SFC President

Associate Professor in Residence
Biology (CLAS)
claudia.kraemer@uconn.edu

Originally from Italy where she earned her BS in Biology and her PhD in Molecular Biology, Claudia Kraemer started her UConn career as an adjunct in 1998 and was hired as a Professor  in Residence in 2004.  She teaches 6 different classes and oversees the Biology Program in Stamford. Married with two grown sons, both alumni of UConn with her youngest currently pursuing his doctorate degree in Storrs.

"When not indoor teaching I am outdoor hiking, biking, and photographing nature.  I love to cook and even more to eat!"

 

 

SFC President

Math (Adjunct)
bill.schwendner@uconn.edu

Bill Schwendner joined UConn Stamford as an instructor in mathematics in January 1979.  He received his BS in Mathematics, BS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Buffalo and his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the Courant Institute at NYU.  Bill retired from IBM after 37 years where he served as a Senior Mathematician, Senior Researcher and CHQ CIO.  Bill holds a patent and has published several industry papers.

SFC Secretary

Instructor in Residence
Biology (CLAS)
Jonathan.Gilbert@uconn.edu

Jonathan Gilbert joined UConn Stamford as an adjunct instructor in January 2019 and became an in-residence instructor with the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology in August 2021. He received an MS in Environmental Science from the University of New Haven where he studied metabarcoding and genomic differentiation of algal communities. He currently lives in Norwalk with his wife and three children.

 

 

Assistant Professor in Residence

Digital Media & Design (Arts)
phil.dwire@uconn.edu

Phil is an educator, digital marketer and brand strategy consultant based in Connecticut.  He has worked on marketing campaigns, digital programs, and design projects with some of the most distinguished global and regional brands including: Nike, GE, Coca-Cola, Powerade, Chevrolet, ESPN, among others.

Prior to joining UConn Digital Media & Design in Fall 2014, Phil served as the Director of Digital Media for the UConn Division of Athletics. In this role, Phil led digital media and marketing initiatives and managed the growth of the UConn Huskies’ presence across web, mobile, social, ecommerce, and email/CRM platforms. Phil served as the marketing and advertising lead for the five-time national champion men’s basketball team, and as the Division’s point person with IMG College and CBS Interactive on digital initiatives and corporate partnership contract fulfillment and activation.

 

Associate Professor in Residence
Political Science (CLAS)
beth.ginsberg@uconn.edu

Beth Ginsberg is an Assistant Professor in Residence. She teaches Political Science. Her areas of specialty are racial and ethnic politics especially the intersection with voting and Electoral Behavior. She has been a member of the UCONN-Stamford faculty since 2010. Prof. Ginsberg resides in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and four children.

English (CLAS)
sharon.lattig@uconn.edu

Sharon Lattig began teaching at UConn Stamford as an adjunct in 2004 and is now an Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the First Year Writing program. Her research marries the theory of the lyric, neuroscience and ecocriticism. A Fulbright Scholar, she holds a Ph.D. in English from the CUNY Graduate Center and an M.A. in Creative Writing from the City College of New York. In her other life, she is a professional figure skater.

Dance (Adjunct)
felice.lesser@uconn.edu

Felice Lesser has taught dance at UCONN/Stamford since 1981. She is also a choreographer, playwright, video artist, and the director of her own company, the Felice Lesser Dance Theater, which premiered her multi-media, science fiction fantasy, TRAP IST, at New York Live Arts in December.  Lesser won the Lawrence S. Epstein Prize for Choreography, received a Wurlitzer Foundation Residency in Choreography, and was chosen for New Perspectives Theatre’s “Women’s Work Project” in 2013. Her dance & video work, A.I. from LIGHTNING was selected for the 2019 Carson City International Film Weekend. She holds a B.A. from Barnard College in Music, cum laude, and an M.A. from Columbia University in Dance & Dance Education.

Clinical Instructor (Nursing)
christina.mcelroy@uconn.edu

Christina joined the UConn School of Nursing in 2018 as an adjunct clinical instructor and became a full time clinical instructor in 2021.  Christina shares her love of nursing with her students in the hospital setting as well as the simulation lab.  Christina is a UConn nursing alumni and earned her Master’s in Nursing Leadership from Fairfield University.  Christina is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care nurse.  Prior to teaching, Christina was an Oncology nurse at Norwalk Hospital.  Christina resides in Trumbull with her husband and two daughters.

