Faculty and Administration News

Recent NYU-SCPS Faculty and Administrator Awards and Honors

The NYU-SCPS community congratulates faculty members and administrators for earning the following honors:

Steven M. Lambert, director of administration and industry relations for the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, has been named among the “Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing” by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI). The eighth annual HSMAI “Top 25” list recognizes and celebrates marketing excellence and achievement by professionals across the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries.

Michael Luongo, adjunct writing instructor in the Division of Liberal Studies and Allied Arts, won the 2010 Grand Prize in Travel Journalism from the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA). Luongo was cited for his pioneering work in reporting on tourism destinations in Iraq and other conflict-ridden zones in the Middle East for Bloomberg News. NATJA is the premier professional association of writers, photographers, editors, and tourism professionals dedicated to supporting high-quality professional journalism covering the travel industry.

Kathleen Murray, senior director of NYU-SCPS Human Resources, has received the 2010–2011 Distinguished Administrator Award from NYU for her exemplary leadership contributions to the School and the University. The Distinguished Administrator Award is NYU’s most prestigious annual recognition program for “outstanding administrative and professional performance that helps NYU meet its strategic initiatives and contributes to the attainment of the University’s goals.” Each year it is given to no more than five administrators across the entire University community.

Andrew Toy, adjunct instructor in the M.A. in Graphic Communications Management and Technology program, is cofounder of Enterproid, a company that has received the Qualcomm Ventures QPrize for its development of software that enables professionals to consolidate their work and personal life onto a single mobile device without compromising security or functionality. The Qualcomm Ventures QPrize competition provides seed funding for entrepreneurs to help bring their ideas to market.

Faculty and Administration News Briefs

NEW FACULTY MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Paola Curcio-Kleinman has been named executive director of the Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications at NYU-SCPS. Prior to joining the School, she was the associate vice president for marketing and public relations at Long Island University (LIU), a position she had held since 1994. During her tenure at LIU, she played an instrumental role in substantially increasing institutional and continuing education enrollments, developing a branding program, launching a state-of-the-art website, and expanding into social media initiatives for marketing and public relations. Curcio-Kleinman’s experience, leadership, and ability to develop and execute new strategies will prove to be invaluable assets at NYU-SCPS.

Cynthia Perez has joined NYU-SCPS as director of admissions. She comes to the School after nearly a decade at the Graduate School of Business at Fordham University, where she served as the director of admissions and financial aid. Perez has extensive experience in all aspects of admissions, as well as in-depth knowledge of the robust systems NYU-SCPS employs to manage the admissions process. An innovative and strategic thinker, she is responsible for formulating and leading initiatives that enhance the cultivation and admissions processes for prospective students and that facilitate the acclimation of accepted students. Perez received her bachelor’s degree from Pace University and her M.B.A. from Fordham University.

Carl Weisbrod, one of New York City’s leading experts on public-private commercial real estate and neighborhood development, has joined the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate as clinical professor and academic chair of global development. Previously, Weisbrod was president of Trinity Real Estate.

Weisbrod has had a distinguished career in leading initiatives focused on revitalizing New York City communities. During the 1970s, he led successful city and state efforts to revive the Times Square area while serving as executive director of the New York City Department of City Planning and later, as resident of the 42nd Street Development Project. He also served as founding president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. In 2002, Crain’s New York Business named him one of the “100 Most Influential Leaders in Business.”

Weisbrod is currently the chairman of the New York State Health Foundation. In addition, he sits on the board of directors of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), the Convention Center Development Corporation (CCDC), the Trust for Governors Island, and the Urban Land Institute, among other organizations. He is a graduate of Cornell University and the New York University School of Law.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Richard Lambeck, clinical associate professor with the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, has been appointed the academic chair of Construction Management programs. He also is a member of the NYU Schack Construction Management Advisory Board Committee, and the program developer and moderator of the NYU Schack Construction Management breakfast seminar series, which features the elite of the construction industry as participants. He is a recipient of the NYU-SCPS Award for Teaching Excellence.

With more than 45 years of experience in the construction industry, Lambeck continues to remain active in the field. Since 2004, he has been the principal of RL Project Management, a New York-based consulting firm that administers construction projects. In addition, he is the co-author of the book, Urban Construction Project Management, published in 2008. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from New York University.

FACULTY PUBLICATION
Reputation Management John Doorley, academic chair of the graduate program in Public Relations and Corporate Communication and clinical assistant professor, and Helio Fred Garcia, adjunct professor in the same program, have published a second edition of their seminal text, Reputation Management (Routledge, 2010), with new chapters on social media and public relations consulting, and expanded coverage of global issues. Reputation Management is an indispensable guide for students, CEOs, and other professionals.