Senior Administrators
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Vita RabinowitzProvost & Vice President for Academic Affairs (212) 772-4150 |
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Dr. Vita C. Rabinowitz is Hunter’s 11th Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. She received her doctorate in psychology from Northwestern University and has spent her entire professional life at Hunter College. She became a faculty member in the Department of Psychology in 1978 and was appointed to CUNY’s doctoral program in psychology in 1989. She is a social psychologist by training. The range of her scholarly interests includes the study of women and achievement, gender and health, methodological issues in the study of gender, and dilemmas of helping and coping with adverse outcomes. Prior to being appointed acting provost in 2005 and named provost in 2007, Dr. Rabinowitz served as acting program head of CUNY’s Social/Personality doctoral subprogram, chairperson of the Department of Psychology, acting associate provost, and co-director of Hunter’s Gender Equity Project, which seeks to support and advance women scientists. Before becoming an administrator, she taught and mentored thousands of undergraduate, masters and doctoral students in psychology, and served as undergraduate advisor for psychology majors for nearly ten years. As an administrator, Dr. Rabinowitz's priorities include re-envisioning the general education program, building a culture of assessment of student learning, enhancing graduate and professional education, strengthening Hunter’s research infrastructure, and supporting Hunter’s faculty.
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Eija AyravainenVice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students (212) 772-4878 |
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Eija Ayravainen is the acting vice president for Student Affairs at Hunter College. Her responsibilities at Hunter College include oversight and development of services for students, including program development in the areas of Student Affairs, Advisement & Counseling, Outreach Programs, College Now, and Career Development & Placement. She also oversees Academic Advising, Day Care services, Athletics, Residence Life, and International Student services. Holding both a BA and MA degree in Communications from Hunter, Eija Ayravainen has spent much of her professional life at the College. She served as lecturer of interpersonal and media communications, as the director of Freshman and Transfer Programs, and as the Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Students before becoming the Acting Vice President for Student Affairs.
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Leonard ZinnantiChief Operating Officer (212) 772-4460 |
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Leonard Zinnanti, Acting Chief Operating Officer, served from 2002 through 2006 in the position of Vice President for Finance and Administration. In that post, he oversaw the overall management operations of the College, including facilities, technology, finance and business affairs, and security. In addition, he developed strategies to achieve academic, diversity, and revenue goals as set forth by the President. As COO, his duties have expanded to include the oversight of all financial and administrative aspects of the College, as well as Hunter's many important facilities projects. Working hand-in-hand with the Provost and Dean of Students, the COO responds to the physical needs of the Hunter community by appropriating funds to create new classroom and learning environments, enhancing the use of technology in teaching and learning, and making certain that Hunter is safe, secure, and environmentally healthy.
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John RoseDean of Diversity & Compliance (212) 772-4242 |
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John Rose is responsible for developing and implementing a college-wide program to recruit individuals from underrepresented groups as faculty, senior administrators and staff. He also works closely with student groups to address diversity issues on campus, and is responsible for investigating employee complaints involving alleged discrimination based on protected status. Rose has had a successful career in the private sector managing a wide variety of human resources and employee relations matters. Previously, he was Vice President for Human Resources at ABC, and prior to that he held the same position at ESPN. From 1994 to 1999, he was the National Basketball Association's Senior Vice President for Player Relations and Administration. He is a graduate of Hunter College and Harvard Law School.
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Gail ScovellCounsel and Labor Designee (212) 772-4220 |
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Gail Scovell is the College's counsel and labor designee. She provides legal advice and support on a broad array of issues, such as litigation, employment and labor law, governance, fundraising, and contracts. Her responsibilities include working with attorneys in CUNY's Office of the General Counsel, handling employee grievances, regulatory matters, and administrating and interpreting University bylaws. Gail Scovell brings to Hunter a distinguished record of more than 15 years of legal experience. She served as General Counsel for the Guggenheim Museum, overseeing all legal issues for the museum's domestic and international branches. Prior to that, she was an associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton where she analyzed complex tax issues for business transactions and handled pro bono cases involving education, housing and environmental conservation. She received a BA cum laude from Harvard and a JD cum laude from Harvard Law School.
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Daphne Halpern
Interim Executive Director of Development (212) 650-3733
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Susan Konig
Acting Director of Marketing and Communications (212) 772-4070 |