Penny Rosenstein, L&L MA, 2021
Education Specialist, YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood
New York City, NY
Adrian Enriquez, L&L MA, 2021
Assistant Director, SONYC Program, Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering, New York City, NY
Triona Twomey, L&L MA, 2021
Head of English Department, EF Academy, Thornwood, NY
Rhode-Elise St. Jacques, L&L MA, 2021
Instructor, CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP), Bronx Community College, CUNY, Bronx, NY
Michael Rymer, L&L MA, 2021
Coordinator, Writing Center, School of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY
New York, NY
Jorge Velez, L&L MA, 2021
Acting Assistant Director, First Year Experience at Queens College, New York
Queens, NY
Brittany Zayas, L&L MA 2020
Academic Specialist, Harlem Children’s Zone, New York, NY
Ibrahim Alhashidi, L&L MA, 2019
Academic Resource Center Coordinator, City College of New York, CUNY
New York, NY
Berioska Ipinza, L&L MA, 2019
ESOL Instructor, Queens Community House
Marina Palenyy, L&L MA 2019; Student, PhD in Composition and Applied Linguistics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Composition Instructor, KIPP Nashville, Nashville, TN
James Dunn, L&L MA, 2019; MA in Journalism & Communications, American University; PhD candidate, PhD in Composition and Applied Linguistics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2020-present)
Instructor, High School Equivalency Exam, BronxWorks, Bronx, NY (July 2021-present)
Bianca DeJesus, L&L MA 2018
Learning Specialist on the TEDx team at TED (aka TED TALKS)
Full-time job in New York City
Schindia Bidasee, L&L MA, 2017
Adult Education Coordinator
Bronx YMCA, Youth and Family Department
Bronx, NY
Maria Vint, L&L MA, 2016
PhD Candidate, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PhD in Composition and Applied Linguistics (2019-present)
Instructor-in-Residence, Business Communications
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Kevin Kudic, L&L MA, 2016; MA, Education, Queens College, 2020; Current Student, PhD in Composition and Applied Linguistics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
English Language Arts Teacher, Newcomers High School, Long Island City, NY
Lisa Diomande, L&L MA, 2015
HSE Program Coordinator and Instructor
Henry Street Workforce Development Center
New York, NY
Stephanie Jean-Stern, L&L MA, 2015
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Writing Center, City College of New York
New York, NY
Joel Thomas, L&L MA, 2015
Corporate Trainer / Career Mentor
America Works of New York, Inc.
Raynira Tejada, L&L MA, 2015
Intake Advisor at the Washington Heights Library
Adult Learning Centers at the New York Public Library
Mark Jamison, L&L MA, 2014
Senior Program Manager of Learning Operations
ACS Workforce Institute (in partnership with CUNY School for Professional Studies)
New York, NY
Melissa Valerie, L&L MA, 2014
Lecturer, Metropolitan Equal Opportunity Center (MEOC
Adjunct Lecturer, English, John Jay College, CUNY
New York, NY
Tina Lee, L&L MA, 2013
Director of Education
Friends of Island Academy
Greater New York City Area
Mabel Batista, L&L MA, 2013
Instructor, CUNY Start, Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY
Garri Rivkin, L&L MA, 2012
Program Director, Academic Support Services
Co-Founder and Executive Director, City Tutors
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
The City College of New York, CUNY
New York, NY
Marco Fernando Navarro, L&L MA, 2012, PhD, Rhetoric & Culture, RPI, 2018
Lecturer, English Department, and Writing Center Director
Queens College, CUNY
Queens, New York
James Johns, L&L MA, 2011
ELL Instructional Facilitator
Reading Intervention for ELLs
Oklahoma City Public Schools
Oklahoma City, OK
Wynne Ferdinand, L&L MA, 2010
Director of Educational Partnerships and General Education
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
New York, NY
Megan (Kelly) Dausch, L&L MA, 2010
Senior Instructor, Adaptive Technology/Outreach
Helen Keller National Center, Long Island, NY
Justin March, L&L MA, 2009
Coordinator of Developmental Studies; Associate Professor and Coordinator of Developmental Studies
Jamestown Community College, SUNY
Jamestown, NY
David Goldberg, L&L MA, 2009
Assistant Professor, Tourism and Hospitality
Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
Brooklyn, NY
Sisnur Araujos, L&L MA, 2009
Intake Advisor/Case Manager
New York Public Library, Wakefield Branch
Bronx, NY
Lauren (Ball) Williams, L&L MA, 2009; PhD, English, St. John’s University
Assistant Professor of English
Thomas Nelson Community College
Hampton, Virginia
Toni D’Onofrio, L&L MA, 2008; PhD (ABD), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Composition/TESOL
Chef/Culinary Arts Instructor, Department of Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Nutrition and Dietetics, Westchester Community College
New York, NY
Michael Burns, L&L MA, 2007, PhD, English, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Associate Professor, English Department
West Chester University
West Chester, PA
Jerry Farnett, L&L MA, 2000
Case Manager Community Care Hub, Counseling Department
Onondaga Community College, SUNY
Syracuse, New York
Mark McBeth, L&L MA, 1995
Professor, English Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY and CUNY Graduate Center
New York, NY
Qian Zhang Malkoff, L&L MA, 1993; PhD NYU Steinhardt School of Education, 2018
Instructor, Chinese & Social Studies, Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, NY
