NYCLSA Board Members

Elections for board members will be held next year in 2020.

Are you interested in becoming a board member? View the current vacant positions here.

Nichole Bennett
President, NYCSLA
Executive Director Learning Design and Development, Technology Management, Ellucian
Phone: (518) 608-8242
​Email: nichole.bennett@ellucian.com

Ryan Courtien
1st Vice President, NYCLSA
College Skills Faculty/Developmental Mathematics Professor/Gateway Program Director/Faculty Senate Affairs Committee Chairperson, Berkeley College
Address: 99 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
Email: rfc@berkeleycollege.edu

Melanie Weinstein-Zeolla
Secretary, NYCLSA
​Associate Professor of Reading/Reading Center Coordinator, Suffolk County Community College
Phone: (631) 451-4836
Email: weinstm@sunysuffolk.edu

Mich (Michele) Sojda
Treasurer, NYCLSA
Retired
Phone: (716) 698-5125
Email: msojda2000@gmail.com
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Josh Louis
Newsletter Editor/Webmaster, NYCLSA
Advisement Specialist - Returning Students/Peer Tutor Mentor/Adjunct Instructor - English, Herkimer College
Address: 100 Reservoir Road, Herkimer, NY 13350
Phone: (315) 866-0300 ext. 8239
Email: louisjm@herkimer.edu

Emily Ryan-Radder
RTDE Co-Editor, NYCLSA
Program Manager and Instructor, ENGL, COMM & LITR, Bryant & Stratton College: Online Education
Phone: (716) 677-8800 ext. 5474
Email: esryanradder@bryantstratton.edu

Jesse Redlo
RTDE Co-Editor, NYCLSA
Adjunct Professor, School of Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology
Adjunct Instructor, Hospitality Management & College Orientation, Adjunct Director, Faculty Association, Monroe Community College
Doctoral Candidate, American College of Education
Email: jredlo766@gmail.com

Ellie Fosmire
Membership Coordinator, NYCLSA
Associate Professor and Academic Success Coordinator, Fulton Montgomery Community College, Academic Support Services
Phone: (518) 736-3622 ext. 8147
Email: ellie.fosmire@fmcc.suny.edu
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