Academic Council Committees
Standing Committees
Advisement Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
John Paul Rodrigues, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Palma Benko, Math/Science
Stony Pak, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Walter Behr, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Agnes Drath, ELS/Developmental English
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Joshua Sabatini, Faculty Member at Large
Khloud Kourani, Faculty Member at Large
Samuel Ayala, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Rosalee Cain-Francis, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Dawn Norman, Guided Pathways Representative/Pathway Coordinator
Academic Appeals 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Kathleen Kelly, English Language Studies Faculty
Agnes Drath, English Language Studies Faculty
David Burger, Mathematics Faculty
Marc Yeung, Mathematics Faculty
Diana Blauvelt, Developmental Faculty
Alexandra Della Fera, English Faculty
Alan Mitnick, English Faculty
Christina Rojas, Humanities/Social Science/Education Faculty
Wendy Watson, Health Sciences Faculty
Ali Saleh, Faculty Member at Large
Heather Griffiths, Faculty Member at Large
Clarissa Rosario Chilimintris, Counselor/Student Development Specialist – Passaic
Dierdre Nance, Counselor/Student Development Specialist – Paterson
Counselor/Student Development Specialist – Wanaque – VACANT
Three (3) administrators (one from each of these campuses: Passaic, Wanaque and the Main Campus) appointed by the Chief Academic Officer or the Chief Campus Administrator
Passaic: Winster Ceballos
Paterson: Therese Slusser
Wanaque: Janet Varvara
Academic Standards 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Parsha Hobson, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Rosalee Cain-Francis, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Merille Siegel, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Marc Yeung, Math/Science
Lonna Murphy, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Alan Mitnick, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Madjid Hannouncene, ELS/Developmental English
Palma Benko, Faculty Members at Large
Martin Baranowski, Faculty Members at Large
Counselor/Student Development Specialist at Large – VACANT
Sharon Goldstein, Chief Student Affairs Officer
Carolina Ramos, Student appointed by the PCCC Chief Student Affairs Officer
Assessment 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Cheryl Morgan-Duncan, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Marissa Cruise, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
John Paul Rodrigues, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Cecily McKeown, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Erica Foote, Math/Science
John Robb, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Kelly Bender, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Miryam Rinkerman, ELS/Developmental English
Kristina Fleming, Faculty Member at Large
Wayne Warrick, Faculty Member at Large
Donna Stankiewicz, Chief Academic Officer Designee
Betsy Marinace, Coordinator of Assessment Designee
College Writing 2020-2022
Updated October 21, 2020
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Richard Marranca, English Faculty
English Faculty – Vacant
Patricia Aprile, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Rosalee Cain-Francis, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
John Paul Rodrigues, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Wayne Warrick, Math/Science
John Robb, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Mary Dajnak, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Kathleen Kelly, ELS/Developmental English
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Peter Hynes, Academic Testing Administrator
Curriculum Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Joyet Belcher, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Nursing/Radiography/HIT – VACANT
Clement Bamkole, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Lucia Gheorghiu, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Daniela Kitanska, Math/Science
Andrea Gloetzer, Math/Science
Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education – VACANT
Nina Alsbrook-Jackson, English/Fine and Performing Arts
ELS/Developmental English – VACANT
Yon Kim, Faculty Member at Large
Merille Siegel, Faculty Member at Large
Laura Perez, Counselor Elected at Large
Rick Perdew, Librarian/Guided Pathways Representative/Pathway Coordinator
Robert Salvato, Chief Continuing Education Administrator Designee
Jacqueline Kineavy, Chief Academic Officer
Luis “Sebastian” Bustamante, Student appointed by the PCCC Chief Student Affairs Officer
Educational Technology Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Janice Rama, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Khloud Kourani, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Mike Grinberg, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Henriette Mozsolits, Math/Science
