Joseph Ahlstrom
Professor, Marine Transportation Department
B.S., M.S., SUNY Maritime College; Federal License: Master of Steam and Motor Vessels, Any Gross Tons, Oceans; Radar Observer, General Radio Operator; CDR,USNR; Arbitrator, N.A.S.D; Past Master, Training Ship “Empire State VI”
Dennis F. Cooney
Chair of the Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC), local Vice President of the United University Professionals (UUP), and one of the ITT Academic Advisors; a maritime lawyer and Master in the Merchant Marine, Professor Cooney teaches, among other courses, GBUS 100 Introduction to Business and Economics, GBTT 251 Transportation Systems, GBTT 451 Marine Insurance, and (in Spring 2012) TMGT 8430 Ocean Marine Cargo Insurance and Loss Adjusting.
Prof. James Drogan
Senior Lecturer, Global Business & Transportation Department
B.S., Southern Illinois University; Railroad Institute, Harvard Graduate School of Business; Systems Research Institute, IBM; Railroad Institute, Multisystems, Inc.; The Special Studies Program in Transportation: Transportation System Management and Analysis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The Special Studies Program in Transportation: Logistics Analysis for Carries and Shippers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Advanced Freight Seminar, Northwestern University Transportation Center. Teaching and research interests are in the area of supply chains, business design and information technology strategy.
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Robert G. Edmonds
Lecturer and Vice Chair, Global Business and Transportation Department
B.A.,M.A., History St. John’s University, MBA Kensington University, D.B.A. California Southern University. Dr. Edmonds has over 25 years in the marketing and sales area and his teaching and research interests are in international business and marketing, the impact of trade blocs, NAFTA & the EU, contemporary management issues and the development of case studies for management and international business courses.
Virginia Ferritto
Professor Ferritto developed the graduate student orientation process and teaches TMGT 6001 Orientation to Graduate Studies; she is a former Executive Vice President of Overseas Outsourcing Group, in which capacity she prioritized production in Asian countries and administered contractual obligations. Ferritto is currently in the final stages of a PhD program in Organization and Management at Capella University, Minneapolis, MN. Other courses that she teaches includes GBUS 100 Introduction to Business and Economics, GBTT 251 Transportation Systems, and GBMG 341 Organizational Management.
Larry Howard, Professor and Chair, Global Business and Transportation Department
B.A., M.S., Ph. D Political Science, University of Washington; Teaching and research interests are in the areas of international business, supply chain management, and security.
Walter Nadolny
Assistant Professor, Marine Transportation Department
Captain Nadolny teaches both Graduate and Undergraduate courses in Environmental Policy, Environmental Law, Government Transportation Policy, Ships Construction and Navigation. He is a master mariner and a graduate of the SUNY Maritime College and has done extensive graduate work at Tufts University and MIT in Environmental Policy & Planning and Coastal Zone Management. He has been employed in industry by Exxon International, Carnival Cruise Lines and Norwegian Cruise Lines in an environmental capacity. Capt. Nadolny’s research interests include: Resource Depletion, Climate Change, Zero Discharge Ships, and Minimizing of Shipping Effects on Highly Sensitive and Critical Environments. In addition to his teaching responsibilities Capt. Nadolny is the advisor to the Environmental Club and serves as the Music Director of the College’s band.
Riccardo R. Pellicciaro
Professor of Economics and Finance, Global Business and Transportation Department
B.A., Hunter College (CUNY); M.A. Queens College (CUNY); Ph.D.,Fordham University, Financial Economics. Teaching and research interests are in the areas of corporate finance, shipping finance, quantitative methods and statistics.
Janis Schulmeisters
Lecturer, Global Business & Transportation Department
B.S., SUNY Maritime College, LL.B. Brooklyn Law School; Prof. Schulmeisters, a Fulbright Scholar, has previously served as lead maritime attorney, US Dept. of Justice, New York, as an attorney with Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, as a claims adjuster for Gulf Oil Corp. and as a deck officer in the US Merchant Marine. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in business law, maritime and admiralty law.
Jeffrey A. Weiss
Associate Professor of Law and Transportation
B.S., M.S., SUNY Maritime College; J.D., Pace University School of Law; Federal Licenses: Master of Freight and Towing vessels of not more than 1600 Gross Tons Upon Oceans; Second Mate of Steam and Motor Vessels of Unlimited Gross Tonnage Upon Oceans; Member of the New York State and Federal Bars; Maritime Arbitrator; Member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Teaching and research interests are in all aspects of Maritime Law.
Shmuel Yahalom
Professor of Economics, Global Business and Transportation Department
B.A., University of Haifa; M.A. Queens College; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center
ADJUNCT FACULTY:
Robert Black
Lars Gustafson
B.S., M.S., SUNY Maritime College; Federal Licenses; Third Mate of Steam and Motor Vessels of Unlimited Gross Tonnage Upon Oceans; Maritime Arbitrator, Member of the Marine Insurance Claims Association, member of the General Average Association. Eight years experience in handling a wide variety of P & I claims, including cargo, FD&D and personal injuries. Experience operating vessels in dry bulk trades. Teaching and research interests are in all aspects of ocean shipping.
Suleyman Kal
Cornelia McCarthy
Charles A. Walwyn, Jr.
B.S. in Management and Industrial Relations, New York University; Advanced Banking Degree, University of Wisconsin. Prof. Walwyn has also served as Chairman of the New York Clearing House, Transit Task Force Committee.
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