SUNY ESF
Open Academy staff
Name |
Responsibilities |
Contact |
Erika Blair Learning Designer |
Instructor and graduate assistants support, focused on learning outcomes and grounded in education pedagogy, designing and conducting workshops, creating course and program assessments, and facilitating course designs that engage students. |
315-470-3008 235-4 Gateway Center |
Daniel Collins Associate Director |
Oversight and program development for K-12 programs, outreach, and ESF in the High School. |
315-470-6553 229 Gateway Center |
Maura Harling Stefl Program Manager |
Student and teacher registration and event planning for ESFHS and K-12 programming |
315-470-6811 235-6 Gateway Center |
Kathy Lang Online Education Program Coordinator |
Advisor and program coordinator for students in the Sustainability Management program. |
315-470-4882 227 Gateway Center |
Brandon Murphy Coordinator |
Teaching and Learning Center programming, educational technology support, online course support. |
315-470-6979 230 Gateway Center |
Irene Njende Graduate Assistant |
Project research and management, teaching assistant for select Sustainability Management courses. |
(315)470-4940 235-2 Gateway Center |
Alex Paonessa Project Support Assistant |
General office support, organization and project management, graphic design, communication, and Federal Work Study supervision |
315-470-6891 235-1 Gateway Center |
Tania Ploumi Assistant Professor |
Environmental psychology, ecosystem services. Online education. |
315-470-6921 224 Marshall Hall |
Darshini Roopnarine, Ph.D Open Academy Director |
Expanding the Open Academy’s programming and overseeing initiatives that support student learning outcomes, program quality, and provide access to diverse learning communities. |
315-470-6910 226 Gateway Center |
Olivia Whitmarsh Outreach Coordinator |
Coordinates connections between numerous K-12 schools and ESF's campus, Science Corps volunteer program, Summer Science Corps program, and a variety of on-campus, in-school, and community-facing events. |
315-470-4705 235-7 Gateway Center |
Sarah Yurka Assistant Director of Special Sessions |
Visiting student registration, summer session, microcredentials, extended learning. |
315-470-4898 227 Gateway Center |