Rose Macom holds the position of Internship Coordinator/Career Counselor. She joined the Career Development Center as the Internship Coordinator in the fall of 2015. Her office is located in Casey Hall.
She holds a Master of Science in Education, Guidance and Counseling, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. In 2008, she earned a Professional Certificate in Career Planning and Development.
Rachel McGinty joined the Dominican University community in August of 2017 as Director of Student Activities and as Diretcor of Student Engagement in August of 2022. Rachel developed her passion for working in higher education after many years of experience with student activities in various roles, both as a student and a professional. She hopes to be able to provide the same experiences she had, if not better, for all current and future students at Dominican University. In January 2022, Rachel began her role as the Esports Coordinator and as a Lecturer in Business Administration.
Rachel is originally from Florida, NY and now resides in Westwood, NJ. In her free time, Rachel enjoys binge-watching tv shows, reading, doing crafts, and singing in her spare time. Her office is located in the Student Engagement Lounge on the 2nd Floor of the Granito Center; stop by and say hello!
Education:
BA in Mathematics, NYS Teaching Certificate (7-12) – Mount Saint Mary College
MBA – Mount Saint Mary College
Experience:
Rachel has over 12 years of experience working in Higher Education in various different roles. Professionally, she has worked in Student Affairs and Student Activities as an undergraduate student, a Graduate Assistant, and full-time. She also has part-time experience in both the Registrar and the Purchasing office at a previous institution. During her undergraduate career, Rachel was highly involved in clubs, student government, holding many positions (including Executive Vice President of the Student Body), and her student programming board.
In 2019, Rachel was awarded “Advisor of the Year” for the Charger Activities Board, here at Dominican University.
Chad Duesler graduated from Dominican University in 2006. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training.
As a 4-year starter for the Chargers baseball program, Chad led the team to their highest winning season with an impressive win-loss record of 42-14 dominating the NCAA Baseball Regional. In 2005, Chad was named “Most Valuable Player of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament” (ECAC).
After his College baseball career ended, Chad was offered a job as Associate Head Baseball Coach. He continued to prove his commitment to the Chargers baseball program. So it was no surprise he advanced to become Assistant Facility Manager of the Hennessy Center and Granito Center.
In 2010 Duesler began playing for the Rockland Boulders professional independent baseball team in the CAN-AM League. He was both a player and an assistant coach. He completed his Baseball Career in 2014, but not before winning the League Championship.
In 2017, He earned his fitness trainer certification through the International Sports Science Association (ISSA) as well as his certification in CPR and AED.
Chad was promoted in 2021 to an Assitant Athletic Director/Recruiting Coordinator for the Dominican University Athletic Department.
In addition to a long list of accolades, Coach Duesler belongs to the ABCA Baseball Coaches Association, which is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level.
In May of 2022, Chad graduated from Dominican University once again only with his Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Communication.
Then just a month after his Graduation in 2022, Coach Duesler was named Assitant Athletic Director/Recruiting Coordinator for Domincan and Camp Coordinator University’s Athletic Department!
Coach Chad and his family have a maple syrup business in upstate New York, producing and selling maple products. Chad resides in Pomona, NY, with his beautiful wife, Lindsay daughter , Olivia, son, Brice, and their dog, Angel.
Andrea Catania began her career at Dominican University initially part time in 2000, then became a full time administrative assistant in Career Development in the Fall of 2001. She has been in the field of higher education for over twenty years. Dominican University is also where she earned her A.A. degree. Stop by the Career Development Center located in Rosary Hall.
Head Coach Joe Burbridge has been Dominican University head softball coach since 2006. The Lady Chargers have made the playoffs in all eleven of his seasons, being a top 3 seed, in nine out of the eleven tournaments.
In 2013 he guided Dominican to their fourth CACC regular season championship with a program best record of 25-1, and fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance. The Chargers had won three straight CACC tournament championships from 2010-2012.
Prior to coming to Dominican, Burbridge was the head coach at Adelphi University. He compiled a record of 39-13 in his one season there, while setting a school record for wins. The Panthers won the ECC Regular Season Title with an 18-2 record and were ranked as high as 8th in the country, in addition to earning a berth in the NCAA Regional Tournament.
In addition to his coaching duties, Burbridge was named Assistant Director of Athletics in June of 2012. Coach Burbridge is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey. He received his master’s degree from Seton Hall University. He and his wife Joann, live in Suffern, NY with their daughter, Colleen Paige, who was born in 2006.
