Faculty and Staff

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Jerrold Ross, Ph.D. Professor of Education and Dean; B.S., New York University; M.S., Queens College, CUNY; Ph.D., New York University, D. Hum. (HON)
   
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Susan Abelein

 Part-Time Faculty

Sandra Schamroth Abrams, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor; B.A. Washington Unviersity, St. Louis., M.A. American University., M.A., New York University., Ph.D. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sibyle Ajwani Part-Time Faculty
Vivian Anemoyanis Part-Time Faculty; M.A., CUNY; Ph.D., Fordham University
George Ansalone, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty
Janet Arabis Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; M.A., Teachers College at Columbia University
   
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Vincent Baldari Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Pace University; M.S., Brooklyn College
John D. Beach, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.A., State University of New York: M.A., Binghamton University, State University of NY; M.S., C.W. Post Center; Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York
Mildred Beck Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College
Vincent Bellafiore Part-Time Faculty
Stephen Benfante Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Adelphi University
David Bennardo, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Long Island University: C.W. Post, MA, State University of New York, Stony Brook; Ed. D., St. John's University
Richard Bernato, Ed.D. Assistant Professor
Kenneth Berson Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; MSED, Queens College NY, CERT, Queens College NY
James S. Bethea, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.S., Mount Olive College; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., The University of Iowa
Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. Professor; B.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook; M.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Weedens Blanchard

Part-Time Faculty; P.D. St. John's University; M.B.A., St. John's University; B.S. St. John's University
Robert Brasco, Ed.D. Executive Director of the Professional Development Center and Director of Graduate Administrative Internships; Ed.D., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; M.S., John's University; B.S., New York College of Music
Michael Bruno Part-Time Faculty, M.Ed. Columbia University
   
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Joseph Caldone Part-Time Faculty; MS Pace University
Joan Callahan Part-Time Faculty; B.A., College of Staten Island; A.A., College of Staten Island; M.A., Wagner College
James Campbell, Ph.D. Professor; B.S., Fordham-College of General Studies; M.S.Ed., Rutgers University; M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., New York University
Julie H. Carter, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; B.A., Bard College; Ed.M., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Nancy Casella, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty; Ed.D., St. John’s University
Miriam Castro Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Hunter College; M.A., Hunter College; P.D., Queens College NY
Nicholas Catechis Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Herbert H Lehman College; M.A., New York University; M.A., Hunter College
Xiaojun (June) Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Purdue University: Learning Design and Technology; M. Ed., The University of Manchester,United Kingdom: Communication, Education and Technology
Seokhee Cho, Ph.D. Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada; M.A., Ewha Womans University, Korea; B.A., Ewha Womans University
John Christina Part-Time Faculty; B.S., St . Francis College N.Y; M.A., Adelphi University; P.D., Pace University: New York City
Assistant Professor
Susan Chilingerian Part-time faculty-BA-SJU, MS-SJU Coordinator-Practicum and Internship
Gina Cicco, Ed.D. Assistant Professor; Ed.D. St. John's University; Post-Master’s Credits, College of Saint Rose;  M.S.Ed.,  St. John’s University;  B.A., St. John’s University
Maria Ciccone Part-Time Faculty
Randall Clemens, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Philip Composto, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S., Queens College NY; P.D., Queens College NY; Ed.D., St. John's University
Dr. Barbara Cooper Part-time Faculty-BA Barnard College, MA-NYU, MS-Bank ST College, PD-Fordham, Ed.D.-Fordham
Barbara Cozza, Ph.D. Associate Professor, BFA CUNY Hunter College; MS CUNY Hunter College; Ph. D. Fordham University
Christine Criscione Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Adelphi University; B.A., Queens College NY; P.D., Queens College NY
Christopher Cucchia, Ed.D.

Part-Time Faculty

 
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Carla D’Ambrosio Part-Time Faculty; M. A., Adelphi University; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Stephen D'Giff Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; P.D., Long Island University: C.W. Post; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post
Rosalba Del Vecchio, Ed.D. Assistant Professor; B.A., College of Mount St. Vincent, M.S., Iona College, P.D., Fordham University, Ed.D., Fordham University

Thomas De Marco

Dr. Carol DeMeo

Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College, APCRT, Brooklyn College; D.A., St. John's University

