School of Business Faculty Profiles

Daniel Ball, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Business Program Director

Education:

• PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• MS, Lehigh University
• BS, Western New England University

Discipline:  Management

Email:  dball@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3095

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

Daniel Ball is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Business at Molloy University.  Prior to joining Molloy University in 2016, he was an Associate Professor of Management and Decision Sciences in the Leon Hess School of Business at Monmouth University (2007-2016).  He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2007), M.S. degrees in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2001) and Civil Engineering from Lehigh University (1998), and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Western New England University (1996).  Prior to beginning an academic career, he was a design engineer and project manager in the environmental consulting industry.  Dr. Ball has earned Lean Six Sigma Black Certification through the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Business and Economics Association.

Courses Taught:

• Quantitative Analysis Supporting Managerial Decisions
• Project Management
• Capstone

 
Research Interests:

• Business analytics
• Project management
• Technology and operations management
• Real options
• Risk-based distributed decision-making
• The modeling and simulation of complex systems
• Organizational sustainability
• Technologically-enhanced teaching methods
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

John Catalano, Assistant Professor

Education: 

• DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• MPA, New York University
• BA, Adelphi University
  
  

Disciplines:  Healthcare Administration

Molloy Email:  jcatalano2@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3098

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-catalano-drph-mpa-5395878/

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

Dr. Catalano dedicated himself to a 30+ year career in academic medicine and health insurance prior to joining Molloy.  After many years as an academic healthcare leader, he became a health insurance executive at US Healthcare and Aetna.  John was appointed Market Head and Corporate Senior Vice President at Aetna, overseeing the company’s largest US market.  He was also an Adjunct Professor in the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU.  He later returned to academic medicine as Senior Vice President of Managed Care at NYU Langone Health System.  In that role, he oversaw contracting initiatives for all NYU hospitals, the NYU Faculty Practice, and served as CEO of an affiliated MSO.  He was also Vice Dean for the NYU School of Medicine.  After leaving NYU Langone, he established Catalano Consulting, a healthcare and educational consulting firm.
Professor Catalano proudly serves on the Board at NYU Langone Long Island Hospital and NYU Long Island School of Medicine, where he has been a member of multiple committees.  He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-class research institution.  His previous Board appointments include South Nassau Communities Hospital, Make-a-Wish of Metro New York, and The Heart Council of Long Island, among numerous others.
Dr. Catalano holds a DrPH from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He was recently appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor at UNC and teaches in the doctoral public health program.  He received his MPA from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU with dual concentrations in Healthcare Financial Management and Healthcare Management.  He graduated first in his class at NYU and earned the prestigious Lepesqueur Award for highest academic standing.

Courses Taught:

• Accounting for Healthcare Professionals
• Healthcare Marketing
• Economic Evaluations in Healthcare
• Healthcare Finance
• Healthcare Organization and Delivery
• Healthcare Capstone
• Perspectives on Strategy
• Managerial Accounting
• Understanding Economic Evaluations in Healthcare
  
  

Research Interests:

• College student mental health and suicide
• Professional student mental health and suicide
• Population health management
• Social and institutional determinants of health and mental health
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Alexander Chan, Assistant Professor

Education: 

• PhD, Cardiff University, UK
• MBA, The Open University, UK
• MSc, University of Warwick, UK
• BEng, University of Warwick, UK

Disciplines:  Business Analytics

Email:  achan@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3108

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-chan-360774a9

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

Dr. Alexander Chan (Alex) was originally from Hong Kong, but his formative years were spent in England.

• Quantitative Analysis
• Perspectives on Strategy

• Business and Data Analytics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Transformation
• Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Fintech
• Industry 4.0

Selected Publications and Presentations:

Pham DT, Chan AB. Control chart pattern recognition using a new type of self-organizing neural network. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering. 1998;212(2):115-127. doi:10.1243/0959651981539343

Pham DT, Chan AB. Unsupervised adaptive resonance theory neural networks for control chart pattern recognition. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 2001;215(1):59-67. doi:10.1243/0954405011515136

Pham, D.T., Chan, A.B. (1998). A Novel Self-organising Neural Network for Control Chart Pattern Recognition. In: Chawdhry, P.K., Roy, R., Pant, R.K. (eds) Soft Computing in Engineering Design and Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0427-8_42

Pham, D.T., Chan, A.B. (1999). A Synergistic Self-Organizing System for Control Chart Pattern Recognition. In: Advances in Manufacturing. Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0855-9_11

Peter D'Antonio, Assistant Professor

Education: 

• PhD, University of Pennsylvania
• MA, University of Pennsylvania
• BA, Princeton University
  
  

Disciplines:  Economics

Email:  pdantonio@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3087

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

Peter D’Antonio worked on Wall Street for nearly 30 years as a Macroeconomist before coming to Molloy in Spring 2017. As Head of US Economic Forecasting at Citigroup. Peter advised Citi’s traders, salespeople, and institutional clients on the economy, policy, and financial markets. He authored more than 1,000 articles in Citigroup publications. At Molloy, Peter developed the Economics major and minor. He teaches most Economic courses and Graduate Capstone. His published research focuses on policy issues concerning inflation, unemployment, and housing. Peter earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. in Economics from Princeton University. 

Volunteer Work or Group Affiliations:  Member of the NY forecasters Club and New York Association for Business Economics; Member of the Board of Trustees of the Garden City Public Library.

Courses Taught:

• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Global Economics and Finance
• Real World Macroeconomics
• Microeconomic Concepts
• Federal Reserve Challenge
• Graduate Capstone
  
  

Research Interests:

• Macroeconomics
• Macro Modeling
• Policy Analysis
• Demographics
• Financial Markets
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Bruce Haller, Professor

Education:

• JD, Brooklyn Law School
• MBA, Adelphi University
• BA, Adelphi University
• PhD, (candidate) Concordia University Chicago

Disciplines: Sport and Entertainment Management

Email:  bhaller@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3097

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-haller-611b1ab7

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

Bruce is currently a tenured full professor in the Molloy University School of Business. He has previously served as Department Chair, Graduate Associate Dean and School of Business Dean at various colleges and universities over the past 30 years. He is a practicing attorney specializing in employment law, labor law, and contract law and has worked in both the public and private sector.

Bruce has appeared on television and nationally syndicated radio as an expert in sports law and business law issues. His clients have included Fortune 500 executives, professional athletes, as well as college faculty and administrators. He has taught presentation skills, litigation strategies, and classroom teaching techniques to diverse audiences for over 30 years.

Courses Taught:

• Leadership
• Ethics, Sport and Entertainment Law
• Sport and Entertainment Leadership
• Business Law
  
  

Research Interests:

• Sport Leadership
• Employment Law
• Contract Law
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Donna Iucolano, Assistant Professor

Pronouns:  She/Her

Education: 

• PhD, Case Western Reserve University
• MBA, Hofstra University
• MS, Hofstra University
• BA, Hofstra University
• AAS, Fashion Institute of Technology
  
  

Disciplines:  Marketing and Management

E-Mail:  diucolano@molloy.edu

Office Phone:  516-323-3076

Office location:  Casey Center, Room C-103 (Office B)

LinkedIn Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnaiucolano

Biography:
Donna M. Iucolano, PhD (pronounced U-CO-LA-NO) is a highly accomplished direct and digital marketing, e-commerce, strategy, and digital business transformation executive turned marketing and management professor, researcher, consultant, and business advisor. She is a bilingual (English-Italian), first-generation college graduate with a PhD in Management from Case Western Reserve University; a BA, MS, and MBA from Hofstra University; and, an AAS from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Dr. Iucolano is a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA) and a peer reviewer of papers submitted for AMA Summer and Winter Educator Conferences. 

Teaching Experience
Since 2014, Dr. Iucolano has leveraged her deep corporate experience gained at private and public companies on behalf of undergraduate and graduate level students first as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Marketing at the Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University and now as an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Molloy University. Her approach successfully combines the practical and the academic to better prepare students for entry-to-leadership roles in an increasingly social, political, technical, environmental, and economically complex world where all stakeholders deserve value. Dr. Iucolano’s experience includes in-person, hybrid, and online synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning formats.

Corporate Experience
Dr. Iucolano’s prior 20-year corporate career was marked by innovation, many firsts, aggressive growth, and award-winning achievements in direct and digital marketing, e-commerce, strategy, and digital business transformation. She worked for New York City area private and public companies operating in three industries: floral/gifting, media/publishing, and women’s apparel and accessories. Dr. Iucolano held corporate roles such as Senior and Executive Vice President, General Manager, Division President, and Regional CEO at select firms including 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS), Scholastic Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHL), IMP/International Master’s Publishers, New York & Company, Inc., and Weekly Reader, a division of the Reader’s Digest Association (now part of Scholastic).
While at these firms, Dr. Iucolano started and/or led many pioneering initiatives and divisions growing them from a “good idea” to $400+ million in annual revenues. She managed hundreds of people and countless strategic business partners.  And, was responsible for core operating functions including direct and digital marketing; customer acquisition, retention, and loyalty; e-commerce; revenue creation and profitability; product/content development; merchandising; fulfillment and customer service; website development and management; and, internet technologies and back-end systems integration. Dr. Iucolano’s industry work now includes consulting, guest speaking, meeting facilitation, research, serving as an independent advisor or board member, and work with nonprofits. She also leverages her extensive professional network on behalf of students, helping them secure internships and full-time employment.

• Consumer Behavior
• Marketing Strategy
• Branding Strategies
• Capstone
• Marketing Management
• Capstone 1 (MBA)
  
  

Research Interests:

• The concurrent positive/negative consequences of rising hyper connectivity with an emphasis on:
  • (1) tensions between consumers and firms over continuous personal data exchanges and privacy;
  • (2) analyzing, understanding, and explaining consumer versus firm power;
  • (3) the impact of (digital) consumer activism on management decision-making
    
    

Selected Publications and Presentations

Steven Kent, Assistant Professor

Education: 

• PhD, Iowa State
• MBA, New York University
• BA, SUNY Stony Brook
  
  

Disciplines:  Economics and Finance

Email:  skent@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3000

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenerickent/

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

Public board director, economist, and consumer strategist, Steve Kent has spent his career helping companies identify and position untapped value by leveraging the interplay between business performance and investor motivation.
Retiring from Wall Street in 2016, Steve most recently served as board director, audit committee financial expert, and ESG leader for Extended Stay America (NYSE:STAY), where he drew on capital markets and consumer expertise to help shepherd the company through a range of strategic maneuvers, and finally, the negotiation of its $6B sale to private equity.
Steve’s board leadership included advancing the company’s analytical approach to corporate change; advising on operating efficiency and stock performance, brand revitalization, and C-suite succession; chairing or serving on the company’s M&A, Opco/Propco, Audit, and Nominating, Corporate Governance & ESG committees; and coaching on Wall Street positioning, activist defense, and long-term investment appeal. He also re-stacked the board composition and helped advance DE&I at the board and operating level.
In addition to board work, Steve today acts as a thought partner to pre-IPO to Fortune-ranked companies, PE and VC firms, hedge funds, and domestic and international governments, helping them navigate growth, risk, and value through Brewster Bay Advisors. In particular, he draws on an expectation-vs-reality framework to help them identify opportunities and make strategic decisions about capital structures and allocation, and real estate.
Engagements include advising a major hotel’s CEO and CFO on expanding the market understanding of the company’s global image, as well as co-development of a market study produced by Spectrum Gaming Group guiding the New York State Gaming Commission (Jan 2021) on the potential impacts of gaming in the State.
Earlier, Steve spent twenty-six years at Goldman Sachs & Co (NYSE:GS), where he founded and built the firm’s global leisure and hospitality research business, and Goldman Sachs Hospitality Conference, and the G2E Investor Forum in partnership with the American Gaming Association. During that time, he maintained first-name relationships with executives of nearly every public and private lodging, gaming, and leisure company.
Steve also advised 60+ IPO issuers on value recognition, Wall Street messaging, and exit strategy, and initiated coverage on 180+ car rental, casino, gaming manufacturer, hotel/timeshare, leisure, restaurant, and travel companies engaged in corporate finance activities across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas.
Steve correctly called the hotel subsector six times. He was also recognized eight times as “best stock picker” by The Wall Street Journal, and as a top-ranked analyst by Greenwich Survey and Institutional Investor.
Additionally, Steve established the firm’s international thought leadership in consumer-facing sectors, publishing industry-shaping views on the sharing economy, online travel booking, and the impact of consumer channel overbuilding, which were cited as must-read publications by thousands of investors and industry executives.
Steve has appeared or been cited more than 100 times in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNBC, NBC, and other mainstream and industry publications, and as speaker and guest lecturer for institutions including Columbia University Masters in Real Estate Development, NYU School of Professional Studies, World Travel & Tourism Council, and Pension Real Estate Association.
He has also served as assistant professor of economics and acting associate dean of undergraduate programs for Molloy College, School of Business in Rockville Centre, New York.
Steve holds a Ph.D. in hospitality management from Iowa State University, an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics, magna cum laude, from SUNY at Stony Brook, as well as the CFA designation. Connect with Steve at linkedin.com/in/stevenerickent.

Courses Taught:

• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Money and Banking
• Introduction to Finance
• CFA Challenge
• Federal Reserve Challenge
  
  

Research Interests:

• Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations
• Alternative Accommodations
• Amusement Parks
• Roll Up Strategy
• Stock market trends
• Economic Forecasts
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Roseanne Lavelle, Professor of Practice

Education:

• MBA, Fordham University
• BS, Siena College
  
  

Disciplines: Marketing, Management

Email:  rlavelle@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-353-3086

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-m-lavelle/

Office location:  School of Business, Casey 103 Room Q

Biography:

During her 25-year career in the Capital Markets, Rose served in senior management positions in Credit, Risk Management and Fixed Income Trading at some of Wall Street’s most prestigious financial firms.  After a successful career in finance, she obtained NYS certification to teach Business and Marketing and has taught college level business courses at an academically rigorous high school.  In addition, Rose presently serves as a consultant to a private equity firm, advising business owners, across a breadth of industries, on maximizing valuation in anticipation of future ownership transition.  She serves on the Executive Board of Tuesday’s Children, a non-profit organization which serves families impacted by terrorism, military conflict, or mass violence.  In addition, Rose has served as a board member for numerous charitable and civic organizations.

• Risk Management Professional Certificate
• Microsoft Office Specialist and Microsoft Certified Educator
• Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification
• Digital Marketing Certification – HubSpot
• Bloomberg Market Concepts Certification
• Member – National Association for Business Economists (NABE)
• Member – Risk Management Association (NY Chapter)
• Member – National Association for Business Educators (NABTE)
  
  

Courses Taught: 

• Principles of Management
• Principles of Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing Analytics
  
  

Research Interests: 

• Leveraging blockchain to enhance digital marketing
• Entrepreneurial seed funding availability during extended economic downturn
• Study of intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors in student engagement and achievement
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Maureen Mackenzie-Ruppel, Professor

Pronouns:  She/Her/Hers

Education: 

• PhD, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
• MBA, Dowling College
• BA, Molloy College
  
  

Discipline: Management

Email: MMackenzie-Ruppel5@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number: 516-323-3092

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmackenzieruppel/

Office location: C103

Biography:
Twenty-year corporate management career blends with her twenty-one years of academic experience as a Full Professor of Business and Leadership, an Academic Dean, and Faculty Leader. Her goal is to inspire her students to be ethical and forward-thinking leaders. Founder of the Capstone Consulting Experience (2012) for the M.B.A. and B.S. programs, which created a tangible shift in how students view themselves within their chosen professions. Led the full transition for the faculty to online education, both technically and culturally. Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement initiatives; particular expertise in developing people and organizations to reach full potential. She is especially successful in elevating her students’ communication skills. Her publications cover areas such as Management, Trust, Ethics, Executive Coaching, Business Education, Not-for-profit leadership, and Entrepreneurship. She serves as the Chair of the Young Global Leadership Foundation’s (YGLF.org) NGO Global Council. Past President of the Northeast Business & Economics Association (NBEA.us). Has served as a Board member for eighteen years; was elevated to an Executive Director of the NBEA Board.

Awards:
2021 Business Faculty of the Year. Recognized by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). Awarded on April 15, 2021
2017 Recognized by Long Island Business News as Top 50 Most Influential Women In Business, Gala Award event, October 19, 2017
2017 Awarded the Class of 2017 Faculty Recognition Award by the MBA Graduating Class. Awarded at Graduate class night. Previously awarded same honor by Class of 2013
2016 Honoree, “Champion for Families”. Honor bestowed by RotaCare, Inc. Award ceremony November 17, 2016, Garden City, New York
2014 Recognized by Long Island Business News as Top 50 Most Influential Women In Business. URL: http://www.liherald.com/rockvillecentre/stories/Molloy-professor-named-to-list-of-Top-50-Most-Influential-Women-in-Business,59463
2014 Recipient of the College-wide Faculty Research Achievement Award. Awarded May 14, 2014.

Professional Certifications and Credentials:
ICF (International Coaching Federation.org) Credential
ACC – Associate Certified Coach Credential awarded: December 2021
PMI (Project Management Institute) Professional Designation
CAPM – Certified Associate in Project Management awarded: July 31, 2020
HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) Professional Designation
PHR – Professional Human Resources. Original certification awarded: December 17, 2004 Recertification awarded 2007-2010; 2010-2013; 2013-2016; 2017-2020; 2020-2023

Courses Taught:

• Capstone Consulting Experience
• Leadership in Organizations
• Organizational Behavior
• Business Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Capstone Consulting and Entrepreneurship
• Gotham: NY Experience
• Human Resource Management
• Global Business & Economic Awareness in Vietnam
  
  

Research Interests:

• Business education
• Leadership and Executive Coaching
• Human Resource Management
• Pedagogy
• Online Education
• Trust
• Leadership
• Management
• Ethics
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Brian Noll, Assistant Professor

Education:  

• MBA, Molloy University
• BS, Oneonta State
  
  

Discipline:  Accounting

Email:  bnoll@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3093

Office location:  Casey

Biography:

Certifications: CPA (Certified Public Accountant).

Industry experience: public and private accounting sectors; not for profit accounting, higher education and healthcare industries. 

Awards:  Distinguished Faculty Award (2022), Faculty Recognition Award (2011, 2012, 2015) 

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate

• Accounting 1
• Accounting 2
• Intermediate Accounting 2
• Auditing
• Cost Accounting
• Government and Not for Profit Accounting
• Accounting Capstone
  
  

Graduate

• Managerial Accounting
• Computer Auditing
• Accounting Research

Research Interests

• International Financial Reporting Standards
• Say on Pay Voting
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Gayle O'Keefe, Professor of Practice

Education:

• MBA, Baruch College
  
  

Discipline:  Analytics

Email:  gokeefe@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3084

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/gayle-o-keefe-3700139

Office location:  Casey 103 L

Biography:

Professor O'Keefe is a Professor of Practice in the School of Business.  She earned her BS in Psychology from Brooklyn College, and her Master's in Business Administration, Statistics and Marketing from Baruch Colleges, Zicklin School of Business's Honors Program.
Professor O'Keefe has previously been an Adjunct Professor at Molloy College, teaching introductory levels of Statistics and Quantitative Analysis.  Professionally, Professor O'Keefe has worked as a Senior Analyst at Digital in their Strategy and Analysis Department and a Data Analyst at Endai Worldwide.  Her professional work has given her real-world knowledge to engage our students. She is proficient in SAS, SPSS, Google Analytics and Qualtrics.

• Quantitative Analysis
• Business Statistics
• Microsoft Excel
  
  

Research Interests:

• Big data
• Data privacy
• Data analytics
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Brian O'Neill, Assistant Professor, Graduate Business Program Director

Pronouns:  he/him/his

Education:

• DBA, Creighton University
• MBA, University of Notre Dame 
• BS, Marquette University
  
  

Discipline:  Management

Email:  boneill@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3109

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmmoneill/

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

Brian O’Neill is a seasoned professional with corporate, government, small business, and not-for-profit project experience. During his career, he has focused on streamlining business processes and implementing technology to improve organizational performance.

His professional experience includes working as an independent management consultant and serving as the founding Director of the Office of Business Strategies and Solutions for the New York City Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services (HRA/DSS), the largest social services agency in the country. Prior to his government position, he worked as a consultant at CGI-AMS and began his career at Unisys in the suburbs of Chicago. As a consultant, he worked with clients in Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. On various projects, he led team members from China, India, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.

As the Graduate Business Program Director, Dr. O'Neill oversees all aspects of Molloy's MBA programs (Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Management, and Marketing), advanced certificates, and graduate badges. 

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate courses taught:

• BUS 2010 – Principles of Management
• BUS 3040 – Organizational Behavior
• BUS 4900 – Capstone
  
  

Graduate courses taught:

• BUS 5110 – Organizational Behavior
• BUS 5400 – Leadership in Organizations
• BUS 5950 – Capstone
  
  

Research Interests:

• Organizational identification
• Organizational commitment
• Job satisfaction
• Personality
• Organizational identity
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations

Kathleen Ruoff, Professor of Practice

Education:

• MBA, Molloy University
• BBA, Pace University
  
  

Disciplines:  Accounting, Management

Email:  kruoff@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3102

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

CPA, CFF

Courses Taught:

• Forensic Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Principles of Management
  
  

• Forensic Accounting Investigations
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations:

“Recovering the Costs of Environmental Remediator,” Real Estate Review, WG & L, Summer 1996.

Robert T. Stewart, Assistant Professor

Education:

• PhD, Fordham University
• MA, Fordham University
• MA, University of Maryland European Division
• BBA, Loyola University Maryland

Discipline:  Finance

Email: rstewart1@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3094

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

Rob Stewart is currently an assistant professor in the School of Business at Molloy University. Prior to joining Molloy University in 2024, he worked at JP Morgan Chase in the Model Risk Group as a quantitative risk specialist. Before joining the model risk group at Chase, Dr. Stewart spent more than seven years as a quantitative operational risk specialist in the supervision and regulation department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He also spent time at American Express and Discover Financial Services in various roles around the quantitative aspects of consumer credit.

Courses Taught:

• Principles of Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Statement Analysis

 
Research Interests:

• Operational Risk 
• Credit Cards
• Bank Regulation
• Model Risk

Selected Publications and Presentations:

‘Operational Risk’, Chapter Thirteen in Validation of Risk Management Models for Financial Institutions, Cambridge Press, 331-358, (2023) with F. Curti and M. Migues.

‘Benchmarking Operational Risk Stress Testing Models,’ Journal of Operational Risk, 15 (2), 27-42, (2020) with F. Curti, and M. Migues.

‘Bank fraud and the macroeconomy,’ Journal of Operational Risk, 11 (1), 71-82, (2016).

 ‘A profit-based scoring system in consumer credit: making acquisition decisions for credit cards.’ Journal of Operational Research Society: 62 (9), 1719-1725, (2011).

Diana Bier, Auxiliary Instructor

Education:  

• MBA, New York University
• BA, Queens College
• Certificate in Interior Design, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)  

Discipline:  Accounting 

Email: dbier@molloy.edu 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-bier-mba-cpa-33996841/ 

Office location: Casey Building 

Biography:
Corporate Experience:  

• Audit Staff, Ernst & Young;  
• Controller, Commercial Banking Division, Irving Trust Company;  
• Principal, Diana Bier Interiors, LLC 

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of New York (License #045295) 

Volunteer Work /Group Affiliations: 

• St. Agnes Cathedral Chorale 
• St. Agnes Cathedral School Executive Board  
• Rockville Centre Jr. League for Mercy Medical Center 
• St. Mark's Cooperative Nursery School  

Courses Taught: 

• Accounting I 
  
• Accounting II 
  
• Technical Writing for Financial Professionals 
  
• Accounting for Non-Business Majors 

Robert Caliendo, Auxiliary Instructor

Education:

• MBA, Adelphi University
• BA, Queens College
• The Art & Science of Teaching Certificate, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
• Broker-Dealer Licenses Completed: 3, 7, 63 & 24

Disciplines:  Finance, Economics, Management

Email:  RCaliendo@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3099

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-caliendo-4954a959/

Office:  Casey C5A

Biography:

Societe Generale Bank/SG Americas Securities (1980-2015)
Managing Director - Rate Sales Americas
Head of Client Funding & Short Duration Sales
Trustee-SG USA Pension Fund
Executive Committee Member – SGUSA Liquidity Risk Management
Delta Mu Delta Honor Society

Notable Achievements:

*Over 90 Benchmark Public and Private Bond transactions successfully executed as Head of Fixed Income Sales

*SG’s FRB NY Primary Dealer Task Force – business plan development and successful implementation covering client activities to meet FRB guidelines for all US Treasury cash and repurchase agreement activity.

*Responsible for the creation and development of a US based Rates Sales Desk which generated over $50 million in revenues in 3 years.

*Global coordinator for all broker-dealer rates desk client risk exposures and allocation of bank capital related to client financing across multiple fixed income products.

*Daily responsibilities for over $125 billion in outstanding bank liquidity products to a global client base.

*Responsible for the re-organization of the firm’s sales teams into a cross-selling entity generating a 10% increase in sales with the same head count.

*Provided critical leadership skills as a key liaison to the firm’s U.S. institutional client base during the 2008 Sub-Prime Crisis, the Jerome Kerviel Rogue Trader scandal and the European Debt Crisis.

*Establishment of an Emerging Markets repo collateral desk covering multiple billion dollars in transactions including client marketing, documentation and implementation of operational and compliance procedures.

*Executed the first cross-currency repo trade enabling the bank to diversify global funding needs through US based investors.

*Head of Sales & Trading and U.S. client coordinator of a new 4(2)(a) commercial paper program to meet new bank funding requirements resulting from the Dodd Frank legislation.

Courses Taught:

• Money Banking and Finance
• Risk Management
• International Business
• Principles of Finance
• Corporate Treasury Management

Research Interests:

• Capital Markets

Adrienne Carroll Conlon , Auxiliary Professor

Education:

MBA, Fordham University 
BA, Marist College

Discipline:  Management

Email:  acarroll@molloy.edu

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

President, ACC Advising Inc. 

