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The Planning Task Force

To launch the Collabortive Strategic Planning process, President McNamara selected two co-chairs of the Planning Task Force, Sean O'Connell and Steven Gstalder. The Planning Task Force (PTF), whose members are listed below, is a group of thirty-six faculty and administrators chosen by President McNamara and the two chairs, in collaboration with the members of the President's Administrative Council and following the guidance of Patrick Sanaghan. The members of the PTF were selected following a set of guidelines that Dr. Sanaghan has refined through his work on dozens of college campuses. 

Julia McNamara, President, Albertus Magnus College

Sean O'Connell, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs & Academic Dean for the Day College — Planning Task Force Co-Chair

Steven Gstalder, Vice President for Information Technology Services — Planning Task Force Co-Chair

Christine Atkins, Coordinator of Foreign Languages and Director of Honors Program

Mark Barreuther, Chair, Department of Biology & Chemistry

Carolyn Behan Kraus, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Mark Case, Faculty — Mathematics

Jeremiah Coffey, Chair, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies

Natalie Devaull, Director of Writing Programs & Assistant Professor of English

Nancy Fallon, Faculty — Business & Management

Howard Fero, Director, Leadership Program

Andrew Foster, Director of Financial Aid

Deborah Frattini, Director, Academic Development Center

David Garaventa, Instructional Technology Specialist

Robert Imholt, Chair, Department of History & Political Science

Stephen Joy, Chair, Department of Psychology

Sr. Anne Kilbride O.P., Special Assistant to the President for the Promotion of Catholic Dominican Heritage

Andrea Kovacs, Vice President For Marketing

Anne Leeney-Panagrossi, Director of Library and Information Services

Richard Lolatte, Dean for Admission and Financial Aid

Jeanne Mann, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer

Maureen Morrison, Dean for Student Services

Mitchell Oliver, Head Men's Basketball Coach / Assistant Athletic Director / Recruiting Coordinator

Nilvio Perez, Director of Admission

Irene Rios, Dean for the School of New Dimensions

Paul Robichaud, Associate Dean, Traditional Undergraduate Day Program / Chair, Department of English & Humanities

June Sangapore, Director of Student Services of New Dimensions

James Schafrick, Director of Purchasing & Public Safety/Special Projects

Corey Schmidt, Director of Academic Advising and Student Success

Eric Schoeck, Faculty — English/Humanities

Stefanie Stevens, Alumni Associate

Loel Tronsky, Faculty — Psychology/Education

Ron Waite, Chair, Department of Communications

Laura Whitney, Controller and Assistant Treasurer

Patricia Yeaman, Chair, Department of Sociology

Suzanne Yurko Wall, Director, Career Services