PEOPLE - MAY 2013NEW HIRES
ADMISSIONSErin McGinty-Perk, Admissions representativeKyla Covert, coordinator, Admissions multimedia projectCENTER FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIESTo Faculty Academic Coordinator: Wade Mackie Jr. and Rebecca L. ScottFACILITIES MANAGEMENTTim Gaughran, general maintenance workerJustin Rapoza, general maintenance workerDaniel St Laurent, athletic grounds coordinatorHUMAN RESOURCES & PAYROLLValerie DiLorenzo, benefits associateINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYPatricia Riordan, director of IT Business ServicesRESOURCE DEVELOPMENTRandall Rosenthal, major gifts officerSTUDENT FINANCIAL & ACADEMIC SERVICESVikki Masse, financial aid assistantWEB COMMUNICATIONSJames MacDonald, web communications producerEXTRA CURRICULAR
ATHLETICSHead baseball coach, John LaRose has been named Coach of the Year by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. JWU finished the 2013 campaign as the GNAC regular season champions with a 27-14 overall record, 15-5 in league play. The Wildcats advanced to the final four of the conference contest, but lost in the second round. LaRose also recorded his 300th career win this season.COLLEGE OF BUSINESSOscar Chilabato, associate professor, marketing, has been invited to be a member of the National Executive Education Committee of the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The committee is comprised of academic and industry professionals that represent every region of the United States. As a committee member, he will represent the New England region and will have voting rights as it relates to policies and initiatives of the Academic Division of the AAF.Peter Bortolotti, associate professor, marketing, has been chosen to be a reviewer for the 2013 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Award given annually by Campus Compact. The finalists will be announced during the Campus Compact national conference, The Engaged Campus: Driving Innovation Through Partnerships May 19-21, 2013. Crystal Taylor, assistant professor, Center for Equine Studies, was nominated by her student dressage team for the prestigious coach of the year award. Each year, the board of directors of the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) reviews the nominations from around the country and bestowed this honor on Crystal.COLLEGE OF CULINARY ARTSChefs Olga Bravo and Rebecca Wagner, both adjuncts in the Baking & Pastry Arts, have received Edible Rhody Magazine's "Local Hero Awards" for their contributions to the local food movement. Read theirs, and all the winner's, stories in the spring issue. http://ediblerhody.com/online-magazine/spring-2013/2013-local-hero-winners/Katrina Herold, assistant professor, Dining & Beverage Services, has obtained her Sommelier Certificate from the Court of Master Sommeliers.Barbara Robinson, assistant professor, Culinary Nutrition, has passed the American Society of Parenteral Enteral Nutrition exam. She is now a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC).Janet Rouslin, associate professor, Culinary Nutrition, has achieved her Certification in Outpatient Diabetes Education (CDOE)THE HOSPITALITY COLLEGELee Esckilsen, associate professor, Sports, Entertainment, and Event Management, was recertified for the fourth time since 1998 by the International Association of Venue Management (IAVM) as a Certified Facility Executive (CFE). In addition, he successfully passed the Sports & Special Events Incident Management Course offered by the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) for FEMA and the Office of Homeland Security.Louis Pullano and Robert Stewart, assistant professors, Sports, Entertainment and Event Management, have earned Crowd Control Certification from the International Association of Venue Management.Paul VanLandingham, EdD; professor, Food & Beverage Management, has been re-certified as a National Food Safety Manager In an International Hotel School team effort, Magnus Thorsson, assistant professor; Rex Warren, assistant professor; and, Jane Boyland, department chair, presented two refereed poster sessions at the 18th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism held January in Seattle, Wash. The topics included "Testing the Combined Approach in Hotel Occupancy Forecasting" and "Investigating How User Generated Content on the Internet Influences Hotel Brand Image and Consumer Purchase Intention."Together, Rex Warren, assistant professor, and Jane Boyland, department chair, The International Hotel School, published a refereed research paper "Assessing the Financial Literacy of Domestic and International College Students" in the JWU Scholars Archive.JOHN HAZEN WHITE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCESScott Palmieri was recently voted Teacher of the Year by the A & S faculty.Associate Professor of Social Sciences Dorothy Abrams recently traveled to the UN to be part of a panel discussion on refugee issues. The discussion was organized by the NGO (Non-Governmental Office) Committee on Mental Health (CMH) Working Group on Refugees, Immigrants, and Mental Health. PRACTICUM PROPERTIESJose Estrompa, general manager of The Radisson Airport Hotel Providence, received the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AHLA) State Leadership Award at the 2013 Legislative Action Summit held in April in Washington DC. SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYSteve Andrade, associate professor, completed his fellowship at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Center for Gaming Research. His final paper and podcast are available on UNLV's website. FACULTY LONGEVITY AWARDSThe Providence Campus faculty were recently recognized for their years of service. It all adds up to 1,040 years:35 YEARS OF SERVICELinda Kender, College of Culinary Arts30 YEARS OF SERVICEElizabeth Beukema, College of BusinessMary Javarey, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesEdward Korry, College of Culinary ArtsBradley Ware, College of Culinary Arts25 YEARS OF SERVICEElizabeth Covino, The Hospitality CollegeRobert Pekar, College of Culinary ArtsRobert Ross, College of Culinary Arts20 YEARS OF SERVICEJane Boyland, The Hospitality CollegeJames Brosnan, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesPaul Colbert, Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate SchoolChristina Coles, College of BusinessElaine Cwynar, College of Culinary ArtsRichard DeMaria, College of Culinary ArtsWilliam Jarvie, The Hospitality CollegeDonald Kaczmarczyk, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesAllen Kruger, College of BusinessJohn Krupa, College of BusinessLucille Ligas, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesSusan Marshall, College of Culinary ArtsDavid Morris, The Hospitality CollegeFrank Satterthwaite, Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School15 YEARS OF SERVICEAllison Acquisto, College of Culinary ArtsOscar Chilabato, College of BusinessRichard Cooney, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesMarc DeMarchena, College of Culinary ArtsJean Holt, College of BusinessRobert Lucier, College of Culinary ArtsRaymond Olobri, College of Culinary ArtsDavid Ricci, College of Culinary ArtsJames Sheusi, School of TechnologyErin Wilkinson, College of Business10 YEARS OF SERVICEDenise DeMagistris, Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate SchoolFrank Duchala, College of BusinessDirk Fogg, College of BusinessRichard Miscovich, College of Culinary ArtsValeria Molinelli, College of Culinary ArtsFrederick Pasquariello, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesRory Senerchia, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesTodd Seyfarth, College of Culinary ArtsMitch Stamm, College of Culinary ArtsGeraldine Wagner, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesWendy Wagner, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesWai Yung, School of TechnologyFIVE YEARS OF SERVICEFelice Billups, Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate SchoolCalden Collins, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesKevin Crawley, College of Culinary ArtsMichel Gilbert, The Hospitality CollegeAlison Goodrich, College of BusinessDavid Hood, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesKaryn Jimenez Elliott, School of TechnologyAlison Ross, The Hospitality CollegeEugene Santos, School of TechnologyDiane Santurri, School of TechnologyKaren Shea, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesVidyasagar Sivalingam, School of TechnologyEmily Spitzman, John Hazen White School of Arts & SciencesRoberto Villarreal, College of Culinary Arts