May 02, 2024  
Mercy University 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
Mercy University 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

Advisory Boards


Clinical Placements for Teacher Candidates

Program Advisory Boards

School Advisory Boards

 

Clinical Placements for Teacher Candidates

Steve Ochser
Adjunct Faculty
Mercy University

Linda Languilli 
Adjunct Faculty
Mercy University

David Gualtiere
Principal
Greenburgh Academy

Kiowa Garcia
Charter School for Educational Excellence

Cindy Lopez
Principal
Charter School for Educational Excellence

Steve Levine
Adjunct Faculty
Mercy University

Elise Levine
Adjunct Faculty
Mercy University

Gisselle Robinson
American Dream Charter School

Program Advisory Boards

Communication Disorders

Glen Belkin, M.D.
Adolescent Psychiatry & Pediatric Psychiatry
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY 
Private Practice: Croton on Hudson, NY 10520

Helen Cronin Buhler, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor Emerita, Mercy University

Josephine K. Chen, M.S., CCC
Speech and Language Pathologist
Director & Clinical Supervisor
Center for Speech and Language Pathology

Paula Dinu, M.S.
Director of Speech and Hearing
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
Sleepy Hollow, NY 

Elaine Dolgin-Lieberman, M.S., CCC-SLP
Pediatric Associates
White Plains, NY 

Karena Martin, M.S., CCC-SLP
St. Barnabas Hospital, Ambulatory Clinic
Bronx, NY 

Gloria Schlisselberg, PhD., CCC-SLP
Professor Emerita- Mercy University

Craig Zalvan, M.D.
Phelps Institute for Voice & Swallowing Disorders
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Private Practice: Ardsley, NY 

Nursing

Patricia Cal, DNP, MSN
Chair, Department of Nursing
Orange Community College
Middletown, NY 

Lynette DeBellis, MA, RN
Chair, Nursing
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY 

Rebecca M. Greer, DNP, RN
Dean, Montefiore School of Nursing
Mount Vernon, NY 1

Dorothea Lever, RN, Ph.D., CDE, CCRN
Nursing Chair
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY 

Annemarie McAllister, Ed.D., RN
Dean, Cochran School of Nursing
St. Johns Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY 10701

Mary McDermott, MSN, RN, ANP, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Phelps Memorial Hospital
Sleepy Hollow, NY 

Michele Quirolo, RN, M.S.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley
Mount Kisco, NY 

Daniel M. Suarez, RN, M.A.
Associate Director Sales NY Region
OnCourse Healthcare Group Bayside,
Queens, NY

Maria Vezina, EdD, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer, MSSL
Mount Sinai, St. Luke’s
New York, NY 

Occupational Therapy

Denise Bertone, MS, OTR/L
Elizabeth Seton Children’s School
White Plains, NY

Shannon Clearwater, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Phelps Memorial Hospital
Sleepy Hollow, NY

Lisa Edelstein, MS, OT/L
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
White Plains, NY

Todd Faude, MS, OTR/L 
New York City Department of Education
Brooklyn, NY

Rachel Feld-Glazman, MS, OTR/L
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
White Plains, NY

Julie Knitter, OTR/L
Blythedale Children’s Hospital
Valhalla, NY

Izel Obermeyer, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA
Westchester Institute for Human Development
Valhalla, NY

Lisa Rivera, MS, OTR
New York Presbyterian Hospital Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY

Andrea Weill Schwartt, MA, OTR/L
New York Presbyterian-Lawrence
Eastchester, NY

Nancy Selsky, OTR/L
St. Cabrini Nursing Home
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Jeffrey Tomlinson, OTR/L, LMSW, FAOTA
Private Practice
White Plains, NY

Diane Westin, MS, OTR/L
Stamford Hospital
Stamford, CT

Physical Therapy

Caterina Abate PT DPT
Blythedale Children’s Hospital 
Valhalla, NY 

Shannan Albanese
AccessPT
New York

Kathy Birnbaum, P.T.
Community member
Dobbs Ferry, NY

William Campbell, PT DPT
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
New York, NY

Steve D’Ambroso, PT DPT 
Motion Physical Therapy 
New York

Janet Herbold, P.T., M.A.
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
White Plains, NY

Kelly Lockwood, P.T., M.H.S., D.P.T
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY

Hemansu Mangal, P.T., DPT
Board of Education
New York, NY

Mia Palazzo
Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langone Health
New York, NY

Lana Tsirakidis PT 
White Plains Hospital 
White Plains, NY 

Daniel Seidler, P.T., MS
TelePT Solutions
Bronx, NY

Mary Wainwright, P.T., DPT, NCS
Helen Hayes Hospital
West Haverstraw, NY

 

Physician Assistant Studies

Brian C. Baker, M.D., J.D.
Full-time Faculty/Associate Program Director
Mercy University

Marc Campo, P.T., Ph.D., OCS
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Mercy University
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Lenny Caro
Chief Community Relations Officer
Mercy University

Lorraine Cashin, M.P.S., PA-C
Alumna/Full-time Faculty/Program Director
Elmhurst Hospital ED

David Cherkas, M.D.
Medical Director for PA Program
Elmhurst Hospital

Nana Fofana, M.P.S., PA-C
Graduate, Class of 2012

Stephen Gamberg, PA-C
Graduate, Class of 2015

Lorraine Jamieson, PA-C
Full-time Faculty
Mercy University

Joseph Kelleher
President and Chief Operating Officer
Hutchinson Metro Center

Jenna Werblin, PA-C
Graduate, Class of 2016

 

School Advisory Boards

School of Education

Dr. Marc P. Baiocco
Superintendent
Elmsford Union Free School District

Christopher Borsari 
Superintendent
Public Schools of the Tarrytowns

Dr. Lisa Brady
Superintendent
Dobbs Ferry Schools

Dr. Andrea Coddett
Deputy Superintendent
Yonkers Public Schools

Margaret Gilhooley
GET Services: Gilhooley Education and Training Services, Inc.

Dr. Kenneth Hamilton
Superintendent
Mount Vernon Public Schools

Dr. Kristopher Harrison
Superintendent
Irvington Union Free School District

Dr. Carolyn McGuffog
Superintendent
Greenburgh North-Castle Union Free School District

Dennis McKesey
Lead Consultant
In Our Best Interest, LLC

Wynta K. Nivens 
Director of Literacy Interventions & Access
NYC Department of Education: Special Education Office

Dr. Edwin M. Quezada
Superintendent
Yonkers Public Schools

Dr. Joseph Ricca 
Superintendent
White Plains Public Schools

Meisha Ross-Porter
Executive Superintendent 
Bronx Districts 7-12,
Bronx, NY

Raymond Sanchez
Superintendent
Ossining, USFD

Dr. George Stone
Superintendent
Lakeland Central School District

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Marcia M. Brewster
President
United Nations Association - USA,
Westchester Chapter

Melissa Cebollero
Senior Director, Office of Government and Community Relations
Montefiore Health System

Shari Cohen, J.D., LMFT ‘12
Marriage and Family Therapist

Beth Enser
Director of Training

Michael Orth
Commissioner
Westchester County Department of
Community Mental Health

Susan Simon, J.D.
Town Justice in Lewisboro

Stephen E. Slate, D. Med
Executive Director
Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Stan Wiktor
President
Central Systems International