2021 Doctoral Student Welcome Reception

2021 New Doctoral Student Welcome Reception Celebration of August 2021 Graduates & Special Awards Ceremony September 29, 2021, 5-7 pm

Manhattanville Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Offered in partnership with:

Putnam | Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services

The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is designed for practicing and prospective leaders and experienced educators in P-20 and higher education, serving schools, districts, private and independent schools, charter schools, colleges, universities, community organizations, and entrepreneurial endeavors. The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership consists of 3 pathways and is a cohort model enabling students to be part of a dynamic and cohesive community of learners during the EdD program. Currently enrolled students and doctoral alumni are highly accomplished scholar-practitioners who appreciate and have benefited from the importance of having a terminal degree in the field of education.

Celebrating a Decade of Excellence!

WELCOME FALL 2021 NEW STUDENTS Signature Pathway Cohort 13

Sergio Davila

Dissertation Completion Pathway Cohort 2

Jessica Fudge

Wanda Diaz

Kristina Irwin

Denise Harper-Richardson

Merle Jackson

Cristina Shams

Antoinette Mattis

Cheryl Spada

Maribel Rudecindo-Mendez

Lynn Ann Wills

Kiesha Tillman

Higher Education Leadership Pathway Cohort 6

Ryaneileen Duffy

Stephen Celio

Genieve Holder

Patrice Dobies

Cori Jackson

Simone Nicholas

David Leis

Anibal Soler

Kevin McLeod

Esther Yoon

Keith Schenker Jennifer Walsh

Patrick Delargy

Jesse Lubinsky

Jennifer McCarthy Cherise Mullings

Sara Simon-Shult Gelaine Williams

Zoraima Rosario-Rolon

Welcome & Introductions Ms. Renée Gargano

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Welcome New Doctoral students, Award Recipients, and August Graduates Dr. Shelley B. Wepner

DEAN OF SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

New Student Welcome Video Welcome Dr. Michael E. Geisler PRESIDENT

2021 Special Awards Recognition Ethel Kennedy Award for Human Rights Leadership Video Tribute Ms. Kerry Kennedy PRESIDENT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS

Dr. Joanne Marien CLINICAL FACULTY, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Presentation of inaugural award to Jennifer Wesolowski, Signature Pathway, Cohort 10 Established in 2020, the Ethel Kennedy Award for Human Rights Leadership honors Mrs. Kennedy by recognizing others’ shared passion for promoting human rights, particularly within the field of education. The recipient is a student whose proposed dissertation research focuses on a human rightsrelated issue, thereby promising to promote equity and justice within the field of education. For the purposes of this award, human rights are viewed as those that provide for all people to live freely and justly, and with dignity and equality without distinction to differences of any kind.

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2021 inaugural recipient: Jennifer Wesolowski, Signature Pathway, Cohort 10 Jennifer serves as the Coordinator of AIS and 504 Services K-12 Lindenhurst School District. She taught for seventeen years before becoming a school administrator. As an Assistant Principal and Principal, Jen focused on implementing student centered instructional practices, increasing opportunities for student recognition and reward, reducing missed instructional time for students, and creating restorative justice protocols. As a District administrator, some of Jen’s areas of foci are: early intervention practices, multi-tiered systems of support, multiple measures of student achievement, and equitable student access to the general education curriculum.

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Judith Johnson Memorial Award Video Tribute Regent Dr. Frances G. Wills 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Ms. Pamela Johnson JUDITH JOHNSON’S DAUGHTER

Dr. Kenneth Mitchell ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Presentation of inaugural award to Sagrario Rudecindo-O’Neill, Signature Pathway, OU Cohort 1 In 2020, the Manhattanville College Doctoral Program established the Judith Johnson Memorial Award to recognize a doctoral student whose work reflects Ms. Johnson’s legacy. The recipient is a doctoral student whose scholarship and/or leadership is related to one or more of the following: • Support for racially minoritized populations.

• Takes action to redress racial injustices • Demonstrates equity-minded actions in policy and/or practice.

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2021 Inaugural Recipient Sagrario Rudecindo-O’Neill SIGNATURE PATHWAY, OU COHORT 1

Sagrario Rudecindo-O’Neill began her career in education as a bilingual special education teacher for the New York City Board of Education in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan. She went on to work as an Instructional Support Specialist in the Bronx. She provided professional development and teacher support to special education teachers across 9 schools in the northern section of the Bronx. After a year in that position, she served as an assistant principal in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan. She later left the city and served as both an assistant principal and school principal in the suburban district of Washingtonville.

She is currently serving in her first year as the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Student Support in the Beacon City School District.

