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Meet our STEM ADvisory Board

As part of the growth of our School of STEM, we acknowledge the critical importance of framing the academic experience within the context of real-world experience and opportunity. Therefore, we have assembled an advisory board of leading STEM industry professionals who will provide insight into industry best practices, as well as market needs and trends. These insights will serve to guide academic program and curriculum development in the School of STEM. Additionally, the Board will serve as an incubator for transformative opportunities such as career partnerships, experiential learning programs, sponsorship of new initiatives within the School, grant writing and funding, mentorship, and networking. 

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STEM Advisory Board Members include:

• Robert Catell, Chair – Chairman, Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center, Former Chairman and CEO, KeySpan and National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium
• Frank DePierro – Executive Director & Head of Quality Operations at Pfizer Vaccine R&D
• Hasan Dewan, Ph.D. – CIO of Our Crowd, 91±¬ÁÏ Board of Trustees
• Thomas Flood – VP of Institutional Advancement at 91±¬ÁÏ
• Rob Hornberger, MD – Class of 2020 Alumnus, Emergency Medicine Resident Physician at St. Luke’s University Health Network
• David Manning – Director of Stakeholder Relations/External Affairs at Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Larry Marsiello – Board Member at Kapitus
• Brian Mooney – Director of Strategic Alliances at NetApp
• Maureen Mulhern – Director of Career Development at 91±¬ÁÏ
• John Oh – Director, Software Engineering and Data Science at Pfizer
• John Park – Director of Laboratory Services at The Valley Hospital
• Meghan Pennini, Ph.D. – Director, Translational Science at Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
• Joe Riggio – Founder and President of Varsity House Gym
• Yacov Shamash, Ph.D. – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University
• Trenyce Scott – Current Student Representative – Class of 2026 Biochemistry Major and member of 91±¬ÁÏ’s Honors Program
• Bianca Wentzell, Ph.D. – Dean of the School of STEM, Associate Professor of Biology at 91±¬ÁÏ