Faculty and Staff
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Faculty

Deonna Alexander

Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science
BA, MA, Roosevelt University

Sid Barsuk

Adjunct Instructor, Psychology.
B.S., MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology

Gerald F. Bober

Professor and Director of the Manfred Steinfeld School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Program; 
B.A., M.S., and Ed.D., Northern University

Roger Clery

Associate Professor, Computer Science and Telecommunication
BS, MBA, Northern Illinois University CDP, Ph.D, Greenwich University

Maris B. Cooke

Visiting Instructor, General Studies, History
B.A., M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago

Doreen Covey

Adjunct Instructor, General Studies
B,A., Augustana University; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., UIC

Ashwin Desai

Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science and Telecommunication
MBA, Loyola University; MS, University of California

Gina DiPonio

Adjunct Instructor, English
B.A., Vermont College of Norwich University
M.A., University of Chicago

Bindu Gupta

Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science and Telecommunication
BE, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology MS, Michigan Technological University

Alan Hobscheid

Adjunct Instructor, Geography
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana

D. Bradford Hunt

Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley

Doug Knerr

Assistant Professor, General Studies
BA, MA, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Jeffrey M. Kunka

Adjunct Instructor, Psychology
BA, Northwestern University;
MA, PhD, Loyola University of Chicago

Gary Langer

Associate Professor, Economics
A.B., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., San Jose State University; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

Sy Mandell

Lecturer of Management
B.A., State College; M.B.A., University of Chicago

Ken Mihavics

Director of School of Computer Science and Telecommunications
Associate Professor, Computer Science
BS, M.S.C.S., MBA, Northern Illinois University, and Ph.D., University of Illinois M.I.S.

Reid Mlsna

Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science
BS, Eastern Illinois University; OD, Illinois College of Optometry

Joel Chukwuogo Collins Okafor

Fellow, St. Clair Drake Center and Adjunct Instructor, African Studies
BA, MA, University of Windsor

Rahil Patel

Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science
B.S., Roosevelt University; M.S., Roosevelt University

Brooke Portmann

Assistant Professor, Humanities.
PhD, Union Institute

Arny Reichler

Adjunct Instructor, History and General Studies
B.A., Queens College City University of New York; M.Ph. and M.A., Roosevelt University

Constantine Ress

Adjunct Instructor, Geography
BA, Roosevelt University; MA, Northeastern; MA, Governor State; Ph.D., Loyola

Bonnie J. Smothers

Adjunct Instructor, English
BA, University of Illinois (Chicago); MFA, Columbia College

Suzan Spitzberg

Adjunct Instructor, Information Systems.
BS, Spertus College; MSIS, Roosevelt University

Leon Stein

Professor of History
BA, MA, Ph.D.; New York University

Laurel Tryforos

Adjunct Instructor, English
B.A. and M.A., Roosevelt University

Staff

Arny Reichler, Director

Carol Rogowski, Program Coordinator

Sheila Freeman, Chief Clerk

Tyesha Belton, Chief Clerk

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