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2021 Mary Humphreys Endowed Scholarship William H. Humphreys BUSINESS DIRECTOR & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (RETIRED) STOLT-NIELSEN VICE CHAIR, MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dr. Kenneth Mitchell ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

The Mary K. Humphreys Endowed Scholarship in Special Education is an award to students in honor of the memory of Mary K. Humphreys who dedicated her life to the education of children with special needs. She received an undergraduate degree in education and a master’s degree in special education from Manhattanville College. To honor her memory, the friends and family of Mary K. Humphreys have established this scholarship for Special Education at Manhattanville College. The recipient demonstrates:

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• A passion for and sensitivity to the needs of children with special needs.

• Personifies the ideals, compassion, and work ethic of Mary K. Humphreys.

• Demonstrates perseverance in enriching the quality of life of children.

• Is a life-long learner.

2021 Mary Humphreys Endowed Scholarship Award Recipient: Jamal Doggett SIGNATURE PATHWAY, COHORT 10

Jamal Doggett is in his ninth year as principal at the Rebecca Turner Elementary School. During his tenure as principal, he led the Rebecca Turner Elementary School to becoming the first "Reward School" in the Mount Vernon City School District.

Jamal, a candidate for Doctor of Education at Manhattanville College, is conducting a mixed methods case study EXAMINING THE EFFICACY OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS IN AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Jamal exemplifies the qualities as described by the Mary K. Humphreys Endowed Scholarship in Special Education.

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August 2021 Graduate Celebration Video Dr. Susan Iverson PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR OF DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP; & COORDINATOR FOR HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PATHWAY

Dr. Matthew Baumoel SIGNATURE COHORT 7

A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION IN ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Dr. Katie Kelley HIGHER EDUCATION COHORT 3

THE COST OF AN EDUCATION: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH FUNDING A BACHELOR’S DEGREE AT 4-YEAR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

Dr. Ian Wolf HIGHER EDUCATION COHORT 3

BORDER ECLIPSE: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT CONDUCT PROFESSIONALS’ ROLES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Love Behind Leadership Dr. Monique Reilly PRESIDENT, DOCTORAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Closing Remarks Dr. Susan Iverson

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Thank you!

A special thanks to Faculty and Staff who have contributed so much to the success of our Doctoral Program and students:

Adjunct Faculty Dr. Ruben Barato Dr. Laura Bigaouette Dr. Victoria Fantozzi Dr. Martin Fitzgerald Dr. Sara Henry Dr. Nicole Joseph Dr. Seann Kalagher Dr. Sebastian Persico Dr. Cindy Porter

Dr. Michael E. Geisler President

Ms. Christine Dehne

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Dr. Shelley B. Wepner

Dean of School of Education

Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Staff

Dr. Lenora Boehlert

Chair and Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Ms. Patricia Gannon

Dr. Susan V. Iverson

Administrative Assistant

Professor & Director of Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership; & Coordinator for HigherEducation Leadership pathway

Ms. Lynda Hanley

Education Librarian for The Doctoral Program

Ms. Renée Gargano

Assistant Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Ms. Dominique Mason Administrative Assistant

Dr. Peter Troiano

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator of Dissertation Completion Pathway

Friends and Affiliates of the Manhattanville College Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Faculty Dr. Nora Broege Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr. Lynn Allen Ms. Jody Green Heartful Editor Ms. Jennifer Iervolino Dr. Laurence Krute Dr. Diane Lang Dr. Robert Mangione Ms. Paula Moskowitz Ms. Linda Putorti Mr. Jeff Rosedale Ms. Danielle Wachter Ms. Alissa Wilson

Dr. Joanne Marien

Clinical Faculty, Educational Leadership

Dr. Kenneth Mitchell

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr. Robert Monson

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr. Joseph Phillips

Clinical Faculty, Educational Leadership

Dr. Yiping Wan

Professor, Educational Leadership

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We would like to thank the Manhattanville College School of Education Faculty and Staff, the Manhattanville College Doctoral Alumni Association, the dissertation committee members who gave their time and expertise, Orange Ulster BOCES for providing a satellite location and the PNW BOCES Center for Educational Leadership for their ongoing support of the doctoral students and program.

A very special thanks to the Board and Administration of Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES, our partners in offering the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership.

Educational Leadership Advisory Committee 2020-2021

Dr. Ronald Hattar

Dr. Angela Adamu

Dr. Emily Hersh

Dr. Jeremy Barker

Dr. Susan V. Iverson

Dr. Laura Bigaouette

Dr. Nikki Josephs

Dr. Lenora Boehlert

Dr. Kenneth Mitchell

Dr. Alison Carson

Dr. Letitia Payne

Dr. Marjorie Castro

Dr. Cindy Porter

Dr. Cheryl Champ

Dr. Raymond Sanchez

Ms. Renée Gargano

Dr. Patrick Sullivan

Dr. Debbie Hand

Dr. Shelley B. Wepner

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Manhattanville Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Offered in partnership with:

Putnam | Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services