Acting Vice President of Finance and Administration Julio W. Izquierdo serves as Acting Vice President of Finance and Administration. Prior to joining BMCC, Mr. Izquierdo was Vice President of Finance and Administration with Nassau Community College (NCC)/SUNY, where he guided the College administratively and financially though the continuing pandemic ensuring smooth conversion to remote...
Jason W. Ostrowe, Ph.D. is a sixth-year full-time faculty member at BMCC. As an Assistant Professor teaching criminal justice and former police officer with 15 years of service, Dr. Ostrowe brings to BMCC both his extensive professional experience and academic training. His research interests involve federal pattern or practice investigations of police by DOJ under...
I am an Advanced Certified Professional Global Audio Media Producer and Instructor. An Audio Media Production Specialist, Consultant, Trainer for over 15 years. I worked with Billboard Artist, Grammy Engineers, Emmy Producers, Major Labels, Top Universities, organizations and corporations worldwide on special audio and media projects. Founder Of ProToolsNYC.com Formerly known as Pavel Bez, a...
Professor Margaret Carson (she / ella) grew up in New York City and discovered the beautiful language of Spanish at Midwood High School in Brooklyn. A literary translator from Spanish to English, she has published book-length translations of works by the Spanish surrealist artist Remedios Varo, the Argentine novelist Sergio Chejfec and the 19th-century Mexican...
Professor Timothy Leonard holds a doctoral degree in Education with a concentration in Instructional Leadership. He has taught reading to students of varying ages and has engaged teachers in experiences to examine their instructional methodology. As an instructor of courses in literacy, reading, and critical thinking, Professor Leonard is focused on student growth while providing...
Stephen Featherstonhaugh was born and raised in Vermont. He studied Physics for his Bachelor of Science degree at Norwich University. He worked briefly for the Learning Center at Vermont Technical College before getting a Masters of Science in Mathematics at UVM and a Doctorate in Mathematics at The University At Albany. He began working at...
Professor Patricia Mathews obtained her BA in Law with a minor in Anthropology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Thanks to a Fellowship from PUCP in Consortium with the Indiana-California program and a Fulbright Travel Grant she came to the US to pursue graduate studies. She completed her PhD in Anthropology at Yale University in...
Maria Pagan Rivera, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. is a licensed clinical social worker and developmental evaluator specializing in working with children and families. Growing up in Washington Heights, New York City, she was the first member of her family to attend college and was motivated by her desire to help her community. Prior to joining BMCC, she...
Professor Margaret Carson (she / ella) has translated the stories, letters, automatic writing and dream narratives of the Spanish surrealist artist Remedios Varo. Her current research is focused on Varo’s notebooks and on understudied chapters of the artist’s life. An expanded edition of Varo’s writings in her English translation will be published in Spring 2024....