Dean's Staff Advisory Committee

• Interested in joining our committee? Contact us!
• Learn more here!

Chairs:

• Co-Chair, Newark: Shirnel Jean Baptiste, Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Student Services-Newark
• Co-Chair, New Brunswick: Leigh-Anne Cobb, Program Coordinator, Office of Career Management-New Brunswick

Committee Members

• Marc Limata, Assistant Dean, MBA Programs- Newark
• Elvira Tolen, Assistant Dean, MBA Recruitment- Newark
• Secretary-Newark: Lauryn Lupino, Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Student Services-Newark
• Vanessa Galindo, Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Student Services-Newark 
• Monica Giron, Business Manager, RBS International Program- Newark
• Luz Kosar, Program Coordinator, Analytics and Information Systems-Newark
• Kathleen Price, Graduate Academic Advisor, Part-Time MBA Program- New Brunswick
• Leshay Reed, Sr. Program Coordinator, MFnA- New Brunswick

Dean’s Office Committee Consultants (non-voting members):

• Melissa Rivera, Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration

Contact Us: 

• Staff Submission Form (checked monthly by the committee)
• Or you can email any member directly

The mission of the Dean's Staff Advisory Committee is to provide staff a voice to senior RBS leadership while working on improving the culture of Rutgers Business School through standardized communication, resource, respect for diversity, a commitment to professional growth, and creating a centralized forum to bridge the gap between Newark and New Brunswick. Work together to maintain a high standard for all Staff members.

Listen to the staff on matters:

• On the great things RBS is doing and how we can continue to excel
• On concerns any staff member has regarding RU, RBS, or their department
• On how to improve the RBS experience and culture for all staff members
• On how to improve the RBS experience for students, which will make staff job’s more efficient
• Communicate any information that pertains to staff
• Work on developing staff and help champion professional development opportunities
• Participate and host events to advance the RBS brand

• Topics brought to our committee will be discussed privately
• The committee will try to resolve issues for staff if they have the ability to do so
• Topics not resolved by the committee will be brought to the Dean’s Office Designee
• Topics that involve all staff members (topics that were brought up from Staff Check-ins) will be communicated to staff via email