Advisory Board

External stakeholders committed to access and excellence in public higher education are vital members of the Guttman community. We value their expertise in Urban Studies, their contributions to the field, and their support for our Program of Study.

  • Thomas Angotti, Ph.D. – Professor Emeritus of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College, CUNY, and the CUNY Graduate Center
  • Victor Bach, Ph.D. – Senior Policy Analyst, Community Service Society
  • Lauren DiMartino, J.D. – Attorney, Brown Goldstein & Levy
  • Raliek Gholson ‘17 – Guttman Alum, Urban Studies; Hunter College, CUNY (’19)​, Lead Organizer, IMPACCT Brooklyn
  • Melinda González –  Artist, Activist, Member, El Puente CADRE​, CoFounder, BombaYo
  • Shari Jardine – Deputy Director for the Center for Global Health from Northwell Health
  • Jacob Koch – Urban Planner, Sustainability Team, Bloomberg Associates
  • Anne Krassner – Sr. Program Manager for Mobility Management, NYC Department of Transportation
  • Laura Liu, Ph.D. – –Associate Professor of Global Studies and Geography at The New School
  • James Rodriguez, Ph.D – Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, School of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY​