Note: For all faculty listings in this section of the catalog, the year when a faculty member joined the Academy staff follows each name. Other information includes the individual’s faculty rank, degrees earned, where obtained, professional licenses held, and military affiliation. In a department that includes more than one discipline, the faculty member’s area of specialization is indicated.
Superscripts used in this listing are:
1faculty member has received the Academy’s Vice Admiral Gordon McLintock Award for Exemplary Leadership
2faculty member has received the Academy’s Sue Alice McNulty Award for Distinguished Teaching.
3faculty member has received the Captain C.A. Prosser Award for Student Service.
4faculty member has held command at sea of an unlimited tonnage vessel.
Department Head
Kristofer Schnatz (2019)
B.S., SUNY Maritime College
M.S., Valparaiso University
Assistant Department Head
CAPT William Fell, USMS (2004)
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy
M.S., Troy State University
Professional Faculty
Rob Alfheim (2004)
B.S., Sacred Heart University
M.S., Northern Illinois University
Ryan Bartel (2023)
B.S., The College of New Jersey
M.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University
Louis Bernardi (2018)
B.S., New York Institute of Technology
Daniel Braut (2012)
B.S., Towson University
M.S., California University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Broadwell (2011)
B.A., University of Washington
Beau Bruno (2009)
B.S., Binghamton University
M.S., Fordham University
John Cavanaugh (1980)
B.S., Long Island University- Post (dual degrees)
M.Ed., Long Island University- Post
Jameson Croall (2012)
B.S., Springfield College
M.S., Springfield College
Matt Dempsey (2008)
B.S., Castleton State College
M.A., Castleton State College
Melinda Eng (2001)
B.S., Hofstra University
M.S., Wagner College
Joseph Guster (2014)
B.S., St. John’s University
M.B.A., St. John’s University
Daniel Gwyther (2020)
B.S., University of Buffalo
M.A., University of Cambridge
James Kikel (2016)
B.S., Springfield College
M.S., Springfield College
Eugene Kobilansky (2022)
B.S., New York University
Kayla Koelbel (2020)
B.S., SUNY Cortland
M.S., SUNY Cortland
LT Johan C. Lopez, USMS (2013)
B.S., CUNY Lehman College
M.S., Southern New Hampshire University
Drew McCarthy (2012)
B.S., SUNY Maritime College
M.A., Stony Brook University
Carlos Mendes (2021)
B.S., Old Dominion University
Maegan Meritz (2016)
B.A., Stony Brook University
Jason Miller (2022)
B.S., Springfield College
M.Ed., Springfield College
Tony Nocera (2023)
B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University
M.S., Northcentral University
Michael Notebaert (2007)
B.S., Ithaca College
M.B.A., Dowling College
Dan Paccione (2022)
B.S., University of Massachusetts
Harrison Passante (2021)
B.S., St. Joseph’s
Robert Pryor (2017)
B.S., United States Air Force Academy
M.B.A., College of William & Mary
M.A., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
William Razzano (2022)
B.S., SUNY Cortland
Louis Scala (2022)
B.S., Long Island University
M.S., Long Island University
Alexa Shields (2008)
B.S., The College of New Jersey
M.A., Rutgers University
Kyle Simensky (2012)
B.S., SUNY Cortland
M.A., Adelphi University
Michael Smolens (1990)
B.S., - Springfield College
M.A., - Adelphi University
Grant Soffer (2023)
B.S., St. John’s University
M.B.A., Western New Mexico University
Salma Tarik (2023)
B.S., Hofstra University
M.S., Mercy College
CDR Sean Tedesco, USMS (2001)
B.S., University of Connecticut
M.B.A., Adelphi University
Daniel Unverzagt (2012)
B.S., Northern Vermont University
M.S., Manhattan College
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