Vice President, Lehman Brothers

Vice President, Barclays

Risk Analyst, AON 

School of Business MBA Program Manager 

School of Business Auxiliary & Adjunct Professor

Interim Associate Graduate Dean School of Business 

Ten Year Service Award Honoree 

Molloy School of Business Committees

• Strategic Planning Committee

• Academic Policies and Practices Committee

• Management Team Committee

• Graduate Capstone Committee


Courses Taught:

Business Internship
Capstone

Selected Publications and Presentations:

The HIA –LI Reporter Published Article 

Eliminating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace through Inclusion and Change Management

Molloy Faculty Research Presentation 

The Casting Couch and Workplace Sexual Harassment: Freedom of choice, Unwelcomeness, and  and Lack of Consent

Molloy Blend Faculty Panel Discussion 

"It's So Easy"

Women in Leadership Panel Discussion 

Leadership: Women’s Roles in a Global Landscape

Student Leadership Excursion Organizer

Alan Halperin, Auxiliary Instructor

Education: 

• MBA, Emory University
• BA, University of Rochester
• Certified Public Accountant

Discipline:  Accounting

Email:  ahalperin@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3077

Biography:

Corporate Experience – Arthur Anderson, JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers, West CB

Courses Taught:

• Taxation 1
• Taxation 2
• Intermediate Accounting 1
• Intermediate Accounting 2
• Advanced Accounting
• Accounting Theory
• Accounting Capstone

Antonia Loschiavo, Auxiliary Instructor

Education: 

• MBA, Dowling College
• BS, Dowling College

Disciplines:  Management & Marketing

Email:  Aloschiavo@Molloly.edu

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/toni-loschiavo-mba-b096077

Location:  The School of Business, Casey Building

Biography: 
Experienced in college-level teaching, former Associate Dean, career coaching and mentoring.  Expertise in online education best practices  and curriculum development. First Vice President of Lake George Women in Need, a non-profit organization helping families in crisis and need. We sponsor activities and fund-raising events to raise funds for these families.

Courses Taught:

• Business Ethics
• Marketing Management
• International Business
• Principles of Marketing
• Consumer Behavior
• Branding Strategies
• Principles of Management
• Leadership

Research Interests:

• Career Strategies
• Marketing Trends
• Skills for Business
• Ethics in Business

Maury Schneider, Auxiliary Instructor

Education: 

• MBA, Molloy College
• BS, Brooklyn College

Discipline:  Accounting

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

Email:  Mschneider2@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  (516) 323-3077

Office location:  Casey Building

Courses Taught:

• Intermediate Accounting 1
• Intermediate Accounting 2
• Financial Planning Process and Insurance
• Financial Planning Capstone
• Introduction to Business

Theresa Ahlstrom, Adjunct Professor

Education:

• BS, St. John’s University

Discipline:  Accounting

Email:  tahlstrom1@molloy.edu 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaahlstrom/ 

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

Theresa Ahlstrom is a recently retired partner at KPMG LLP with over 40 years of experience with the firm. Upon graduation from St. John’s University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, summa cum laude, Theresa joined the Long Island office of then Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. In 1993, she was admitted to the partnership of KPMG Peat Marwick, where she became the first woman partner in a “Big Six” accounting firm on Long Island.

As a licensed CPA, Theresa served audit clients for the majority of her career principally in the not-for-profit, healthcare, biotech, and consumer and industrial market industries. Theresa has had numerous leadership roles over her KPMG career including Long Island Office Managing Partner, National Partner in Charge – Independence, National Advisory Risk Management Partner, SEC Reviewing Partner, Audit Professional Practice Partner, Primary Campus Recruiter, National Training Instructor, among others. Theresa also previously served on the firm’s U.S. Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of The KPMG Foundation.

Theresa has been inducted into the Long Island Business Hall of Fame, YMCA Academy of Women Achievers, Long Island Business News’ Top 50 Women Hall of Fame and a graduate of the Energeia Partnership. She was a recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree and the St. Catherine of Siena Medal from Molloy College, the Athena Women’s Leadership Award, the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls Achievers Award, and the St. John’s University President’s Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. Throughout her career, Theresa has been very active in the Long Island business community and has served on the Board of Trustees/Directors of numerous charitable and community organizations including Molloy College, the Long Island Association, Catholic Charities of Long Island, National Multiple Sclerosis Society – LI Chapter, United Way of Long Island, Women Economic Developers of Long Island, and Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities (ACLD).

Theresa was also instrumental in bringing the Athena International Women’s Leadership Awards to Long Island that, together with her KPMG colleagues and executives from numerous prominent Long Island organizations, recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of experienced and emerging women leaders in our Long Island community.

She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of Long Island and the Cleary School for the Deaf, as Trustee Emerita and Audit Committee member for Molloy University, the Audit Committee of Catholic Charities USA, and Board of Advisors of St. John’s University Tobin College of Business. Theresa also is an active volunteer at the Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN).

Theresa and her husband of over 30 years, Bob, are also involved in several ministries in their parish, St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Melville, and the very proud parents of their young adult sons, Timothy and Gregory.

Courses Taught:

• Accounting I

Kimberly Berson, Adjunct Professor

Education:

JD, Touro Law Center
BA, Binghamton University

Discipline:  Management

Email:  kberson@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3120

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

Kimberly Berson is currently an adjunct professor. She is a practicing attorney with almost three decades of experience. Her practice has been primarily in bankruptcy law and insolvency litigation. She also has extensive experience representing clients in commercial litigation matters. Her practice encompasses the representation of a variety of interests including businesses, financial institutions, individuals, and bankruptcy trustees.

In addition to practicing, she is a member of the academic community. She teaches business law at Molloy University. She also teaches bankruptcy law, contracts law and legal ethics to undergraduate legal studies majors. In addition, she serves as an instructor for a paralegal certificate program approved by the American Bar Association.

She has written educational articles for a nonprofit that helps lower income people file for bankruptcy relief. She is admitted to practice law in the courts of New York State and in the United States District Court for Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York.

