About Us

The Zarb School of Business strives to leverage its accomplished faculty, varied delivery models, and superior facilities to foster teaching excellence and scholarship. We seek to infuse our business curricula with a deeper focus on business technology, coupled with the expansion of experiential learning opportunities, to advance the careers of the School’s diverse learners. Most particularly, the Zarb School seeks to be a change agent for healthcare management, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable business.

ZARB MISSION
The mission of the Zarb School of Business is to prepare our learners to be agile business leaders in a dynamic global environment. We are focused on providing our students with critical knowledge and skills, developing their ability to adapt to technological advancements, and affording opportunities for achieving career success. We are committed to excellence in teaching and scholarship, delivering high-quality learning experiences, enhancing and nurturing lifelong learning.

VALUES

Learner Focused

• Maintain a nurturing collegiate setting dedicated to the advancement of learning and knowledge.
• Cultivate close faculty interaction with learners to develop their personal and professional skills.
• Provide an innovative curriculum to prepare learners for the jobs of tomorrow.
• Foster a research-rich environment for faculty with opportunities to share their expertise and inform their teaching.
• Offer exceptional experiential opportunities for learners to apply their knowledge.
• Leverage the collaborative building design to foster opportunities for team learning.

Inclusivity, Integrity, and Responsibility

• Embrace diversity and inclusion by maintaining a supportive and collegial environment in which all members of the Zarb community are welcomed.
• Support high standards of ethical conduct among all members of the Zarb community.
• Engage in sustainable business practices.

Capitalizing on Our Resources

• Infuse the technology and resources available in our state-of-the-art buildings into the curriculum to afford learners the opportunity to develop the skills and technical agility required in the global business environment.
• Leverage our close proximity to New York City to enhance the learner experience.
• Promote engagement via student organizations and the many educational and academic events offered by Zarb.
• Enhance learner networks and opportunities through strong relationships with over 40,000 alumni.
• Engage our Dean’s and department advisory boards to create additional experiential learning opportunities including internships, co-ops, student consulting projects, and post-graduate employment.
• Provide mentorship via our Executives-in-Residence and Entrepreneurs-in-Residence programs

Striving for Excellence

• Strive for continuous improvement through regular assessment of our mission, educational philosophy, and educational outcomes
• Maintain a culture of academic excellence by supporting and rewarding faculty achievements in teaching, scholarship, and service.
• Enlighten learners on cutting-edge business practices and current academic insight.
• Foster varied high-quality delivery modes of learning including in-person, online and hybrid modes of instruction.

Senior Assistant

In 2006, Carol started at Hofstra University in the admissions department in operations where she was responsible for importing student data from third-party media into Hofstra’s Banner system as well as managing that data and maintaining files for each. She created and maintained operational spreadsheets for reporting purposes and authored the procedural instruction manual. She then moved to the front office as senior assistant to the director and supported that role as well as the large group of admissions counselors. Besides the many responsibilities of the position, being on the front lines, greeting and assisting the heavy volume of prospective students daily was rewarding. She also worked many admission recruitment events and assisted the Vice President on select projects.

In 2015, Carol decided it was an opportunity to move into the center of the University at the Frank G. Zarb School of Business. Carol felt that it was a perfect fit to join the Dean’s Office because she had studied business and worked for many years in the industry. As Senior Assistant in the Dean’s Office, she is responsible for supporting the office with various projects, distribution of budget and load reports, preparation of materials for academic scheduling, committee elections, curriculum proposals, scheduling semester meetings of the faculty and executive committee, and taking minutes of those meetings. She also manages the Associate Dean’s calendar, coordinates and maintains procedural forms between the Dean, Advisement Office, and Registrar.

Before coming to Hofstra in 2006, Carol worked in New York City for 20 years where she had an amazing career at a major advertising agency, working in a global business for the managing director with major top brands in television, print and radio. She is a lifelong resident of Massapequa, Long Island. Carol married her high school sweetheart and they have five kids together (including identical twin girls), a dog and a cat.

Assistant Dean Student Engagement

Andrea came to Hofstra in 2011 as a part-time secretary in the Drama & Dance Department. As a theater enthusiast and supporter of the arts, she found herself immersed in Hofstra's drama program and knew that one day her girls would become alumnae of the program. In 2014, an opportunity became available in Human Resources and Andrea left Drama & Dance for a full-time position in HR. Eventually, Andrea's journey at Hofstra brought her to the Zarb School of Business where she held a few different roles until becoming the Administrative Assistant. Shortly after joining Zarb in 2015, Andrea began pursuing her Bachelor's in Business Administration at the urging of Prof. Luke Ng. Pursuing a bachelor's degree was always a dream but his encouragement gave her the motivation to start classes. Andrea earned her BBA in Management in May 2021 and is expected to earn her MBA in Management in December 2022. Prior to joining Hofstra, Andrea had a lengthy career as a legal support specialist and worked for a prestigious intellectual property law firm in Manhattan. After leaving the law firm, Andrea became a New York State certified day-care business owner and operated a day-care to service and support children in the local community. In addition to being a business owner, Andrea volunteered for school PTAs holding many leadership positions including delegate, secretary, treasurer, and president. She also volunteered as the director of a youth cheerleading organization for over 8 years and held other leadership roles within the organizations for over 12 years. In her free time, she enjoys watching shows produced by her oldest daughter, listening to music played or produced by her son, watching her youngest daughter sing or perform on stage, and spending time with her husband in their Minnie Winnie.

Assistant Dean of Outreach and Undergraduate Programs

MA, 1999, La Salle University; BA, Communications and English, 1993, La Salle University.

Administrative Manager & Assistant to the Dean

In March 2022, Maria began at the Frank G. Zarb School of Business as a Senior Support Specialist in the Dean’s Office and later assumed the role of Administrative Manager & Assistant to the Dean. She performs a full range of duties at the senior level for the Dean, Vice Dean and Associate Dean. Among them assisting with AACSB-related reports and surveys; assisting and coordinating activities for Zarb Study Aboard program, various Exchange Programs and the Dean’s Business Scholars Program. She prepares and processes faculty appointments, reappointments, promotion, and tenure materials as well as compiles and generates CTR-analysis for faculty personnel actions.

Maria brings 13+ years of experience supporting executives in administrative roles. Prior to coming to Hofstra Maria worked as Chief of Staff of a well renowned catering company in New York City. She also held a position as Assistant Controller in a Public Relations & Consulting firm also in New York City.

Maria received her MBA in Finance and Bachelor of Science from St. John’s University.

Maria is NYC native, raised in Elmhurst, Queens, she currently resides on Long Island.

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