2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Aug 23, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Trustees and Administration


 

Trustees

Iona University Board of Trustees

Karen Abbruzzese
Lucille Bootman
David P. Brown
Seamus Carey, Ph.D.
Ronald M. DeFeo
Michael Doheny
Andrew J. Dolce
Dan Doyle
Michael P. Hegarty
James P. Hynes
Eileen Ivers
Monique Jean
John C. Judge
Al Kelly
Robert V. LaPenta
Bartley F. Livolsi
Phillip N. Maisano
Cathy McCabe
Ed McNally
Bob Mehmel
Joseph M. Murphy Jr.
Vincent Parise
Stephen V. Reitano
Peter F. Riguardi
Eric L. Robinson, Ph.D.
Armando C. Rodriguez Jr.
Matt Schnaars
Karen Seitz
Margaret (Maggie) Timoney
Raymond J. Vercruysse, CFC, Ed.D.
Brian M. Walsh, CFC
Lawrence I. Wills

Trustees Emeriti

Jeremiah J. Burns ^
Michael A. Cerussi ^
John J. Duffy, Esq. ^
Thomas E. Hales ^
Daniel J. Houlihan ^
Patrick J. Lynch ^
William J. Maloney ^
Charles H. McCabe ^
John A. Mulcahy ^
JoAnn Mazzella Murphy ^
Joseph M. Murphy^
Jack Rudin^
James M. Slattery ^
Joseph A. Vitanza ^

Deceased ^

Administration

Seamus Carey, Ph.D.
President

*MaryEllen Callaghan, MBA
Senior Vice President for Graduate Admissions and Board Secretary

Nate Kane
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration

Kevin O’Sullivan
Senior Vice President of Enrollment and Student Affairs

Mary Clare Reilley
Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President for University Marketing & Communications

Gary Grant
Senior Vice President for Advancement & External Affairs

Tricia Mulligan, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Michael Smeriglio
Senior Vice President for Facilities and Campus Operations

James Mustich
Senior Advisor to the President

Legal

Susan G. Fiore
General Counsel

Provost’s Office

Thomas Moretti, PhD
Associate Provost

Jason Diffenderfer, MA, MS
Senior Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

H. Ben Chen, PhD, MBA
Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs

Marissa Sannella, MBA, CPA, MST
Assistant Vice President of Student Success

School of Arts and Science

*Joseph Stabile, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Arts and Science

Diane Ferrero-Paluzzi, Ph.D.
Associate Dean

*Mary Ellen Walsh, MA
Assistant Dean

Katherine Zaromatidis, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies

Martin Daly
Executive in Residence

Marie B. Pace, MA
Executive Assistant to the Dean

Shantell Smith, MSEd
Director of Graduate Arts and Science Admissions

Cameron Deshnad
Assistant Director of Graduate Arts and Science Admissions

LaPenta School of Business

John DeMelis, MBA, CPA
Dean

Alina Nazari, Ed.D., MBA
Assistant Dean of Accreditation and Faculty Affairs

Philip Rothman, Ed.D., MBA
Director of Graduate Programs

Suzana Pavisic
Director of Graduate Admissions for LaPenta School of Business

*Rosemary Rubbo, MA
Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Programs

NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences

Kavita Dhanwada, Ph.D.
Founding Dean, NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences

Sherylyn Watson, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Dean, NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences

Kathleen Coleman
Manager of Operations and Accreditation

Daniel Gallagher
Director of Graduate Admissions for NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences

Julia Frampton, MBA
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions and OT Program Manager

Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Christoph Winkler, Ph.D.
Founding Program Director

Lendynette Pacheco-Jorge, MS
Associate Director

Marisol Chappell
Assistant Director

Rob Kissner
GaelVentures Program Manager

Robert Curran
Executive in Residence

Libraries

Natalka Sawchuk
Director of Libraries

* Diana Kiel, MLS
Coordinator of Technical Services

TBA
Manager, Faculty Library Services & Digital Collections

Casey Hampsey, MLS, MA
Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian

TBA
Instruction and Information Literacy Librarian

* Kathleen Pascuzzi, BBA
Assistant Help Desk Manager

Registrar’s Office

DJ Arndt, MST, MBA
Registrar

Kelly-Anne Giannone, MS, MBA
Associate Registrar

Renata Couto, MA
Transfer Credit and Compliance Officer

Liam Geer, MBA
Scheduling and Catalog Coordinator

Gabriel Zangiacomi, MA
Student Records Coordinator

Student Support Services

Student Success

* Felicia Colangelo, MS
Director of Student Success

Sara Osorio
Assistant Director of Student Success

Samuel Rudin Academic Resource Center

Hester Fenemore
Director

Comprehensive Assistance Program (CAP)

Daneshea Palmer, MA
Director

Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP)

TBA
Director

Jermaine Bolton
Assistant Director

Study Abroad and Service Learning

Dayna Richardson, MA
Director of Study Abroad and Service Learning

Office of Accessibility Services

Daneshea Palmer, MA
Director

TRIO Student Support Services

Mayulie Luciano
Director

Center for Advising and Academic Services

* Laurie J. Wenchell, MSEd
Senior Director, Center for Advising and Academic Services