Courses Taught:

• Business Law

• Bankruptcy law
• Supreme Court Decisions affecting Business

Kelli Burgos, Adjunct Professor

Education:

MBA, Hofstra University
BBA, Hofstra University

Discipline:  Marketing

Email:  kburgos2@molloy.edu

LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/kelliburgos

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

With a rich and diverse career spanning leadership roles in marketing and communications, Professor Burgos has excelled as the Director of Marketing and Communications at Georgia State University, where her strategic acumen, team management, and media relations expertise have been pivotal in shaping the institution's success. Adept at navigating complex projects and leading teams, she has demonstrated her commitment to excellence while championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives both internally and on a national stage. Her exceptional contributions extend to roles as a Manager of Marketing and Communications at City University of New York (CUNY), Director of Marketing at Briarcliffe College, Marketing Analyst at State Farm Insurance and as an adjunct professor at esteemed institutions. Her career trajectory reflects a unique blend of practical experience and academic excellence, making her a highly respected educator with a wealth of real-world insights to offer students in marketing and business management. 

Courses Taught:

• Consumer Behavior
• Marketing Strategy
• International Marketing
• Global Marketing
• Branding Strategies
• Digital Media Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing Management

Melissa M. Castello, Adjunct Instructor

Education:

• Hofstra University, MBA
• American University, BA

Email:  mcastello@molloy.edu

Biography:

Melissa has more than 15 years of strategic human capital planning experience across a variety of professional services firms.  She has been responsible for enhancing the overall employee experience, developing training curriculums; implementing standard hiring and onboarding practices; and creating new programs to foster employee engagement.  However, one of her biggest roles involves managing and developing an ongoing talent pipeline at all levels. Melissa earned her B.A. in Communication from American University and her M.B.A from Hofstra University. She is an adjunct professor at Molloy University, a board member of SHRM LI, and participated on the Annual Veteran Transition Symposium and virtual boot camp series for veterans transitioning into the finance industry.

Courses Taught

• Human Resources Management

Eric Chan, Adjunct Instructor

Education:

• Long Island University CW Post
• Hofstra University, BBA

Molloy Email:  echan@molloy.edu

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericchancpa/

Biography:

Hold certifications as a CPA and CGMA
Member of NYSSCPA, AICPA, PECFOA and Financial Executives Alliance
25+ years of experience working in alternative asset management/professional services
6+ years of experience in insurance industry
Former national audit lead training instructor at Deloitte

Courses Taught

• Auditing
• Advanced Accounting
• Accounting II
• Intermediate Accounting
• Government Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Forensic Accounting
• Computerized Accounting

Courses Taught:

• Healthcare Marketing
• Consumer Behavior
• Project Management

Robert Dranoff, Adjunct Professor

Education:

EdD, Dowling College
MA, St. John’s University
BS, St. John’s University

Discipline:  Marketing, Entertainment and Sports Management

Email:  rdranoff@molloy.edu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdranoff/

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

Over 45 years in intercollegiate athletics as an Athletic Director at SUNY Old Westbury, Dowling College and Suffolk County Community College and currently Commissioner of the East Coast Conference.

Courses Taught:

Entertainment Facility and Event Management
Entertainment and Sport Management Leadership

Elena A. Dundon, Adjunct Professor

Education: 

• MBA, St. Joseph’s University
• MS, St. Joseph’s University
  
  

Discipline: Management

Email:  edundon@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3120

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

As an H.R. executive and consultant, has expertise in the areas of: Strategic Planning, Employee 
Relations, Training & Organizational Development, Talent Acquisition/Retention/Succession 
Planning, Compensation & Benefit Design, Policy Development & Administration, Change 
Management, and Budget Development & Cost Analysis. 

Professional Human Resource experience includes: the retail, medical and fitness industries, 
private education sector, and organized labor in both for and not-for profit sectors. Has developed, 
implemented HR departments for several organizations and managed human resource staff and 
functions for national companies large and small in regional locations and multiple states. 

Additionally, has been instrumental in fostering change within environments through collaborative 
and transparent practices. In conjunction with her human resource responsibilities, has been 
directly responsible for facility operations of multiple organizations - managing budgets, capital 
expenditures and day-to-day operational needs. 

Has been an active member of the Long Island Housing Partnership since 2008, a Board Member 
since 2012 and currently serves as an officer of the Board. A 2012 class member of the Energeia 
Partnership, a Social Leadership Program, and actively participates in the United Way’s fundraising campaigns. 

Courses Taught:

• Principles of Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resources Management
  
  

Kevin Fernandez, Adjunct Instructor

Education: 

• PhD, Florida Atlantic University (in progress)
• Executive Juris Doctorate, Concord Law School
• MS, National Intelligence University
• MBA, Dowling College

Disciplines: Finance, Business Analytics

Email: kfernandez@molloy.edu

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfernandez-global-etrading/

Biography:
Kevin Fernandez has over 20 years of technology, portfolio management and trading experience working within financial services. He is currently the global manager for all of Morgan Stanley’s alternative investments valuation and reporting business. He supports over 420k positions in hedge funds, digital assets, private equity, private equity, private real estate, and others valued at over 170b from approximately 800 funds. Kevin is also a senior Army reserve officer and focuses on the implementation of RPA (robotic processing automation), AI (artificial intelligence), ML (machine learning) and big data for innovation efforts within the Department of Defense.

Courses Taught:

• Investment Management
• Global Financial Markets

Kathy Garramone, Adjunct Instructor

Education

• The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, MPA
• Stonehill College, BA, History

Molloy Email:  kgarramone@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  917-763-3571

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-garramone-1b138219b

Biography

Professor Kathy Garramone served as the Chief Financial Officer of the North Bronx Healthcare Network, a regional network consisting of Jacobi Hospital and North Central Bronx Hospital for 10 years, managing ten major divisions with a staff of 300 employees. Ms. Garramone directed Lean Activities, as Executive Sponsor of the Finance Value Stream. These hospitals are members of NYC Health + Hospitals.

Prior to that, she worked as the Senior Director of Corporate Reimbursement Services, with a focus on managed care and new business development. Kathy coordinated large scale career development seminars, across 11 hospitals, including presentations and program development.

She also served as the Acting CFO of MetroPlus Health Plan and has extensive management experience in the budgeting arena with several major agencies.

Courses Taught

• Healthcare Finance

Whitney Glass, Adjunct Instructor

Education

• Empire College, SUNY, MBA
• LIU Post, BFA

 Molloy Email:  Wglass@molloy.edu

Biography

Professor Glass has 10+ years in luxury retail management and special event management experience. She earned an MBA with advanced certification in Global Marketing from SUNY Empire College.

Courses Taught

• International Business
• International Marketing
• Entrepreneurship

Alcina Goosby, Adjunct Instructor

Education

• MS, Baruch College Zicklin School of Business
• BA, City College of New York

Discipline: Finance

Email:  agoosby@molloy.edu     

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/alcina-l-goosby-b6a554111

Biography:

Alcina established Overbrook A. Capital Group with the mission of mobilizing capital to advance Civil Rights. Under her guidance, Overbrook is committed to transformational investing in industries underrepresented by diversity; strategic partnerships are flourishing as she expands access to previously untapped pools of diverse investors. In its inaugural transaction, Overbrook made history as the sole Black and female-led fund in Vicente Capital Partners' $134 million appreciation fund’s syndicate.