Part-Time Faculty, B.A. Psychology-Hunter Cllege, MS Counseling NYU

Josephine DeStefano

 Part-Time Faculty; B.S., City College of New York; M.S., Hunter College
Marilyn Dono-Kouloris Part-Time Faculty; Ed. D. St. John’s University
Cynthia Douglas Part-Time Faculty; M. A., Northern Arizona University; Ph. D., University of Arizona
Arthur DiClementi Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Francis College N.Y; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; Ed.D., St. John's University
Mary Donahue-Maxham Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; Ph.D., St. John's University
Edward Doran Part-Time Faculty; BSEd, Marist College; M.E.E., Seton Hall University; Ph.D., St. John's University
Sumita Dosamantes Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Queens College NY; B.A., Queens College NY
   
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Thomas Edward, Ed. D. Part-Time Faculty
Helena Edwards Part-Time Faculty
Harold Einbinder Part-Time Faculty; Ed.D., Dowling College; P.D., Long Island University: C.W. Post; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; B.S., State University of New York College at Oswego
Robert Eschenauer, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.A., St. Francis College, M.S.; Ph.D., St. John's University; Adv. Cert., City University of New York
   
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Thomas Fasano Part-Time Faculty; M. A., St. John’s University; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Linda Faucetta Part-Time Faculty; M.S. St. John’s University; PD, CUNY-Harvard University
Andrew Ferdinandi, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.S., St. John's University; M.S., St. John's University; Ph.D., St. John's University
Salvador Fernandez, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty
Molly Fine Part-Time Faculty; B.B.A., City College of New York; CERT, Queens College NY; Ph.D., Fordham-College of General Studies
Barry Finkelman Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.S., Bank St Clg Ed Librty Prtnrshp; M.A., Pace University: New York City; P.D., Pace University: New York City
Sara Fischer Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.A., Queens College NY; Ph.D., Hofstra University
Ianni Francesco, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty; M. S., New York University; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Diane Frangos Part-Time Faculty
Mary Ellen Freeley, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.A., St. Joseph’s College, Child Study; M.S., Queens College, Early Childhood Education; Ed.D., St. John’s University, Administrative and Instructional Leadership
Sheri Fuchs Part-Time Faculty; M.S.Ed., Brooklyn College; B.A., Brooklyn College
Josephy Fusco, Ph.D. Part-Time Faculty
 

 
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John Gallo Part-Time Faculty; Ed.D., St. John's University; M.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook
Ilene Ganz Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.A., Queens College NY
David Gichenholtz, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty
Dr. Debra Giaramita Part-Time Faculty SI; BA-Calvery Theological Seminary; MA-Cornerstone University; Ph.D.- Cornerstone University
Christopher Gitz Part-Time Faculty; M. S., Long Island University; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Lina Gilic, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Edward Gorayeb Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Fordham University; M.A., City College of New York
Martin Groveman Part-Time Faculty; B.B.A., City College of New York; M.S., City College of New York
E. Guastello, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.S., St. John's University; M.S., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University
Smita Guha, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education; B.A., M.A., University of Calcutta; M.Ed., Ph.D., State University of NY at Buffalo
   
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Gerald Haber Part-Time Faculty; B.A, Hunter College; APCRT, Brooklyn College
Melissa Haidary Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Queens College NY; M.A., St. John's University
Charles Haunss Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University
Julia Healy Part-Time Faculty; B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Brendan Herlihy Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Manhattan College; M.S., Iona College
Aliya E. Holmes, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Educational Technology; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Albany
Susan Hudec Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Wagner College; M.S.Ed., Wagner College; Ph.D., New York University
Jonathan Hughes, Ph.D. Professor; B.A., Ithaca College; M.A.T., Harvard University; Ed.M., Columbia University; M.Phil., Columbia University; Ph.D., Columbia University
   
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Cas Jakubik Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Seton Hall University; M.S.Ed., Rutgers Univ. College New Brn; Ph.D., St. John's University
   
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John Kalaboukas Part-Time Faculty; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Sydell Kane Part-Time Faculty; B.A., New York University; B.S., Queens College NY
Susan Kimmel Part-Time Faculty
Mary Theresa Kiely, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
John Kukor Part-Time Faculty; BA-Fordham; MA Seton Hall; Ed.D. St. John's

Steven Kuntz, Ph.D. 

