Contacts
Karleen M. Edwards,M.A., 1990, New York University, (Student Personnel and Administrative Services), serves the School of Education, Health and Human Services as Assistant Dean for Advisement and Certification Services. Her role at Hofstra University consists of many diverse responsibilities and duties. Dean Edwards is the Federal Title II Coordinator for program completers and research data collection, and serves as the school’s liaison with the State Education Department regarding certification changes, and student related issues.
It is her responsibility to implement institutional responses to New York State’s mandated requirements, such as Fingerprinting, and certification seminars regarding Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Substance Abuse and Project SAVE (Safe Schools Against Violence in Education) Paramount in her undertakings is to ensuring that students completing teacher, administrative, and pupil service preparation programs are properly recommended for state certification.
In her role as administrative advisor for the school, Dean Edwards is responsible for the accuracy of program completion and assisting faculty advisors with student related issues. Many of her endeavors in this area includes the development of the Student Advisement System which is a school wide advisement database and the creation of “From Campus to Classroom: A Student’s Guide Through the Certification/Licensure Process”, a publication which received the Certificate of Merit Award from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). Dean Edwards has been a member of NACADA for the past 16 years. She has served as chairperson for NACADA’s Commission, Advising Education Majors in 2004-2005.
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Susan LaFemina is the Certification Coordinator in the School of Education, Health and Human Services. Susan is responsible for coordinating the on campus certification process. Certification Seminars are offered each semester for students who will be applying for New York State Certification. All requests for recommendations are processed through TEACH Online Services. If you have any questions or need information regarding New York State Certification, please feel free to contact Susan at (516) 463-4216. Email
Marianne Torres is the assistant to Karleen M. Edwards, Assistant Dean for Advisement and Certification Services in the School of Education, Health and Human Services. The Certification Office depends on Marianne to ensure that all activities within the office are efficient and orderly. As Assistant to the Dean for Certification, Marianne acts as the liaison between Dean Edwards and students, faculty, and other administrators in the School of Education, Health and Human Services and Hofstra University. In addition, Marianne coordinates all seminars that offered in Identification & Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Fire and Arson/Safety Education, Substance Abuse, School Violence Prevention and Intervention and New York State Fingerprinting.
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Liudmila Patokina is the Transcript Evaluator in the Office of Certification and Educational Support Services. She received her MSED in Administration of Education from Hofstra in 2001. She works in close coordination with faculty advisors to ensure Hofstra students fulfill all requirements for their major. It is her responsibility to check if candidates for graduation fulfill necessary requirements in Liberal Arts and Sciences, as well as Secondary Content requirements on the undergraduate level. Liudmila is also responsible for processing course evaluation request forms.
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Virginia Sampino is the Advisement Administrator in the Office of Certification and Educational Support Services. It is her responsibility to verify that Undergraduate and Graduate students fulfill all necessary requirements for graduation. Virginia monitors the attendance for all state mandated seminars. She prepares seminar confirmation forms for Hofstra students and community members. Virginia is also responsible for creating the admission tools for the entire School of Education.
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