Career Record 389-230
Career CACC Record 223-59
Prior to joining Career development Kathie held several management positions at local Bergen County non-profits. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ramapo College and a Masters of Science degree in counseling.
Julie Albrecht, RN, BSN, MS, FNP-BC, has over twenty-one years of experience in internal medicine & college health as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She began as a Staff Nurse Practitioner in 2009 in the Dominican University Student Health Center, and prior to that worked in private practice for 10 years.
Board Certified by the ANCC, Julie received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from University at Buffalo and her Masters of Science as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Pace University. She is a member of the New York State Nurse Practitioner Association and the American College Health Association.
In addition to working at the Student Health Center, she is an adjunct faculty member and clinical preceptor in the Division of Nursing in Undergraduate, Accelerated and Graduate Programs. On campus, Julie focuses on assisting students in becoming more active, and independent participants in their own health care, and coordinating wellness programming.
Margaret returned to Dominican University in August 2013 as the Executive Assistant in the Student Development Office. A Dominican University alumna, she received a BS in Marketing Management in 1988 and then went on to receive an MS in Elementary Education from Long Island University. She has held various positions in both the business and education fields, most recently as a substitute teacher for several local school districts.
Margaret resides in Pearl River with her husband Kevin and their four children: Rebecca, Kevin, Matthew, Jimmy and their dog Pepper.
John Burke, a 1994 graduate of Dominican University, with a degree in Elementary Education and Psychology was appointed Vice President for Student Development in the fall of 2009. Prior to his current role, he served as Associate Director of Athletics and Compliance Officer and had a very successful career at the helm of the Lady Chargers women’s basketball program for nine years. John also, holds a Masters from Northeastern University in Leadership Studies.
John Burke was named as one of Rockland County’s Forty under 40 in 2002 and is an Alumnus of the Leadership Rockland program, Class of 2011. He was awarded the All-Met Division II Coach of the Year in 2007-2008 and the Steve Baxter Service Award in 2010.
Dean Burke lives with his wife Tara, sons Ryan and Daniel and their dog Boomer in Pearl River, NY.
Eileen A. Piccininni, MA, LPC, CASAC, CEAP, is the Prevention and Education Coordinator at Dominican University. She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling from NYU.
Prior to coming to the College, Eileen spent 20 years working for Employee Assistance Programs, providing individual counseling and crisis intervention for aviation and mass casualty disasters.
Head Coach Rick Giannetti is entering is 27th year at the helm of the Charger baseball program. In his time at Dominican he has amassed a record of 723-470 and his overall record stands at 769-520. The 723 victories is the most wins in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) by any Coach in CACC history. He has guided Dominican to 15 CACC Championships, 10 regional tournament appearances, 1 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship and 2 NAIA World Series Appearances. His teams have qualified for post season play every year except one.
Giannetti spent his collegiate career at Ramapo College of New Jersey where he was a member of the baseball team for four years. As a pitcher, he never lost a game in college and for three of those years had a single digit statistic for walks allowed. The Roadrunners also went to three regional tournaments in his tenure there. He graduated in 1982 with a double major B.S. in psychology and business.
His collegiate coaching career started at his alma mater joining the team as an assistant coach in 1983 and helped guide the Roadrunners to a National Championship in 1984. Giannetti then took over the reigns in 1988 and spent two years as the head coach. In that time, he made two conference tournament appearances, won a conference championship in 1988 and made a regional tournament appearance.
Coach Giannetti has been awarded the CACC Coach of the Year award 9 times in his tenure, Regional Coach of the Year Award 5 times and was the 2009 ECAC Coach of the Year. He has also been a finalist for the National Coach of the Year Award 4 times. He has coached 62 All-American players and 147 All-Conference Players and has had 30 players sign professional contracts. He currently serves as the East Region Chairman for Division 2 Baseball and also serves on the ABCA/Rawlings All-American & Gold Glove Committees.
He currently resides in New City, NY with his wife, Vicki, and their three children, A.J., Vincent and Adriana.
Thomas Gavigan is 1985 graduate of Dominican University. During his undergraduate career here at the College, he was 4 year member of the men’s basketball team. A Retired Sergeant from the NYPD, he was hired at Dominican in 2008 as the Assistant Facilities Manager and became an Assistant AD-Assistant Compliance Officer in 2010. Gavigan then became the Head Compliance Officer in 2012. He live in Thiells, New York with his wife Maureen and their daughter Grace.