Faculty & Staff

Our faculty and staff take great pride in the physician assistant profession and value the art of medicine. They understand the importance of interactive and innovative PA education, represent some of the best qualified physician assistants in the community, and are committed to their students' success.

Program Leadership

Patti Hee

Patti L. Hee, MPH, PA-C

Director, Physician Assistant MiddletownAssociate Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Kenneth Steir

Kenneth Steier, DO, MBA, MPH, MHA, MGH

Medical Director, Physician Assistant MiddletownExecutive Dean and Chief Academic OfficerProfessor of Medicine

Victor Politi

Victor Politi, MD, MBA, FACP, FACEP

Medical Director, Physician Assistant ManhattanMedical Director, Physician Assistant Middletown

Joseph Tommasino

Joseph F. Faiella-Tommasino, PhD, PA-C

Vice President of PA Program Development and OperationsChairman of Physician Assistant Programs Northeast Division

image of Mary Flanagan

Mary Flanagan-Kundle, DPA, PA-C

Co-Chair, Physician Assistant ProgramsChair of Assessment and Remediation, Physician Assistant Long IslandAssociate Professor, Physician Assistant Programs

Joseph Daleo, PA-C, MPAS

Joseph Daleo, DPA, PA-C

Director of Clinical Operations, Physician Assistant ProgramsAssistant Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Principal Faculty

Melissa Colsant

Melissa Colsant, MS, PA-C

Associate Program Director, Physician Assistant MiddletownClinical Coordinator, Physician Assistant MiddletownAssistant Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Lesley-Ann Murray

Lesley-Ann Murray, MBA, PA-C

Academic Coordinator, Physician Assistant MiddletownAssistant Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Xiomara Quezada

Xiomara Quezada, MS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Shirley Fletcher-Hall

Shirley Fletcher-Hall, DSc, MBA, MSc, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Townley Katherine, MHS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Jayne Vander Hey-Wright, MS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Middletown

Serenidad C. Smith

Serenidad C. Smith, MHA

Assistant Clinical Coordinator, Physician Assistant MiddletownNon-Instructional Faculty, Physician Assistant Middletown

Part-time Faculty

Benita Hamilton, MA, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Part-Time Faculty, Physician Assistant Middletown

Corey Lisa, MS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Part-Time Faculty, Physician Assistant Middletown

Megan Kauffold, MS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Part-Time Faculty, Physician Assistant Middletown

Shagun Singh, MPH, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Part-Time Faculty, Physician Assistant Middletown