Her more than 27 years of global investing expertise includes her previous role overseeing one of the highest performing private equity portfolios at New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYCRF). Here, she drove investments totaling $5.7 billion to create the largest Diverse Private Equity Portfolio within the Public Pensions’ industry. Notable among her achievements were pioneering strategies such as the $4.0 billion partnership with Vista Equity Partners and an unprecedented $185 million investment initiative in Africa - NYS Common's first direct Sub-Saharan African investment initiative. Her remarkable journey also includes notable roles at Citigroup, Wall Street Services, ABN AMRO and Auerbach Grayson and where she served as global sales trader and vice president of global equities respectively.

Alcina holds both an MS in Financial Statement Analysis and Securities Valuation from Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business as well as a BA in Economics from City College of New York. She is committed to professional growth and is currently enrolled in New York University's Global Sports Management Program and holds a Corporate Board Director Certificate from Harvard Business School. Actively applying her varied financial expertise towards global betterment, she serves on numerous boards and international organizations including United Way BoardServeNYC and Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN). Inspired by her parents who fled Jim Crow South during Great Migration, she not only lives in New York but is dedicated to serving her community with tireless determination.

Courses Taught:

• SIE (Securities Industry Essentials)

Robert W. Kirchhoff, Adjunct Instructor

Education:

• APC Taxation, New York University
• MS, C.W. Post Center, Long Island University, Accounting
• BA, Rutgers The State University, Economics
• 24 graduate level credits in Education, Bucknell University

Disciplines:  Accounting and Tax

Email:  rkirchhoff@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3000

Office location:  Casey 103

Biography:

Ambac Financial Group

Managing Director                                                                                          1999-2016

Overall responsibility for Ambac’s worldwide tax obligations, including planning, financial statement reporting and compliance.  Served on Ambac’s underwriting team, structuring transactions to provide both tax savings and reduction in overall credit exposure.  These transactions encompass a broad range of topics relating to offshore investment vehicles, derivative products, swaps and other cutting edge instruments.  Most recently served as a key member of Ambac’s bankruptcy team providing corporate liquidity, restructuring complex debt obligations, and resolving shareholder proxy disputes.

 Served as Consultant to Ambac, in the same capacity                                   2016-2017

KPMG LLP

Senior Tax Manager                                                                                       1995-1999

Client service professional specializing in taxation of insurance companies.  Major clients included Aetna, Citigroup, Gen Re, Swiss Re, and Ambac.  Significant experience leading seminars and providing additional counsel to multinational corporations seeking to generate GAAP financial statements and to trade on NYSE.

The Continental Insurance Companies

Assistant Vice President and Tax Manager                                                    1982-1995

Responsible for worldwide tax compliance. Directed a staff of five tax professionals in preparation of consolidated federal income tax return, GAAP tax provision and related SEC filings and federal income tax audits. Significant international experience related to major international acquisitions and corporate restructuring.

Certified Public Accountant NY…1976

Courses Taught: 

• Income Tax Planning
• Accounting Research

Paul Milcetic, Adjunct Professor

Education:

• MBA, University of Chicago
• BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Discipline:  Finance, Accounting

Email:  pmilcetic@molloy.edu

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/paul-milcetic-80b0a2107

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

Paul Milcetic has over 30 years of investment banking and operating company experience, building and leading investment banking practices at four Wall Street banks. Mr. Milcetic has advised dozens of companies in the chemical, mining, industrials & private equity sectors, both domestically and internationally. He has successfully executed a broad range of corporate finance transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, high yield and investment grade debt financings, IPO, primary and secondary equity offerings, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, takeover defenses and proxy contests. In total, Mr. Milcetic has executed over 140 transactions worth in excess of $150 billion in aggregate value.

Mr. Milcetic began his investment banking career at Credit Suisse in 1996, and later joined Royal Bank of Canada in 2011. Mr. Milcetic joined SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in 2018, retiring in 2020 to focus on a consulting and academic career. Prior to his investment banking roles, Mr. Milcetic started his career as a chemical engineer at Engelhard Corporation.

Courses Taught:

• Financial Statement Analysis

Meryl Rosenblatt, Adjunct Professor

Education:

• DPS, Pace University
• MBA, Baruch College
  
  

Discipline: Marketing, Marketing Research

Email:  mrosenblatt@molloy.edu

Office Phone Number:  516-323-3096, 516-323-3079

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/merylrosenblatt           

Biography:

Corporate Experience
Dr. Rosenblatt has over twenty years of marketing and marketing research experience working for Fortune 500 companies that include Colgate-Palmolive, Canon and the NPD Group, the 8th largest market research company in the world. With a corporate career spanning a variety of industries, Dr. Rosenblatt's areas of expertise reflect her work in consumer-packaged goods, technology products, ecommerce, retail and the energy services sectors.
At a senior management-level, Dr. Rosenblatt was responsible for marketing programs in support of strategic planning, corporate goal setting and business development initiatives. These often focused on the design and evaluation of marketing and brand strategy; competitive intelligence and environmental tracking; identifying new product opportunities and the design and testing of advertising campaigns and integrated marketing communications.

Academic Experience
Dr. Rosenblatt has been a full-time faculty member in the School of Business at Molloy University since 2007.  She was responsible for the design and introduction of Molloy's undergraduate marketing program and the MBA marketing concentration. Today, as an Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Dr. Rosenblatt's incorporates her corporate experience, research expertise, and marketing insights into her teaching. She strives to help students connect theory to practice and translate strategy into action. Dr. Rosenblatt instills in both her graduate and undergraduate students an appreciation of the dynamic, innovative, scientific and creative aspects of a marketing, and how these can translate to a versatile and successful marketing career.
Since 2013, Dr. Rosenblatt has mentored and led Molloy students in their participation in the annual Euroweek Conference and Business Competition (ECO 3220). Euroweek is an international student conference and competition whose purpose is to expose students to the international business and research environment. Students collaborate on multi-country teams working on projects that could have a positive societal or economic impact. Students produce an academic research paper and present their results to an international audience and a panel of judges at the Euroweek Conference.
Dr. Rosenblatt has served as an Executive Board Officer of the Prime Networking Association since 2017.  PRIME Networking (Professional Inter-university Management for Educational Networking) is an international non-profit association founded in Belgium in 2001, whose mission is to develop and promote cross-cultural and interdisciplinary academic programs and student research. She is a long-standing member of the American Marketing Association since 1989 and the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA), since 2017.
Dr. Rosenblatt holds an MBA in Marketing from Baruch College and a Doctor of Professional Studies in Business from the Lubin School of Business, Pace University. Meryl Rosenblatt is the founder and owner of Great Soles, an ecommerce company that designs, manufactures and markets fitness apparel and accessories.

