Program Directors

Graduate and Continuing Education Program Directors

Please reach out directly to your graduate or continuing education program director with questions and concerns.

Girard School of Business

Accounting -
MSA (Online)

Annarita Meeker

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
meekera@merrimack.edu
978-837-3589

Business Analytics -
Certificate (Online)

Annarita Meeker

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
meekera@merrimack.edu
978-837-3589

Management -
MSM (Online)

Annarita Meeker

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
meekera@merrimack.edu
978-837-3589

Winston School of Education and Social Policy

Catholic School Leadership -
Certificate (Online)

Russ Olwell

Associate Dean and Professor olwellr@merrimack.edu
978-701-2535

Community Engagement -
M.Ed.

Audrey Falk

Associate Professor, Graduate Education falka@merrimack.edu
978-837-3592

Criminology and Criminal Justice -
MS

Alyssa Yetter

Assistant Professor, Criminology yettera@merrimack.edu
978-837-5266

C.A.G.S. in Educational Leadership -
Certificate (Online)

Marie Galinski

Associate Professor of Practice, Graduate Education galinskiM@merrimack.edu
978-837-5208

Higher Education -
M.Ed.

Elaine Ward

Associate Professor, Higher Education warde@merrimack.edu
978-837-3572

School Counseling -
M.Ed.

Christine Shaw

Associate Professor of Practice, Graduate Education shawc@merrimack.edu
978-837-5074

Social Work -
MSW

James Howland

Assistant Professor of Practice, School Counseling
howlandj@merrimack.edu

Teacher Education -
M.Ed. (Online)

Jessica McCarthy

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs mccarthyj@merrimack.edu

Teacher Education -
M.Ed.

Jessica McCarthy

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs mccarthyj@merrimack.edu

Clinical Mental Health Counseling​ -
MS

Michael Mobley​

Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
mobleym@merrimack.edu
(O) 978-837-3515 (C) 573-268-4811

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Athletic Training -
MS

Birgid Hopkins

Associate Clinical Faculty
hopkinsb@merrimack.edu
978-837-5332

Health Promotion and Management -
MS

Allison Higgins

Concentrations in Health Promotion and Program Management, Health and Wellness Coaching (in-person) and Community Health Education.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nutrition and Public Health Program Director, MS in Health Promotion and Management 
higginsam@merrimack.edu
978-837-3451

Exercise and Sport Science -
MS

Tunde Szivak

Assistant Professor, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, Program Director,
M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science
szivakt@merrimack.edu
978-837-5583

Nutrition and Human Performance -
MS

Elizabeth Natale

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nutrition and Public Health, Program Director, M.S. Nutrition and Human Performance
natalee@merrimack.edu
978-837-5116

School of Arts and Sciences

Spirituality -
MA

Peter Ellard

Director of the Spirituality Program
ellardp@merrimack.edu
978-837-5755

Communications -
MA

Andrew Tollison

Associate Professor, Communication and Media tollisona@merrimack.edu
978-837-5055

Interfaith Spirituality -
Certificate

Peter Ellard​

Director of the Spirituality Program
ellardp@merrimack.edu
978-837-5755

Public Administration and Affairs -
MPAA

Bradley Miller

Director of the Masters in Public Administration and Affairs
millerbj@merrimack.edu
(O) 978-837-5883 (C) 404-234-6683

Spiritual Direction -
MA

Peter Ellard​

Director of the Spirituality Program
ellardp@merrimack.edu
978-837-5755

Applied Chemistry -
MS

Brian Provencher, Ph. D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Applied Chemistry
provencherb@merrimack.edu 
978-837-5296

Spiritual Direction -
Certificate

Peter Ellard​

Director of the Spirituality Program
ellardp@merrimack.edu
978-837-5755

Biology -
MS

Josephine Modica-Napolitano

Professor, Biology
modicanapolj@merrimack.edu
978-837-5368

School of Engineering and Computational Sciences

General Student Advising Inquiries

Kathleen Makiver

Academic Program Manager, Engineering makiverka@merrimack.edu
978-837-5464

General Student Advising Inquiries

Lauri Gibbons

Academic Program Manager, Sciences gibbonsl@merrimack.edu
978-837-5284

General Student Advising Inquiries

Torrey DiPalma

Academic Program Manager, Online Programs dipalmat@merrimack.edu
978-837-5752

Product Management -
MS

Product Management Concentration

Jeffrey Hovis

Lecturer and Program Director, Mechanical Engineering
hovisj@merrimack.edu
978-837-5339

Civil Engineering -
MS

Marc Veletzos

Associate Professor and Chair, Civil Engineering veletzosm@merrimack.edu
978-837-5389

Data Science -
MS & Certificate (online)

Jeffrey Hovis

Lecturer and Program Director, Mechanical Engineering
hovisj@merrimack.edu
978-837-5339

Computer Science -
MS (online)

Paulo Fernandes

Director, MS Computer Science & Professor of Practice
fernandesp@merrimack.edu

Mechanical Engineering -
MS

Franco Capaldi

Associate Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering
capaldif@merrimack.edu
978-837-5325

Continuing Education

Business Administration -
BS

Concentrations in either Accounting or Management

Andrea Finn

Program Manager, Professional & Continuing Studies
finna@merrimack.edu
978-837-3576

Child, Family and Community Studies -
BS

Concentrations in Early Childhood Leadership and Administration, Family and Community Engagement, Teacher Education Preparation Leading to Licensure in Early Childhood PreK-2, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), or Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8)

Patricia Howson

Associate Professor of Practice, Education
howsonp@merrimack.edu
978-837-5521

Child, Family and Community Studies -
BS

Concentrations in Early Childhood Leadership and Administration, Family and Community Engagement, Teacher Education Preparation Leading to Licensure in Early Childhood PreK-2, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), or Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8)

Erika Rinaldi

Senior Program Manager, Professional & Continuing Studies
rinaldie@merrimack.edu
978-837-5484

Liberal Arts -
BA

Concentrations in Communication and Media, Philosophy, Religious and Theological Studies, Sociology, or a Minor in Business Administration

Andrea Finn

Program Manager, Professional & Continuing Studies
finna@merrimack.edu
978-837-3576

Psychology -
BA

Erika Rinaldi

Senior Program Manager, Professional & Continuing Studies rinaldie@merrimack.edu 978-837-5484