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Dr. Howard C. Johnson
Dr. Howard C. Johnson is the Senior Vice President and Provost of
Medgar Evers College, CUNY. Prior to coming to Medgar Evers
College, Dr. Johnson held a number of crucial leadership positions
in higher education. He most recently served as Professor of
Mathematics at the University of North Texas (UNT) where he had
earlier held the position of Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs. Prior posts at Syracuse University
included Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of the
Graduate School, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
as well as Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education.
During his tenure as Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs at UNT, Dr. Johnson initiated a strategic hiring and
salary enhancement plan that yielded $6 million in faculty raises
and thirty-four tenure track position over the course of two
years. While serving as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs at Syracuse, he was charged with increasing faculty
diversity and played a pivotal role in the recruitment, retention,
and mentoring of over fifty-five African- American and Latino
faculty and professional staff members.
Dr. Claudia Schrader,
Ed.D. Dr. Schrader joined the faculty of the
Education Department in 2000 where she is currently an Associate
Professor (on leave). As a faculty member in the Education
Department, Dr. Schrader served most recently as Interim
Department Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson (2001-2006) and Council
for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Coordinator
(2003-2006). In her capacity as the NCATE Coordinator, she
spearheaded the Education Department’s accreditation process. Dr.
Schrader served as part of the Middle States Accreditation Team
and has been invited to serve as an NCATE consultant.
Dr. Simone Rodriguez-Dorestant, Ph.D.
Acting Dean of the School of Professional and Community
Development Dr. Simone Rodriguez-Dorestant currently serves
as the Executive Director for Academic and Curriculum Planning and
is responsible for facilitating development of proposed degree
programs and working with faculty to ensure the growth of new
degree programs. In addition, she is responsible for the
administration of EduTrac (Degreeworks) and serves as the liaison
with Student Affairs and Student Services. She holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree from State University of New York at Binghamton
(Philosophy, Politics and Law); a Master of Arts degree from New
York University (Higher Education Administration), and a Ph.D.
from Walden University (Higher Education Administration and Adult
Women's Development). Before joining the Office of Academic Affairs,
Dr. Rodriguez-Dorestant worked in the Special Programs/SEEK
Department as a Counselor/Lecturer; Director, Associate of Arts,
Teacher Education Program; and Executive Director of Student
Development and Student Services. |