Steering Committee/Working Group Members

Meet your Self-Study Steering Committee Co-Chairs:

Professor Nelson Nunez-RodriguezProfessor Nelson Nuñez-Rodríguez, Ph.D.
Professor and Unit Coordinator, Physical Sciences Unit, Natural Sciences Department

Nelson Nuñez Rodríguez is Professor of Chemistry, Unit Coordinator at Natural Sciences Department, and former Director of Center for Teaching and Learning at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. He currently serves as Fulbright Specialist on STEM Education and sub award Principal Investigator for a NIH IRACDA BETTR program. His scholarly interests focus on developing scientific skills in urban college students. He received a Bachelor Degree in Biology from Havana University, Cuba in 1992, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from National University of Cordoba, Argentina in 2001 and developed a four year-postdoctoral training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.

Associate Professor Kate WolfeAssociate Professor Kate Wolfe, Ph.D.
Behavioral Sciences Unit, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department

Dr. Wolfe is a social psychologist with research interests in quantitative reasoning among urban community college students, student perceptions of online learning, and urban college student attitudes toward sexual minorities. She was the Principal Investigator for the Hostos Online Learning Assessment research project. She was a member of PRIME (Project for Relevant and Improved Mathematics Education), a project funded by the Teagle Foundation. She was co-investigator a project that assessed quantitative reasoning among Hostos College students. Dr. Wolfe has been a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University as a fellow of the Metropolitan Colleges Institute for Teaching Improvement, a program that focused on the nature of a liberal education at urban colleges. She currently serves as a reviewer for the journal Numeracy.

Hostos Middle States Self-Study Group Composition

CUNY Chancellor > CUNY Board of Trustees > Office of the President > Self Study Steering Committee > Working Groups/Standards 1 thru 8, Requirements of Affiliation

