2023-2024 Guest Lecturers

Below is a list of our 2023-2024 guest lecturers! If you’re interested in participating in this program, please contact Ms. Ann Straub at [email protected] or 212-475-8940 ext. 376.

October 24th

Environmental Science

Joaquin Esquilin ’01, Project developer on the Super Charge Team at Tesla.

November 2nd

Health

Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor.

November 14th

Environmental Science

Joaquin Esquilin ’01, Project developer on the Super Charge Team at Tesla.

November 14th

Health

Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor.

November 17th

Studio Art

Howard Skrill, St. Francis College Professor of Art.

November 28th

Sociology

Dr. Emily Horowitz, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Co-Director, Social Justice Institute, St. Francis College.

November 28th

Microsoft Office

Dr. Michael Grabowski, Professor, Department of Communication, Director, Game Design & Production, Coordinator, Media Technology.

November 30th

Trig/Statistics 02

Dr. Erez Shochat, Department Chairperson, Mathematics at St. Francis College

December 1st

Entrepreneurship Speaker Program

Katja Schroeder, Assistant Professor in Management and Information Technology and Director of Entrepreneurship at St. Francis College.

December 5th

AP American History

Dr. Adam Arenson, Manhattan College History Professor

December 6th

Environmental Science

Joaquin Esquilin ’01, Project developer on the Super Charge Team at Tesla.

December 7th

Social Justice

Ms. Cheryl David,  a nationally renowned attorney recognized by numerous “best lawyers” publications.

December 11th

AP Spanish

Pedro Calvo Sotelo, Consul for Cultural Affairs, from the Consulate of Spain

December 11th

American History/ Government

Matthew Washington, VP & Chief of Staff at Phipps Houses and former Asst. Manhattan Borough President.

December 12th

Earth Science & Physics

Dr. Bart Horn, Assistant Professor of Physics, Manhattan College.

December 12th

Social Justice

Ms. Cheryl David,  a nationally renowned attorney recognized by numerous “best lawyers” publications.

December 12th

Computer

Dr. Lavinia Ciungu, Professor of Mathematics at St. Francis College

December 14th

Computer Application

Daniel Sanchez, ’07, Sr. Software Engineer at Jump Trading

January 5th

Earth Science

Dr. Celine Martin, Research Scientist & Laboratory Manager, Earth & Planetary Science Dept. at the American Museum of Natural History

January 29th

Pre-Calculus

John Leylegian

Dr. John Leylegian, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Manhattan College

January 31st

Entrepreneurship Speakers Program

Laurence Coman, graduate of Columbia Business School and Cofounder and COO at AvoMD (a health tech company)

February 5th

Earth Science

Mark Kramer, Chair, NYC Long Island Chapter of the American Meteorological Society

February 29th

Drama

NYU Tisch Assistant Arts Professor Dan Soule, Head of Scenic Design in the Dept. of Drama, Production and Design Studio

February 29th

Journalism

Ms. Gisele Regatao, a multimedia journalist and Associate Professor of Journalism at Baruch College

March 1st

Anatomy

College Professor, Clarence Chan, PT, DPT and alumnus from 1984.

March 1st

LSA Entrepreneurship Speaker Program

Winston S. Peters, Jr. Manhattan College Program Director, Entrepreneurs@MC, Adjunct Instructor of Marketing

March 7th

Economics

Darren Bullock ’80, retired Detective, Intelligence Bureau, NYPD and current NBA Security Rep.

March 8th

Health

Matt Marcelo and the NYU Violets

March 8th

Health

Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor and NYU Nursing students

March 11th

African American Lit & Shakespeare

Saint Francis College professors Mitch Levenberg and Jason Dubow.

March 12th

Entrepreneurship Speaker Program

Marisol Chappell, Assistant Director from the Iona College Hynes Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

March 12th

Sociology

Riana Khan, Student Engagement from the Iona College Hynes Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

March 12th

American History

Michael Martinez ’15 Team Assistant, United Nations and Research Fellow, City University of New York

March 14th

Creative Writing

Mr. Theo Gangi, Director, MFA Program in Creative Writing, Assistant Professor of Literature, Writing and Publishing St. Francis College.

March 14th

Health

Matt Marcelo and the NYU Violets

March 14th

Health

Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor, and NYU Nursing Students

March 19th

Global Religions

Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive VP of the New York Board of Rabbis

March 25th

LSA Entrepreneurship Program

Dr. William Reisel, Joseph F. Adams Professor of Management, St. John’s University and Dr. Alexander Berman, Assistant Professor of Management, St. John’s University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business

March 26th

Geometry Honors

Jerrod Kennard, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Associate and Computational Design Leader at Gensler
Islay Burgess, Gensler Principal, Design Technology Director | Northeast

April 10th

Religion

Debbie Sucich, Catholic Worker Movement

April 11th

AP Government

Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Assembly District 66

April 12th

Health

Matt Marcelo and the NYU Violets

April 12th

African American Lit & Shakespeare

Saint Francis College professors Mitch Levenberg and Jason Dubow.

April 12th

Health

Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor and NYU Nursing Students

April 15th

Earth Science

Guy Sebastian Brown, meteorologist at Spectrum News/NY1

April 16th

Anatomy

Dr. Ludovic Desvignes, NYU Langone Health | NYU Grossman School of Medicine

April 17th

Computer

Dr. Michael Grabowski, Professor, Department of Communication, Director, Game Design & Production, Coordinator, Media Technology.

April 18th

Health

Fidel Lim, NYU Clinical Nursing Professor, and NYU Nursing Students

April 25th

Advanced and Studio Art

Marvin Cabrera ’88 – CCNY Adjunct Lecturer at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture.

April 30th

Entrepreneurship

Darren Yee, NYU Entrepreneurial Institute, Venture Associate, Innovation Venture Fund

May 2nd

Entrepreneurship

Mr. Sadibou Sylla,  Director of the Social Innovation Collaboratory and Adjunct Professor at the Fordham Gabelli School of Business

May 6th

Computer

Dr. Mohamed Rahouti, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer & Information Science, Fordham University (Lincoln Center Campus)

May 10th

Religion

Debbie Sucich, Catholic Worker Movement

May 10th

Music

The NYPD Police Band Brass section will be visiting Mr. Flax’s music class.

May 14th

Leadership

Brooklyn Borough President and alumnus ’01, Antonio Reynoso.

May 15th

English Honors

Dr. Sid Ray, Co-Chair and Professor of English, Department of English, Dyson College, Pace University

May 16th

Earth Science

Social Scientist Hayley Elszasz, Climate Science Advisor for the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice

May 29th

Regents Bio 02

Dr. Jennifer Odien, Forensic Anthropologist from the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office.