Preparation for City Tech’s 2018 Middle States re-accreditation was a collaborative effort between administration, faculty, staff, and students organized into an executive committee, a steering committee, and standard-specific working groups. The organizational structure and committee membership as of January 2018 are presented below.
The role of the Executive Committee was to plan and facilitate preparation of the documentation roadmap and the self-study report. The Executive Committee compiled the working groups’ standard-specific reports into a single coherent self-study report.
| Executive Committee: | |
|---|---|
| Bonne August, Provost | Office of the Provost |
| Pamela Brown, Associate Provost | Office of the Provost |
| Barbara Burke, Director | Office of Sponsored Programs |
| Kim Cardascia, Executive Associate | Office of the Provost |
| Tammie Cumming, Director | Office of Assessment and Institutional Research |
| Co-Chair L. Jay Deiner, Associate Professor | Chemistry |
| Co-Chair Shelley Smith, Associate Professor | Architectural Technology |
The role of the Steering Committee was 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 was composed of all of the members of the Executive Committee and all of the co-chairs of the working groups.
| Steering Committee: | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Barbara Burke, Director | Office of Sponsored Programs |
| 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 was to investigate how the institution met the standards for accreditation, to identify and gather pertinent documents, and to prepare an evidence-based report about their investigation.
| 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 | |
| John Akana, Assistant Professor | Hospitality Management |
| Loubna Aly, Student | Communication Design |
| Barbara Burke, Director | Office of Sponsored Programs |
| Paul Dorestant, Director | SEEK |
| Marta Effinger-Crichlow, Associate Professor and Chair | African American Studies |
| Kimberly Strickler, Assistant Professor | Vision Care Technology |
| 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 |
| Amanda Marmol, Student | Legal Assistant Studies |
| 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 |
| L. 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 |
| Amera-Rime Lulu, Student | Communication Design |
| 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 |
| Kenneth Andrew Parker, Assistant Professor | Mathematics |
| Mariah Rajah, Student | Professional and Technical Writing |
| Hercules Reid, President | Student Government Association |
| Tasha Rhodes, Registrar | Registrar |
| Noemi Rodriguez, Lecturer | Health and Human Services |
| Lourdes Smith, Director | Transfer Center and Recruitment |
| Jenna Spevack, Associate Professor | Communication Design |
| 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 |
| Timothy Medina, Student | Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Saul Rodriguez, Student | Computer Systems Technology |
| 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 |
| Tori Carlisle, Student | Legal Assistant Studies |
| 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 |
| Darrow Wood, Professor Emeritus | Library |
| 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 | Legal Affairs and Compliance |
| 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 |