 Research Interests:

• Digital transformation in marketing, and brand building strategies that that address marketing opportunities and threats created in the new digital and omnichannel environments
• Social network analysis, and developing a deeper understanding of the types of "capital" that network relationships provide
• Examining the impact of corporate social responsibility programs and sustainability initiatives/ESG reporting on corporate image, brand trust and brand value
  
  

Courses Taught:

• Marketing Research (graduate & undergraduate)
  
• Consumer Behavior (graduate)
  
• Marketing Strategy
  
• Integrated Marketing Communications (undergraduate)
  
• Global Economics and Business Research Seminar (undergraduate)
  
  

Publications

Michael J. Taunton, Adjunct Instructor

Education: 

• MBA, Adelphi University
• BS, St. Francis College

Discipline:  Finance

Email:  mtaunton@molloy.edu

Biography:

Michael J. Taunton is a retired senior officer with extensive financial management experience, having previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Posillico Inc, and the Long Island Power Authority. He has also served as Vice President and Treasurer for Arrow Electronics; and Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer for KeySpan Corporation.

Mike has a diverse background that includes the CFO, accounting, finance and treasury functions; strategic planning; capital management; transition and business process improvement and risk management. He has also taken a lead role in Investor Relations. 

Mike has an MBA in Finance from Adelphi University and a B.S. in Accounting from St. Francis College. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and the Executive Management Program at the University of Michigan.​

Courses Taught:

• Essentials of Corporate Finance
• Introduction to Global Treasury Management

Ciara Ungar, Adjunct Professor

Education:

• MBA, Boston University
• MA, Georgetown University
• BA, Purdue University

Discipline:  Management, Marketing

Email:  cungar@molloy.edu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaraungar/

Office location: Casey Building Room 103

Biography:

Ciara Ungar is a New York City-based Author on Leadership, Strategy Consultant and Executive Coach, Fractional Executive, an Award-Winning Strategist, and an International Speaker. She is also a Startup Judge, Mentor and Advisor with top Accelerators, sits on the Forbes Coaches Council and serves as the Interim President of the TechShift Alliance Board of Directors. Additionally, Ciara is the Founder & CEO of several companies. She is a certified Executive & Leadership Coach, with blended higher education across Business, Psychology & Neuroscience, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship from top tier universities.

Ciara brings a dynamic background to working with Business Leaders, applying her dynamic 17 years of expertise spanning Fortune500 companies and high potential startups, top global agencies and Angel/VC Investors to her work in business strategy, management consulting, business strategy, leadership development, and professional growth.

Using neuro-based strategies blended with proven business frameworks, Ciara partners with business leaders to identify patterns of behavior, daily decisions, and incremental wins that catapult a small fraction of leaders and businesses to the very top of their industry. Working with Ciara, leaders can expect to gain clarity about how to get to where you want to be as a Business Leader and business, get actionable accountability, and share a smile along the way while feeling inspired and energized.

Courses Taught:

• Principles of Marketing
• Entrepreneurship

 
Research Interests:

• Leadership
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Neuroscience 
  
  

Selected Publications and Presentations:

Leadership Lessons from a Team Captain, Morgan James Publishing

John Wagner, Adjunct Instructor

Education

• Iona University, MBA, Accounting
• Iona University, BA, Mathematics

Molloy Email: jwagner@molloy.edu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wagner-3485a62b

Biography

John Wagner (Jack) was employed as a Commercial Credit Bank Examiner for The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) between December 2012 and October 2022. He was assigned to Large Bank Supervision responsible for Asset Based Lending, Corporate Banking, Healthcare, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Commercial Real Estate, Telecommunications, Media, & Technology, Leveraged Lending, and Commercial Bank and Commercial and Investment Bank Credit Review.  Jack led complex examinations, including Shared National Credits working with examiners from the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He was a mentor for examiners regarding various sectors, including ABC’s of Credit and Shared National Credits. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Molloy University and Queens College where he teaches in the undergraduate and graduate schools.

From 2007 to 2012, he was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at MJX Asset Management, LLC, where he was responsible for investing and managing leveraged loans and high-yield bonds through collateralized loan obligation vehicles.

Between 1983 and 2007, he had various responsibilities at Société Générale. As a Director at Société Générale/SG Cowen Securities Corp., he managed a global portfolio of loans and credit default swaps for the Americas Division, covering a broad range of industries in the U.S. and Latin America.  He was also part of a team that originated Debtor-In-Possession (“DIP”) loans for companies in bankruptcy and Leveraged Lending transactions.

While working in the banking sector, he was an Adjunct Professor of Accounting, Corporate Finance, and Public Policy at Long Island University and an Adjunct Professor of Accounting, Business Mathematics, and Corporate Finance at the American Institute of Banking.

Jack is involved in various community organizations, including a member of the Board of Directors, and Finance, Credentialing, and Planning committees at Catholic Health.

Courses Taught

• Corporate Financial Management
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Accounting
• Business Mathematics
• Economics
• Fixed Income Analysis
• Public Policy

Nicholas Michael Zacchea, Adjunct Instructor

Education

• Long Island University- Master’s Degree (Management)
• Universitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova-Doctorate (Economics)
• St. John’s University- Bachelor’s Degree (Accounting)

Molloy Email:  nzacchea@molloy.edu

Biography

Certifications - Registered member of the United Nations’ Development Programme’s Democratic Governance Roster of Experts in Anti-Corruption, Certified Fraud Examiner (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners), Certified Government Financial Manager (Association of Government Accountants).

Pertinent Work Experience

1996-2012 Engaged under contract with various organizations, including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations, and international consulting firms.

1995 Staff of the Special Representative of the Secretary General, United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, Republic of Haiti (Served for 9 months).

1995 retired, U.S. Government Accountability Office, New York Office, Assistant Director, High Profile Audits and Investigations. (Served with USGAO for 35 years.)

1988-1989 Project Director, U.S./Saudi Arabian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  

1977-1980 Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Department of Energy, New York Office.

Affiliations - Founding member, and former member of the Advisory Board,  International Law Enforcement Auditors Association, Member, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., and Member, Editorial Board, ILIRIA International Review, ILIRIA College, Pristina, Kosovo.

Courses Taught   

• Introduction to Economics
• Money, Banking and the Financial System
• Micro and Macroeconomics
• Global Economics and Finance