Advisory Committees

School of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board

• Susan Chapin, Vice President, Technology & Operations Compliance, ABGlobal
• Jennifer L. Fischer, Associate Director, Cloud Trust Services | Office of CISO, KPMG
• Bernadette P. McPherson, Esq., Director of Outreach, Millennium Strategies
• Sandesh Sadalge, Vice President of Analytics, Education Dynamics
• Gregory Scott Thomas, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Cirrus Logic

School of Business Advisory Committee

• James Kirkos, CEO, Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Taneshia Nash Laird, Newark Symphony Hall
• Catherine Lentini, alum
• Leo McGuire, LPM Strategies, LLC, alum
• Gerald Rizzo, DMD, Center for Dentistry at Hackensack Meridian Health; Smiles by Rizzo, alum
• Andrew Sugar, Starbucks
• Monte Williams, awaytravel.com, alum

School of Nursing and Health Sciences Advisory Board

• Dianne Aroh, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Hackensack University Medical Center
• Mary Ann Donohue-Ryan, PhD., RN, APN, NEA-BC, Vice President for Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Past President, New Jersey State Nurses Association
• Benjamin Evans, DD, DNP, RN, APN, President, New Jersey State Nurses Association Advanced Practice Nurse; Past President, New Jersey Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Past Chairman of the Institute for Nursing
• Ruben D. Fernandez, MA, RN, Vice President, Patient Care Services, Palisades Medical Center; Former Board Member, American Nurses Association and New Jersey State Nurses Association
• Linda Gural, RN, American Nurses Association Board of Directors, Staff Nurse; Past President, New Jersey State Nurses Association
• Nancy E. Holecek, MHCA, RN, NE-BC, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services/CNO, RWJBarnabas Health, Northern Region
• Lucille A. Joel, EdD, RN, FAAN, Member, New Jersey State Board of Nursing; Professor, Rutgers University School of Nursing; Past President, American Nurses Association and Past President, New Jersey State Nurses Association
• Diann Johnson, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President Patient Care Services, Monmouth Medical Center
• Lynn Kearney, MS, RN, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
• Bonnie Michaels, RN, MA, NEA-BC, FACHE, Consultant
• Judith Padula, MSN, RN, Vice President of Patient Care Services/ Chief Nursing Officer, St.Joseph’s Healthcare System
• Gayle Pearson, DrPH, RN, Consultant
• JoAnne Penn, MA, RN, BC, Member, Board of Directors, New Jersey State Nurses Association; Pediatric Primary Care Nurse, Private Practice; Past President and Treasurer, New Jersey State Nurses Association; Past Chair, American Nurses Association Political Action Committee
• Norma L. Rodgers, BSN, RN, CCRA, Senior Site Manager, Oncology Clinical Trials, Past President, New Jersey State Nurses Association
• Rosemarie D. Rosales, D.N.P., M.P.A., R.N., CCRN, CPHQ, Corporate Regional Director, Hemodialysis Services, Prime Healthcare; Member, Board of Directors, New Jersey State Nurses Association
• Mary Beth Russell, PhD, RN, Vice President Clinical Education, Barnabas Health; Director of Nursing Education and Research, Saint Barnabas Medical Center
• Philip Scalo, Esq., President and Chief Executive Officer, Bartley Healthcare
• Judith Schmidt, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey State Nurses Association, Past President, New Jersey State Nurses Association
• MaryPat Sullivan, M.S.N., R.N., CNS, Chief Nursing Officer, Overlook Hospital
• Carolyn T. Torre, M.A., R.N., APN, Practice Consultant
• Ann Twomey, R.N., President Health Professionals and Allied Employees Union, Past Commissioner, New Jersey Access to Health Care Commission

School of Education Advisory Board

• Dr. Giovanni Giancaspro, Superintendent – East Rutherford
• Dana Regan, Director 21 & Over, Felician University
• Prof. Annette Rychorski, Felician University
• Prof. Maryanne Joyce, Felician University
• Mr. Phil DeFalco, COO – YCS
• Sr. Annelle, Director, Blessed Mary Angela
• Prof. Brown Grant, Felician University
• Dr. John Burke, Felician University
• Mr. Nick Londy, Felician University
• Mr. Michael Farielly, Gramon Schools – Principal
• Mr. Emil Carafa, Adjunct, Felician University
• Dr. Sharon Towler
• Dr. Kuchar, South Bergen Jointure Commission – Superintendent
• Mr. Jim Theberry, Director of Division of Disability Services of Bergen County