Preparation for City Tech’s 2018 Middle States re-accreditation is a collaborative effort between faculty and staff, organized into an executive committee, a steering committee, and standard-specific working groups. We provide an organizational chart below, and describe the function and composition of each committee below the organizational chart.

The role of the Executive Committee is to plan and facilitate preparation of the documentation roadmap and the self-study report. The Executive Committee will also compile the working groups’ standard-specific reports into a single coherent self-study report.

Members of the Executive Committee are:
Bonne August, Provost	Office of the Provost
Pamela Brown, Associate Provost	Office of the Provost
Kim Cardascia, Executive Associate	Office of the Provost
Tammie Cumming, Director	Office of Assessment and Institutional Research
L. Jay Deiner, Associate Professor	Chemistry
Shelley Smith, Associate Professor	Architectural Technology

The role of the Steering Committee is to advise the Executive Committee on key decisions in preparation of the self-study document, and to provide a communication link between the Executive Committee and the working groups.

The Steering Committee is composed of all of the members of the Executive Committee and all of the co-chairs of the working groups.

The members of the Steering Committee are:
Vera Amaral, Director	Human Resources
Marcela Katz Armoza, Vice President	Enrollment and Student Affairs
Bonne August, Provost	Office of the Provost
Sue Brandt, Associate Professor	Entertainment Technology
Pamela Brown, Associate Provost	Office of the Provost
Miguel Cairol, Vice President	Finance and Administration
Kim Cardascia, Executive Associate	Office of the Provost
Gilen Chan, Special Counsel
Faith Corbett, Executive Director	Public Relations
Tammie Cumming, Director	Office of Assessment and Institutional Research
Lynda Dias, Assistant Professor	Hospitality Management
L. Jay Deiner, Associate Professor	Chemistry
Hong Li, Associate Professor and Chair	Computer Systems Technology
Angelo Pace, Assistant Vice President	Budget and Finance
Margaret Rafferty, Associate Professor and Chair	Nursing
David Smith, Dean	School of Professional Studies
Shelley Smith, Associate Professor	Architectural Technology
Stephen Soiffer, Special Assistant to the President	Office of the President
Peter Spellane, Associate Professor	Chemistry
Justin Vazquez-Poritz, Dean	School of Arts & Sciences

The role of the standard-specific working groups is to investigate how the institution meets the standards for accreditation, to identify and gather documents providing evidence of how the institution meets the standards for accreditation, and to prepare evidence-based report about their investigation.

The members of the working groups are:
Working Group for Standard I: Mission and Goals
Co-Chair, Sue Brandt, Associate Professor	Entertainment Technology
Co-Chair, Faith Corbett, Executive Director	Public Relations
Members
Barbara Burke, Director	Office of Sponsored Programs
Paul Dorestant, Director	SEEK
Marta Effinger-Crichlow (Fall), Associate Professor and Chair	African American Studies
Kimberly Strickler, Assistant Professor	Vision Care Technology
John Akana, Assistant Professor	Hospitality Management
Muhammad Ali Ummy, Associate Professor	Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Working Group for Standard II: Ethics and Integrity
Co-Chair, Gilen Chan, Special Counsel
Co-Chair, Peter Spellane, Associate Professor	Chemistry
Members
Alexis Chaconis, Director	Admissions
Sandra Gordon, Executive Director	Office of Faculty and Staff Relations
Eli Neugeboren, Assistant Professor	Communication Design
Lisette Santisteban, Assistant Professor	Nursing
Vincent Roach, Assistant Vice President	Enrollment Management
Wayne Robinson, Executive Director	Business Management

Working Group for Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
Co-Chair, Hong Li, Associate Professor and Chair	Computer Systems Technology
Co-Chair, David Smith, Dean	School of Professional Studies
Members
Daniel Alter, Associate Professor	Restorative Dentistry
Monica Berger, Associate Professor	Library
Jill Bouratoglou, Associate Professor	Architectural Technology
Jay Deiner, Associate Professor	Chemistry
Renata Ferdinand, Associate Professor	English
Gilberto Gerena, Director of Education Programs	Division of Continuing Education
Randall Hannum, Assistant Professor	Social Science (Economics)
Boyan Kostadinov, Associate Professor	Mathematics
Masato Nakamura, Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering Technology
Andleeb Zameer, Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences

Working Group for Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience
Co-Chair, Marcela Katz Armoza, Vice President	Enrollment and Student Affairs
Co-Chair, Justin Vazquez-Poritz, Dean	School of Arts & Sciences
Members
Cynthia Bink, Director	Counseling
Yelena Bondar, Director	ASAP
Dorie Clay, Director	Student Life and Development
Caileen Cooney, Assistant Professor	Library
Caroline Hellman, Professor	English
Andrew Parker, Assistant Professor	Mathematics
Jenna Spevack, Associate Professor	Communication Design
Tasha Rhodes, Registrar	Tasha Rhodes, Registrar
Noemi Rodriguez, Lecturer	Health and Human Services
Lourdes Smith, Director	Transfer Center and Recruitment

Working Group for Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment
Co-Chair, Tammie Cumming, Director	Office of Assessment and Institutional Research
Co-Chair, Stephen Soiffer, Special Assistant to the President	Office of the President
Members
Lauri Aguirre, Director	First Year Programs
Ralph Alcendor, Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences
Corina Calinescu, Assistant Professor	Mathematics
Angela Kavanagh, Director	New Student Center
Benito Mendoza, Assistant Professor	Computer Engineering Technology
Susan Nilsen-Kupsch, Associate Professor	Dental Hygiene
Susan Phillip, Associate Professor	Hospitality Management
Gerarda Shields, Associate Professor	Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology
Sarah Standing, Assistant Professor	Humanities

Working Group for Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement
Co-Chair, Miguel Cairol, Vice President	Finance and Administration
Co-Chair, Lynda Dias, Assistant Professor	Hospitality Management
Members
Catherine Cullen, Lecturer	Environmental Control/Facilities Management
Michael Duddy, Assistant Professor	Architectural Technology
Maria Pagano, Associate Professor	Social Science (Psychology)
Denise Sutton, Director	Communication
Rita Uddin, Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Officer	Computing Information Services
Luis Vasquez, Senior CLT	Communication Design

Working Group for Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration
Co-Chair, Margaret Rafferty, Associate Professor and Chair	Nursing
Co-Chair, Vera Amaral, Director	Human Resources
Members
Lucas Bernard, Assistant Professor	Business
Peter Catapano, Associate Professor	Social Science (History)
Sandra Cheng	Humanities (Art History)
Lise Hunter, Professor	Law and Paralegal Studies
Shelley Smith, Associate Professor	Architectural Technology

Working Group for Affiliation Requirements/Compliance
Co-Chair, Pamela Brown, Associate Provost	Office of the Provost
Co-Chair, Angelo Pace, Assistant Vice President	Budget and Finance
Members
Patricia Cody, Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator
Ruth Garcia, Assistant Professor	English
Eric Lobel, Assistant Professor	Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging
Emma Kontzamanis, Assistant Professor	Nursing
Corie McCallum, Student Life Manager	Student Life