  {"id":49,"date":"2017-04-20T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T13:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:43:38","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/about-us\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty, Staff and Board of Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our faculty bring expertise representing all facets of the communications profession including media history and criticism, television production, filmmaking, journalism, public relations, and communication. To learn more about, or to contact members of our faculty, go to:<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"#board\">Board of Visitors<\/a><\/span><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/college-of-communication-and-media\/about-us\/faculty-staff\/faculty-and-professional-staff\/\">Faculty and Professional Staff<\/a><\/span><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"#general\">General Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>School Administration Contacts<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Dean<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Keith Strudler<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Telephone: <a href=\"tel:973-655-3261\">973-655-3261<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:strudlerk@montclair.edu\">strudlerk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al Prieto<br \/>\nSpecialist Assistant to the Dean<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-3461<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:prietoa@montclair.edu\">prietoa@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Administrative, Professional Staff and Student Services<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\">Dr. Todd Kelshaw<br \/>\nAssociate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-5162<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:todd.kelshaw@montclair.edu\">todd.kelshaw@montclair.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Laura Ryblewski<br \/>\nAssistant Dean for Student Success<br \/>\nTelephone: <span class=\"a11y-phone-number initialized\" aria-label=\"9 7 3 6 5 5 79 0 5 \">9<\/span><span class=\"a11y-phone-number initialized\" aria-label=\"9 7 3 6 5 5 79 0 5 \">73-655-7905<\/span><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Ryblewskil@montclair.edu\">ryblewskil@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Fermin<br \/>\nAssistant Dean for Finance and Administration<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-5214<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:fermina@montclair.edu\">fermina@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keith Green<br \/>\nDirector of Communications and Strategic Operations<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-3701<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:greenk@montclair.edu\">greenk@montclair.edu<\/a><a href=\"mailto:fermina@montclair.edu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Wood<br \/>\nProgram Assistant<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-7870<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:woods@mail.montclair.edu\">woods@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Angelic McDowall<br \/>\nProgram Associate<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:mcdowalla@montclair.edu\">mcdowalla@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Johanna Oliva-Marquez<br \/>\nAcademic Advisor<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-3640<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:perezcancinb@montclair.edu\">marquezj@montclair.edu<\/a> or<a href=\"mailto:scmadvising@montclair.edu\"> scmadvising@montclair.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jill Reed Siroty<br \/>\nAcademic Advisor<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-3687<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:perezcancinb@montclair.edu\">sirotyj@montclair.edu<\/a> or<a href=\"mailto:scmadvising@montclair.edu\"> scmadvising@montclair.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brianna Casagrande<br \/>\nAcademic Advisor<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:perezcancinb@montclair.edu\">casagrandeb@montclair.edu<\/a> or<a href=\"mailto:scmadvising@montclair.edu\"> scmadvising@montclair.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vicki Nauta<br \/>\nDirector of Career Services<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:nautav@montclair.edu\">nautav@montclair.edu<\/a><br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-7495<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Brandt<br \/>\nCareer Advisor<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:brandta@montclair.edu\">brandta@montclair.edu<\/a><br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-5549<\/p>\n<p>Kaya Maciak<br \/>\nDigital Media and Communications Specialist<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:maciakk@montclair.edu\">maciakk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"name\">Mark Effron<br \/>\nNews Lab Coordinator and Journalism Professor<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-4261<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:effronm@montclair.edu\">effronm@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Department Chair Contacts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Strategic Communication (Advertising and Social Media and PR majors)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bond Benton<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-5240<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Email:<strong><a href=\"mailto:naumoffm@montclair.edu\">bentonb@montclair.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-or-<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jin-A Choi<br \/>\nTelephone: N\/A<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:choij@montclair.edu\">choij@montclair.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">Film and Television (Film and Television and Animation and VFX majors)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Stuart Maclelland<br \/>\nTelephone:<a href=\"tel:973-655-7282\">973-655-2070<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:friedmanr@mail.montclair.edu\">maclellands@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Communication and Media Studies\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Dr. Christopher McKinley<br \/>\nTelephone: <a href=\"tel:973-655-4464\">973-655-3438<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:mckinleyc@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">mckinleyc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Journalism and Sports Media<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kevin Lerner<br \/>\nTelephone: N\/A<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:lernerk@montclair.edu\">lernerk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online Graduate Program in Strategic Communication &amp; Media<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Yi Luo<br \/>\nTelephone: <a href=\"tel:973-655-3400\">973-655-3400<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:luoy@montclair.edu\">luoy@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"CCM\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Center for Cooperative Media<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Stefanie Murray<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, Center for Cooperative Media<br \/>\nTelephone: <a href=\"tel:973-655-3879\">973-655-3879<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:murrayst@montclair.edu\">murrayst@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Joseph Amditis<br \/>\n<\/strong>Associate Director, Center for Cooperative Media<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Telephone: <a href=\"tel:973-655-7471\">973-655-7471<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:amditisj@montclair.edu\">amditisj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"Facilities\"><\/a>Broadcast and Media Operations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>College of Communication and Media Building<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patricia Piroh<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, Production Services and Technology<br \/>\nTelephone: <a href=\"tel:973-655-5158\">973-655-5158<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:pirohp@montclair.edu\">pirohp@montclair.