Part-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty
E-mail: christopher.adams@baruch.cuny.edu
Dr. Christopher J. Adams serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. Currently, Dr. Adams serves as the Chief of Regionals and Special Projects at Long Island University where he oversees the University’s regional campuses and works on special projects assigned by the President, including the following academic programs: Society of Presidential Descendants, Global Service Institute, and the Roosevelt School. Previous to this position, Dr. Adams served as the Vice President for Student Affairs at the largest community college in New York State, Suffolk County Community College following two and a half years as the Executive Assistant to the President and the Chief of Staff for the Office of the President.
Dr. Adams also served as the Executive Administrator of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project – Columbia University and in several administrative positions at Hofstra University. He holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Administration, Professional Diploma in Educational Administration, Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration and a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education. Dr. Adams also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from Southern Connecticut State University.
Dr. Adams began teaching at Baruch College in the spring of 2005 until the fall of 2011. Dr. Adams returned to teaching at Baruch College in the fall of 2017 and was promoted to the rank of Adjunct Associate Professor and teaches Student Affairs in Higher Education and the Community College.
E-mail: NICOLA.BLAKE08@login.cuny.edu
Email: evan.casperfutterman@gmail.com
Email: rcolvin@sdsu.edu
Roddrick A. Colvin is a Professor of Public Administration in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University. His research focuses on public employment equity, law enforcement organizations, LGBTQ+ civil rights, human resource management, and international public administration and policy. His work has appeared in journals including Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Police Quarterly, Public Integrity, Women & Criminal Justice, and the International Journal of Public Administration.
Colvin is the author of Gay and Lesbian Cops: Diversity and Effective Policing and co-editor, with Angela Dwyer and Sulaimon Giwa, of QPolicing: LGBTQ+ Experiences, Perspectives, and Passions (Southern Illinois University Press, 2024). His research on policing has taken him beyond the United States, including appointments as a Visiting Fellow at the College of Policing in the United Kingdom and as a visiting researcher at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina. His recent scholarship examines the work lives of LGBTQ+ police liaisons in the United States. Before joining San Diego State University, Colvin was a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of NewYork.
He earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University at Albany, SUNY; his M.P.A. from Seattle University; and his undergraduate degree from Indiana University Bloomington, where he studied political science and philosophy.
E-mail: Thomas.Kapusta@baruch.cuny.edu
Thomas Kapusta is the current Managing Director of Bedlam, a theater company based in New York City. Tom is a theater director, producer, and fundraiser specializing in classical theatre, unexpected collaborations, and connecting new audiences to arts experiences. As founding Artistic Director of Corkscrew Theater Festival, he oversaw the artistic development and production of over thirty new plays in the festival’s four years. For seven years, Tom served as chief operations officer for Ricochet Group LLC, a boutique consulting firm specializing in nonprofit arts institutions, higher education, and commercial theatre. He holds a BA in History from Columbia University, and a Master’s in Arts Administration from the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College where he received the Marlow Prize in Arts Leadership. He served as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of Royal Shakespeare Company America from 2012-2022.
E-mail: yvette.lagonterie@baruch.cuny.edu
Yvette LaGonterie has retired from a lengthy career with the U.S. government, where she held senior positions in immigration, international affairs, and homeland security, including Senior Policy Advisor and Director of International Operations for the Department of Homeland Security, as well as a variety of senior positions in the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), including Deputy Director for International Affairs, Immigration Regional Attaché for Latin America and the Caribbean, Asylum Office Director in New York City, and Special Assistant to the INS Commissioner. Yvette has represented the United States as an immigration expert in many multilateral bodies, including a member of the Migration Experts Group of G-8, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Asian Pacific. She co-led the U.S. delegation to the Regional Consultative Group on Immigration for several years. Yvette was also the sole immigration expert assigned to the White House team that planned the Department of Homeland Security.
Yvette serves on several nonprofit boards, including Trustee for the Pan American Development Foundation; Advisory Board Chair of Migration Immigrant Refugee Rights (MIRR) Alliance; Vice Chair of the Board of Reading Partners DC; and she is a Director on the Board of the City Tavern Preservation Foundation. In addition, Yvette is a lay historian who is frequently invited to speak on her research subjects. Her essays have appeared in several publications, including Salon magazine, the Annals of Genealogical Research, Genealogy Today, and Washington City Paper.
Yvette holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from SUNY Buffalo and a MPA from Baruch College. She has completed post-graduate work at the Federal Executive Institute and Cornell University.
