JESSICA ESSARY has joined Cazenovia College’s Social and Behavioral Sciences division as an associate professor and serves as the Education Program director for inclusive early childhood education and inclusive elementary education. She holds a doctoral degree from the University at Buffalo. Prior to joining Cazenovia, Essary was an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi, […]
JESSICA ESSARY has joined Cazenovia College’s Social and Behavioral Sciences division as an associate professor and serves as the Education Program director for inclusive early childhood education and inclusive elementary education. She holds a doctoral degree from the University at Buffalo. Prior to joining Cazenovia, Essary was an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi, where she continues as an adjunct professor, instructing as part of that school’s online distance- learning program.
STEVEN HOPKINS was hired by Cazenovia College as a visiting instructor and will serve as the program director for criminal justice and homeland security studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences division. He has more than 44 years of experience as a public servant in local, state, and federal criminal-justice organizations. Hopkins holds two master’s degrees, one in public administration and one in criminal justice.
TAMARA DEMEREE joins Cazenovia College as a visiting instructor in sport management. She is a sports industry practitioner with more than 30 years of experience working in both the for-profit and not-for-profit industries. Demeree served on the advisory board of the sport management program at SUNY Cortland. She holds a master’s degree in business management from Syracuse University.
CHAD JACONSKI was hired by Cazenovia College as a visiting instructor in chemistry and physics under the Humanities and Natural Sciences division. He has spent his career in higher education teaching biology, chemistry, and physics classes. Jaconski holds a bachelor’s degree in plant science from Cornell University and a master’s degree in teaching from SUNY Empire State.
CHERIE POLAND joins Cazenovia as a visiting instructor in mathematics. She previously was a teacher at Proctor High School in Utica, and lived in Changzhou, China. Poland holds a master’s degree in secondary education with a concentration in mathematics from Utica College.