Board of Directors

Members of the CSI Foundation Board of Directors volunteer to support the Mission of the institution and provide opportunities for CSI to reach new levels of academic excellence. They are stewards of the College and an integral part of our community outreach.

President
Hon. Michael Cusick
President and CEO
Staten Island Economic Development Corp. (SIEDC)

Vice President
Joseph A. Franzese ‘88
Director, ING Financial Services LLC, Retired

Secretary
Carole Gervasi, ‘02 
Senior Director
Fluent

Treasurer
Robert A. Catalano
Director of Sales
Revelation Software, Retired

Cheryl Adolph
Interim Executive Director for Institutional Advancement and
Interim Executive Director, CSI Foundation, Inc.

Jacqueline Armani, OD, FAAO ‘06
Senior Global Director
Topcon Healthcare

Comfort Asanbe, PhD
Faculty
College of Staten Island

Jay D. Chazanoff ‘65
Partner
Pembroke Companies, Inc.

Joseph Conte, PhD 
Executive Director
Staten Island Performing Provider System (SIPPS)

Samir Farag
President
Worldwide Electronic Corp.

Yolanda R. Gleason
Borough Director for Staten Island 
The New York Public Library 

Brian Laline
Editor
Staten Island Advance

Frank Lombardo
Director
National Grid

Timothy G. Lynch, PhD
CSI President
College of Staten Island

Patrick F. McDermott
President
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Retired

Dolores N. Morris
HBO Executive, Retired

Hon. Kathleen M. Pesile, L.HD '73
VP Mergers and Acquisitions 
CUNY trustee 1998-2013 
JPMorgan Bank, Retired

Diane Saadeh '15
Accountant
ING Financial Services, LLC

Carlos Serrano
Assistant Vice President for Finance and Budget/CFO
College of Staten Island

Vishal Shah '08
Director
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Michael Steiper, PhD
Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
College of Staten Island