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Meet our Staff<\/h3>\n

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Laura Silverman<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Director of Academic Advising<\/div>\n
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Kerry Pustam<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Associate Director of Academic Advising and Chief of Staff<\/div>\n
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Catherine A. Connolly<\/strong><\/div>\n
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<\/strong>Associate Director of Transfer Advising Services<\/span><\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 206
718-997-5459
<\/span>Catherine.Zonsky@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Judith Krinitz<\/b><\/div>\n
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Associate Director <\/span><\/span><\/span>of Academic Advising Processes and Student Relations<\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span>Kiely Hall 217<\/span><\/div>\n
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Christopher Mollura<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Director of Advising Communications and Technologies<\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 217<\/div>\n
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Danielle Izzo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Director of Retention and Completion Initiatives<\/span><\/div>\n
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Kiely Hall 206<\/div>\n
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Rebecca De Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Director of Freshman Advising and Onboarding Services<\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 415<\/div>\n
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Ivelisse Rosario-Natal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Transfer Advising Services<\/span><\/div>\n
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Kiely Hall 227<\/span><\/div>\n
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Jamie Lau<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Junior\/Senior and Transitioning Services<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>Kiely Hall 217<\/span><\/div>\n
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Joanna Taczynski<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Publications and Records Management<\/div>\n
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Margherita Lombardi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Advising Systems and Technologies
Kiely Hall 227<\/div>\n
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Mohammad Ashraf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Academic Disciplines & Undeclared Major Advising
Kiely Hall 217<\/div>\n
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Rajiv Singh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project ExCEL Director<\/span><\/div>\n
CUNY Black Male Initiative (BMI)<\/span><\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 209<\/span><\/div>\n
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Nancy Casey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Honors and Special Initiatives Advising<\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 212<\/div>\n
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Michelle F Negreira<\/b><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Freshman Advising and Onboarding Services<\/span>
Kiely Hall 415<\/div>\n
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Richard Adams<\/span><\/div>\n
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Assistant Director of Specialty Advising Services and Program<\/span>s<\/span><\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 217<\/span><\/div>\n
718-997-5713<\/span><\/div>\n
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Samantha Clement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Sophomore and Early College Initiatives<\/span><\/div>\n
Kiely<\/span> Hall 227<\/span><\/div>\n
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Patrice Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Director of At-Risk and Retention Outreach<\/span><\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 217<\/span><\/div>\n
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Chris Lopez<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Graduation Intervention and Success Specialist<\/span><\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 217<\/div>\n
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Irene S. Peralta<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Academic Advisor and QC in 4 Intervention Specialist<\/div>\n
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Kiely Hall 212<\/div>\n
718-997-5020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Katarina Begonja<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Academic Advisor and QC in 4 Intervention Specialist<\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 206<\/div>\n
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Aroosha Durrani<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Academic Advisor and Coordinator of eAdvising<\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 227<\/div>\n
718-570-0604<\/div>\n
Aroosha.Durrani@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jinny Arteaga<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Academic Advisor Weekend<\/span><\/div>\n
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Michelle Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Academic Advisor Generalist<\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 217<\/div>\n
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Emily Tilak<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Academic Advisor and Transfer Advising Assistant<\/div>\n
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Megan Alexandra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project ExCEL Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n

CUNY Black Male Initiative (BMI)
<\/span>Kiely Hall 209<\/span><\/div>\n
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Caitlin Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AAC Peer Ambassador Program Supervisor<\/div>\n
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Melissa Mateo<\/strong><\/p>\n

LaGuardia Camino Peer Mentor| EECE Program<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Victor Lin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peer Mentor | Accounting Program Assistant<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Callie Finkelstein<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Director’s Assistant<\/div>\n
Kiely Hall 212<\/div>\n
718-997-5135<\/div>\n
Callie.Finkelstein@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
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Gabriela Begonja<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Front Desk Manager<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gloria Peligatto<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Front Desk and New Student Phone Line<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Farzana Akhtar<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Front Desk<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Sujal Kumar<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Information Technology Assistant<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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