Stony Pak, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Mary Dajnak, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Lisa Egle, ELS/Developmental English
Cheryl Morgan-Duncan, Distance Learning Faculty Member at Large
Ann Deblinger, Distance Learning Faculty Member at Large
Andrea Gloetzer, Distance Learning Faculty Member at Large
Ken Karol, Director of Distance Learning
Sabrina Johnson- Taylor, Administrator in charge of the Learning Resource Center
Chris Mueller, Chief information Technology Officer Designee
Luis S. Jimenez, Student member with experience in an online or ITV course, appointed by the Dean of Student Affairs
Faculty Review 2020-2022
Updated October 21, 2020
Nine (9) full-time tenured teaching faculty elected at large, excluding those holding the title of department chairperson and excluding the Officers of the Faculty Association. No more than two (2) faculty shall be elected from any academic department and the committee chair will hold the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
Theresa Borovskis (Nursing)
Fillmore Corpus (Mathematics)
Heather Griffiths (Nursing)
Yon Kim (Mathematics)
Kala Mayur (Science)
Lonna Murphy (Social Sciences)
Christine Redman-Waldeyer (English)
Fred Safarowic (Science)
Sam Ayala (English/Fine & Performing Arts)
General Education Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
General Education Committee Files
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Alan Mitnick, English Faculty
Mark Tambone, English Faculty
Caffie Risher, Public Speaking Faculty
Fillmore Corpus, Mathematics Faculty
Daniela Kitanska, Mathematics Faculty
Eric Cameron, Technology (CIS)Faculty
Lonna Murphy, Social Science Faculty
Kate Thurman, Social Science Faculty
Mary Dajnak, Humanities Faculty Member
Petar Drakulich, Humanities Faculty Member
Martha Brozyna, Humanities Faculty Member
John Fruncillo, Humanities Faculty Member
Henriette Mozsolits, Science Faculty
Wayne Warrick, Science Faculty
Gregory Fallon, Chief Academic Officer Designee
Betsy Marinace, Coordinator of Assessment Designee
Kenneth Karol, Director of Distance Learning
Sabrina Johnson-Taylor, Learning Resources Designee
Judicial Affairs Committee 2020-2022
Updated October 21, 2020
Five (5) faculty elected at large
Two (2) counselors elected at large
Chief Student Affairs Officer or designee
President of the Student Government Association or designee
Two (2) students selected by the Chief Student Affairs Officer or designee
*The names of committee members are generally not released to the public to protect the integrity of the process*
Professional Development 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Amy Sailer, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Jill Sluka, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Joshua Sabatini, Math/Science
Andrea Gloetzer, Math/Science
Linda Carter, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Walter Behr, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Miryam Rinkerman, ELS/Developmental English
Jenifer Lucas-Uygun, ELS/Developmental English
Ann Deblinger, Faculty Member at Large
Ali Saleh, Faculty Member at Large
Student Life 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.
Michael Walker, Tenured Faculty Member at Large
Cheryl Morgan-Duncan, Tenured Faculty Member at Large
Marissa Cruise, Club Advisor
Winster Ceballos, Club Advisor
Alan Mitnick, Faculty Adviser to the Student Government Association
Maria Marte, Director of Student Activities
Peter Hynes, Associate Dean of Academic Designee
Laura Perez, Counselor Elected at Large
Melanie Mejia, Student Appointee
Paula R. Rodriguez Sandoval, Student Appointee
Lija Begum, Student Appointee
Ad Hoc Committees
Committee Members
Caffie Risher
Christine Redman-Waldeyer
Walter Behr
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Peer Review Committee for Assessment 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
Christine Redman-Waldeyer
Lonna Murphy
Khloud Kourani
Marc Yeung
Merille Siegel
Jack Latona
Henriette Mozsolits
John Rodrigues
Committee Members
Steven Hardy
Nancy Silvestro
Nina-Louise Alsbrook-Jackson
Lia Travers
Sharon Goldstein
Dawn Norman
Jennifer Gasparino
Tonisha Taylor
Maria Marte
Michael Hunt
Enrique Noguera
Alan Mitnick
Cheryl Morgan-Duncan
Justin Hull
John Paul Rodrigues
Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Completion (D.E.E.C.) Committee Mission and Goals Statement
The Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Completion (D.E.E.C.) Committee assesses institutional procedures and practices that impact historically marginalized populations within the PCCC Community. The committee’s mission is to help establish and maintain diverse, equitable, and inclusive institutional practices and programs that enhance our academic environment and institutional offerings. D.E.E.C. initiates dialogue, gathers data, and reviews standing practices to collaborate with stakeholders on DEI-based initiatives, activities, programming, and institutional changes.