Our Staff

Barbara Church-Kattan
Director
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Provides leadership and direction for the office. Manages Employer Relations and Corporate Ratings Database. Oversees student career development foundation curriculum. Oversees publications generated for business development, education or career development. Manages reporting systems for salary and data collection.

Lisa Kellerman
Assistant Director
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Plans and implements sessions in the Career Development core class and other Career Workshops for students. Ensures overall student resume and interview quality. Lead advisor to specializations without center support, evening MBA's and international students.

Nick Pedraza
Graduate Assistant

Nick hails from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and currently coordinates the Alumni Network program, which links current M.B.A. candidates with Zarb Graduate School alumni. He holds a B.S. in International Studies with an Economics concentration from Michigan State University, and is pursuing his M.B.A. in Finance with an expected May 2009 graduation date. Nick is also the current Hofstra Graduate Finance Association Vice-President.

Himani Sharma
Graduate Assistant

Himani is originally from Delhi, India where she attended Delhi University obtaining a BA in Mathematics. She worked as a Quality Analyst for AOL for 2 years before coming to Hofstra to continue her studies. At the Career Center Himani coordinates all of our Graduation Surveys. She is pursuing an MBA with a concentration in Finance with an expected December 09 graduation. At Hofstra she is the President of the Hofstra Graduate Finance Association.

Carmela Rossi
Graduate Assistant

Carmela is in her first year of the MBA program, with a concentration in International Business. After graduating from Binghamton University with a double major in Arabic and Italian, she managed a clothing store for a year while finalizing her application to Hofstra. At the career center Carmela coordinates the logistics and promotions for our events.

Dan McCormack
Graduate Assistant

Dan comes to Hofstra from London, England where he was working in sports research at IMG. He obtained a BA in Business from the University of Sheffield and then worked for the YMCA in New York for 2 years before returning home. He currently looks after the Graduate Business Career Services website. Dan is pursuing an MBA with a concentration in Sports Management and is expected to graduate in May 2010.