Meet Our Team

See our team of dedicated professionals who are here to support you in your early childhood careers.

Claudine Campanelli

Senior Director of Career Services and Higher Education

Claudine Campanelli

Claudine Campanelli

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Specialty Areas

Certification, CDA, CPAC, ECE Credentials, Higher Education

Jonathan Gabay

Director of Career Development

Jonathan Gabay

Jonathan Gabay

General Support Areas

Work Readiness Initiatives, GED Advisement, Outreach, Recruitment, Presentations, Employment Network Support

Specialty Areas

Work Readiness Initiatives, GED Advisement, Outreach, Recruitment, Presentations, Employment Network Support

Eun Jeong Jun

Director of Higher Education Initiatives

Eun Jeong Jun

Eun Jeong Jun

General Support Areas

CUNY SPS Academic Programs (CDA, CPAC)

Specialty Areas

CUNY SPS Academic Programs (CDA, CPAC)

Nakasi Herbert

Project Associate

Karin Brinkerhoff

Career Development Coordinator (Mohawk Valley)

Karin Brinkerhoff

Karin Brinkerhoff

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Kathleen Dowd-Maloney

Career Development Coordinator (North Country)

Kathleen Dowd-Maloney

Kathleen Dowd-Maloney

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY), Leadership Initiative

Christine Duffy-Webb

Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Southern Tier)

Christine Duffy-Webb

Christine Duffy-Webb

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY), Leadership Initiative

Specialty Areas

Certification, TEACH Support, NYS ECE Systems, Higher Education, Work Readiness Initiatives

Kathleen Hodges

Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Mid-Hudson)

Kathleen Hodges

Kathleen Hodges

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY), Leadership Initiative

Lesley Lawrence

Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Central NY)

Lesley Lawrence

Lesley Lawrence

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY), Leadership Initiative

Specialty Areas

CDA Completion Support

Kimberly LoDico

Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (Western NY)

Kimberly LoDico

Kimberly LoDico

General Support Areas

Leadership Initiative

Specialty Areas

ECE Leadership

Cristina Medellin

Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Long Island)

Cristina Medellin

Cristina Medellin

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY), Leadership Initiative

Specialty Areas

NYS ECE Systems, CDA, Higher Education, Early Childhood Leadership, Home-based Child Care, BIPOC student pathways, Research and Evaluation

Kristen Rogers

Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Finger Lakes)

Kristen Rogers

Kristen Rogers

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY), Leadership Initiative

Charla Smith

Career Development Coordinator (Western New York)

Charla Smith

Charla Smith

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Specialty Areas

NYS ECE Systems, Work Readiness Initiatives

Doria Escalante

Senior Learning Specialist

Doria Escalante

Doria Escalante

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Specialty Areas

CDA Completion Support, CDA, CDA en Espanol

Antonee Lewis

Career Advisor (NYC)

Antonee Lewis

Antonee Lewis

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Specialty Areas

Work Readiness Initiatives

Patience Okorie

Career Advisor (Long Island)

Patience Okorie

Patience Okorie

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Specialty Areas

DOL Virtual Job Fair, CDA, CPAC

Denise Pazmino

Early Childhood Career Advisor

Denise Pazmino

Denise Pazmino

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Specialty Areas

Aspire knowledge, Work Readiness Initiatives

Yesenia Pazmino

Career Advisor

Yesenia Pazmino

Yesenia Pazmino

General Support Areas

Career Advisement

Specialty Areas

Employment Network Lead, Work readiness initiatives

Alexandra Portillo

Career Advisor (NYC)

Alexandra Portillo

Alexandra Portillo

General Support Areas

Career Advisement, Scholarship Support (EIP, QUALITYstarsNY)

Specialty Areas

CDA en EspaΓ±ol, CUNY SPS CDA, Programas en EspaΓ±ol, EducaciΓ³n Avanzada, Evaluaciones AcadΓ©micas

Steve Castar

Leadership Initiative Coach

Steve Castar

Steve Castar

General Support Areas

Leadership Initiative

Specialty Areas

Coaching

Gianni Edwards

Project Assistant

Sheridan Povemba

Credential Specialist

Sheridan Povemba

Sheridan Povemba

General Support Areas

CDA

Specialty Areas

CDA, CDA completion