 Associate Dean; B.A., State University of New York, New Paltz; M.B.A., Bernard Baruch College, CUNY; Ph.D., New York University 
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Pietro LaBarca Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; B.B.A., Baruch College
Naomi Landau Part-Time Faculty
Austin Lee Part-Time Faculty; B.S., New York University; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies
Carole Lehrman Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Brooklyn College
Yin Lam Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Bernard Leif Part-Time Faculty; B.S., New York University; M.S., Hofstra University
Judith Leif Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies; CERT., Suffolk Co Cc Selden
Jeff Lennox Part-Time Faculty; B.A., California State University-Los Angeles; M.A., California State University-Los Angeles; Ed.D., University of California Berkeley
Carmela Leonardi Part-Time Faculty; Ph.D., Hofstra University
Louis Leonini Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.A., Fordham University
Ming-hui Li, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.A., Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan; M.A., University of Colorado; Ed.D., Texas Tech University
Jayne LoPorto Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; M.S., Fordham-College of General Studies; P.D., Queens College NY
Margareth Lopez Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post
Michael Lucente Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Yale University; CERT., College of Staten Island; M.S., Wagner College; M.S., City College of New York
   
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Jason Mach Part-Time Faculty; A.A., St. John's University; B.A., St. John's University
Elizabeth Magnowski Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Hofstra University
James Maloney Part-Time Faculty
Mathew Mandery Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College; Ed.D., Fordham University
Christine Mangino, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Patrick Mannion Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.S., Long Island University: C.W. Post; Ed.D., St. John's University
Sidney Marks Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., New York University
Jessica Marotta Part-Time Faculty
Carla Marrero Part-Time Faculty; M. S., CUNY-Queens College
Mary Ann Maslak, Ph.D. Associate Professor; BME & BMT, Shenandoah University; M.S.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Byron Massialas Part-Time Faculty; Ph.D., University of Indianapolis; B.A., Butler University; M.A., University of Indianapolis
James McCarthy Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Hofstra University; M. A., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Patrick McLaughlin Part-Time Faculty
Jean McMullan Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Fordham University; M.A., New York University
Judith McVarish, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.S., Bridgewater College, Elementary Education; M.Ed, Lesley College, Mathematics Education; Ph.D., Lesley University: Educational Studies
Ranier Melucci, Ed.D. Assistant Professor
Paul Miller, Ph.D.
 Associate Professor; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Idaho State University; Ph.D., University of Utah
Pearl Minsky Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Brooklyn College
Regina Mistretta, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Program Coordinator; B.S., St. John's University; M.S., Brooklyn College; Ed.D., Teachers College at Columbia University
Deidre Mithaug, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Teachers College at Columbia University; Ph.D., Teachers College at Columbia University; M.Phil., Teachers College at Columbia University
Anne Molanphy Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. Joseph's College; M.S., St. John's University; P.D., Hofstra University
Nancy Montgomery, Ph.D. Associate Professor; B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Indiana University at Indianapolis; Ph.D., New York University
Nancy Morabito Instructor; B.A. University of Virginia; M.Ed. Vanderbilt University
Andrea Morris Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Manhattan School Music; M.A., Manhattan School Music; Ph.D., New York University
Donald Murphy, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty
Audrey F. Murphy, Ed.D. Assistant Professor; BA, Queens College, Spanish/education; MA, Bilingual Education; PD, 1989, Administration and Supervision; Ed.D., St. John’s University, Administration and Supervision
Theodore Musco Part-Time Faculty; MS Fairfield University
   
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Michael Nagler, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty
Victoria Neiter, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Kathleen Nocera Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Fordham University; M.S., Hunter College; M.S., Baruch College
Michele Nowosad, Ph.D. Part-Time Faculty; Ph. D. Fordham University
   
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Scott O’Brien Part-Time Faculty; M. S., Dowling College; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Allan Ornstein Professor; B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., New York University
   
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Rene Parmar, Ph.D. Professor; B.A., University of Jabalpur, India; M.S.Ed., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Univ of North Texas
Paul Pedota Part-Time Faculty; M.S.Ed., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; B.A., St. John's University
Barbara Peltzman, Ed.D. Associate Professor; B.S., Mills College; M.S., St. John's University; Ed.D., Columbia University School General Studies
Robert Perelmuter Part-Time Faculty
Dr. Core Perrino Part-Time Faculty; BS-Boston University; MA-American University; Ph. D.-St. John's University
Linda Pettorsson Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Queens College NY; M.S., Queens College NY
Alice Phillips Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.L.S., St. John's University
Joseph Post Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies; B.S., Brooklyn College
Yvonne Pratt-Johnson, Ed.D. Professor; Department of Human Services & Counseling
Julia Previto Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S., St. John's University
   
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Mercedes Qualls Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.A., Columbia University School General Studies
   
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Robert Reich Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Long Island University: Brooklyn
Ignazio Restivo Part-Time Faculty; MS Fordham University
Amy Reynolds Part-Time Faculty
Michael Ring Part-Time Faculty; Ed. D. St. John’s University
Melissa Rivera Part-Time Faculty; Ed. D. St. John’s University
Joanne Robertson-Eletto, Ed.D. Associate Professor, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., Long Island University: C.W.Post, Ed.D., Hofstra University
Heather Robertson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; BA-Syracuse University, MS-Texas A&M University, Ph.D.-Virginia Polytechnic INS. and State University