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Adam Goldberg<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Chief Engineer, Engineering<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-3147<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:goldbergad@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">goldbergad@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Krystal Acosta<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Senior Unit Manager, Production Services<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-3146<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:acostak@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">acostak@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Production Services:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Amanda Accardo<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Production Manager<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-3167<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:accardoa@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">accardoa@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Frank Martinez<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Cage Supervisor<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-6880<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:martinezf@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">martinezf@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Ryan Soldati<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Cage Supervisor<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-6880<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:soldatir@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">soldatir@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Engineering:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Matt Wilson<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Senior Engineer<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-3168<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:wilsonmat@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">wilsonmat@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Steve Long<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Engineer<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-3607<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:longs@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">longs@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Sajdah Jones<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Telephone: TBD<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:joness@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">joness@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Glenn Davidson\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Media Management Engineer<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-4345<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:davidsong@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">davidsong@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Information Technology:<\/b><\/div>\n<p><strong>Brian Carter<\/strong><br \/>\nTechnology Coordinator<br \/>\nTelephone: 973-655-4381<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:carterb@montclair.edu\">carterb@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Jim Britnell<\/b><\/div>\n<div>IT Specialist<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-5224<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:britnellj@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">britnellj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>Arturo Cordova<\/b><\/div>\n<div>IT\/AV Engineer<\/div>\n<div>Telephone: 973-655-5224<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:cordovaa@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">cordovaa@montclair.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"board\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Board of Visitors<\/h2>\n<p>School of Communication and Media Board of Visitors members bring additional expertise and resources that expand our knowledge base. The Board further helps to advance our programs and the school&#8217;s impact across the region.<\/p>\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Job Title<\/th>\n<th>Company<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Harold Bryant, Jr.<\/td>\n<td>Executive Producer and Sr. VP, Production<\/td>\n<td>CBS Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michael Chlopak<\/td>\n<td>Vice President (Ret.)<\/td>\n<td>Citigroup (ret)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stephen Glasser<\/td>\n<td>Chairman<\/td>\n<td>Sandpiper Partners LLC.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Matthew Hiltzik<\/td>\n<td>President and CEO<\/td>\n<td>Hiltzik Strategies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Karen Horne<\/td>\n<td>Vice President, Programming Talent<br \/>\nDevelopment and Inclusion<\/td>\n<td>NBC Entertainment and<br \/>\nUniversal Television<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Col. Jack Jacobs<\/td>\n<td>Military Analyst<\/td>\n<td>NBC \/ MSNBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Andy Larkin<\/td>\n<td>Managing Director<\/td>\n<td>JP Morgan Chase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>James Leitner<\/td>\n<td>President<\/td>\n<td>Falcon Management Corporation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nick Matarazzo<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer<\/td>\n<td>Jumpstart Automotive Group<br \/>\n(Hearst Publication)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richard E. Polton<\/td>\n<td>Principal<\/td>\n<td>Value Research Group, LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michael Price<\/td>\n<td>Co-Executive Producer<\/td>\n<td>THE SIMPSONS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Al Prieto<\/td>\n<td>VP NewsOne<\/td>\n<td>ABC News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marc Rosenweig<\/td>\n<td>Prof. Television &amp; Digital Media<\/td>\n<td>星空无限传媒 University (ret)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Omnika Thompson<\/td>\n<td>Executive Producer<\/td>\n<td>MSNBC, NBC Universal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stephen R. Tilton Jr.<\/td>\n<td>Dealer Principal<\/td>\n<td>Schumacher Chevrolet Auto Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frank Walter<\/td>\n<td>President and Founding Partner<\/td>\n<td>Petrus Partners Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"general\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>General Information<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Address:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">College of Communication and Media<br \/>\n星空无限传媒 University<br \/>\nMorehead Hall (MO) Suite 104<br \/>\nMontclair, New Jersey 07043<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:973-655-5192\">973-655-5192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Personnel Directory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/about-us\/faculty-staff\/#admin\">School Administration<\/a><\/span><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/about-us\/faculty-staff\/#academic\">Academic Program Contacts<\/a><\/span><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"#Facilities\">Facilities Contacts<\/a><\/span><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/college-of-communication-and-media\/about-us\/faculty-staff\/all-faculty-a-z-listing\/\" title=\"Home \u00bb 星空无限传媒 \u00bb College of the Arts \u00bb School of Communication and Media \u00bb About Us \u00bb Faculty, Staff and Advisory Board \u00bb Faculty &amp; Staff Directory \u00bb All Faculty (A-Z Listing) | Links to: Home \u00bb 星空无限传媒 \u00bb College of the Arts \u00bb School of Communication and Media \u00bb About the School of Communication and Media \u00bb Faculty, Staff and Board of Visitors \u00bb Faculty &amp; Staff \u00bb All Faculty (A-Z Listing)\">All Faculty (A-Z Listing)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"admin\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our faculty bring expertise representing all facets of the communications profession including media history and criticism, television production, filmmaking, journalism, public relations, and communication. 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