STAFF DIRECTORY
Dean's Office | Communication & Marketing | Academic Programs | Admissions & Enrollment | Operations
Teaching, Learning & Assessment | Faculty & Program Directors
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
Christine Kelleher Palus, PhD
Dean, College of Professional Studies
Professor of Public Administration
610-519-8024
Executive Administrative Assistant
610-519-8024
Fr. David Cregan, OSA, PhD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
610-519-8027
Director, Finance & Administration
COMMUNICATION & MARKETING
Kelly Grentz, MBA
Senior Director, Adult and Professional Education Marketing
610-519-8401
Shane McNichol
Associate Director, Communication and Marketing
610-519-8353
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Susan Leighton, MBA
Assistant Dean, Academic Programs
610-519-4306
Kirstin DeFusco Houtz, MS
Director, Academic Advising and Student Support
610-519-5240
Robyn Dooley
Academic Advisor
610-519-4367
Olivia D'Aiutolo Mendenall, MEd
Associate Director, Academic Advising and Student Support
610-519-4418
Sasha Haddoun, MA
Director, Professional Education
610-519-6194
Maryjo Sireci
Assistant Director, Student Support Services
610-519-4343
Elizabeth Remelius, MPA
Assistant Director, Professional Education
610-519-7463
Shannon Fischer
Program Coordinator
610-519-8084
Kimberly Mariani
Program Coordinator
610-519-4241
ACADEMIC INTERNS
Sophia Hass
Academic Programs Intern
Janiyah Clinton
Academic Programs Intern
VUNITED SCHOLARS PROGRAM STAFF
Molly Shawhan, MEd
VUnited Scholars, Interim Program Director
James Conte
Resident Assistant
Philip Murray
Independent Living Advisor
Amanda Myers
Independent Living Advisor
ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT
Paul Ballentine, MLA
Director, Admissions and Enrollment
610-519-4366
Mike Kalpokas
Assistant Director, Admissions
610-519-5123
Eileen Callahan, EdD
Manager, College Outreach
610-519-6478
Manager, College Partnerships
610-519-4569
Enrollment Counselor
610-519-6712
Enrollment Counselor
610-519-4813
COLLEGE OPERATIONS
Tara Gallo
Director, College Operations
610-519-8690
Sharon Roth-DeFulvio, MBA, MCSE
Assistant Director, College Data and Technology
610-519-4351
Danielle Piercy. M.Ed.
Assistant Director, College Operations
610-519-6581
TEACHING, LEARNING & ASSESSMENT
Pete Watkins, PhD, MSW
Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
610-519-4304
Assistant Director, Instructional Support
610-519-4305
FACULTY & PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Matthew Carluzzo, JD
Paralegal Program Director
Assistant Dean of Students & Academic Success
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
610-519-7136
Stanley Cohen, M.D.
Visiting Scholar, Emeritus Professor of Pathology & Founding Director, Center for Biophysical Pathology, Rutgers-NJMS
Adjunct Professor of Pathology for Perelman Med. Sch., U. Penn. and Kimmel Sch. of Medicine, Jefferson U.
Marv Meissner, MBA
Professor of Practice
610-519-4302
Women's Leadership Development Certificate Program Director
Founding Faculty Director, VIISTA: Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates
Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
610-519-5286
AT A GLANCE
5
DEGREES
5
CERTIFICATES
200+
FACULTY AND INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS
30+
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS/COURSES
10,000+
ENROLLMENTS ON CAMPUS AND ONLINE
100+
YEARS OF EDUCATING ADULT LEARNERS