Mohawk Valley Community College

VALERIE ANGUILLI was recently appointed nursing instructor in the School of Health Sciences at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). She spent 13 years in the nursing field before transitioning to education. Anguilli began as a critical-care nurse in 2005 at St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital and then worked as a nurse-care manager at St. Elizabeth’s Homecare and a Start of Care Oasis Nurse at St. Joseph’s Homecare. Anguilli began teaching in 2011 as an adjunct clinical educator at Utica College, a position she has maintained. From 2017-2020, she served as a clinical educator at Acacia Home Care Company, and in 2020, she moved to hold several different positions: pandemic educator at Quality Training Solution Corporation, master instructor at BOCES, and adjunct clinical educator at MVCC. Anguilli holds a master’s degree in nursing education from Purdue University, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Kaplan University, and an associate degree in Nursing from MVCC.

SAMANTHA BARNES has been named student-support advisor at MVCC. She will provide students with a single point-of-contact to create a pathway for student success from pre-boarding to completion, working with a team to provide academic, career, financial, and related support to a group of students over the course of their MVCC education. She was most recently assistant registrar at Hartwick College. Barnes also has served as academic advisor at SUNY Morrisville, admissions counselor at Le Moyne College, and assistant director of admissions at Cazenovia College. Barnes holds a master’s degree in higher-education administration and a post-baccalaureate certificate in higher education leadership from Le Moyne College and a bachelor’s degree in human services with a minor in psychology from Cazenovia College.

KRISTA COLUCCI has been appointed assistant to the Office of Human Resources at MVCC. She will provide administrative and office support and will work on a variety of office administrative functions, including those of a timely, sensitive, and confidential nature, and other functions including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and benefits. Colucci served most recently as the HR onboarding coordinator for the Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse corporate office. She also worked as a bookkeeper at Home Depot, a caregiver/personal assistant in a private household, a client-service coordinator at Banfield Pet Hospital in Georgia, and a PetsHotel manager and training manager, also in Georgia. Colucci holds a bachelor’s degree in business communications from Florida State University.

ASHLEIGH FRANK has been hired as secretary to the president at MVCC. She will independently perform complex clerical operations and relieve the president of the college of administrative detail. Frank was previously the assistant to the director of ENL and special education in the Utica City School District for seven years, and before that was the owner and operator of Fiesta MexiCali Food Truck for five years. Frank holds an associate degree in food service administration - restaurant management from MVCC.

TERESA LAKE has been appointed Job Corps Scholars counselor at MVCC. She will provide youth of diverse backgrounds from the high-needs population of the city of Utica with rigorous academic instruction, occupational-skills training, and viable pathways to college and careers. Prior to joining MVCC, Lake worked as a social-work assistant 3 at the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center, a case worker for adult-protective services/child-protective services at the Montgomery County Department of Social Services, and as an apartment counselor for the Mental Health Association of Fulton and Montgomery Counties. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The College of St. Rose and an associate degree in psychology from MVCC.

VINCENT PETRONIO has been hired as director of hospitality programs at MVCC. He will be responsible for the management of the hospitality programs and the daily operations that support and implement the programs’ objectives. Petronio most recently was an owner and executive chef at Motus, and a chef de cuisine at The Tailor and the Cook. He holds a bachelor’s degree in culinary-arts management from the Culinary Institute of America.