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Kathy Coley
Kathy Coley is Director of Communications at Farmingdale State University of New York. She has been a member of the campus community since 1979, serving for the first 15 years as Director of Evening College Counseling. She is co-founder of the Long Island Higher Education Communicators and holds membership in SUNYCUAD (SUNY's Council on University Advancement) and the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island. She received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service in 2003. She is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland Baltimore County and Anne Arundel Community College. She lives in Port Washington with her husband, Jim and children, Eleanor and Joseph. Eileen Eichler, Dean, School of Business, Professor of Accounting and Finance, Farmingdale State University of New York Eileen Eichler was appointed to the faculty of Farmingdale State in 1987. In 2000, she was appointed Assistant Chair of the Business Department and Co-Director of the Management Technology Program. She was appointed Dean of the School of Business in 2001. As Dean, Eileen is responsible for curriculum development in the areas of Business, Computer Systems, Horticulture, and Visual Communications. Eileen is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. She has also received the Farmingdale Alumni Association’s Excellence in Education Award and the Tiara Recognition Award from the M3P Organization as being one of the Most Influential Women on Long Island. Eileen is a three-time recipient of the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award. Eileen is now on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Management Accountants, Women Economic Developers of Long Island, APICS (Association of Operations Management), and the Stonehenge Foundation. Gerald Flynn, Ph.D.,Associate Dean, School of Business, Farmingdale State University of New York Gerald Flynn joined the faculty of Farmingdale State in 1979 as a member of the Mathematics department. Computer Science was a part of that department and he taught courses in both areas, becoming coordinator of Computer Science in 1985. He became a member of the Business and Computer Systems department in 1997. He has served as Interim Dean of the School of Business and is currently the Associate Dean. In that capacity, he coordinates the “University in the High School” program, along with many other responsibilities. He has also been a math/programming consultant for Grumman, developing models for turbulent fluid flow. He holds a BS and MS in Mathematics from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the City University of New York. Jonathan C. Gibralter, Ph.D., President, Farmingdale State University of New York Prior to his appointment, Dr. Gibralter served as Interim President at Corning Community College, and as Dean of Academic Affairs. In addition, he was the Dean of the Rome Campus of Mohawk Valley Community College. Within the State University of New York System Administration, he served as co-chair of the Provost's Task Force for General Education. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education Leadership Institute (MLE) as well as the Harvard University New President's Institute and participated in the League for Innovation in Community Colleges. Dr. Gibralter earned his Ph.D. in Child and Family Studies from Syracuse University, his Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from New York University and his Bachelor's Degree from Binghamton University. Dr. Gibralter began his presidency at Farmingdale State in June of 2001. Since that time, college enrollment has increased by almost 20%, with a concurrent increase in admissions selectivity over the past three years. Four new Bachelor Degrees have been launched under his leadership including Bioscience, Technology Studies, Computer Programming and Information Systems and Applied Mathematics; 5 more degree programs are in progress. He has built strong connections with business leaders on Long Island and created industry forums, bringing to the campus CEO's of the most important local industries - banking, bioscience, horticulture, healthcare, engineering/manufacturing and hospitality/tourism. This led to the development of the college's first ever major gifts campaign. With a goal of $10 million in 5 years, $2.5 million has already been raised in the first year. Under Dr. Gibralter, Farmingdale State has been selected as the exclusive Daimler/Chrysler automotive technology program in the metro New York area and expanded the Aviation program with a new fleet of 13 Piper aircraft. He has also met the Long Island nursing shortage head on, forging an agreement with Winthrop University Hospital to create new facilities and hire additional faculty; similar programs are in development with several other key hospitals. Dr. Gibralter led Farmingdale State in the development of a large grant from the KeySpan Foundation to create an Energy Technology curriculum, developing vital partnerships with Long Island high schools leading to enrollment at Farmingdale. He has overseen the college's entry into the NCAA Division III and has worked to develop plans for new athletic facilities including a new baseball stadium already under construction. Dr. Gibralter has overseen a new facilities master plan, resulting in a new residence hall community slated to open in fall 2005, and is in various stages of renovating academic facilities to meet the needs of the college's growth trends. He has worked to secure $20 million in funds for Phase 2 of the Broad Hollow Bioscience Park and has launched a Long Island radio program for business leaders. Dr. Gibralter received an award from the Long Island Association, Small Business Administration, as the 2003 Education Advocate and the Business Leadership Award from Advancement for Commerce, Industry, and Technology association. In addition, Dr. Gibralter was selected to participate in Case Studies in the Presidency at the Brookings Institution in May of 2003. Dr. Gibralter serves on the Board of Directors for the Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting, the Broadhollow Bioscience Park, the Route 110 Redevelopment Corporation and the Advancement for Commerce, Industry and Technology on Long Island (ACIT). He is also an advisory board member of the Half Hollow Hills, School and Business Partnership. Dr. Gibralter is an avid runner. He led campus participants in the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge, participated in the Special Olympics Torch Run, is a member of Long Island Blood Services 2004 Campaign and participated in Relay for Life, raising a record $100,000 for cancer research. His compassionate leadership has served the campus community well and which has encouraged campus members to devote time and funds to philanthropic causes. James Graziano, Market Planner, LIPA James Graziano has been working for the utility for 15 years. LIPA is an electric utility serving approximately 1.1 million customers. James began his career in Financial Planning, and then moved to Load Research and Demand Side Management Evaluation. Presently James is the Market Planner for the small to mid-sized business segment. He is responsible for developing and implementing many new marketing initiatives for this difficult to reach business segment. James earned degrees concurrently from State University of New York at Stony Brook. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Master of Science in Business Management Mark Wan, Farmingdale SBDC, Business Advisor Mark Wan currently works as a business advisor for the Farmingdale Small Business Development Center, where he develops business plans, financial models, and banking relationships for startup and existing businesses. At the SBDC he serves as the primary workshop presenter and has instructed over 40 workshops for over 900 attendees on business startup, business plan writing, marketing, tax issues, and more. Prior to joining the SBDC, he co-founded and served as Program Director of the Fordham University Service Learning Program, which matches the technical skills of qualified business students with the business needs of local nonprofits. He is an alumni of the university twice over, BS and MBA. Mark serves as a youth leader at a local church, leading middle/ high school students in weekly Bible studies and biweekly service projects focused on living the law of love. The group actively serves many local and national organizations, including Marty Lyons Foundation, March of Dimes, World Vision, and more. Some projects include serving meals in a soup kitchen and hosting a hunger banquet. Lucille Wesnofske, Director, Small Business Development Center Farmingdale State University of New York Lucille Wesnofske has over 19 years experience in small business consulting. She has been the director of the New York State Small Business Development Center at Farmingdale State for 5 years. She has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs realize the dream of becoming a business owner. She specializes in and is most committed to assisting women-owned enterprises and is known statewide for her business expertise in the child care industry. Her work for the Small Business Development Center has resulted in millions of dollars of economic impact for the Long Island economy. Ms. Wesnofske was the first business advisor in New York State to achieve advanced certification from the New York State Small Business Development Center. She received the "Star Performer Award" for the National Association of Small Business Development Centers. The Town of Brookhaven Office of Women Services recognized her for her outstanding service to the community in government. In addition, the software authored by Ms. Wesnofske, "Building Blocks Child Care Business Planner," won a LISTNET's LISA award. Ms. Wesnofske earned her B.A. in Liberal Arts and Masters in Public Policy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her A.A.S from Farmingdale State University of New York. Business Recognition 2003
- Guest speaker “At Issue” News 12
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