2022-2023 Guest Lecturers

Below is a list of our 2022-2023 guest lecturers! If you’re interested in participating in this program, please contact Ms. Ann Straub at astraub@lasalleacademy.org or 212-475-8940 ext. 376.

Date	Course	Guest Speaker
October 20th	Digital Art	Jordan Pastor ’13 will teach Ms. O’Mara’s Digital Art class.
November 3rd	Government	Eda Sanchez-Persampieri, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and full-time lecturer within SFC’s Department of Management and Information Technology will be speaking in Dr. Roedell’s Government class. Part of the Entrepreneurship Series.
November 4th	Finance	Jordan DiNoia ‘12, Entrepreneur, will be speaking in Mr. Pena’s Finance class. Part of the Entrepreneurship Series.
December 5th	Government	Susan Stetzer, Manager, Community Board 3, Manhattan will be teaching in Mr. Cygan’s AP Government class and Dr. Roedell’s Government class.
December 6th	Social Justice	Cheryl David, a nationally renowned attorney recognized by numerous “best lawyers” publications, will address immigration law and naturalization within a Christian context in Mr. Pena’s and Mr. Estevez’s Social Justice classes.
December 9th	Finance	Peter Patch, Co-Founder & President of CFI, the Center for Financial Independence, and Founder and CEO of Patch & Associates, will teach in Mr. Pena’s Finance class. Part of the Entrepreneurship Series.
December 12th	Criminal Law	Michelle A. Powell, J.D., retired Senior U.S. Probation Officer with the Eastern District of New York and current professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department at St. Francis College, will be teaching in Mr. Cygan’s Criminal Law class.
December 12th	Health	Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor, will be teaching in Mr. Rosich’s Health classes.
December 14th	Government	Peter Patch, Co-Founder & President of CFI, the Center for Financial Independence, and Founder and CEO of Patch & Associates, will teach in Mr. Donovan’s AP Government class. Part of the Entrepreneurship Series.
December 21st	AP English	Jeffrey Sussman, author and PR Consultant, will be teaching in Ms. Dowd’s AP English class.
January 9th	Anatomy	Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor, will be teaching in Mr. Rosich’s Anatomy classes.
January 13th	Social Justice	Fr. Zacariah Presutti, S.J., founder of the Thrive for Life Program will be teaching in Mr. Estevez’s and Mr. Pena’s Social Justice classes.
January 13th	Health	Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor, will be teaching in Mr. Rosich’s Health classes.
February 9th	AP Government	Mr. Matthew Washington, Vice President and Chief of Staff for Phipps Houses, will be teaching in Dr. Roedell’s AP Government class.
February 10th	Finance	Mr. Bryce Townsend, Sr. VP for Commercial Partnerships, ASM Global will be teaching in Mr. Pena’s Finance class.
February 13th	Physics	Dr. Bart Horn, Assistant Professor of Physics, Manhattan College, will be teaching in Ms. Morales’ Physics class.
March 1st	History	Ms. Cori Gordon, CEO of Cortoyou, LLC, will be speaking in Dr. Roedell’s History class.
March 6th	Environmental Science	Joaquin Esquilin ’02, Project Developer on the Super Charge Team at Tesla will be teaching in Mr. Neering’s Environmental Science class.
March 10th	World Literature	Ms. Rachel Cirelli, Director, Center for Career Development at Manhattan College will be conducting a career-based presentation in Mr. Krause’s World Literature class.
March 10th	Honors Trigonometry	Dr. William D. Reisel, Professor of Management, St. John’s University and Alexander Berman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Management, St. John’s University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business will be speaking on the topic of “entrepreneurship” in your Alg.2-Trig Honors class.
March 13th	Finance	Joseph Cruz’ 03, Vice President at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated will be teaching in Mr. Pena’s Finance class.
March 13th	AP American History	Dr. Adam Arensen, Manhattan College History professor, will be teaching in Mr. Donovan’s and Dr. Roedell’s American History classes.
March 15th	Art	Ms. Dyeemah Simmons, Director of Social Impact at the Whitney Museum of American Art will be teaching in Ms. O’Mara’s art class.
March 16th	Trigonometry and Statistics	Dr. Erez Shochat, Department Chairperson, Mathematics at St. Francis College will be teaching in Ms. Ritziu’s Trigonometry and Statistics class.
March 20th	Health	Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor, will be teaching in Mr. Rosich’s Health classes.
March 21st	Environmental Science	Mr. Carmine Carannante, class of 1988, WSP, Vice President, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Mechanical Engineer, will be teaching in Mr. Neering’s Environmental Science class.
March 23rd	Computer	Raymond Lem ’92, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, will be teaching in Ms. Tavera’s Computer class.
March 27th	English	St. Francis College Professors Mitch Levenberg and Jason Dubow will be teaching in Ms. Arndt’s and Ms. Toney’s English classes.
March 28th	Digital Art	Manuela Senatore, founder of Skilla Productions will be teaching in Ms. O’Mara’s Digital Art class.
March 29th	Religon	Rev. Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, FDNY Chaplain, will be teaching in Ms. Romanosky’s Religion classes. Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello is also the Pastor of The Shrine church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel-Annunciation in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
March 31st	Environmental Science	Joaquin Esquilin, Project Developer on the Super Charge Team at Tesla.
March 31st	Sociology	Dr. Ravaris Moore, NYU Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology will be teaching in Mr. Bahno’s Sociology class.
April 4th	Health	Dr. Lora Smith, Human Health Risk Assessor, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, USEPA, Region 2 will be teaching in Mr. Rosich’s Earth Science classes.
April 5th	Graphic Arts	Ms. Gi (Ginny) Huo, Assistant Director of Education at the New Museum will be teaching in Ms. O’mara’s art class.
April 17th	Global Religion	Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive VP of the New York Board of Rabbis will be teaching in Mr. Pena’s and Mr. Estevez’s Global Religion classes.
April 18th	Biology	Dr. Danne Lorieo ’62, retired surgeon, will be teaching in Mr. Neering’s Regents Biology class.
April 18th	Honors Geometry	Emau Vega (Designer) and Stefan Cavezzali (Associate), FXCollaborative Architects, LLP, will be teaching in Ms. Masullo’s Honors Geometry class.
April 20th	Leadership	Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso ’01 will be teaching in Ms. Carlsen’s Leadership class.
April 21st	English	St. Francis College Professors Mitch Levenberg and Jason Dubow will be teaching in Ms. Arndt’s and Ms. Toney’s English classes.
April 21st	Sociology	Dr. Emily Horowitz, Professor & Chair, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Co-Director, Justice Initiative, St. Francis College will be teaching in Mr. Bahno’s Sociology class.
April 24th	Biology	Dr. Jennifer Odien, Foresnsic Anthropologist from the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office will be teaching in Mr. Neering’s Biology class.
April 25th	Finance	Anton Mallner ’61, Principal of Mallner Consulting LLC, will be presenting in Mr. Pena’s Finance class.
April 26th	Art	Mr. Michael Hazard ’72, architect, AIA, Michael Hazard Associate will be teaching in Ms. O’Mara’s Art class.
May 3rd	Entrepreneurship Speaker Program	Mr. Peter Patch, Co-Founder & President of CFI, the Center for Financial Independence, and Founder and CEO of Patch & Associates, will speak in Mr. Donovan’s and Mr. Bahno’s classes as part of the Entrepreneurship speakers program.
May 12th	Environmental Science	Joaquin Esquilin, Project Developer on the Super Charge Team at Tesla.