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Biography

I held various positions in the Fashion Industry prior to teaching. These include: assistant buyer, department manager, production assistant and consultant for several manufacturing companies. 

Since 1990, I have been teaching at Kingsborough in the Department of Business, mainly in the Retail Merchandising Program. My current BA 11 course is being offered as a hybrid section on Blackboard. I am also co-faculty adviser of the Delta Epsilon Chi division of The Distributive Education Clubs of America, and am a certified Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) instructor. In addition, I represent the Business Department in the intensive ESL program. I work with business students in the honors option program.

Courses

BA11- Fundamentals of Business

FM35- Textile and Non Textiles

RM31- Introduction to Fashion Marketing

RM33- Salesmanship

RM34 -Merchandise Planning and Control

BEH82-Integrative Business Seminar

Education

BS State University of New York at Oneonta

MA New York University

College Teaching

10 years at the Berkeley College

Kingsborough Community College since 1990

Selected Publications and/or Other Resources

Narrated Power points for IPod content, supplemental packages of two texts: Dias/Shah, Introduction to Business and Ghillyer, Management, McGraw Hill Companies, Burr Ridge, IL, 2008

Research Interests

Travel

Fashion

Business Technology

Awards Recognition, Distinctions and Grants
The President’s Faculty Innovation Award Grant – “Redesigning RM34 Merchandise Planning and Control” – 2006

DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi-Twenty Years of Service Award -2002

Award of Recognition by Governor George Pataki, 1995    

Outstanding Instructor, the Berkeley College –1985

Outstanding Young Women of America - 1984

Institutional Affiliations / Professional Societies
Professional Member NBEA-National Business Education Association

Distributive Education Clubs of America

Personal Interests

Rowing

Swimming

Yoga

Theater