Lori is passionate about empowering the next generation to be their best selves for the world. She is a faculty member at Lehigh University’s Iacocca Global Entrepreneur Summer Intensive Program for high school students. She serves as an advisor to the Girls Leadership Institute, an organization that empowers girls to create change in their world. She is also an advisor and faculty member to E-School4Girls, a summer program at NYU designed to empower young women to become confident leaders and entrepreneurs. Lori maintains a blog, LoriMassad.com, that focuses on empowering women, and strengthening a culture of women supporting women.
Education:
BSBA – University of Delaware
MBA – Harvard University
Experience:
From 2006 to 2016, Lori served as the Head of Human Capital and Chief Talent officer at AB, a global asset management firm. Before joining AB, Lori was the Chief Operating Officer at Marakon Associates, a global strategy consulting firm. She was a founding member of two start-ups – Spencer Stuart Talent Network and EmployeeMatters, a human resources outsourcing firm. Lori spent eight years at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where she was a senior manager on the consulting staff and leader of the firm’s recruiting, training and career development programs. During her tenure at BCG, Lori was an adjunct professor at New York University’s (NYU) Leonard N. Stern School of Business, teaching MBA courses.
Carrie grew up in Texas, which might explain why she would drive from Philadelphia to Orangeburg to teach Economics.
Education:
BA – Cornell University (Government)
MA – Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (European Studies and International Economics)
Experience:
Senior Vice President – Wells Fargo – held various roles serving international corporates including relationship management and portfolio manager. Relocated to London and stayed for 15 years.
Denise relocated to NY to advance her career in Higher Ed. She’s originally from North Carolina with Jamaican heritage. Denise is the Advisor to the Caribbean Dance Crew at Dominican University. She’s “chargedup” and ready to activate. Her overall theme is “Reach Back, Lift Up”.
Education:
BS – Human Resource Management, Winston Salem State University
MS – Adult Education, North Carolina A&T State University
Experience:
Denise Dawkins is a Higher Ed Professional with over 10 years of experience and counting. Denise has held various positions for HBCUs, Minority owned-businesses, private HIED institutions, State funded agencies, grant funded organizations, and health disparity programs. Currently she holds a BS in Human Resource Management and a MS in Adult Education – HIED Administration. She comes to Dominican University with aspirations to create more efficient opportunities of office administration, build long term rapport with the student body, bond with all students, but emphasize on creating a forging relationship with the brown and black student body of Dominican, continue marketing for the Business Administration program and most importantly providing student advocacy to the body.
As a student-athlete in Track and Field and Cross-Country at Dominican University, Jovan earned All-Conference and team MVP honors in Cross-Country, received the top male senior scholar-athlete award at Dominican (4.0 GPA), and was selected as a Division II Academic All-American. He was also a Dean’s List student and competed for the Track and Field team while completing his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance at the University of Calgary. Outside of collegiate athletics, he earned a gold medal in the 4x400m relay and 5th place in the 800m at Serbian National Championships.
Jovan teaches courses in mathematics, physics, and IT at Dominican University. Outside of Dominican, he has served as an advisor to the Virginia Tech chapter of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and was elected to a three-year term as a member of the global SIAM Education Committee to discuss policy, curricula, and promotion of education in applied mathematics.
Education:
M.S – Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.A – Mathematics (Minor: Computer Information Systems), Dominican University New York B.Comm. – Finance, University of Calgary
Experience:
Jovan Žigić joined Dominican University in 2021 after earning his Master’s degree at Virginia Tech. His master’s thesis at Virginia Tech contributed new research to the fields of optimization and model reduction, developing a “splitting” algorithm for identifying an optimized basis in low-dimensional reconstruction of nonlinear dynamical systems. Prior to Virginia Tech, Jovan worked as a substitute teacher, math instructor, and math tutor in the NYC metropolitan area after receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Dominican University.
Matt resides in Rockland County, NY with his wife of 30 years. When he’s not managing our Business Division’s Instagram page, he’s performing with his Classic Rock cover band: ‘Vinyl Countdown.’
Education:
B.S. Cornell University (1990); Hotel Administration, Marketing Concentration
M.B.A. University of Texas at El Paso (1994)
Work Experience:
Chief Marketing Officer, Contec, Inc.; 2017 – 2021
General Manager, PDI, Inc.; 2007 – 2017
VP, Marketing, Irving Consumer Products; 2003 – 2007
Marketing Director, Johnson & Johnson; 1998 – 2003
Account Director, IRI, Inc.; 1995 – 1998
U.S. Army (1st Lieutenant); 1990 – 1994
I began my journey in Information Technology navigating throughout hardware and software systems upgrading my skillset as the labor industry evolved. Employed 20 years as learning facilitator, digital technology educator, and CRM systems manager and consultant in the nonprofit industry. Experience strategically leading and planning system conversions and implementing new workplace technologies. I have an undying passion for singing, teaching, learning and building healthier human experiences.
Seminars & Presentations
Adjunct Professor, “Digital Technology in the Workplace”, College of Westchester
Adjunct Professor, “Social Media Marketing and Advertising”, College of Westchester
Learning Facilitator, Technology Curriculum Development K-12 Education, MOUSE
Moderator, “Food for Thought” Business Workshop, Grace Institute
Presenter, “Technophobia”, Blackbaud Software Conference
Volunteer, Mentor, YWCA “Girl Talk” Technology Educational Program
Keynote, “Destroying the Myth Of The New Techno-Girl” Hampton University
Keynote, “Technology and Gender Compatibility”, Virginia Enrichment Seminar
Panelist, “The New Black Conservative” Columbia Business School MBA Conference
Vice- President/Presenter, New York Library Association, Marketing and Public Relations Committee
Partial List of Clients and Employers
Metropolitan Opera, Young Adult Institute, New School for Social Research, Signature Theatre, Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, Fedcap, Good Samaritan Hospital, Montefiore-Nyack Hospital, Cosmetic Executive Women’s Foundation…
Mike lives in West Nyack with his wife and two children and is involved in a number of community organizations including being a member of the West Nyack Little League Board of Directors for the past fifteen years.
Education:
B.S. Accounting – Fairfield University
M.B.A. Finance – Fordham University
C.P.A. New York State
Work Experience:
Public accounting Eisner, Grant Thornton – senior audit manager
Lecroy – Director of financial reporting
Ziff Davis Media – Corporate controller
Parisi Sports Inc. – Chief Financial Officer
Major League Soccer – Controller
