ANTONIETTA “TONI” BROWER ‘02

Major: International Studies

Ms. Brower, a licensed real estate broker, is vice-president of sales at Michael Brower Realty Co. She performs feasibility studies, institutes and implements marketing programs for conversions from apartments to condominium ownership. While raising a family, Ms. Brower served as president of the Franklin Lakes Education Foundation and president of the Franklin Avenue Middle School PTA in Franklin Lakes. As a Board Member of the Indian Hills High School PTSO, she continued her student-centered interest and spear-headed many committees focused on student involvement and activities. Currently she is active in the Matthew Larson Foundation, Shelter Our Sisters and Oasis-a Haven for Women and Children in Paterson. Ms. Brower is also a member of the New Jersey Realtors Association. She is a member of the HGS Alumni Advisory Board.

EDWARD CHAPEL ‘77

Major: Sociology/American Studies
M.A. Sociology, New York University
Ph.D. Sociology, New York University

Dr. Chapel is the Vice President for Information Technology at Montclair State University. As Chief Information Officer he is keenly aware of the role that technology plays in the future success of today’s students. With thirty years in higher education as an administrator and as a professor he has extensive experience in instruction, research, capital projects, strategic and operational planning, assessment, budgeting and personnel management. Dr. Chapel has a daughter who will graduate in May 2013 with a degree in Communications. He currently serves as a member of both the Alumni Association Board of Directors and the HGS Alumni Advisory Board.

CYNTHIA “CINDY” DAVIS ’79

Major: Administration and Business and American Studies
M.A., Education, William Paterson University

Ms. Davis is an elementary school teacher in the Pompton Lakes Public Schools where she has taught for 18 years. She has been a cooperating teacher for student teachers and has served on many curriculum committees at her local school. Ms. Davis is currently participating in classes for Readers/Writing Workshops at Columbia University Teachers College. She is a past member of the school and district Professional Development committees. Prior to her experience at Pompton Lakes, Ms. Davis taught in the Paterson School District for four years. In addition to her professional activities, Ms. Davis enjoys volunteering for a variety of community organizations.

CATHY MORAN HAJO ’85

Major: History
M.A. and Ph.D. in History and a Certificate in Archival Management and Historical Editing, New York University

Dr. Hajo is the editor and director of the Jane Addams Papers and an assistant professor of history at Ramapo College, a project she brought to Ramapo College in 2015. Before that she worked for over 25 years as the associate editor and assistant director of the Margaret Sanger Papers Project at New York University. She is past president of the Association for Documentary Editing and serves on its Council. She is very involved in teaching digital tools for documentary editing, and team teaches courses at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute and the Institute for Documentary Editing.  She taught a digital history course for five years for  New York University’s Archives and Public History graduate program, developing a digital archive on Greenwich Village History. She currently teaches an undergraduate course on digital history that features the history of Mahwah, NJ, drawing from resources at the Mahwah Museum, where she recently became the archives director.  Dr. Hajo’s research focus is on twentieth century women’s history. Her first book, Birth Control on Main Street: Birth Control Clinics in the United States, 1916 – 1939, was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2010.

JONATHAN MARCUS ‘93, ESQ.

Major: Law and Society
J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law

Mr. Marcus is assistant general counsel at the “Big 4” audit, tax and advisory firm of KPMG LLP where he provides in-house counseling and representation in connection with all business transaction matters. Previously, he held positions with the law firms of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Sills Cummis & Gross, PC. Mr. Marcus is a member of the Ramapo College Board of Governors, past president and current member of the Ramapo College Alumni Association Board of Directors, chairman of the KPMG-Ramapo Alumni Chapter and also sits on the HGS Alumni Advisory Board. In addition, Mr. Marcus was asked by President Mercer to serve on the President’s Strategic Planning Task Force which, for the past year, has been working to formulate the College’s new five-year strategic plan. Mr. Marcus received the Ramapo College President’s Award of Merit at the May 2009 Commencement ceremony. In January 2013, Mahwah’s Mayor Laforet appointed Mr. Marcus to the Mahwah Township Planning Board.

KRISTEN MOLEDO ‘10

Major: Literature, Concentration in Creative Writing

Ms. Moledo earned her BA in Literature with a concentration in Creative Writing while working as a writing tutor at RCNJ and as a law assistant concurrently. As a student she presented an essay in connection to Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison at a Fordham University conference. She is currently the Content Technology Coordinator at John Wiley & Sons where she manages the production of higher education digital products. Responsibilities include vendor management, budgeting, schedule preservation and communications among internal and external associates. As an alumnus, she has been a guest speaker at the Literature Department luncheon and the First Year Seminar class. She is a member of the HGS Alumni Advisory Board.

VIVIAN NILSSON ‘00

Major: Political Science and International Studies
M.A. Political Science with a specialization in International Law and International Organizations, CUNY

Vivian Nilsson holds a M.A. in political science with a specialization in international law and international organizations from the Graduate Center, CUNY. She currently works as a consultant and assists non-governmental organizations seeking consultative status with the

United Nations (UN). Vivian has previously volunteered with the UN Department of Public Information and worked as a rapporteur during the DPI/ NGO Conference on Climate Change. After completing her undergraduate degree, Vivian worked for the Global Alliance for Women’s Health (GAWH) and represented the organization at various UN meetings, such as the Special Session on HIV/AIDS. Together with the President of GAWH, Vivian successfully organized a number of roundtables and symposia on public-private partnerships and women’s health issues, including HIV/AIDS and heart disease, at the UN. She received a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies summa cum laude from Ramapo College of NJ in 2000. As part of her education at Ramapo College of NJ Vivian interned at UNESCO, Paris, France, where she worked on the initiative the International Year for A Culture of Peace.  While at Ramapo College, Vivian served as the President of the Model UN Club and participated in various study aboard programs. Vivian is half Swedish and half Dutch and she currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is an avid traveler and photographer, loves to cook, and passionate human rights activist.

CARLA PASTORE ‘07, ‘10

Major: Literature Master of Science in Educational Technology
Master of Arts in Educational Leadership Candidate ’13, RCNJ

Ms. De Gironimo is certified as a secondary teacher of English by the State of New Jersey and has taught English in grade 9 at Waldwick High School since 2007. She also teaches elective classes and is advisor to the student newspaper The Echo. From 2004-2007, while completing her undergraduate degree at Ramapo, De Gironimo served as a writing tutor and notetaker for college students with disabilities through the Office of Specialized Services. During 2005 she served as historical editorial research intern for the Margaret Sanger Papers project at New York University. Ms. De Gironimo is a member of the HGS Alumni Advisory Board.