Our Leaders Mr. Elias Alcantara, Chair Dr. Nydia Edgecombe, Vice Chair College Membership Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis, President Ms. Colette Atkins, VP of Institutional Advancement Dr. Babette Audant, Dean of OIRA and Academic Affairs Professor Julie Bencosme, Associate Professor, Allied Health Sciences Professor Olen Dias, Associate Professor, Mathematics Department Dr. Charles I. Drago, Chairperson, Allied Health Sciences Dr. Evelyn Fernández-Ketcham, VP of Continuing Education & Workforce Development Professor Eunice Flemister, Lecturer and Gerontology Coordinator, Education Department Dean Ana I. García Reyes, Dean for Community Relations Ms. Catherine Hilyard, Counselor, College Discovery Ms. Diana Kreymer, Executive Chief of Staff Ms. Dana Lennon, Senior Director, Continuing Education & Professional Studies Mr. Ivano Leoncavallo, Director of Communications Professor Gregory Marks, Associate Professor, English Department Ms. Idelsa Méndez, Development Coordinator, Office of Institutional Advancement Dean Peter Mertens, Assistant Dean of Continuing Education & Workforce Development Ms. Eileen Newman, Program Director, CEWD Professor Tram Nguyen, Assistant Professor, English Department Dr. Sofia Oviedo, Research Programs Director Dr. Eric Radezky, Director of Governmental & External Affairs Professor Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Professor, Humanities Department Mr. Carlos Rivera, Director, Admissions and Recruitment Ms. Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne, Senior VP for Administration and Finance Professor Hector Soto, Assistant Professor, Behavioral and Social Science Dr. Shiang-Kwei Wang, Provost & VP of Academic Affairs Dr. La Toro Yates, VP of Student Development & Enrollment Management Community Membership Thus far, we have received confirmation from 72 community leaders divided by sectors as follows: Arts & Culture - 11 Community Organizations - 20 Education - 15 Finance/Business - 12 Healthcare - 11 Real Estate - 2 STEM - 1