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Our Faculty
The faculty at Centenary University are not only accomplished in their fields, but are committed to making a difference in your life here as a student and beyond. Centenary faculty are accessible with personalized teaching that fits the way you learn best. They take the time to get to know you and teach in a collaborative environment, with a 12 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio. Combining academic excellence and expertise, Centenary faculty truly enjoy teaching.
Lexis McCoy
Lexis McCoy Director of Graduate Studies: Literacy Instruction/ESL Teacher Certification / Associate Professor Lexis McCoy, EdD, is the director of the Master of Education in Literacy Instruction Program and the English as a Second Language…
Linda Poisseroux
Linda Poisseroux Associate Business Professor, Director for the Institute of Entrepreneurship & Enactus Ph.D. in Business Organization and Management, MAT in Teaching Business Educaton Selected as an Influencer in Higher Education 2024 by ROI-NJ, Distinguished…
Lisa Plantamura
Lisa Plantamura Dean, Academic Innovation and Instructional Design University of Phoenix, D.M. in Organizational Leadership Drexel University, Certificate in Neuroscience, Learning, and Online Instruction University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Certificate in Instructional Design Technology …
Lisa Steinberg
Lisa Steinberg Lisa Steinberg is a graduate of Pratt Institute Fashion Design and Illustration programs. She has worked in New York City and started her career in window displays at Macy’s, Herald Square, before launching…
Mr. Joshua Korn-Heilner
Mr. Joshua Korn-Heilner Instructor of Chemistry Feel Free to Reach out to Me! Mr. Joshua Korn-HeilnerJoshua.Korn-Heilner@centenaryuniversity.edu(908) 852-1400 ext. 2021 Â
Mr. Micheal Sorbino
Mr. Micheal Sorbino Instructor of Psychology M.S. in Psychology Feel Free to Reach out to Me! Mr. Micheal Sorbino Micheal.Sorbino@centenaryuniversity.edu 908-852-1400 ext. 2312
Ms. Candice Daly LCSW
Ms. Candice Daly LCSW Bachelor of Social Work Program Field Director/Associate Professor BSW, MSW, LCSW Exemplary Teaching Award 2015, Accolade Recipient 2019 Feel Free to Reach out to Me! Ms. Candice Daly LCSWCandice.Daly@centenaryuniversity.edu(908) 852-1400 Â
Ms. Megan Schmidt
Ms. Megan Schmidt Professor of Practice M.A. of Counseling and School Counseling Educator of the Year 2024 School counselor since 2015, teaching at centenary since 2021, grew up in Warren County  Feel Free to…
Robert Verry
Robert Verry Associate Professor MLPA, MBA Feel Free to Reach out to Me! Robert Verry Robert.Verry@centenaryuniversity.edu (908) 852-1400
Ryan Lausch, Ed.D.
Ryan Lausch, Ed.D. Ryan Lausch, Ed.D., is an elementary teacher in Sparta Township and serves as an instructor for the reading specialist practicum. He holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and a Master…
Sabrina Olivieri 
Sabrina Olivieri  Sabrina Olivieri started her formal dance training in high school, graduating from Somerset County Vocational and Technical School’s Gifted and Talented Dance Honors Program in 2016. Olivieri was the recipient of the Governor’s Award…
Susan Elias, Ed.D.
Susan Elias, Ed.D. Susan Elias, Ed.D., has been leading cohorts in the Master of Education in Literacy Instruction Program at Centenary University for several years. Elias earned her  Educational Doctorate from Seton Hall University in…
Theresa Rakov
Theresa Rakov Terry Rakov (aka Theresa Rakov) appeared on Broadway with Carol Channing in the revival of Hello, Dolly!, and with Joel Grey in Jerry Herman’s The Grand Tour. She toured nationally as Adelaide in…
Timothy J Frederiks
Timothy J Frederiks Assistant Professor Dr. Tim Frederiks has his B.S. in Mathematics Education and MA in Educational Media from Seton Hall University. In addition, he has earned his Ed.S. and Ed.D. in Leadership from…
Walter Burkat
Walter-Burkat Adjunct Professor of Sociology B.A. in Anthropology and Sociology/French, Minor in Mandarin Chinese; M.A. in the Social Sciences (Sociocultural Anthropology); NJ Standard Teaching Certificate (French and Social Studies) Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Phi…
