Meet your Self-Study Steering Committee Co-Chairs:
Professor 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 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


Hostos Self-Study Steering Committee Composition
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Nelson Nuñez-Rodríguez |
Professor and Coordinator |
Physical Sciences Unit, Natural Sciences Department |
Co-Chair |
Kate Wolfe |
Associate Professor |
Behavioral Sciences Unit, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department |
Co-Chair |
Babette Audant |
Assistant Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Assessment |
President's Office |
Member |
Henry Castillo |
Student |
|
Member |
Nathaniel Cruz |
Vice President for the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Management |
Student Development and Enrollment Management |
Member |
Ernest Ialongo |
Professor and Chair of the College Senate |
Social Sciences Unit, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department |
Member |
Karin Lundberg |
Associate Professor and Chair of the Language and Cognition Department |
Language and Cognition Department |
Member |
Christine Mangino |
Provost and Vice President for the Division of Academic Affairs/MSCHE ALO |
Academic Affairs |
Member |
Amaris Matos |
Director of Academic Affairs |
Academic Affairs |
Member |
Peter Mertens |
Interim Dean for the Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD) |
Member |
Dalíz Pérez-Cabezas |
Chief of Staff, CEWD, and Senator |
CEWD |
Member |
Esther Rodriguez-Chardavoyne |
Senior Vice President for the Division of Administration and Finance |
Administration and Finance |
Member |
Maria Sime de Burgos |
Student |
|
Member |
Mohammad Sohel |
Professor |
Physical Sciences Unit, Natural Sciences Department |
Member |
WG #1/Standard 1: Mission and Goals
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Francisco Fernandez |
Professor and Chairperson |
Natural Sciences Department |
Co-Chair |
Sarah Brennan |
Executive Associate to the Provost |
Academic Affairs |
Co-Chair |
Thomas Beachdel |
Assistant Professor and Senator |
Visual/Performing Arts Unit, Humanities Department |
Member |
Samuel Byrd |
Transition and Advising Coordinator |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Member |
Maria Cano |
Director of College Discovery |
College Discovery |
Member |
Charles Drago |
Professor and Chairperson |
Allied Health Department |
Member |
Wendy Flores |
Student |
|
Member |
Diana Kreymer |
Events Coordinator |
President's Office |
Member |
Idelsa Mendez |
Development Coordinator |
Advancement |
Member |
Leydi Ogando |
Student and Senator |
|
Member |
Eric Rodriguez |
Academic Student Support Counselor |
College Discovery |
Member |
Alisa Roost |
Associate Professor and Chairperson |
Humanities Department |
Member |
Pearl Shavzin |
Administrative Coordinator |
Administration and Finance |
Member |
Dulce Toppenberg |
Student Career Program Specialist |
Career Services |
Member |
Victor Torres-Velez |
Assistant Professor and Senator |
Latin American Studies Unit, Humanities Department |
Member |
WG #2/Standard 2: Ethics and Integrity
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Jackie DiSanto |
Associate Professor, Unit Coordinator and Senator |
Teacher Education Unit, Education Department |
Co-Chair |
Lauren Gretina |
Director |
Office of Compliance and Diversity |
Co-Chair |
Rosina Asiamah |
Student and Senator |
|
Member |
Christine Dias-Singh |
Interim Director of Human Resources |
Human Resources |
Member |
Allison Franzese |
Assistant Professor |
Physical Sciences Unit, Natural Sciences Department |
Member |
Melanie García |
CUNY Administrative Assistant and Senator |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Member |
Sean Gerrity |
Assistant Professor |
English Department |
Member |
Johanna Gómez |
Assistant Dean of Students |
Student Development and Enrollment Management |
Member |
Dana Lennon |
Senior Director, Allied Health Programs |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Member |
Tanya Navarro |
Confidential Executive Coordinator |
Labor Designee |
Member |
Toya Pigford |
Financial Aid Specialist |
Financial Aid |
Member |
Hector Soto |
Assistant Professor and Senator |
Public Administration Unit, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department |
Member |
WG #3/Standard 3: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Carlos Guevara |
Director and Senator |
Educational Technology Office and Center for Teaching and Learning |
Co-Chair |
Catherine Lewis |
Associate Professor and Senator |
Media Design Unit, Humanities Department |
Co-Chair |
Zeinah Ahmed |
Student |
|
Member |
Humberto Ballesteros |
Assistant Professor and Senator |
Modern Languages Unit, Humanities Department |
Member |
Alisa Bush |
Student |
|
Member |
Amani Cottoy |
Student |
|
Member |
Inmaculada Lara Bonilla |
Assistant Professor |
Modern Languages Unit, Humanities Department |
Member |
Silvia Reyes |
Director of Special Projects and Student Academic Supports |
Academic Affairs |
Member |
Soldanela Rivera López |
Director of Presidential Strategic Initiatives |
President's Office |
Member |
Javier Saldana |
Workforce Development Manager |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Member |
Erik Smiles |
Director of Athletics |
Athletics and Recreation |
Member |
Malik Sullivan |
Student Records Coordinator |
Registrar |
Member |
Elizabeth Wilson |
Director of School-College Partnerships and Senator |
Office of School College Partnerships |
