College Council Members 2024-2025

CHAIR: President Anthony Munroe
VICE-CHAIR: Acting Provost Liesl Jones
SECRETARY: Catarina Mata

Academic Senate Members

Department Chairs

  1. Josh Wolfson, 2025 (Accounting)
  2. Everett Flannery, 2027 (Allied Health Science)
  3. Peter Hoontis – 1 yr, 2026 (Business Management)
  4. Ching Song Don Wei, 2026 (CIS)
  5. John Beaumont, 2026 (Acad. Lit. & Ling.)
  6. Adele Kudish, 2025 (English)
  7. Lesley Rennis, 2025 (Health Education)
  8. Kathleen Dreyer (Library)
  9. Fred Peskoff, 2027 (Mathematics)
  10. Eda Henao, 2027 (Modern Languages)
  11. Eugenia Yau, 2026 (Music & Art)
  12. Ronnie Ursin (interim), 2027 (Nursing)
  13. Joel Hernandez, 2025 (Science)
  14. Janice Walters, 2026 (Social Sciences)
  15. Vincent Cheng, 2025 (Speech and Theater)
  16. Marva Craig (Student Life)
  17. Yolanda Medina, 2026 (Teacher Education)
  18. Shari Rothfarb-Mekonen, 2027 (Media Dept)
  19. Andrew Smallwood, 2027 (Ethnic and Race Studies)

Department Faculty Representatives

  1. OPEN SEAT/ TBE, 2025 (Accounting)
  2. Meghan Williams, 2027 (Allied Health Science)
  3. Brett Whysel, 2026 (Business Management)
  4. Younes Benkarroum, 2026 (CIS)
  5. Tuvi Voorhees, 2026 (Acad. Lit. & Ling.)
  6. Christa Baiada, 2025 (English)
  7. Monica Stanton-Koko, 2025 (Health Education)
  8. Sharell Walker, 2025 (Library)
  9. Babul Saha, 2027 (Mathematics)
  10. Roa Harizi, 2027 (Modern Languages)
  11. Alizabeth Towery, 2026 (Music & Art)
  12. Paula Lewis, 2024 (Nursing)
  13. Jamal Ali, 2025 (Science)
  14. Deborah Gambs, 2026 (Social Science)
  15. Angela Elbanna, 2026 (Speech & Theater)
  16. James Blake, 2026 (Student Life)
  17. Ruth Guirguis, 2026 (Teacher Education)
  18. Carlo Diego, 2027 (Media Dept.)
  19. Rigoberto Andino, 2027 (Ethnic and Race Studies)

At Large Full-Time Faculty or Full-Time CLT Representatives) (25)

Term Expiring 2025 (8)

  1. Mohammad Azhar (CIS)
  2. Henry Bulley (Social Science)
  3. Kathleen Offenholley (Social Science)
  4. Tudor Protopescu (ALL)
  5. Brian Rafferty (Science)
  6. Yuliya Schneyderman (Health Education)
  7. Manita Pavel (Science)
  8. Rose Kim (Science)

Term Expiring 2026 (9)

  1. Clive Nair (Accounting)
  2. Danesh Singh ( Lit. & Ling.)
  3. Joseph Derima (Accounting)
  4. Thierry Agbotouedo (Math)
  5. Maureen Keenan (Music & Art)
  6. Jennifer Longley (Teacher Education)
  7. Satenik Margaryan (Social Sciences)
  8. Telcida Dolcine (2025) (Health Education)
  9. Horace Brockington (2025) (Ethnic & Race Studies)

Term Expiring 2027 (8)

  1. Elizabeth Robb (Academic Lit and Ling)
  2. Howard Meltzer (Music & Art)
  3. Sheldon Applewhite (Social Science)
  4. Catarina Mata (Science)
  5. Valerie Thiers-Thiam (Social Science)
  6. Cara Kronen (Teacher Education)
  7. Sahana Sen (Bus. Management)
  8. OPEN SEAT

Four Adjunct or Adjunct CLT’s

  1. Maifer Demirbec (Math)
  2. Rebecca Smart (Social Science)
  3. Erin A-Hearn (2025) (LGBTQIA+ Queer Consortium)      
  4. OPEN SEAT

Two Full Time CLT’s (2025)

  1. OPEN SEAT
  2. OPEN SEAT

Twelve Student Representatives

  1. Osairoh Eghiyo-Esere
  2. Benazir Farooqui
  3. Joel Hernandez
  4. Thu Yein Htan
  5. Stephane Kakou
  6. Matthew Konyukhov
  7. Amari Morris
  8. Precious Nnodim
  9. Sabbir Rahman
  10. Alexis Ramirez
  11. Julio Sacalxot
  12. Irvin Severino

Ex-Officio Members

BMCC Delegate & University Faculty Senate (11)

  1. Hollis Glaser (2026)
  2. Shon Keane (2026)
  3. Melanie Oram (2027)
  4. Marci Littlefield (2027)
  5. Brian Kelly (2027)
  6. Cheryl Comeau-Kirschner (2026)
  7. Jason Danison (2025)
  8. Luis Gonzalez Urbina (2025)
  9. Laurie Lomask (2025)
  10. Cynthia Wiseman (2025)
  11. Joshua Belknap (CLT) (2027)

FT alternates 2024-2025: Howard Meltzer (Music & Art), Maria Lourdes Serrano de la Pena (Science)

College Administration

  1. President of the College- Anthony Munroe
  2. Associate Provost of Academic Affairs – Liesl Jones
  3. Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Academic Support Services –Janice Zummo
  4. Acting Assoc Dean Gail Fernandez

College Council Members not part of the Academic Senate.
Ten Members of the College Administration Appointed by the President.

(one year term 2024-1015)

  1. Dean Michael Hutmaker
  2.  Acting VP Julio Izquierdo
  3. VP Sanjay Ramdath
  4. VP Corey Cush
  5. Acting AVP Musa Elbulok
  6. ED MEOC Anthony Watson
  7. AVP Legal and Labor Joy Tolliver
  8. ED HR Gulen H. Zubizarreta
  9. IVP Karen C. Wilson-Stevenson
  10. Dean Judith Eisenberg

Two Higher Education Officers 2022

  1. Louis Chan
  2. Gina Cherry

Two Civil Full Time Civil Servants 2022

  1. Bianca Maxil
  2. Deborah Lane

Two College Assistants 2022

  1. OPEN SEAT
  2. OPEN SEAT

Alumni Association Rep 2022

  1. OPEN SEAT

College Council113 members

57 Needed for Quorum

57 (or more) votes in favor of an item always needed in order for item to pass