The Advisory Board of the Dolan School of Business includes approximately 25 members with demonstrated knowledge, leadership, and professional experience in a particular field.‌‌

The Dolan School focuses its mission on providing excellent undergraduate and graduate programs for students regionally and nationally. Our efforts are directed at students seeking an education in business characterized by Catholic and Jesuit values and dedicated to:

  • Professional competence
  • Ethical practice
  • Service to the community, especially to those in need of special advocacy
  • Commitment to the common good

As the Dolan School advances to a new era in collegiate business education leadership, it seeks the full participation of the Advisory Board in addressing the following goals:

  • Serve as advisors to the dean in identifying and analyzing broad issues, which transcend departmental or school boundaries and serve the comprehensive, long-range goals of the Dolan School. Such matters might include, but are not limited to:
    • Graduate business education
    • Management trends and strategies
    • Local, regional, and global business and industry issues
    • Other concepts that might favorably influence and impact the Dolan School of Business and its academic and outreach programs
  • Assist in identifying speakers and promoting the educational programs of the Dolan School of Business to achieve increased recognition on a national and international scale.
  • Assist the School in meeting its financial development needs through direct participation in the identification and cultivation of significant forms of support from individuals and organizations within its principal constituencies.
  • Act as a confidential sounding board to the dean on issues pertaining to the advancement of the School and the achievement of its vision.

Advisory Board Members

Jennifer Abate ’94
Senior Managing Director
Blackstone

Michael Archbold ’82
Board Member
Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican

Jessica Baehr ’04, MBA’11
President, Investment Management
Equitable

Michael Bentivegna ’82
Founder
Perfect Positioning Marketing Consultancy

Heather Bulk ’95
Chief Operating officer
Morningside Capital

Charles Burke Jr. ’01 (Chair)
Co-COO of Family Office & Co-Head of Center Wealth
Rockefeller Capital Management

Peter Costello II ’84

Ronald Delia ’93

Michael DeMarco Jr. ’92, MBA’05
President
SES Satellites

Gina Douvas
Sr. VP
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

David Falkowski P’28,’24
EVP Chief Compliance
CVS Health

Elaine Hughes 
Managing Director
E.A. Hughes and Co., Inc. 

Ursula Hurley ’04
CFO
JetBlue Airways

Kelly Lafnitzegger ’89, P’26,’23
Executive VP and Chief Human Resources Officer
AIG Insurance Company

John O'Connor ’85, P’24
COO
Arax Investment Partners

Elena Pienkowski ’97
Partner/Principal, People Consulting
Ernst & Young LLP

Patricia Preston ’80

Maureen Reynolds ’99
Chief People Officer
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Thomas Sciametta ’96
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP 

Colleen Tycz ’04, MBA’11
SVP, Head of Retirement & Insurance Strategic Accounts
Franklin Templeton Investments

John Welch ’87

Program Advisory Boards

Our Accounting programs benefit from strong connections with accounting firms and employers. Executives from various accounting firms serve on the Advisory Board to provide advice on our curricula, program designs, internships and mentoring, and recruit our graduates.

Advisory Board Members

Jenna Allegretto ’11, MS’12
Managing Director
CBIZ

Timothy Campbell ’12, MS’13
Assurance Senior Manager
CohnReznick, LLP

Kevin Catalano ’97
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tessa Criticos ’03, MBA’04
Managing Director, Federal Tax
KPMG LLP

Christopher Diana ’09, MS’10
Corporate Controller
XPT Group LLC

Robert Grosso ’97
Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Kristen Mascis ’98
Senior Manager
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Robert Morton Jr. ’08, MS’09
Deals Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Robert Nardone ’92
Partner
KPMG LLP

Christopher Salvatore ’02
Partner
Crowe LLP

Brandyn Schmelzer
Partner
BDO USA LLP

Advisory Board Members

Kaitlyn Arnold ’17
Chief of Staff to General Manager
IBM

Abhijit Chinai
SVP, Data & Analytics Capabilities
Synchrony Financial

Christina Clark ’02
CIO
GE Vernova

James Cronin ’84
CEO
ProclaimRx

Christopher Dacey ’93
Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
PartsTown

Stephen Edison ’03
Chief Product Officer, Senior Partner & Managing Director 
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

George Halvatzis, Jr. ’18, MBA’19
Senior Manager - Agent Extensibility - AI in Deals
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

James Hedrick ’07
VP Head of Global Distribution Intelligence
Franklin Templeton Investments

John Kinney ’93, P’25

Peter McSherry
Managing Director
Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

Margarita Pineda-Ucero
Founder
Women Dignity Alliance

Joseph Stagg IV ’04
Director, Head of Digital Experience
Gartner, Inc.