Member |
WG #4/Standard 4: Support of the Student Experience
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Diana Macri |
Assistant Professor and Senator |
Dental Hygiene Unit, Allied Health Department |
Co-Chair |
Carlos Rivera |
Director of Admissions |
Admissions |
Co-Chair |
Wishart Alleyne |
Bursar |
Bursar's Office |
Member |
Arnaldo Bernabe |
Chief of Public Safety |
Public Safety |
Member |
Eduardo Camacho |
Student |
|
Member |
Evelyn Fernandez-Ketcham |
Executive Director, Workforce Development |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Member |
Sandy Figueroa |
Associate Professor, Coordinator and Senator |
Office Technology Unit, Business Department |
Member |
Ana García Reyes |
Associate Dean for Community Relations |
President's Office |
Member |
Leslie King |
Director of Financial Aid |
Financial Aid |
Member |
Christiana Konadu |
Student |
|
Member |
Jason Libfeld |
Student Leadership Coordinator |
Student Life |
Member |
Eileen Newman |
Executive Director, Center for Bronx Non-profits |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Member |
Ana Ozuna |
Assistant Professor and Senator |
Black Studies Unit, Humanities Department |
Member |
Raymond Pérez |
Director of Accessibility Resource Center |
Accessibility and Resource Center |
Member |
WG #5/Standard 5: Educational Effectiveness Assessment
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Ann Mester |
Associate Dean |
Academic Affairs |
Co-Chair |
Anders Stachelek |
Associate Professor and Deputy Chair |
Mathematics Department |
Co-Chair |
Elbagine Bonilla |
Strategic Planning and Assessment Specialist |
Student Development and Enrollment Management |
Member |
Juana Florentino |
Student |
|
Member |
Andrea Gabbidon-Levene |
Director, CUNY Start and Math Start |
CUNY Start |
Member |
Carmen García |
Student |
|
Member |
Carl Grindley |
Professor |
English Department |
Member |
Amanda Howard |
Associate Director of Grants Office |
Grants Office |
Member |
Linda Miles |
Assistant Professor |
Library |
Member |
Mathew Moses |
Lecturer and Senator |
English Department |
Member |
Emerald Nwanne |
Institutional Research Analyst |
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment |
Member |
Jason Pelosi |
Director of Student Success Center |
Student Success Coaching Unit |
Member |
Rocio Rayo |
Early College Coordinator |
Office of School College Partnerships |
Member |
Lisanette Rosario |
Director of Career Services |
Career Services |
Member |
Aicha Traore |
Student |
|
Member |
WG #6/Standard 6: Planning, Resources and Institutional Improvement
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Vyacheslav Dushenkov |
Associate Professor |
Biology Unit, Natural Sciences |
Co-Chair |
Varun Sehgal |
Chief Information Officer and Assistant Vice President for Information Technology |
Information Technology |
Co-Chair |
Louis Bury |
Assistant Professor and Senator |
English Department |
Member |
Karina Castro |
Coordinator of Immersion Workshops and Honor's Program |
Academic Affairs |
Member |
Fanny Dumancela |
Finance Budget Director |
Administration and Finance |
Member |
Safiyah Faustin |
Senior Student Success Coach and Senator |
Student Success Coaching Unit |
Member |
Elizabeth Friedman |
Director of Campus Planning and Development |
Administration and Finance |
Member |
Alba Lynch |
Student Success Coach and Senator |
Student Success Coaching Unit |
Member |
Sherin Mathew |
Registration Coordinator |
Registrar's Office |
Member |
Lillian Morales |
Executive Assistant to the VP of Student Development |
Student Development and Enrollment Management |
Member |
Susan Pinamonti |
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations |
Advancement |
Member |
Yudeiri Rodríguez Ventura |
Student |
|
Member |
Fabian Wander |
Director of Health and Wellness, and Senator |
Student Life |
Member |
WG #7/Standard 7: Governance, Leadership and Administration
Name |
Title |
Department/Office |
Role |
Jefferson Barnes |
Deputy Chief Information Officer |
Information Technology |
Co-Chair |
Antonios Varelas |
Associate Professor |
Behavioral Sciences Unit, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department |
Co-Chair |
Ken Acquah |
Executive Director |
Business Office |
Member |
Jason Buchanan |
Assistant Professor |
English Department |
Member |
Tameka Cassaberry |
Student |
|
Member |
Sarah Church |
Assistant Professor and Chair |
Education Department |
Member |
Siddique Mohamed |
Assistant Director of Student Success Coaching Unit |
Student Success Coaching Unit |
Member |
Tina Quiñones-Cabrera |
Director, Allied Health Programs and Contract Training |
Continuing Education and Workforce Development |
Member |
Linda Ridley |
Lecturer |
Business Department |
Member |
Sara Rodberg |
Academic Advisor |
ASAP |
Member |
Gloria Rodríguez |
Administrative Coordinator |
President's Office |
Member |
Jerry Rosa |
Director of Student Activities |
Student Activities |
Member |
Eugene Sohn |
Executive Counsel and Labor Designee |
Office of the Labor Designee |
Member |
Tara Tacneau |
Student |
|
Member |
Julie Trachman |
Associate Professor, Coordinator and Senator |
Biology Unit, Natural Sciences Department |
Member |
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 Research and Assessment (OIRA) |
Member |
Dereck Norville-Bowie |
Associate Director of Institutional Research |
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) |
Member |
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 |