To contact the HEO Steering Committee directly, email can be sent to any member or to heo-sc@csi.cuny.edu
HEO Steering Committee Meeting Schedule: Spring 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 12:00-1:00pm
Monday, March 17, 12:00-1:00pm
Monday, April 21, 12:00-1:00pm
Monday, May 12, 12:00-1:00pm
HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICER STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE COLLEGE COUNCIL
| Name | Position | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Warrick Bell | Member (2026) | Dean's Office, Chazanoff School of Business |
| Brian Cortijo | Member (2025) | Registrar's Office |
| Clarisse Domingo | Member (2027) | The Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program |
| Hernán Green | Member (2027) | Registrar's Office |
| Tara Mastrorilli | Member (2027) | Institutional Research |
| Angelina Raio | Co-Chair, 2024-25 (2025) | CAAS |
| Suzy Shepardson | Co-Chair, 2024-25 (2025) | Registrar's Office |
| Holly Block | Alternate (2025) | Recruitment & Admissions |
CSI HEO LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
| Name | Department | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Alarcon | Human Resources | President's Nominee |
| Chrisanthi Anastopoulou | Nursing Department | PSC-CUNY Nominee |
| Jasmine Cardona | Economic Development and Community Partnerships | President's Nominee |
| Lisa Korchma | Student Affairs | President's Nominee |
| Terry Mares | Institutional Advancement & External Affairs | PSC-CUNY Nominee |
| Stefan Charles-Pierre | Office of Accessibility Services | PSC-CUNY Nominee |
CSI HEO SCREENING COMMITTEE
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Manuela Alongi | Human Resources |
| Catherine Ferrara | Office of Legal Affairs |
| Susan Holak | Dean, Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business |
| Tasheemah Johnson | Human Resources |
| Patricia Kahn | Assistant Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Services |
| Tara Mastrangelo | Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
| Mary Murphy | Counseling Center / HEO Steering Committee |
| Jessica Stein | Academic Affairs |
HEO Scholarly Activity
Publication: The Activation of Heat Shock Factors Mediates Crucial Cell Survival Responses
Dr. Leonardo (Leo) Pignataro, Center for Advising and Academic Success.
One of CSI HEO staff has contributed a peer-reviewed article to the Special Issue, “Heat Shock Factors: Many Roles in the Nervous System in Health and Disease,” where leading world experts highlight the current knowledge on the regulations of Heat Shock response in the brain.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/neuroscience-letters/special-issue/10PZ2215PSJ
The Heat Shock response is an evolutive conserved cellular defense mechanism that protects cells from several types of stress, increasing their tolerance against damage, and enhancing their survival. In his article, Dr. Pignataro discusses the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption. He presents compelling evidence that low concentrations of alcohol protect individuals from dementia. Additionally, research suggests that intoxicated alcohol patients are less likely to die due to traumatic brain injury. Finally, low concentrations of alcohol seem to protect the brain from cerebrovascular accidents (CVA).
Dr. Pignataro’s research demonstrates that moderate alcohol consumption, reached during social drinking, activates the expression of the stress chaperone proteins, the Heat Shock Proteins. The activation of these proteins protects the brain cells from further damage and reduces the chances of death. His research elucidated the genetic mechanism, the genomic sequences, and the intracellular transduction pathway that alcohol activates to induce the Heat Shock Proteins. Leo concludes that the complete elucidation of this pathway is essential to identifying potential therapeutic targets that could protect the brain against neurodegenerative and acute diseases.
L. Pignataro Alcohol protects the CNS by activating HSF1 and inducing the Heat Shock Proteins (2019). Neurosci. Letters 713: 134507.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030439401930610X?dgcid=author#sec0050