Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ
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President
Michael J. Avaltroni
- President
Updated on 06/26/2025
Administration
Michael Avaltroni, PhD
- President of the University
Vanessa Perez, MPP
- University Director of Presidential and Academic Affairs
Isabel Comp
- Executive Assistant to the Office of the President
Edward Silver, JD
- General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Carol Rosensteel, MA
- Senior Paralegal, Operations
Rachel Amador, PhD
- Assistant to the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Steve Nelson, JD
- Associate Vice President for Administrative Operations; University Title IX Coordinator
Angela DePoalo, MAS
- Senior Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Administrative Operations
Angelo Carfagna, MA
- Vice President for University Communications
Dina Schipper, BA
- Executive Director of Communications and News
Freda Moore, BA
- Director of Web Operations
Catherine “Opie” Sardina-Tuithof, BA
- General Manager of WFDU-FM
Hector L. Torres, BFA
- University Designer
Benjamin Rifkin, PhD
- University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Patricia Keefe Durso, PhD
- Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Ana Fontoura, MS, MLS
- University Librarian
Catherine Kelley, PhD
- Associate Provost for Educational Resources and Assessment
Sam Michalowski, PhD
- Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment
Eleni Mylonas, EdD
- Director, FDU Center for First-Generation Scholars
Irene Oujo, PhD
- Executive Director, Hispanic Center
Allison Smagin, MA
- University Director of Honors Program
JoAnn Pratscher
- Senior Academic Budget and Finance Associate
Barbara Schutt, MBA
- Director for Academic Budgets and Strategic Initiatives
Jennifer K. Sipila, PhD
- Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Peter Woolley
- Interim Associate Provost, FDU Vancouver
James Almeida, PhD
- Dean, Silberman College of Business
Janet Boyd, PhD
- Interim Dean, Maxwell Becton College
Anastasia Rivkin, PharmD, EdD
- Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Ben Freer, PhD
- Interim Dean, College of Psychology and Counseling
Annie Rohan, PhD
- Dean, Henry P. Becton College of Nursing and Allied Health
Peter Woolley, PhD
- Founding Director, School of Public and Global Affairs
Kathryn Spence, EdD
- Director, Peter Sammartino School of Education
Peter Woolley, PhD
- Interim Director, International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management
Alfredo Tan, PhD
- Director, Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Viola Simpson, MA
- Assistant Provost of Institutional Research
Nadia-Marie Sta Romana, MA
- Institutional Research Analyst
Jasmine Sahni, MBA
- Coordinator of Online Programs
Sandra Selick, PhD
- University Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Carrie Lynch, MA
- Coordinator of Assessment Technology
Lisa Hines, MA
- Instructional Design Specialist
James Behnke, MEd
- Coordinator of Instructional Design
Nicholas D.J. Baldwin, PhD
- Dean and Director of Operations, Wroxton College
Diana Cvitan, PhD
- University Director of Global Education
Brian Swanzey, MA
- Director of Study Abroad
Robert Wolf, MLIS
- Associate University Librarian for Technical Services, John and Joan Monninger Center for Learning and Research, Florham Campus
Nicole Potdevin, MA, MLIS
- Acting Director of Public Services, John and Joan Monninger Center for Learning and Research, Florham Campus
Carolynn Julien, EdD
- Executive Director, Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects
Melody Bobe-Galeano, BA
- Sponsored Programs Associate
Kim Diccianni, BA, CIP
- IRB Compliance Manager
Kiron Sharma, PhD
- Director, University Core, Florham Campus
James Gifford, PhD
- Director, University Core, Vancouver Campus
Michele Barto, EdD
- Director, University Core, Metropolitan Campus, Online/Off-Campus Programs
James Gifford, PhD
- Director, Editorial Committee, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Frank N. Barra, CPA, MS
- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Bonilla, CPA, MS
- Associate Vice President for Finance
Lisa Carnevale
- Special Assistant to Senior Vice President
Gail Lemaire
- University Risk Manager
Frank Lawson, MBA
- Director of Budgeting Services
Juliette Brooks, BS
- University Director of Purchasing
Vincent Bilello, MBA
- Controller
Gregory Sarajian, MBA
- Manager of Accounts Payable
Aeda Ghandour-Khamis, MBA
- Director of Credit and Collections/Student Loan
Rose D’Ambrosio, MBA
- Vice President for Human Resources
Stefanie Miller, MA
- Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Patricia Miller, MBA
- Manager of Employment
Neal Sturm, MBA
- Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Saul Kleinman, BA
- Associate Vice President for Management Information Systems
Stuart Alper, BS
- Associate Vice President for University Systems and Networking
Manish Wadhwa, MBA
- Associate Provost of Academic Applications & Technology
Lane Goldstein
- University Director of Access Technologies and Special Projects
Richard Frick, MEd
- Vice President for Facilities
Robert A. Valenti, MAS
- Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services
Heidi Fichtenbaum, BEd
- Senior Project Manager
Mark Chiarello, MBA
- Chief Operating Officer, Vancouver Administration
Gudrun Dreher, PhD