** Stephen Scollard
Director of Academic Services

Patti Ingraham
Director of Academic Services

Nicole De Piano, MS
Senior Advisor

Leslie Roca
Senior Advisor

Michael Fanelli
Academic Advisor

Laurin Donnelly
Academic Advisor

Matthew Galeota
Academic Advisor

Lauren Stra
Academic Advisor

Verick White
Academic Advisor

Enrollment Management and Student Affairs

Admissions

Ryan Depuy
Vice President of Undergraduate Admissions

*Teresa Lucas, MS
Director of Operations

Kevin Blake
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Danielle Zalamea
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Amber Caputo
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Michael Celentano
Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

Kelsey Madaio
Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

Emma McCabe
Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

Victoria Porter
Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

John (Jack) Ruscetta
Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

Taylor Rohan
Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

Student Life

Joel Quintong
Dean of Students

Elizabeth Oliveri-Lenahan, MS
Associate Dean of Students

Center for Student Engagement

Michael Steele
Director of Student Engagement

Chyanne Blakey
Assistant Director of Student Engagement - Commuter Initiatives

Austin Stellato
Assistant Director of Student Engagement - Fraternity & Sorority Life

Career Development

Matt Cardin, MS
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Career Initiatives

Jennifer Friary
Director of Career Development

Darelle Thomas, MA
Associate Director of Career Development

Counseling

Brielle Stark-Adler, Ph.D.
Director of Counseling

Lauren McGlynn
Associate Director

Ali Swoish
Assistant Director

Health Services

Patty Furlong
Director

Office of Mission and Ministry

Sean D’Alfonso, Ph.D.
Director of Mission and Ministry

Laura Fairchild, MDiv
Associate Director of Mission & Ministry and Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Father Gerard Mulvey
Chaplain

Residential Life

Colin Seifrit
Director of Residential Life

Chasity Ali
Assistant Director of Residential Life

Rebecca Gonzalez
Assistant Director of Residential Life

Finance and Administration

Todd Baker
Controller

Richard Nash
Assistant Controller

*Fatima Ferreira
Director of Financial Analysis and Budgets

*Nancy Morano
Director of Business Services

Robert Lusardi
Senior Accounting Manager, Finance and Treasury

**John Rodriquez
Manager - Mail Services

Lady Varillas
Payroll Manager

Student Financial Services

** Mary A. Grant, AAS
Senior Director of Financial Aid

Jason Franky
Director of Compliance

*Jennifer Connolly, BA
Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Deborah McDonald
Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Janey Aiello, MS
Director of Student Accounts

Shante Johnston
Associate Director of Student Financial Services

Leandra Dominguez, BA
Financial Aid Advisor

Nelida Capellan
Graduate Financial Aid Counselor

Facilities Management

* Richard Murray
Assistant Vice President of Facilities

* Peter Heslin, BFA
Director of Facilities

Athletics

Matt Glovaski, MA
Director of Athletics

* Jamie Fogarty, MS
Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator

Brian Beyrer, BS
Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Athletic Communications

** Sam DeRosa, MS, ATC
Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine

Christopher Aliano
Senior Athletics Director for Development

Luke Nickerson
Director of Compliance

Lucy Gomes
Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Internal Operations

Abigail Witczak
Associate Director of Athletics/Compliance

Richard Irving
Associate Director of Athletics/Sports Performance

Tyler West
Associate Director of Athletics/Marketing & Ticket Operations

Jessica Rosenberg
Associate Director of Athletics/Administration & Team Operations

Brian Duane
Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications

Brandon Olivier
Assistant Director of Athletics/Facilities & Operations

Daniel Blake
Assistant Director of Athletics/Facilities & Operations

Advancement & External Affairs

Pam Bottge
Assistant Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement

Lindsey Gialanella
Executive Assistant to the Sr. Vice President

Hannah Glynn
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement, Events, and Affinity Programs

Joanne Filippone Kuebler
Assistant Director of Parent Engagement

Noel Melliza
Assistant Director of Advancement Services  

Andrew McKay
Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations

Katelyn Burns, MS
Assistant Director of Development

Eddie Maffia
Assistant Director of Development

Farhad Mustafa
Assistant Director of Development

David Nielsen
Senior Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving

Elizabeth Orgera
Director of Development Events

Matthew Ricker
Assistant Director of Student-Alumni Engagement

* Vincent Varvara
Assistant Director of Advancement Services

Sydney Zanca
Associate Director of Annual Giving and Communications

Campus Safety

Adrian Navarrete
Director of Campus Safety

John Hynes
Associate Director of Campus Safety

Joe Castaldo
Director of Bronxville Campus Safety, Buildings and Grounds

University Marketing and Communications

Diana Costello
Senior Director of Communications

Lea Carpanzano
Assistant Director of Digital & Social Media

Marilyn Knapp
Senior Director of Marketing

TBA
Communications Manager

Peter Tascio
Assistant Director of Website & Email Marketing

Jasmine Martinez
Graphic Designer

Information Technology

Deepa Dubal
Vice President of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer

Dan Roque
Associate Vice President of Information Technology

Anthony Scaccia
Director of Infrastructure

Donna Clapsaddle, DPS
Director of Enterprise Applications

Steve Petrusic
Associate Director of Systems and Security

Human Resources

Denise Smith
Vice President of Human Resources

Jenn Lykins
Title IX Coordinator/Employee Relations Specialist

Lucia Bleinder
Sr. Human Resources Generalist/Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Colleen Muschio
Benefits Manager

Danielle Demorin
HRIS Manager

 

* “Pro Operis” Award for 20 years of service to Iona University
** “Bene Merenti” Award for 30 years of service to Iona University
*** “Pro Multis Annis” Award for 40 years of service to Iona University
**** “Facere Et Docere” Award for 50 years of service to Iona University