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, Felician University

Dr. Kuchar, South Bergen Jointure Commission – Superintendent

Mr. Jim Theberry, Director of Division of Disability Services of Bergen County