- Director of Global Scholars
Ajay Garg, PhD
- Coordinator of Individualized Studies and Associate Director of MAS
James Gifford, PhD
- Director of University Core
Vasudevan Janarthanan, PhD
- Coordinator of Information Technology
Arlette Hernandez Pulido, MAS
- Director of Enrollment Services
Damien Holland, BA
- Acting Director of Enrollment Services
Jobin Mojtabavi, MAS
- Director of Student Services
Johnson Ng, MBA, CPA
- Controller, Vancouver
Uchenna Baker, PhD
- Vice President for Student Affairs and Division III Athletics Administration and Dean of Students
Traci Banks, BS
- Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Craig Mourton, PhD
- Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Rebecca Valenzuela, MA
- University Director of Housing and Residence Life
Rosa Santana, MS
- University Director for Career Development
Juhi Bhatt, EdD
- Associate Dean of Students, University Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Sarah Azavedo, MA
- Florham Assistant Dean of Students
Anna Gracey, MA
- Case Manager (Florham Campus)
Terrell Braithwaite, MEd
- Case Manager (Metropolitan Campus)
Tiffany Walker, LCSW
- University Director of Student Health Services
Krystal Mayer-Pagan, DHSc
- Assistant Director of Student Health Services
Stephanie Ulrich, PhD
- Director, Metro Center for Psychological Services
Darshan Shah, MBA
- University Director, Academic Support Center and Disability Support Services
Lissette Garcia, MAS
- Executive Director, Educational Opportunity Fund
Bruce Peabody, PhD
- Director, Florham Institute for Lifelong Learning
Andrea Mosca, MA
- Director of Academic Advisement for the Metropolitan Campus
Christina Carlson, MA
- Director of Academic Advisement for the Florham Campus
Pastor Jim Om
- Metropolitan Campus Ministry
Mary L. Farrell, PhD
- University Director, Regional Center for Learning Disabilities
Dawn Dennis, MA
- Director, Metropolitan Campus, Regional Center for Learning Disabilities
Mary L. Hebert, PhD
- Director, Florham Campus, Regional Center for Learning Disabilities
Grace Hottinger
- Senior Learning Disability Specialist
Joseph Vitiello, BA
- University Director, Public Safety
Kenneth M. Schneider, EdD
- Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Daniel Baker, MS
- Vice President for Enrollment Management
Nancy Matthews-Zwemmer, MBA
- Vice President for Branding and Marketing
Elizabeth Dikovics
- Special Assistant to the Vice President
Alexa Perez, MAS
- University Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions
Coleen Curtis, BA
- University Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions Operations
Gayathri Attiken, MBA
- University Director of International Enrollment
Renée Volak, MM
- University Director of Financial Aid
Emily Grant, MA
- Director of Financial Aid, Florham Campus
Carmen Ferrari, MS
- Director of Financial Aid, Metropolitan Campus
Theresa A. Coll, MA
- Director of Financial Aid Operations
Aurora Bugallo, MA
- Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services and University Registrar
Martha Papson Garcia, EdD
- Director of Veterans Services
Colleen Coppla, MAT
- Senior Vice President for University Advancement
Christopher S. Groff, MS
- Assistant Vice President for Corporate/Foundations and Major Gifts
Kenneth Lam, EdM
- Executive Director of Development and Campaign Operations
Laura R. Reynolds, MBA
- Executive Director of Alumni Engagement and Special Events
Richard Datzko-Banta, MFA
- Director of Advancement Communications and Marketing
Delia Grace Perez, MA
- Director of Planned Giving
Katrina Musto, BA
- Director of Corporate and Foundations Relations
Elizabeth Ehren, MA
- Associate Director of Donor Relations, Stewardship and Scholarship
Darlene Cruz, BS
- Associate Director of Annual Giving
Jennifer Szeinberg, BA
- Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Development
Michele Bottcher
- Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President for University Advancement
Robert Pignatello, EdD
- Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Government and Community Affairs
Anita Rivers, EdD
- Executive Director of Community Relations
Matthew R. Wells, MBA
- Executive Director of New Jersey Small Business Development Center at FDU
Bradford Hurlbut, BA
- Senior Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Division I, Metropolitan Campus
Kristin Giotta, MS
- Director, Athletics Division III, Florham Campus
Updated on 06/26/2025
Rankings
- Regional Universities North: #60
- Best Value Schools: #6
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #131
- Nursing: #254
- Best Colleges for Veterans: #26
- Best Undergraduate Teaching: #6
- Most Innovative Schools: #13
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #13 Source
Mission And History
Accreditations
- University: Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Accrediting Organization: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Accreditation Granted Date: 1948-01-01
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2016-01-01
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2024-01-01
Strategic Goals
- Recruit
- Retain
- Graduate
- Partner
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Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan: (No data available)
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour
- Annual Security And Safety
- Peer Institution
Updated on 06/26/2025