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Meet the Faculty for the MPA in Emergency and Disaster Management

David Longshore (BA, Amherst College; MA in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense), Naval Postgraduate School)

Adjunct Professor Longshore is currently the executive director of the program. He served as Director of Special Programs at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management (NYCOEM) between 2000 and 2004. He was among the first responders to the World Trade Center disaster, and played an integral role in coordinating the City’s response to numerous emergencies, including the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, the 2001anthrax attack, and the 2003 Northeastern Blackout. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and the author of several books, plays, and short stories, including the Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones (1998; Second Edition, 2000; Third Edition, 2007).

Mark Anderko (BS Criminal Justice, University of Scranton; MA Education, Seton Hall)

Adjunct Professor Anderko is currently a Lieutenant in change of emergency management planning for Edison Township, New Jersey Police Department.

Verne Bethea (BS, Rutgers University-Public Health Administration; MPA, New York University-Health Policy and Management)

Adjunct Professor Bethea is currently the Chief Administrator of the Bureau of Communicable Disease with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He was previously the Assistant Chief Operations Officer for Correctional Health Services of the Health and Hospital Corporation. In his earlier career Professor Bethea served as a commissioned officer for the United States Army with a tour of duty at Ft. Stewart, Ga (24th Mechanized Infantry Division, 8 Army, Seoul, Korea, and Ft. Sam Houston, Texas).

Nicholas Vincent Cagliuso, Sr., (MPH in Emergency Medical Services, New York Medical College; PhD (candidate), New School)

Adjunct Professor Cagliuso is the Emergency Preparedness Director for the New York/Presbyterian Healthcare System. Immediately prior to this position, Mr. Cagliuso served as an Emergency Preparedness Analyst at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he is responsible for overseeing the Agency's coordinated emergency management planning and public health programs.

George W. Contreras (MS in Hospital Administration, Iona College; MPH in Community Health Education, Hunter College; PhD (candidate), Columbia University)

Adjunct Professor Contreras has been the Director of Emergency Management for NYU Medical Center since 2005. He also works as a NYC paramedic at various hospital-based EMS departments. Prior to that, he was the Senior Emergency Manager in the Bureau of Emergency Management at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

Kimberly Gill (BA, Psychology, Miami University; MA, Applied Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University)

Adjunct Professor Gill is the Program Coordinator for the Center for Public Health Preparedness, a program of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She was previously the Deputy Director of the Office of Mental Health Disaster Preparedness at the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.

Tod Gluf (BS Education, East Strousburg University; MPA, Marist College)

Adjunct Professor Gluf is currently the Commanding Officer of NYPD Chief of Department’s Training Assessment and Coordination Unit. He was previously an instructor at the Police Academy and currently serves as the President of the International Counter-terrorism Officers Association and as a Department of Homeland Security Weapons of Mass Destruction Instructor.

Gerard McCarty (BA, Criminal Justice, John Jay College; MPA Operations, John Jay College)

Adjunct Professor McCarty currently serves as the General Manager of Emergency Management for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Prior to his current position, he was Division Director of the National Preparedness Division for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Deputy Director of Operations at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management.

Ray McPartland (MS Criminal Justice, LIU CW Post College; MPA, Marist College)

Professor McPartlans is an Adjunct Professor and a police officer/lead instructor with NYPD’s COBRA Training Unit responsible for training patrol and specialty personnel in weapons of mass destruction, terrorism preparedness, and incident management. He is also an adjunct instructor with National Biomedical Center for Research and Training and a private consultant.

Joseph E. Pascarella (BA, Rowan University; MA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; PhD, City University of New York; M.Phil., City University of New York)

Dr. Pascarella is an Adjunct Professor and a Captain in the New York Police Department. Dr. Pascarella has published research in scholarly journals, book chapters, and encyclopedias and most recently has published an article in Volume 8, Number 1 (2006) of the International Journal of Police Science and Management.

Robert Patterson (BBA, Pace University; MBA, Baruch College)

Adjunct Professor Patterson currently serves as an Aide to the CIO for a major NYC Hospital, and is also a commissioned officer in the New York State Guard, serving in a Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Team. Prior to his current position, he was a Management Consultant supporting consequence management initiatives for the NYC Department of Health, including the NYC Tuberculosis Epidemic, the Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak, and for the recent West Nile Virus outbreak.

Oscar Odom III (BS Correction Administration, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; JD, City University of New York School of Law)

Adjunct Professor Odom is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Global Security Finest Inc. (Security Consulting Firm), the Former First Deputy Sheriff Commissioner of New York City, and a twenty (20) year veteran of the New York City Police Department.

Michael Reilly (BS, Northeastern University; MPH, Yale School of Public Health)

Adjunct Professor Reilly is the Deputy Director of the Center for Disaster Medicine at the New York Medical College, School of Public Health and as a Senior Lecturer for Northeastern University's Institute for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Burlington, MA.. In addition, he has over 9 years of experience in public safety and emergency management in a variety of capacities throughout the U.S., Mr. Reilly remains an active paramedic.

Neil Skow (BA, Education & Sociology, Queens College; MS, Strategic Studies, US Army War College; MS, Public Administration, John Jay College of Criminal Justice)

Adjunct Professor Skow is a 29 year veteran of the FDNY currently assigned as a lieutenant in Hazardous Materials Company 1. Professor Skow is also a Colonel in the Army Reserves and has just assumed brigade command of a Regional Support Group after serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Training at the 77th Regional Readiness Command.

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