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SUNY ESF
Open Academy staff

 

Neal Abrams Ph.D.
Interim Director of Open Academy
Associate Professor of Chemistry

  • Unit oversight for instructional, visiting, summer, K-12, and professional programs.

nmabrams@esf.edu

315-470-6810

Katherina Searing
Associate Director of Open Academy

  • Unit oversight for professional education programs including non-credit, CEUs, and conferences. Online degree programs.

kbsearing@esf.edu

315-470-6888

Daniel Collins
Associate Director, K-12 STEM programming

  • Oversight and program development for K-12 programs, outreach, and ESF in the High School.

dbcollin@esf.edu

315-470-6553

Maura Harling Stefl
Program Manager, K-12 STEM programming

  • Student and teacher registration, event planning.

mhstefl@esf.edu

315-470-6811

Kathy Lang
Online Education Program Coordinator

klang01@esf.edu

315-470-4882

Brandon Murphy
Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Center

  • Teaching and Learning Center programming, educational technology support, online course support.

bmurphy@esf.edu

315-470-6979

Irene Njende
Graduate Assistant

  • Project research and management

innjende@syr.edu

315-470-4940

Alex Paonessa
Project Support Assistant

  • Office and project support for the Open Academy

apaoness@esf.edu

315-470-6891

Tania Ploumi
Assistant Professor

  • Environmental psychology, ecosystem services. Online education.

ktploumi@esf.edu

315-470-6921

Olivia Whitmarsh
Outreach Coordinator

  • ESF Science Corps, K-8 outreach

olwhitma@esf.edu

315-470-4705

Sarah Yurka
Assistant Director of Special Sessions

  • Visiting student registration, summer session.

smyurka@esf.edu

315-470-4898