 

Business (Adjunct)
kevin.mcevoy@uconn.edu

Kevin McEvoy, PhD has been a part of the UConn faculty for over 21 years in the School of Business Marketing Department, retiring from full time teaching in 2022 and remains as an adjunct. He is known for his interactive, experiential teaching pedagogy, earning him the Teaching Scholar designation by the UConn Institute for Teaching and Learning (2010), the UConn Excellence in Graduate Teaching (2019) and Undergraduate Teaching (2021) medals, many other School of Business teaching awards. He also received citations for teaching excellence from both the Connecticut Governor and State Assembly. Professor McEvoy has been a frequent presenter at many Stamford campus events and presents regularly at national academic conferences. Prior to academia, his industry experience includes General Foods (now KraftHeinz), Colgate Palmolive, Pepperidge Farm (a Campbell Soup subsidiary), and Häagen-Dazs (a former Pillsbury subsidiary). He has consulted with industry leaders including McNeil Consumer (Johnson & Johnson), Good Humor/Breyers (Unilever), Keebler, SC Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Professor McEvoy often appears in the Stamford area business press. He received his PhD from New York University, MBA and BA from Boston College, and Certificate in Executive Sales Management from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He currently resides in Wellington, Florida.

 

Assistant Clinical Professor
kathryn.nagrotsky@uconn.edu

Katie Nagrotsky joined the UConn Stamford faculty in 2023 as an Assistant Clinical Professor.  Before UConn, Katie was a public school teacher at the secondary level. She taught English language arts in middle schools and worked with high school students in dual enrollment and first year writing classes. At UConn Stamford she represents the UConn Neag School of Education’s Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG).  TCPCG is a one year post-baccalaureate master’s program.  Students in this program earn Connecticut state teacher certification and a master’s degree to teach as a special educator PK-12 or a content area teacher in middle or high schools.  She is excited to be part of the UConn Stamford community and teaches undergraduate and graduate students.

Outside of the classroom, Katie and her husband enjoy spending time with their son Daniel and their beagle. They live in Norwalk.

 

Assistant Professor in Residence
Chemistry (CLAS):
maria.ruizmartinez@uconn.edu

Marie C. Ruiz-Martinez joined the faculty of UConn Stamford in the fall of 2016 as an assistant- in-residence professor.  Currently she teaches CHEM1127, CHEM1128 and CHEM 1122. She graduated from University of Massachusetts in Amherst MA in 1989 with a B.S. in Chemistry. She completed her graduate work in the Barnet Institute of Northeastern University in Analytical Chemistry in 1995. She then spent 1.5 years doing a post-doctorate program sponsored in part by the DOE Human Genome Project Initiative. In 1997 she joined, CuraGen Corporation in Branford CT. During her tenure in CuraGen Corporation, she worked in discovery and development of biological pharmaceutical products including smaller proteins and toxin-conjugated antibodies. In 2009, she joined the chemistry faculty at Quinnipiac University where she taught analytical and instrumental chemistry. During the summers, Prof. Ruiz-Martinez works with various organizations in Puerto Rico on reforestation projects. The rest of the time she enjoys the beach with her family.    

HDFS (Adjunct)
sschoonmaker@ctfamilylaw.com

Sam Schoonmaker has been a member of the adjunct faculty in HDFS since 2014.  He graduated from Yale College (B.A.), Cambridge University (M.Phil.) and Columbia Law School (J.D.). He practices appellate and family law with Broder Orland Murray & DeMattie, LLC in Westport, Connecticut.

Sam served as the chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Family Law Section in 2017.  He has served as one of the American Bar Association’s two appointees to the Uniform Law Commission’s Joint Editorial Board on Uniform Family Laws since 2013.  He joined the board of editors of the ABA’s Family Law Quarterly in 2008.  He served as co-chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee for the ABA Family Law Section, where he designed legal education for a national audience.  He created and Appellate Preview, which is an e-newsletter that has summarized appellate court decisions in Connecticut family law matters since 2007.  He played intercollegiate sports, but now prefers binge watching TV programs.