Inauguration Committees

Inauguration Community Advisory Committee

• David Battinelli, MD, Vice Dean Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• William Caniano, Associate Professor and Chair of the Senate Executive Committee Library Services and University Senate
• Edward Coffield, PhD, Associate Professor and Graduate Director -- Master of Health Administration Health Professions
• Jason H. Davidow, PhD, Associate Professor Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences
• Edward Delaney, Adjunct Assistant Professor Cardiovascular Sciences and Perfusion Medicine
• Emilie Doleshel, Associate Director for Campus Visits
• Andrea Efthymiou, PhD, Assistant Professor and Writing Center Director Writing Studies And Rhetoric
• Taryn R. Goldberg, PhD, Associate Professor Engineering
• Gillian Z. Elston PhD, Associate Professor Mathematics
• Adam Glaser, Associate Professor Music
• Rachelle Febre, Assistant Director of Athletics/Student-Athlete Services
• Daniel Greenwood, Professor
• Robert P Guttmann, PhD, Professor Economics
• Martine Hackett, PhD, Associate Professor and Graduate Director -- Public Health Programs Health Professions
• Zilkia Janer PhD, Professor Global Studies And Geography
• Richard C. Jones, PhD, Associate Professor Accounting, Taxation, and Legal Studies in Business
• Jacklyn Kuehn, EdD, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, Dean's Office
• Andrea Libresco, EDD, Professor Teaching, Learning and Technology
• Yi-Chin Lin, PhD, Assistant Professor Information Systems and Business Analytics
• Adria Marlowe, Associate Dean, LHSC
• Renee Mcleod-Sordjan, DNP, Vice Dean of School of Nursing & PA Studies and Chair and Adjunct Professor Nursing
• Daniel P. Miller, PhD, Assistant Professor Chemistry
• Jamie Mitus, PhD, Chair and Associate Professor Counseling and Mental Health Professions
• Daphna Motro, PhD, Assistant Professor Management and Entrepreneurship
• Rebecca Natow, EDD, Assistant Professor Specialized Programs in Education
• William F. Nirode, PhD, Chair and Professor and Speaker of the Faculty Chemistry and University Senate
• Gretchen Ostheimer, PhD, Professor Computer Science
• Krishnan Pillaipakkamnatt, PhD, Chair and Professor Computer Science
• Richard J. Puerzer, PhD, Chair and Associate Professor Engineering
• Tomeka Robinson, PhD, Senior Associate Dean, Stuart & Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College
• Salvador Rojas-Murillo, PhD, Assistant Professor Engineering
• Krista Stella, Director for Donor Relations and Major Gifts
• Geoffrey Tarson, Assistant Professor Radio, Television, Film
• Karyn Valerius, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Chair's Caucus English and Disability Studies
• Kathleen A. Wallace, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Planning and Budget Committee Philosophy and University Senate
• Charmise Woodside-Desire, Assistant Director, Alumni Affairs
• Christina (Jingsi) C. Wu, PhD, Associate Professor Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations
• Christine Zammit, Assistant Professor Physician Assistant Studies

Inauguration Symposia Subcommittee

• Alexandra Attilli, Center for Civic Engagement UG Fellow, Class of ‘23
• Dr. Jase E. Bernhardt, Assistant Professor , Geology Environment and Sustainability
• Dr. Craig M. Dalton, Assistant Professor, Global Studies and Geography
• Dr. Philip Dalton, Associate Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric and Director for the Center for Civic Engagement
• Dr. Andrew M. Forman,  Associate Professor, Marketing & International Business
• Dr. Warren Frisina, Dean, Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College and Professor of Religion
• Michael Haber, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Community and Economic Development Clinic
• Dr. Martine Hackett, Associate Professor of Population Health
• Stefan Krieger, Richard J. Cardali Distinguished Professor of Trial Advocacy, Professor of Law, Director of the Law Reform Advocacy Clinic, Director of the Center for Applied Legal Reasoning, and Director Emeritus of Hofstra Clinical Programs               
• Dr. Jacqueline Kuehn, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, School of Health Professions and Human Services
• Theodor Liebmann , Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, Hofstra Child Advocacy Clinic
• Mark Lukasiewicz, Dean of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations
• Mario Murillo, Vice Dean, Lawrence Herbert School of Communication and Professor of Radio, Television, Film
• Dr. Christopher W. Niedt, Associate Professor of Applied Social Research in Sociology and Academic Director, National Center for Suburban Studies
• Dr. Krishnan Pillaipakkamnatt, Chair of Computer Science and Professor of Computer Science
• Anthony Porcelli, Assistant Dean & Director of Communication, School of Health Professions and Human Services and Adjunct Instructor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions
• Dr. Richard Puerzer, Chair of Engineering Department and Associate Professor of Engineering
• Dr. Sina Rabbany, The Jean Nerken Distinguished Professor in Engineering, Dean, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Professor of Engineering
• Dr. David Rooney, Associate Dean, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science and Professor of Engineering
• Dr. Craig Rustici, The Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professor for the Study of Disabilities, Professor of English and  Director of Disability Studies
• Dr. Daniel Seabold, Acting Dean Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Education and Professor of Mathematics
• Dr. Holly Seirup, Dean of School of Health Professions and Human Services and Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions
• Lauris Wren, Clinical Professor of Law and Director for the LGBT Fellowship and Director Political Asylum Clinic

• Dr. Margaret Abraham, Co-Chair Inauguration Symposium Subcommittee, and The Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change and Professor of Sociology
• Dr. Comila Shahani-Denning, Co-Chair Inauguration Symposium Subcommittee, Interim Senior Vice Provost, Program Director for the I/O Psychology Graduate Program, and Professor of Psychology
• Dr. Herman A. Berliner, The Lawrence Herbert Distinguished Professor, Provost Emeritus, and Professor of Economics
• Dr. Janet A. Lenaghan, Interim Provost, The Walter H. "Bud" Miller Distinguished Professor in Business, Dean, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, and Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
• Melissa Connolly, Vice President for University Relations, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
• Athelene Collins, Executive Director,  Hofstra Cultural Center and Cultural Center Conferences
• Maura Munson-Pritchard, Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Inauguration Subcommittee on Community and Campus Engagement

• Melissa Connolly, Vice President for University Relations
• Cornell Craig, Chief Diversity Officer
• W. Houston Dougharty, Vice President for Student Affairs
• Anita Ellis,  Director of Commuting Student Services & Community Outreach
• Danielle Flemm, Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
• Steve Fabiani, Vice President for Digital Innovation
• Frankie O’Brien ’21, Student Athlete Advisory Committee Representative
• Severino Randazzo, Director of Student Leadership & Engagement
• Julie Singh ’24, Student Government Association Representative
• Colin Sullivan, Director of Student Affairs Communication

Inauguration Steering Committee

• Dolores Fredrich, chair, Senior Vice President
• Janet Lenaghan, chair, Interim Provost
• Joseph Barkwill, Vice President, Facilities and Operations
• Herman Berliner, The Lawrence Herbert Distinguished Professor and Professor of Economics, Provost Emeritus
• Melissa Connolly, Vice President, University Relations
• W. Houston Dougharty, Vice President, Student Affairs
• Alan J. Kelly, Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs
• Donald M. Schaeffer, Chair, Hofstra Board of Trustees
• Comila Shahani-Denning, PhD, Interim Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
• Julie Singh, Student Government Association representative