Platform Party
SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Peter C. Diplock, PhD
Vice Provost
Continuing, Professional, and Executive Education
SPEAKERS
Kapudorra Peacock
Student Speaker
MS in Human Resource Management ‘24
Howard Schneider
Executive Director, Center for News Literacy
Stony Brook University School of Journalism
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Charles G. Backfish, MA
Social Studies Education
Richard Gatteau, PhD
Vice President for Student Affairs
Higher Education Administration
Leo Giglio, PhD
Human Resource Management
Sarah Jourdain, PhD
World Language Teacher Preparation
Craig Markson, EdD
Educational Leadership
Al Pisano, EdD
Teaching and Learning With Technology
Susan Ryan, MA
Coaching
Elisa Scott, JD, MA
Liberal Studies
OLLI
Sue Mruz
OLLI Executive Council President
Ed Metzendorf
OLLI Executive Council President-Elect
Ella Nyc
OLLI Executive Council Immediate Past President
FACULTY
Susan Carter, EdD
Liberal Studies
Kristine Cucinello, MA, SDA
Educational Leadership
Kenneth Forman, PhD
Educational Leadership
Brian Kerr, EdD
Higher Education Administration
Robert Mangione, EdD
Higher Education Administration
Irene Marchegiani, PhD
Italian Studies
Thomas McDonald, JD
Higher Education Administration
Diane Perillo, MBA
Human Resource Management
Higher Education Administration
Marianna Savoca, PhD
Higher Education Administration
Steve Riccobono, MILR
Human Resource Management
David Scott, JD
Educational Leadership
Doug Silverman, MS
Human Resource Management
Elizabeth Squire, EdD
Higher Education Administration
Ashley Staples, PhD
Higher Education Administration
Joyce Wellinger, MBA
Higher Education Administration
Jennifer Young, MA
Liberal Studies