Our Team

Office of the Associate Vice President

Offices are located on the Queens campus in University Center, Suite C

HR General Phone: 718-990-1865
HR General Fax: 718-990-5887

Cathleen Dewick
Office Manager

Keaton Wong, J.D.
Associate Vice President for Human Resources

Lillian Everett
Manager, Policy Development
and Employee Communications

Gilda Heredia
HR Receptionist

Benefits Hotline [email protected] 718-990-2363	Grace Zontini Director, Benefits
Soraya Casanova Benefits Specialist	Mirian Cepeda Benefits Specialist
Claudson Pierre-Paul Benefits Representative

Michelle Cadle
EO and Compliance Specialist

Esther Hutchinson
Director, EO, Compliance and Title VI/IX Coordinator

Josephine DiBisceglie Director, Employee Experience	Yarlini Thiruvilangam Employee Experience Assistant
Karen Crowley Associate Director, HR Services	Marian Saia HR Generalist
Kelly A. Valentin Associate Director, Training and Development	Lisa J. Goldrick Training and Development Specialist
Patricia Dorrian Associate Director, Compensation	Pattarin Noonium Compensation Analyst

Rochelle M. Gallo Director, Payroll & HRIS	Vacant Senior HRIS Project Manager
Lisa Tillmon Payroll Manager	Mallerlyn Rafany Flores Payroll / HRIS Project Manager
Kamalpreet Kaur HR and Payroll Assistant

Vacant Director, Recruitment	Gina Barnett Recruiter
Julia Islam Recruitment Coordinator, part-time	Mathew Moody Recruiter

Darren Russell
Student Employment Manager