ECSC:Eastern Colleges Science Conference
Board Members
These "member institutions" have sent faculty and students to a conference over the past decade.
Chair of the Board
Lance Evans, Ph.D.
After many years of dedicated service to ECSC and the scientific community,
Dr. Evans sadly passed away in June 2026.
He will be honored with a tribute at ECSC 2027.
Questions about ECSC may be directed to the President, Treasurer, or Secretary.
President and Assistant to the Board Chair
Helen Murphy, Ph.D.
hmurphy@jcu.edu
Department of Psychology
John Carroll University
Cleveland, OH 44118
TEL (216) 397-4359
Treasurer
Bryan Wilkins, Ph.D.
Bryan.Wilkins@Manhattan.edu
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Manhattan College
Bronx, NY 10471
TEL (718) 862-7102
Secretary
Donald Stearns, Ph.D.
dstearns@wagner.edu
Dept of Biological Sciences
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY 10301
TEL (718) 390-3197
Kim D. Allen, PhD
kallen@mec.cuny.edu
School of Science, Health & Technology
Medgar Evers College--CUNY
Brooklyn, New York 11225
Cell: (212) 363-0640
Brandy Bessette-Symons, Ph.D.
bbessettesymons@ithaca.edu
Department of Psychology
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
TEL (607) 274-1988
Charlene F. Blando-Hoegler, Ph.D.
CHoegler@pace.edu
Department of Biology
Pace University
Pleasantville, NY 10570
TEL (914) 773-3698
Suzanne Deschenes, Ph.D.
descheness@sacredheart.edu
Biology Department
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield CT 06825-1000
TEL (203) 371-7785
Rajendra Gharbaran
rajendra.gharbaran@bcc.cuny.edu
Bronx Community College
Carl S. Hoegler, Ph.D.
Carl.Hoegler@msmc.edu
Division of Natural Sciences
MST Building (Aquinas Hall), Room 250G
Mount Saint Mary College
330 Powell Avenue
Newburgh, New York 12550
TEL (845) 569-3391
Barry M. Hoopengardner, Ph.D.
hoopengardnbam@ccsu.edu
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050
TEL (860) 832-3563
Anthony Kapolka, Ph.D.
kapolka@wilkes.edu
Department of Math and Computer Science
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
TEL (570) 408-4847
Martin Kapper, Ph.D.
kapper@ccsu.edu
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Central Connecticut State Univ.
New Britain, CT 06050
TEL (860) 832-2653
Sarah Lawson
sarah.lawson@qu.edu
Quinnipiac University
Chris Marra, Ph.D.
christopher.marra@wagner.edu
Department of Biological Sciences
Wagner College
Staten Island, New York 10301
TEL (718) 390-3438
Andrew Miller, Ph.D.
Andrew.Miller1@wilkes.edu
Department of Political Science
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
TEL (570) 408-4476
Pauline Mosley, Ph.D.
PMosley@Pace.edu
Department of Information Technology
The Ivan Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace University
Pleasantville, NY 10570
TEL (914) 773-3986
Barbara Murdoch, Ph.D.
murdochb@easternct.edu
Department of Biology
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT 06226
TEL (860) 465-5057
Jody Resko
jresko@qcc.cuny.edu
Queensborough Community College
Guy Robinson
grobinson@fordham.edu
Fordham College at Lincoln Center
Nicole M. Roy, Ph.D.
royn@sacredheart.edu
Biology Department
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT 06825-1000
TEL (203) 365-4772
Cyndy Scheibe, Ph.D.
scheibe@ithaca.edu
Department of Psychology
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
TEL (607) 274-1324
FAX (607) 274-1925
Walter W. Steiner, Ph.D.
wsteiner@niagara.edu
Department of Biology
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY 14109
TEL (716) 286-8248
Mark A. Sweezy, Ph.D.
MSweezy@usj.edu
Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Saint Joseph
Hartford, CT 06103
TEL (860) 231-5878
Cyrilla Wideman, Ph.D.
cwideman@jcu.edu
Department of Biology
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH 44118
TEL (216) 397-4250
David Zuckerman, Ph.D.
dzuckerman@iona.edu
Department of Biology
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY 10801
TEL (914) 633-2689