Email: Antonia.Levy@baruch.cuny.edu
Antonia Levy is an educational technologist and sociologist with more than a decade of experience in faculty development, digital accessibility, and inclusive teaching in higher education. She serves as Associate Director of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS), where she leads the instructional design team and the school’s accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) initiatives. She has led programming on accessibility, UDL, and the use of generative AI in teaching and learning, and co-created the OpenUDL framework, which brings together UDL guidelines and open education principles.
Antonia is currently a doctoral student in the Ed.D. program in Higher Education Administration at the Marxe School. She earned an M.A. in Disability Studies from CUNY SPS and holds earlier degrees in sociology and urban studies.
E-mail: Anni.Luneau@baruch.cuny.edu
With nearly three decades of experience as a professional fundraiser, Anni Luneau is the Chief Executive Officer of Umlaut – Modifications Emphasizing You, a consulting firm specializing in helping small nonprofits make the most of their limited resources and find creative business solutions for problems unique to these firms.
After graduating from University of Connecticut School of Law – where she sought a degree with the intention of becoming a professional fundraiser – Anni began her career specializing in research and planned giving, later branching out into individual and institutional giving serving some of New York City’s most well-regarded arts institutions including New York City Ballet, 92NY, and The Joyce Theater.
In addition to her work as a consultant, Anni teaches fundraising in Baruch College’s Masters’ program, works with individual students on their final consultancy projects, serves on two nonprofit boards, and enjoys the company of her husband and pets.
E-mail: Samantha.MacBride@baruch.cuny.edu
Samantha MacBride teaches Urban Environmentalism and Public Management at the Marxe School of International and Public Affairs, Baruch College, CUNY and is a professional in public works management of garbage and sewage. She has a doctorate in sociology from NYU and studied biology as an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins. Samantha’s interests center on discards measurement and characterization methods, biological materials flows, plastics pollution, composting and land access, corporate hegemony, and waste colonialism. Samantha has also recently begun research on the contemporary UFO phenomenon in the West, and its relation to questions of technology, religion, knowledge, and ecology.
Email: laura.maltz@baruch.cuny.edu
Laura Maltz is a long-time career services professional and has led domestic and global experiential learning programs at Barnard College and Columbia University. She has specialized experience in public-sector internships, externships, service learning, student-alum mentorship programs, employer relations, and donor-sponsored programs. At the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, Laura worked across the career services, fieldwork, and alumni relations functions to expand and support professional learning opportunities for students. As the liaison to the Academic Success Program at Columbia, Laura worked closely with the first-generation college student community and has led staff trainings and conference sessions on creating inclusive career services. Prior to her work in higher education, Laura managed workforce development and adult education programs in the non-profit sector at New York Cares and StreetWise Partners. She has also worked in private practice as an independent career coach for career changers. Laura has an M.A. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from Teachers College of Columbia University and a B.A. in Psychology from SUNY Binghamton. Outside of work, Laura is a storyteller, and has performed in and curated live storytelling events. She’s also taught storytelling workshops for faculty and staff at Columbia University and for community members at the Ecuadorian-American Cultural Center. She lives in the Bronx with her husband Chris, son Eli, and forever first-born (dog) Bernie.
Email: kmella88@gmail.com
Katherine Mella is Chief of Staff at Our Bronx (formerly the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition) where she supports the Executive Director and organization to advance strategic priorities. Prior to this role, Katherine was an Associate Commissioner in the Department of Planning and Community Development for the City of Mount Vernon, NY. In this position, she executed phase one of the city’s first comprehensive plan process in over a decade, managed two of the city’s land use boards, and supported the administration in additional land use and development priorities. Previously, Katherine worked for the MIT Community Innovators Lab and the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) in various roles, partnering with cross-sectoral leaders and institutions in the Bronx to advance community-driven planning and equitable economic development efforts. Katherine also served on the board of directors of Our Bronx representing BCDI and was a founding board member and President of the Bronx Community Land Trust. Katherine earned her Bachelor’s degree from Brown University in Urban Studies and completed her Master’s in City Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Email: Meghan-Moore-Wilk@slu.cuny.edu
“Being a part of the City University of New York is an incredible honor. I’ve worked in the Central Office and at campuses, I’m a GC alum, and the parent of a QC alum. I’ve had the opportunity to work with and learn from amazing colleagues, our outstanding faculty and incredible students. Teaching in the Baruch MSEd-HEA program has given me the opportunity to share my knowledge and experiences the next generation of higher education leaders. The best part is that I also learn from our students; they bring fresh perspectives on the evolving landscape and offer innovative ideas for addressing the challenges we face.”
