Denise Dawkins Weir, EdD

Denise relocated to NY to advance her career in Higher Ed. She’s originally from North Carolina with Jamaican heritage. Denise is the Advisor to the Caribbean Dance Crew at Dominican University. She’s “chargedup” and ready to activate. Her overall theme is “Reach Back, Lift Up”.

Education:

BS – Human Resource Management, Winston Salem State University
MS – Adult Education, North Carolina A&T State University

Experience:

Denise Dawkins is a Higher Ed Professional with over 10 years of experience and counting. Denise has held various positions for HBCUs, Minority owned-businesses, private HIED institutions, State funded agencies, grant funded organizations, and health disparity programs. Currently she holds a BS in Human Resource Management and a MS in Adult Education – HIED Administration. She comes to Dominican University with aspirations to create more efficient opportunities of office administration, build long term rapport with the student body, bond with all students, but emphasize on creating a forging relationship with the brown and black student body of Dominican, continue marketing for the Business Administration program and most importantly providing student advocacy to the body.

Matt Schiering

Matt resides in Rockland County, NY with his wife of 30 years. When he’s not managing our Business Division’s Instagram page, he’s performing with his Classic Rock cover band: ‘Vinyl Countdown.’

Education: 

B.S. Cornell University (1990); Hotel Administration, Marketing Concentration
M.B.A. University of Texas at El Paso (1994)

Work Experience:

Chief Marketing Officer, Contec, Inc.; 2017 – 2021
General Manager, PDI, Inc.; 2007 – 2017
VP, Marketing, Irving Consumer Products; 2003 – 2007
Marketing Director, Johnson & Johnson; 1998 – 2003
Account Director, IRI, Inc.; 1995 – 1998
U.S. Army (1st Lieutenant); 1990 – 1994

Dali Evans

I began my journey in Information Technology navigating throughout hardware and software systems upgrading my skillset as the labor industry evolved.  Employed 20 years as learning facilitator, digital technology educator, and CRM systems manager and consultant in the nonprofit industry. Experience strategically leading and planning system conversions and implementing new workplace technologies.  I have an undying passion for singing, teaching, learning and building healthier human experiences.

Seminars & Presentations

Adjunct Professor, “Digital Technology in the Workplace”, College of Westchester
Adjunct Professor, “Social Media Marketing and Advertising”, College of Westchester
Learning Facilitator, Technology Curriculum Development K-12 Education, MOUSE
Moderator, “Food for Thought” Business Workshop, Grace Institute
Presenter, “Technophobia”, Blackbaud Software Conference
Volunteer, Mentor, YWCA “Girl Talk” Technology Educational Program
Keynote, “Destroying the Myth Of The New Techno-Girl” Hampton University
Keynote, “Technology and Gender Compatibility”, Virginia Enrichment Seminar
Panelist, “The New Black Conservative” Columbia Business School MBA Conference
Vice- President/Presenter, New York Library Association, Marketing and Public Relations Committee

Partial List of Clients and Employers

Metropolitan Opera, Young Adult Institute, New School for Social Research, Signature Theatre, Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, Fedcap, Good Samaritan Hospital, Montefiore-Nyack Hospital, Cosmetic Executive Women’s Foundation…

Michael Hoffman, BS, MBA, CPA

Michael Hoffman was appointed to the position of Interim Vice President of Financial Affairs at Dominican University New York in November of 2025.

Mike lives in West Nyack with his wife and two children and is involved in a number of community organizations including being a member of the West Nyack Little League Board of Directors for the past fifteen years.

Education:

BS Accounting – Fairfield University
MBA Finance – Fordham University
CPA New York State

Work Experience:

Public accounting Eisner, Grant Thornton – senior audit manager
Lecroy – Director of financial reporting
Ziff Davis Media – Corporate controller
Parisi Sports Inc. – Chief Financial Officer
Major League Soccer – Controller