Advisory Board Members

Stephen Barrett ’98
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan Securities

Mindee Blanco
Chief Operating Officer
Barnum Financial Group

Joseph Bronson ’70
Chief Executive Officer and Principal
The Bronson Group, LLC

Phillip Cagnassola ’92
Partner
Frasier Capital LLC

Michael Garvey ’89, P’30,’25,’23
Andora Ventures Inc

Christopher Hillock ’00, P’30
Partner
Dell Technologies Capital

Padraic Kelly ’90
Audit Partner
KPMG LLP

Celine King ’23
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
GreenIRR Inc.

Stephen Pilch ’83
Executive Managing Director
Stockbridge Real Estate Funds

Jamie Ramerini ’13
Chief Operating Officer
COMPEL CEOs

Patrick Slocum ’00
Chief Accounting Officer
Circana

Christopher Stephens Jr.

Ronald Vigliotta ’95
Consultant
RTV Finance

Advisory Board Members

Candice Brancazio ’02

Kevin Del Mauro ’08
Managing Director, Global Head of Business Development
Leucadia Asset Management

Noreen Dever ’96
SVP, CFO Enterprise Services
American Express Company

Edward Fletcher ’93, P’23
Partner
Atlas Holdings LLC

Joseph Jaeger ’75
Consultant
Self-Employed

Elizabeth Kahl ’98
Senior Managing Director
Blue Owl Capital

Patrick Leeber ’86

Kevin Reda ’13
Managing Director, Head of National Accounts
Lazard Asset Management LLC

Matthew Reibl ’09
Director, Portfolio Operations
Gemspring

Claire Rogan ’08
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Catenary

Kyle Siebert ’08
Senior VP Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley

Gianna Tilley ’13
Director, Associate Market Manager
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.

Shari Williams ’93, MBA’00, P’26
Chief Risk Officer
Elevex Capital

Advisory Board Members

Christopher Arena ’93, P’24
Head of On-Court and Brand Partnerships
National Basketball Association

Suzanne Bedell ’94
VP Marketing & Sales Strategy
CareCentrix

John Cavallero III ’89
Franchise Owner
Orangetheory Fitness

Michael Haviland Sr. ’82, P’15, P’13
President/Founder
Do Good Marketing Llc

Nicole Jones ’00, MBA’05
Chief Media Commercial Lead 
Kantar

Jennifer Kohl ’89, P’29
Chief Media Officer
VMLY&R

Maya Palfreyman ’10
Director of Product Marketing
Workiva

Robert Penwell ’06
Head of Ticketing & Business Development
Punchup.live

Amy Selwood McGovern ’95 (Chair)
Head of Agency Partnerships
Best Buy Ads

John Sohigian ’82, MA’85
Sales Consultant
Teton Ridge

Louis Spadaro ’06
VP, Research & Insights
Media Futures Group

Nicole Tramontano ’01
Senior Agency Development Manager, Amazon Ads
Amazon

Advisory Board Members

Marisa Bartning ’01
Visa

Daniel Deponte ’07
President/Chief Executive Officer
RNWBL

Cynthia Drexel ’02
Head of Human Resources
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP

Kara Gustafson ’01 (Chair)
President
RBC Foundation USA

David Hirx ’03
Group Sales Manager
Lake Compounce

Kathryn Rosseau ’01
University Lead Recruiter
Google, Inc

Stephen Winkel ’01, MA’03
VP, Talent & Engagement
Constant Contact

Jacob Wright P’29
Skyward Companies

Advisory Board Members

Nicholas Costello ’05, MBA’24
Head of Productivity Strategy
New York Life Insurance Company

Miranda Curto ’23, MS’24

Francesca Federico ’10
Co-Founder/President, Wealth Advisor
Twelve Points Wealth Management

Jennifer Gabrielli ’94
Head of Global Family and Institutional Wealth
UBS

Craig Haba ’91, P’21
Managing Partner/Wealth Advisor RJFS
Haba Sherry Wealth Management

Robert Kelly P’30,'28
Managaing Director, Wealth Partner
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Kenneth Kraus ’17
Attorney at Law
Kenneth J. Kraus 

Thomas Mantione ’93
Private Wealth Advisor
UBS Financial Services, Inc

John Petrides ’99
Portfolio Manager/Wealth Management
Tocqueville Asset Management

Jennifer Solimine P’30,’28
Managing Director
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

John Sweeney ’94, P'29,'27
CEO
Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions

Nikolas Totaro ’04
Managing Director, Market Manager
Morgan Stanley