Faculty & Staff
Administration
Lori Escallier, PhD RN CPNP-PC FAAN
Dean and Professor
Email: lori.escallier@downstate.edu
Marie-Claire Roberts, PhD MS MPA RN
Executive Vice Dean
Email: marie-claire.roberts@downstate.edu
Joanne Ritter-Teitel, PhD RN NEA-BC
Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs and Community Partnerships
Email: joanne.ritterteitel@downstate.edu
Jeanine O'Hagan-Murphy, DNP FNP-BC
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Director - Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Email: jeanine.ohagan-murphy@downstate.edu
Nataliya Shaforost, DNP FNP-BC CDCES
Director – Advanced Level Program, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Email: nataliya.shaforost@downstate.edu
Faith Okuesi, DNP WHNP-BC
Director - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Email: faith.okuesi@downstate.edu
Kathleen Bratby, EdD RN
Director – Advanced Level Program, MS in Nursing Education Program
Email: kathleen.bratby@downstate.edu
Barbara Kitchener, PhD RN
Director – Entry Level Program, RN to BS Program
Email: barbara.kitchener@downstate.edu
Jean McHugh, PhD RN APRN ACNS-BC FNYAM
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Director - Accelerated BS Program
Email: jean.mchugh@downstate.edu
College of Nursing Staff
Carline Thomany, MBA
Director of Finance and Administration
(718) 270-7611
Karen Thomas-Lovell, MPA
Executive Assistant to the Dean
(718) 270-7632
Latrice Solomon, MS(c)
Affliations and Clinical Contracts Coordinator
(718) 270-7615
Joshua Stephenson, BA
Simulation Lab Specialist
(718) 270-7654
Vanessa Martindale
Staff Assistant
(718) 270-7605
Yvette Rogers, PMP MS
Senior Staff Assistant
(718) 270-7647
Patricia Johnson
Office Assistant
(718) 270-7656
Thomas Chambers
Office Assistant
(718) 270-7650
Janelle Perez, BA
Staff Assistant
(718) 270-7655