Real learning for real life—inside and outside of the classroom—aptly describes the pedagogical and professional efforts of alumna Nancy Silvestri ’07CPS, ’08G, senior advisor for New York City Emergency Management (NYC-EM) and Adjunct Instructor in St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Children, immigrants, victims of natural disasters, the impoverished, and refugees of global conflict are all close to the heart of Michelle Amaryllis Centeno ’14GCPS. Ms. Centeno has spent her entire life working on behalf of populations on the margins as a passionate humanitarian, relief worker, and policy activist.
Dr. Wargula recently earned her Ph.D. in History and Architecture from the University of Pittsburgh. Her dissertation focuses on pre-modern Japanese textiles that incorporate women’s hair. According...
For A. Andrea Licari-LaGrassa, D.P.S. ’72CBA, ’73MBA, travel, scholarship, and community service are among her most defining characteristics. A Professor of Administration and Economics in The Lesley...
Jennifer Daniel was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, with community service being instilled in her at an early age. Starting at the age of five, she accompanied her mother with delivering fresh food to senior citizens on a monthly basis.
Twenty years after graduation, Sandy Strk ’01TCB, ’04MBA still exhibits sincere enthusiasm for her St. John’s University experience. “The lessons I learned, the preparation I received, and the friends...
When Joseph Kelly ’19TCB was preparing for his first day on the job at LPL Financial a few weeks after graduating from The Peter J. Tobin College of Business in May 2019, he had a Yogi Berra moment: that “it’s déjà vu all over again” feeling, as the late, great Yankees catcher famously quipped.
Anyone who has been affiliated with The Peter J. Tobin College of Business for the past few years may find it strange that Yougnand Paul ’17TCB, ’18MS is no longer around.
As the late Bernard Babb ’53C, ’58L was always quick to point out, many times things happen for a reason that do not become apparent until years later. A double alumnus of St. John’s University, Mr. Babb once related how his connection to St. John’s began long before he ever set foot on campus: “The man who was to become my godfather came to America prior to 1900 with a letter from his bishop in Guyana as a recommendation to help him find a job. The first job he got was at St. John’s College, on Lewis Avenue in Brooklyn.”
Steven J. Farella ’77SVC, The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies (CCPS) Advisory Board Chair, was recently named Chairman of the Board of the Muscular Dystrophy...
Ms. Pierre’s background couples international work experience with a foundation in banking, making her a perfect fit for Citigroup; as an undergraduate at St. John’s, she interned as a summer analyst...
Alina Gainetdinova ‘18G came to St. John’s University from Russia, where the opportunities for arts education and employment in the field are limited. After several conversations with Professor and...