Paul A. Soden

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Thompson Hine, LLP

Paul B. Guenther

Job Titles:
  • Retired President, PaineWebber / Trustee Fellow

Paul C. Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Retired Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Peter John Sacripanti

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, McDermott, Will & Emery

Peter Patten

Job Titles:
  • Reference Librarian

Peter W. Howe

Job Titles:
  • Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Ram Van Accessibility

If you use a wheelchair you are planning to take a class at either the Lincoln Center or Rose Hill campus and need Ram Van transportation for class, you should contact us three weeks before the end of the prior semester, so we can arrange this with Ram Van for the next semester.

Regina Pitaro

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, GAMCO Investors, Inc

Revette Hinkson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Richard J. Buoncore

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner, MAI Wealth Advisors LLC

Richard P. Salmi

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Rector, Jesuit Community of Loyola University Chicago

Rita Sanchez Torres

Job Titles:
  • Office Assistant

Robert Allen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Quinn Library

Robert D. Daleo

Job Titles:
  • Retired Vice Chairman, Thomson Reuters

Robert E. Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman, Retired, Johnson & Johnson

Robert F. Long

Job Titles:
  • CEO, Daily Underwriters of America

Robert Shapiro

Job Titles:
  • President and Chair, Oestreicher Realty Company

Roger A. Milici Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Development and University Relations

Ronald DePinho

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Rosemary T. Berkery

Job Titles:
  • Retired Chair, UBS Financial Services

Shari Crittendon - Chief Legal Officer, VP

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Vice President

Shay Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Online Program Manager
Shay Bailey is a seasoned higher education professional with a knack for turning complex processes into streamlined systems. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and an MBA in Business Management. Shay has spent over eight years empowering students and faculty through her expertise in financial aid and course planning. Her passion for creating a positive learning environment is evident in her unwavering commitment to efficiency and innovation. She is a passionate advocate for mental wellness and a dedicated horror film enthusiast. Her diverse interests contribute to a well-rounded perspective that enriches her work and personal life.

Sheryl Sillery Dellapina

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Officer, Dellapina Family Foundation

Stanley Kaminsky

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Field Internships Adjunct

Susan Conley Salice

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • President, Salice Family Foundation

Sylvester McClearn

Job Titles:
  • Senior Investment Officer, New York State Common Retirement Fund

Tania Tetlow

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Meet President
  • President, Fordham University

Thomas J. Regan

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Board

Thomas P. Salice

Job Titles:
  • Managing Member, SFW Capital Partners, LLC

Thomas Scirghi

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Associate Professor of Theology, Fordham University

Thomas Sobol

Job Titles:
  • President of the University and Commissioner of Education

Thomas Walsh

Job Titles:
  • User Support Manager

Tierney Gleason

Job Titles:
  • Reference and Digital Humanities Librarian

Timothy Rooney

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Retired General Counsel, Empire Casino at Yonkers Raceway

Ulderico Calero

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Head of Banking, BNY Mellon Wealth Management

V. John Kriss

Job Titles:
  • Retired Senior Vice President, American Funds Distributors, a Capital Group Company

Valerie Irick Rainford

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Chief Executive Officer, Elloree Talent Strategies

Veronica Szczygiel

Job Titles:
  • Director of Online Learning
Veronica Szczygiel, Ph.D., is a double ram (GSAS ‘12 and GSE ‘20) extending her expertise in curricular design, pedagogy, and motivation in GSE's online learning department for over five years. As Director, she initiated innovative solutions to professional development, online program quality, and student engagement. Prior to her role at Fordham, she taught English at Marymount School of New York for eight years. Her dissertation study focused on middle school students' political interest, efficacy, and commitment to future political participation, using her originally designed simulation game as a vehicle of assessment. Veronica's passions include writing, hiking, and camping.

Vincent R. Cappucci

Job Titles:
  • Founding Partner, Entwistle & Cappucci, LLP

Vincent Viola

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and CEO, Virtu Financial

Vivian Shen

Job Titles:
  • Preservation and Conservation Librarian

William J. Toppeta

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • President, Macomber Peak Partners LLC

William Loschert

Job Titles:
  • Retired Chairman, ACE Global Markets

Winston J. Churchill

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner, SCP Partners