Information Technology Faculty
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Education
BA, Hunter College
Ph.D., New York University
Barbara Edington PMP, Assistant Professor
Education
BS, Albright College
MBA, Temple University
DPS, Pace University
Dr. Edington is an Assistant Professor here at St. Francis College where she teaches information technology courses. Her area of research and corporate expertise is in project & product management. Prior to moving into the academic realm, Barbara spent 20 years in the investment industry where she focused on financial product development. Barbara worked with Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in New York and an Executive Director in London. She holds an MBA in Finance from Temple University, Philadelphia and a doctorate from Pace University where her research focused on the contextual factors that impact project management success rates. She holds a PMP certification and is a frequent speaker on the topic of technical and business skill integration.
Sandy Westcott, Assistant Professor
Education
AAS, NYC Technical College
BBA, Pace University
MS, Pace University
Before joining the faculty at St. Francis College, Professor Westcott worked for 17 years at AT&T in the Information Systems area. During that time, she was a Project Manager, Quality Analyst, Systems Analyst, Systems Designer, Programmer, Technical Writer, User Trainer, and System Tester. Professor Westcott received numerous awards for her work including the AT&T CIO Circle of Excellence award for her Quality Assurance work for the AT&T True Rewards campaign. Professor Westcott's articles "10 Key Elements to Conducting Successful Post Mortems" and "Being Non-Technical in a Technical World" appeared in Essentials, a project management newsletter.
Corinne Smolizza, Lecturer
Education
BA, St. John’s University
MBA, Adelphi University
Professor Smolizza is constantly keeping up to date with the latest applications and programs for web development and design. She has practical experience with software, including Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator and Indesign. She encourages her students to think outside the box when creating a website and to take full command of their projects, not just echo what they learn in class. Professor Smolizza challenges them to view the site they develop from a third person standpoint putting the responsibility on them to find faults with there individual projects and better preparing them for future careers in IT where troubleshooting is one of the most valuable skills a person can have. By doing so she believes this teaches them not only the technical aspect of the software but also the conceptual.
Her considerable real world experience in sales is another valuable tool she brings to the classroom, teaching students about how the business industry has changed.
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Frank D'Esposito, Adjunct Professor
Dan MacNamee, Adjunct Professor