A. Helene Robinson, Ed.D.

Maria Romeo

 

Assistant Professor; B.S., Liberty University; M.S.Ed., Nova Southeastern University; Ed.S., University of Miami; Ed.D., Liberty University

Part-Time Faculty; M.A., Queens College NY; A.B., Columbia University School General Studies; Ph.D., Hofstra University; B.A., City College of New York
Steven Rosenberg Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Suny Center Buffalo; M.S., St. John's University; P.D. Pace University: New York City; M.S., Pace University: New York City
Jay Rosler Part-Time Faculty; P.D., St. John's University; M.A., Adelphi University; B.A., Brooklyn College
Ana Rossell Part-Time Faculty; Ph.D., Hofstra University
Rosalyn Ruskin Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Brooklyn College
   
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Harvey Sackowitz Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Queens College NY; M.S.Ed., Queens College NY
Deborah Saldana Associate Professor; B.A., Pace University: New York City; M.S.Ed., University of Houston Main Campus; Ed.D., University of Houston Main Campus
Diane Sandler Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Queens College NY; CERT., St. John's University
Stacey Satchell Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., Univ Kansas
Dominick Scarola

Part-Time Faculty; B.S.Ed., New York Institute of Technology; M.S.Ed., Long Island University: C.W. Post
Mary Beth Schaefer Assistant Professor; B.A., Queens College; M.A., Queen's College., M.A., Texas Women's University; Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania
Marjorie Schiering Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., College of New Rochelle
Ivy Schiff-Berchuck Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., St. John's University
Sharon Schulte Part-Time Faculty; B.S., University of Toledo; M.S., University of Toledo; Ed.D., University of Toledo
Robert Scrudato Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.S., St. John's University
Anne Smith Part-Time Faculty; M. S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ed. D., St. John’s University
Selena Smith Part-Time Faculty; M. S., Syracuse University; Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers’ College
Frank Smith, Ph. D. Professor
Joseph Sidoti Part-Time Faculty; M.S., St. John's University
Richard Sinatra, Ph.D. Professor; B.A., Lafayette College; M.S., Hofstra University; Ph.D., Hofstra University
John Siolas Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Marist College; M.S., State University of New York College at New Paltz; Ph.D., New York University
Phillip M. Smith Part-Time Faculty; B.S., West Virginia State College; M.A., City College of New York; Ed.D., Univ Mass Amherst
Carole Soler Part-Time Faculty; B.A., St. John's University; M.A., St. John's University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University
Karl Spiellmann Part-Time Faculty; M. A., State University of New York at Stony Brook
John Spiridakis Professor; B.A. , State University of New York, Stony Brook; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Fr. Peter Stravinskas, Ed. D. Part-Time Faculty
Maria Sultana Part-Time Faculty; P.D., Queens College NY; M.S.Ed., City College of New York; B.S.Ed., City College of New York
Richard Switach, BBA Part-Time Faculty
   
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Barbara Tashman Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Brooklyn College; P.D., Queens College NY
Rita Taylor Part-Time Faculty; B.S., Suny Health Sci Ctr Syracuse; M.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo; Ed.D., St. John's University
Terry Tchaconas Part-Time Faculty; M.A., City College of New York; M.S., City College of New York; M.S., Pace University: New York City; Ed.D., Columbia University
James Tolle, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty; B.S., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University; M.S.Ed., Hofstra University
Edwin Tjoe, Ed.D. Part-Time Faculty, Ed.D., St. John’s University; M.S., B.A., Stony Brook University
Michael Thomas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Teresa Trimarco Retirees-SM-Return To Work; B.A., Hunter College; M.S., Hunter College; Ph.D., Fordham University
Peter Troy Part-Time Faculty; B.F.A., M.S., Manhattan College
   
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Tatyana Ulubobova Part-Time Faculty; Ed. D., St. John’s University
   
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Jenny Valentine Part-Time Faculty; M. S., Adelphi University
Francis Valentino Part-Time Faculty; JD, St. John’s University
   
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Dennis Wagner Part-Time Faculty
Bruce Wallach Part-Time Faculty; B.A., Long Island University: C.W. Post; M.B.A., St. John's University
Kamala Watt Part-Time Faculty; Ed.D., St. John’s University
Steven Weissman Part-Time Faculty; P.D., Dowling College; M.S., Long Island University: Brooklyn; B.A., State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Melvyn Wenk Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Hunter College; P.D., Queens College NY
Karen Wheeler-Williams Part-Time Faculty; M.S., Queens College NY
   
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Jenny Yand, MS. ED. Part-Time Faculty