Meghan Moore-Wilk, Ph.D. (she/her) joined SLU in August 2022 as the Interim Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff to assist with implementing SLU’s strategic initiatives and special projects, and assist Dean Mantsios with institutional planning and other issues that impact the School. She also serves as SLU’s Title IX Coordinator and 504/ADA Coordinator.
She previously served as the Chief of Staff to the President at Queens College, where she was a member of the President’s cabinet, chaired the Ad Hoc Working Group on Reopening during the pandemic, and oversaw the Offices of Public Safety, Venue Rentals, and Campus Events.
From 2004 to 2019, Dr. Moore-Wilk held the position of Director of Space Planning at The City University of New York, where she was responsible for tracking, evaluating, and recommending capital projects to address the space needs at each of CUNY’s 25 institutions.
She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education from the CUNY Graduate Center, master’s degrees from Teachers College Columbia University and New York University, and has 30 years-experience working in higher education.
She has served on the CUNY’s Enrollment Management Council, Gender Identity Working Group, The Graduate Center Urban Education Executive Committee, the University Working Group on Collaborative Programs, the CUNY First Steering Committee, and the new community college planning committee.
Email: ian.rasmussen@baruch.cuny.edu
Ian Rasmussen is the principal and founder of Urban Cartographics. He started the firm with the goal of arming land use attorneys with a way to effectively communicate their arguments using maps and graphics. Prior to transitioning to Urban Cartographics full time, Ian practiced zoning law in New York City, most recently with the Law Offices of Marvin B. Mitzner, and he remains on the City Bar’s Land Use Planning and Zoning committee. Ian holds a B.B.A. in Economics from Baruch College and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
E-mail: Linda.Shatzer@baruch.cuny.edu
“The diverse student body within the Marxe School cultivates a vibrant learning community. Students are empowered to explore global perspectives and develop transformative leadership skills for higher education.”
Linda Shatzer has held several positions at CUNY’s Central Office including the Change Management Lead for the CUNYfirst Project and Manager of Productivity Initiatives for the University. Her experience has provided insights into how the management of administrative services impacts the operations of the University and the academic experience for students. Linda has taught online classes for Central Michigan University and Southern New Hampshire University in Communication and Change Management at the graduate level. She has written several articles on distance learning.
E-mail: Ronald.Spalter@Baruch.cuny.edu
“Serving as an administrator whose task is to support our institutions, faculty, and students in their efforts to better understand and improve the world is a career that comes with great rewards. Our goal at Marxe is to ensure that our graduates understand how to navigate our industry and succeed in bringing about the changes to our institutions that will ensure their continued value to their constituents, communities and to society as a whole.”
Serving as an administrator whose task is to support our institutions, faculty, and students in their efforts to better understand and improve the world is a career that comes with great rewards. Our goal at Marxe is to ensure that our graduates understand how to navigate our industry and succeed in bringing about the changes to our institutions that will ensure their continued value to their constituents, communities and to society as a whole.
He has been VP for Administration at several colleges, COO at others, and Deputy Chief Operating Officer at the nations third largest system of Higher Education.
Email: Farra.Trompeter@baruch.cuny.edu
Farra Trompeter, she/her, is Co-Director and Member-Owner at Big Duck, a worker-owned cooperative that builds brands and campaigns, creates communications plans, and offers training for nonprofit organizations, foundations, and government agencies. Farra directs Big Duck’s marketing and business development efforts, focusing on building relationships with nonprofits that seek to use communications to achieve their mission. Farra has led dozens of organizations through major brand overhauls, fundraising campaigns, and more since joining Big Duck in 2007.
Before joining Big Duck, Farra worked in-house and as a consultant to nonprofit organizations including the American Lung Association, Girl Scouts of the USA, National Breast Cancer Coalition, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She’s a frequent speaker around the country, training nonprofit staff and board members on branding, communications planning, and engaging donors at all giving levels.
Farra has worked as a part-time faculty member at the Schools of Public Engagement at The New School, New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at CUNY Baruch College. She has previously served on the boards of NTEN and the NYC Anti-Violence Project. Farra holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from The New School.
Email: azack@jjay.cuny.edu
Dr. Zack conducts research in the areas of American foreign policy, national security strategy, global conflict, political violence, intellectual history, and the history of international politics. He is the author of Hegemonic War and Grand Strategy: Ludwig Dehio, World Politics, and the American Future, a contributing author to Is the West in Decline? and Equilibrio o Egemonia. Quattro secoli di conflitti per la supremazia in Europa, and has also published in scholarly journals.
