Faculty and Staff of SPGA

Special Lecturers

Ambassador T. Hamid Al-Bayati, Ph.D., is a scholar of international relations, and former Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations.
William Bohnett, Esq.
The Hon. Jon S. Corzine, 54^th Governor of New Jersey and U.S. Senator.
Ambassador Vlad Lupan, former Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations.
Robert Martin, J.D., LL.M, Ed.D., former assemblyman, senator, and professor Emeritus of Seton Hall Law School.
Mark A. Meyer, Esq.
Ambassador Muhammad Wali Naeemi, former Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Xellex Rivera, Ph.D., Jon S. Corzine Special Lecturer on Homelessness and Policy
Dale Russakoff, a 28-year veteran of The Washington Post and author of the NYT’s bestseller The Prize.
Peter Shapiro, Swap Financial, was the first Essex County Executive and a former Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey.
William Zimmerle, Ph.D., Special Lecturer in Near Eastern Studies and Heritage Diplomacy.

Full-time Faculty

Abiola Adeniyi, Assistant Professor of Health Human Services
Anthony Adrignolo, Professor of Global Transportation Studies
Bahareh Assadi, Lecturer and Assistant Director, MAS-Vancouver
Jaime Buenahora Febres, Clinical professor of law and comparative politics
Connie Bygrave, Assistant Professor, MAS-Vancouver
Ajay K. Garg, Associate Professor and Associate Director, MAS-Vancouver
Afsaneh Javadi, Lecturer in Cyber Security and Forensic Administration
Paulette Laubsch, Professor of Public Administration and Academic Coordinator, MPA Program
Chimezie Ozurumba, Associate Professor of Public Administration
Louai Rahal, Assistant Professor, Global Health and Human Services
Raymundo C. Rosada, Jr., Lecturer, MAS-Vancouver
William “Pat” Schuber, Clinical Professor of Homeland Security
Tamanna Singhdeo, Assistant Professor, Cyber Security, and Forensic Administration
William Toms, Associate Professor
Peter J. Woolley, Founding Director, School of Public and Global Affairs, Professor of Comparative Politics

SPGA Staff

Donna L. Sadowski, Senior Coordinator
Christina Costa, Program Manager, MHA
Ajay K. Garg, Associate Director, FDU-Vancouver
Christie Innes, Assistant to the Director and Liaison to the United Nations
Paulette Laubsch, MPA Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor
Lorraine S. Nienstedt, MAS, Associate Director
Rhudell Snelling, MPA, Assistant Director for Off-Campus Programs
John Ward, Associate Director for the 21^st Century Public Safety and Homeland Security Institute
Peter J. Woolley, Founding Director

Contingent Faculty