Open/Close section Hostos Self-Study Steering Committee Composition
Name Title Department/Office Role
Nelson Nuñez-Rodríguez Professor Natural Sciences Co-Chair
Kate Wolfe Professor Behavioral and Social Sciences Co-Chair
Niyoka Allen Student Student Member
Babette Audant Assistant Dean for Institutional Effectiveness President's Office Member
Henry Castillo Mr. Student Member
Nathaniel Cruz VP for Student Development and Enrollment Management Office of SDEM Member
Charles Drago Acting Provost and VP for Academic Affairs Office of Academic Affairs Member
Ernest Ialongo Professor Behavioral and Social Sciences Member
Karin Lundberg Associate Professor & Chairperson Language and Cognition Member
Peter Mertens Assistant Dean of CEWD Continuting Education & Professional Studies Member
Daliz Pérez-Cabezas Ms. Continuting Education & Professional Studies Member
Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne Sr. Vice President for Administration & Finance Office of Administration and Finance Member
Maria Sime De Burgos Ms. Student Member
Mohammad Sohel Professor Natural Sciences Member
Open/Close section WG #1/Standard 1: Mission and Goals
Name Title Department/Office Role
Sarah Brennan Exec Assoc to Provost & VP for Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Co-Chair
Francisco Fernández Professor & Chairperson Natural Sciences Co-Chair
Thomas Beachdel Non-Teaching Adjunct Humanities Department Member
Samuel Byrd Transition and Advising Coordinator CEWD Member
María Cano Director College Discovery Member
Diana Kreymer Assistant to the President & Director of the President's Office President's Office Member
Idelsa Mendez Development Coordinator Office of Institutional Advancement Member
Eric Rodríguez Academic Sudent Support Counselor College Discovery Member
Alisa Roost Professor & Chairperson Humanities Member
Pearl Shavzin Administrative Coordinator Office of Administration and Finance Member
Dulce Toppenberg Student Career Program Specialist Career Services Member
Victor Torres-Velez Assistant Professor and Senator Humanities Member
Emmanuel Velayos Larrabure Assistant Professor and Senator Humanities Member
Open/Close section WG #2/Standard 2: Ethics and Integrity
Name Title Department/Office Role
Jacki DiSanto Professor & Education Department Chair and Senator Education Department Co-Chair
Johanna Gómez Assistant Dean of Student Life SDEM Co-Chair
Rosina Asiamah Student and Senator Student Member
Monsita Colon 13142299 Student Member
Olen Dias Acting Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Office of Academic Affairs Member
Christine Dias-Singh HR Specialist Human Resources Member
Allison Franzese Assistant Professor Natural Sciences Member
Melanie García COA CEWD Member
Sean Gerrity Assistant Professor English Department Member
Dana Lennon Program Director CEWD Member
Toya Pigford Financial Aid Specialist Financial Aid Office Member
Hector Soto Assistant Professor and Senator Behavioral and Social Sciences Member
Open/Close section WG #3/Standard 3: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
Name Title Department/Office Role
Silvia Reyes Title V Director Office of Academic Affairs Co-Chair
Humberto Ballesteros Assistant Professor Humanities Co-Chair (Temp)
Catherine Lewis Associate Professor Humanities Co-Chair (Leave)
Amnie Asrat Assistant Professor Education Department Member
Carlos Guevara Director Educational Technology Member
Diandra Jugmohan Co-Director Proyecto Access Member
Inmaculada Lara Bonilla Assistant Professor Humanities Member
Soldanela Rivera López Acting Director of Presidential Initiatives President's Office Member
Javier Saldana Workforce Development Manager CEWD Member
Erik Smiles Student Athletics Manager Athletics Member
Maria Subert Assistant Professor Humanities Department Member
Malik Sullivan Assistant to HEO Registrar Member
Elizabeth Wilson Director Office of School-College Partnerships Member
Open/Close section WG #4/Standard 4: Support of the Student Experience
Name Title Department/Office Role
Carlos Rivera Director of Admissions and Recruitment Admissions Co-Chair
Christine Hutchins Assistant Professor English Department Co-Chair
Wishart Alleyne Enrollment Bursar Manager Bursar Member
Arnaldo Bernabe Director Public Safety Member
Maria Camilo 23880044 Student Member
Evelyn Fernandez-Ketcham Community Outreach Program Director CEWD Member
Lizmary Figueroa 23794990 Student Member
Ana García Reyes Associate Dean for Community Relations Office of Institutional Advancement Member
Leslie King Director Financial Aid Office Member
Jason Libfeld Student Leadership Coordinator Student Life Member
Eileeen Newman Program Director CEWD Member
Raymond Pérez Student with Disability Services Director Accessibility Resource Center Member
Chanh Phan Associate Professor Natural Sciences Department Member
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Open/Close section WG #5/Standard 5: Educational Effectiveness Assessment
Name Title Department/Office Role
Anders Stachelek Director of Assessment and Associate Professor Mathematics Chair
Elbagina Bonilla Administrative Specialist SDEM Member
Soheli Chowdhury Assistant Professor Natural Sciences Department Member
Andrea Gabbidon-Levene CUNY Start Director CUNY Start Member
Carl Grindley Professor English Department Member
Amanda Howard Associate Director Grants and Research Member
Anna Ivanova Assistant Professor Natural Sciences Department Member
Linda Miles Assistant Professor Library Member
Mathew Moses Director of Writing Center English Department Member
Jason Pelosi Director SSCU Member
Open/Close section WG #6/Standard 6: Planning, Resources and Institutional Improvement
Name Title Department/Office Role
Varun Sehgal Assistant VP of Information Technology Information Technology Co-Chair
Vyacheslav Dushenkov Assistant Professor Natural Sciences Co-Chair
Louis Bury Assistant Professor English Department Member
Karina Castro HE Assistant Office of Academic Affairs Member
Fanny Dumancela Finance Budget Director Budget and Planning Operations Member
Safiya Faustin Academic Resources CTR Spec SSCU Member
Albert Lai Financial Manager Business Office Member
Marsha Milan Bethel Admission Advisor and Senator SDEM Member
Lillian Morales Executive Assistant to the VP of Student Development SDEM Member
Susan Pinamonti Development Corportate and foundation relations manager Office of Institutional Advancement Member
Fabian Wander Director Health & Wellness Member
Open/Close section WG #7/Standard 7: Governance, Leadership and Administration
Name Title Department/Office Role
Jefferson Barnes Deputy CIO Information Technology Co-Chair
Tony Varelas Professor Behavioral and Social Sciences Co-Chair
Ken Acquah Executive Director Business Office Member
William Baker Professor Mathematics Member
Jason Buchanan Assistant Professor English Department Member
Siddique Mohamed Academic Resource Center Manager SSCU Member
Tina Quiñones-Cabrera Continuing Education Manager CEWD Member
Linda Ridley Lecturer Business Academic Department Member
Sara Rodberg Acad ASAP Student ADV-HEOA ASAP Member
Gloria Rodríguez Financial Aid Advisor Financial Aid Office Member
Jerry Rosa Director of Student Activities Student Activities Member
Eugene Sohn Executive Counsel President's Office Member
Julie Trachman Associate Professor and Biology Coordinator Natural Sciences Department Member
Open/Close section WG #8: Working Group Support
Name Title Department/Office Role
Babette Audant Assistant Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Assessment President’s Office Chair
Madeline Ford Chief Librarian Library Member
Rhonda Johnson Assistant Professor Library Member
Piotr Kocik Director of Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Assessment (OIERA) Member
Dereck Norville-Bowie Associate Director of Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Assessment (OIERA) Member
Open/Close section Compliance and Verification Affiliation
Name Title Department/Office Role
Wendy Small-Taylor Director, Academic Advisement Academic Advisement, Office of Academic Affair Chair
Johanna Arroyo Peralta Academic Advisor Academic Advisement, Office of Academic Affair Member