Faculty

Note: The date following each person’s name indicates the year of appointment to the Faculty.
*Indicates Paul Smith's College Alumni

Russell P. Aicher Jr. (2009), Assistant Professor — Forestry & GIS
B.S., M.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Susan N. Alexander (1973-1974, 1976), Professor — Hospitality
B.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; M S., SUNY Plattsburgh; Family & Consumer Science Certificate; Women's Studies Certificate

Andrew S. Andermatt (2011), Professor – English
A.A.S., North Country Community College; B.A., SUNY Plattsburgh; M.A., Skidmore College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Jessica Appleby () - Adjunct Instructor
B.A., SUNY Oswego; M.S. - Student Affairs Administration, Binghamton University

James Brandis () - Adjunct Instructor

*Sarah R. Bogdanovitch (1994), Professor — Forestry
B.S., University of Vermont; M.S. - Forestry, Yale University; C.F. (Certified Forester); Paul Smith's College

Kelly L. Cerialo (2013), Assistant Professor – Hospitality
B.A., The College of New Jersey; M.S., University of Southern California; Ph.D., Antioch University

Saikat Chakraborty (2021), Associate Professor — Chemistry
M.Sc., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, M.S., Chemistry, RIT, PhD, Bioinorganic and Environmental Chemistry, RIT

Kyu Choi (2021), Assistant Professor - Sports Management
M.S., Innovation & Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, PhD, Sport Management & Policy, University of Georgia

Joshua Clemens (), Adjunct Professor — Business & Hospitality

*Joseph Conto (1994-1997, 2006), Associate Professor and Department Chair — Business & Hospitality
A.A.S., Paul Smith's College; B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.S., Florida International University; Certified Hospitality Educator

Amanda Cording (), Adjunct Instructor
B.A., SUNY New Paltz, M.P.S., SUNY ESF, PhD, University of Vermont, Pollution Remediation, Bioretention, Stormwater

Amy DeWitt (2017), Assistant Professor – Culinary Arts & Baking
A.A., Johnson & Wales University; B.S., University of Florida

Karen J. Edwards (1980), Professor — Mathematics and Environment & Society
B.A., SUNY Potsdam; M.A.,SUNY Plattsburgh; Ph.D., SUNY Albany

Jorie Favreau (2005), Professor and Department Chair — Wildlife Biology and Natural Science
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.A., DePaul University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

*John Foppert (2021), Visiting Assistant Professor — Forestry
B.S. Paul Smith's College; M.Sc., M.S., Erasmus Mundus European Forestry Dual Degree Programme; PgDip, University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Technical University of Munich

Bethany Garretson (2014), Continuing Lecturer — Environment & Society
M.A., Future Generations Graduate School

Ellen George (), Adjunct Professor
B.S., Biology, University of Puget Sound, M.Sc., Cornell University, Natural Resources, PhD, Cornell University, Natural Resources

Kate Glenn (2007), Adjunct Professor — Sustainability
B.A., Green Mountain College; M.S.,

Joseph Henderson (2018), Continuing Lecturer — Environment & Society
B.A., Colgate University; Ph.D., University of Rochester

Eric R. Holmlund (1995), Professor — Environment & Society
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.S.T., SUNY Potsdam; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Antioch University; Certified Wilderness Education Association

Freb Hunt - Bull (2020), Instructor and Educational Techology Liaison — Business & Hospitality
B.A., Carleton University; M.Ed., Southern New Hampshire University

Nicholas Hunt-Bull (2015), Professor, President
B.A., M.A., University of Western Ontario; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; MDP, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Vance Z. Jackson (2019), Associate Professor and Department Chair — Psychology
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison; M.A., Ph.D., Ball State University

Melanie H. Johnson (2011), Associate Professor — GIS & Environmental Science
   B.S., Minnesota State University; M.S., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., University of Idaho

Andrew Kelly (2012), Associate Professor and Librarian — Technical Services & Cataloger Librarian
   B.A., Boston University; M.S., Simmons College

Daniel Kelting (2003), Professor — Forestry, Executive Director AWI, Campus Grants Officer
   A.A.S., New York State Ranger School; B.S., SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute

*Donald O. Kirche (1971), Professor — Mathematics
   A.A., Paul Smith’s College; B.S., St. Lawrence University; M.S., Clarkson University

Catherine LaLonde (2018), Provost and Adjunct Professor — Environment & Society
   B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges; M.A., SUNY Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Buffalo

*Corey L. Laxson (2020), Associate Professor — Natural Science
A.A.S., Paul Smith’s College; B.S., M.S., SUNY Brockport

Kelly Linehan (), Adjunct Professor
A.A.S., Paul Smith’s College; B.S., Johnson State College, MEd, Concordia University-Portland

Diane M. Litynski (2007), Professor and Department Chair— Business Management
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.B.A., Boston University

Brain McAllister (), Adjunct Professor — Natural Science
B.S., Expeditionary Studies, SUNY Plattsburgh

Kevin A. McCarthy (2010), Associate Professor — Culinary Arts
A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America; Certified Food and Environmental Sanitarian; Certified Executive Chef; Certified Culinary Educator

Glenn McClure (2015), Continuing Lecturer — Environment & Society
B.A., M.A., SUNY Geneseo

*Brett McLeod (2005), Professor and Department Chair — Forestry & Natural Resources
A.A.S., B.S., Paul Smith's College; M.S., Bard College; Ph.D. Antioch University; Spanish Proficiency Certificate

Janet A. Mihuc (2000), Professor — Biology
   B.S., Oklahoma State University, M.S., D.A., Idaho State University

Craig W. Milewski (2003), Professor — Fisheries & Aquatic Science
   B.S., Michigan State University; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts; M.S., Ph.D., South Dakota State University

*Deborah Naybor (2015), Assistant Professor — Environment Studies
   A.A.S., Paul Smith's College; B.S., Empire State College; M.P.S., University of Connecticut; M.A., Ph.D., University of Buffalo

Lee Nellis (2019), Adjunct Professor — Environment & Society
B.A., University of Wyoming; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kendra Ormerod (2015), Assistant Professor – Recreation
B.A., Houghton College; M.P.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Ph.D., University of Buffalo

Maureen Pellerin (), Adjunct Professor — Environment & Society
B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.S., SUNY Plattsburgh

Annie Rochon (2012), Assistant Professor – Languages
B.A., Concordia University; M.S., SUNY Plattsburgh; Graduate Certificate, Yale School of Management

Rebecca H. Romeo (2011), Associate Professor — English
A.A.S., Alfred Ag and Tech; B.S., Cornell University; M.S. Ed., SUNY Plattsburgh; M.S.Ed., Grand Canyon University

William Roth (2022), Adjunct Professor - Business and Hospitality

Elizabeth Schuyler (2022), Adjunct Professor

Christopher Sheach (2022), Assistant Professor - Disaster Management and Response
M.A., Royal Roads University, PhD, Oklahoma State University

David Simmons, Adjunct Professor

Evan Spencer (2022), Adjunct Professor - Natural Science

Lee Ann Sporn (2006), Professor — Biology
   B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester

Curtis J. Stager (1987), Professor — Natural Science
   B.A., Bowdoin College; Ph.D., Duke University

Ann Sterling (2022), Adjunct Professor - Culinary Arts

*Rebecca Sutter (2008), Associate Professor — Mathematics & Disaster Management
   A.A., Paul Smith’s College; B.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; M.S., SUNY Potsdam; M.S.P.C., Columbia University

Randall W. Swanson (1989), Professor — Forestry
   B.S., M.S., University of Michigan; Certificate in Education, University of Vermont

Amanda Vincent (2017), Adjunct Professor — Environment & Society
B.A., Siena College; M.S., SUNY Plattsburgh

Justin Waskiewicz (2017), Assistant Professor – Forestry
   B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of Maine; Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, Northern Arizona University

Marlyse Waskiewicz (2017), Assistant Professor – Baking Arts
A.A.S., Eastern Maine Community College; B.S., Northern Arizona University

*Brendan Wiltse (2020), Visiting Assistant Professor — Natural Science
A.S., Hudson Valley Community College; B.S., Paul Smith's College; Ph.D., Queen's University