{"id":171,"date":"2017-06-20T14:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T14:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/arts\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:46:23","slug":"who-does-what-in-the-deans-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/arts\/aboutthecollege\/faculty-and-staff-directory\/who-does-what-in-the-deans-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Does What in the Dean&#8217;s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Need assistance or a <em>Signature<\/em> from the staff of Dean Gurskis?<\/h2>\n<p>Below is a partial list of administrative areas overseen by members of the Dean&#8217;s Office staff with whom students, faculty and other members of the University community often seek support.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>College of the Arts Executive Management<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Associate Dean, Ronald L. Sharps<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:sharpsr@montclair.edu\">sharpsr@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-7817\">973-655-7817<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty, Program, and Institutional assessment<\/li>\n<li>Faculty Scholarship Program (FSP) approval<\/li>\n<li>Faculty\/Staff Grant\/Internal Awards Proposal approval<\/li>\n<li>Course Schedule approval<\/li>\n<li>GA\/TA Allocations approval<\/li>\n<li>Curriculum approval<\/li>\n<li>College and University Standing\/Ad Hoc Committee Elections and Appointments oversight<\/li>\n<li>Accreditation and FERC Reports review<\/li>\n<li>Annual Reports review<\/li>\n<li>Strategic Plan review and tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Assistant Dean, Amanda Gonzalez Carcione (<a href=\"mailto:carcionea@montclair.edu\">carcionea@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-4218\">973-655-4218<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student Services management<\/li>\n<li>Student Request approval (e.g., academic adjustment forms)<\/li>\n<li>Student Issues facilitation and mediation (i.e., concerns requiring dean\u2019s intervention)<\/li>\n<li>Student Enrollment and Admission management<\/li>\n<li>Student Recruitment and Retention facilitation<\/li>\n<li>Student Scholarship oversight<\/li>\n<li>Academic Marketing and Communications management<\/li>\n<li>Student Career Services and Web Services oversight<\/li>\n<li>Alumni Relations facilitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Associate Dean, Christine Lemesianou<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:lemesianoc@montclair.edu\">lemesianoc@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-7070\">973-655-7070<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personnel Management (e.g., HR regulations, faculty line request and search procedures)<\/li>\n<li>Personnel Actions processing (i.e. Reappointment, Tenure, Promotion, New Hires, Temporary Hires)<\/li>\n<li>New Faculty Program<\/li>\n<li>Faculty Instructional Service Report (ISR) management<\/li>\n<li>Faculty Overload management<\/li>\n<li>Faculty and staff issues facilitation and mediation<\/li>\n<li>Dean\u2019s Office and CART Administration Time approval<\/li>\n<li>Budget oversight and request approval<\/li>\n<li>Facilities oversight and planning<\/li>\n<li>CART Marketing, Web Content and Digital Communications<\/li>\n<li>Pre-College programs, Summer programs<\/li>\n<li>Articulation agreements and School (K-12) Outreach Services\/Program implementation<\/li>\n<li>Community and International Outreach Services\/Program implementation<\/li>\n<li>CART Film Institute and ReelAbilities Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>CART Grant Applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>College of the Arts Professional Staff<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>College Administrator, Zacrah Battle<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:battlez@montclair.edu\">battlez@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-5103\">973-655-5103<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Budget and Fiscal management<\/li>\n<li>Facilities management<\/li>\n<li>Health and Safety oversight<\/li>\n<li>Dean\u2019s Office coordination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Executive Assistant to Dean, Alyson Thelin Davison<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:thelina@montclair.edu\">thelina@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-5104\">973-655-5104<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean\u2019s Calendar scheduling and maintenance<\/li>\n<li>College and University Policy communication, clarification and implementation<\/li>\n<li>Dean\u2019s travel coordination<\/li>\n<li>General Query responses<\/li>\n<li>Dean\u2019s Office reception and hospitality<\/li>\n<li>Administrative support to the Dean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Program Associate, Susan Nowak <\/strong>(<a href=\"mailto:eids@montclair.edu\"><strong>eids@montclair.edu <\/strong><\/a>or<a href=\"tel:973-655-7815\"><strong> 973-655-7815<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New and altered academic program file updating<\/li>\n<li>Confirmation of elected and appointed committee representatives<\/li>\n<li>Annual Report data collection and reporting<\/li>\n<li>Course Syllabi and Study Guide verification<\/li>\n<li>Accreditation and FERC scheduling<\/li>\n<li>FSP (Faculty Scholarship Program) updating and reporting<\/li>\n<li>Maintain Associate Dean Sharps administrative calendar and contact list<\/li>\n<li>Design organizational charts and process flow charts for CART units<\/li>\n<li>Report to the academic units the university undergraduate and graduate curriculum approval committee schedule<\/li>\n<li>Answer general student inquiries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Services and Recruitment Coordinator, Sarah Assalone<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:webers@montclair.edu\">assalones@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-7346\">973-655-7346<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student Engagement coordination (e.g. networking, retention)<\/li>\n<li>Student Event coordination (e.g. marketing, recruitment facilitation, convocation, orientation)<\/li>\n<li>College Scholarships administrative support<\/li>\n<li>Prospective Student communication<\/li>\n<li>Supports advising and handling of student concerns<\/li>\n<li>Administrative support to the Assistant Dean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Director of Career Development, Shaquille Rivera<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"mailto:riveras@montclair.edu\">riveras@montclair.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student Career Development counseling (e.g. resume writing, job search skills)<\/li>\n<li>Student Cooperative Education and Internship advising and tracking<\/li>\n<li>Career-related workshops and presentations<\/li>\n<li>Employer Relations facilitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web and Digital Media Manager, Alexandra Thelin<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:thelinal@montclair.edu\">thelinal@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-6926\">973-655-6926<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web design, development, and management for the College, its Schools, Departments, and related properties<\/li>\n<li>Social media marketing and community management for the College, its Schools, Departments, and related properties<\/li>\n<li>Creation and management of digital content<\/li>\n<li>Digital communications<\/li>\n<li>Online news management for the College, its Schools, Departments, and related properties<\/li>\n<li>Digital Marketing for the College, its Schools, Departments, and related properties<\/li>\n<li>Programming and content for Digital Signage in the School of Communication and Media Building, Morehead Hall, Chapin Hall, Fox Hall, Life Hall, and Memorial Auditorium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Program Assistant to Director of Administration, Kathleen Reddington<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:reddingtonk@montclair.edu\">reddingtonk@montclair.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:973-655-7071\">973-655-7071<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Human Resource and Programmatic Data collection and filing<\/li>\n<li>Personnel Actions processing support (i.e. Reappointment, Tenure, Promotion, New Hires, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>School (K-12) Outreach Project coordination<\/li>\n<li>Community and International Outreach Project coordination<\/li>\n<li>CART\u2019s 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