Faculty of Color Circle
Faculty of Color (FOC) Circle represent Iona’s Black and Latinx faculty and function as an advisory committee to the Chief Diversity Officer. This Committee serves as the pulse of the campus on issues of race, racism, inclusion, campus climate, curriculum, policies and other critical factors that have the power to transform a campus into a more inclusive culture for faculty, administration, staff and students of color, and those from underrepresented minority (URM) groups and historically marginalized populations.
![Christiana Awosan](/sites/default/files/styles/post_thumb/public/2021-02/headshots/Christiana-I-Awosan.jpg?itok=F7GfeiiF)
Christiana I. Awosan, Ph.D., LMFT
Program Director, Marriage and Family Therapy
Associate Professor, Social Work & Marriage and Family Therapy Department
- Office:
- Sieker 207
- Phone:
- (914) 633–2091 (914) 633–2091
- Email:
- cawosan@iona.edu
![Derese Kassa](/sites/default/files/styles/post_thumb/public/2020-04/headshots/DereseKassa-500.jpg?itok=4YxdaSO3)
Associate Professor of Sociology
Chair, Criminal Justice & Sociology Department
- Office:
- Murphy Center, Room 113 I
- Phone:
- (914) 633-2596 (914) 633-2596
- Email:
- dkassa@iona.edu
![Alison Munsch](/sites/default/files/styles/post_thumb/public/2022-10/headshots/alison-munsch.jpg?itok=qO0j2Hfh)
Alison Munsch, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)
Chief DEIB Officer (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging)
Associate Professor
Finance, Business Economics & Legal Studies Department
- Office:
- LaPenta School of Business, 311
- Phone:
- (914) 633-2175 (914) 633-2175
- Email:
- amunsch@iona.edu
![Natalie Redcross](/sites/default/files/styles/post_thumb/public/2024-07/headshots/natalie-redcross.jpg?itok=K6XYd_2a)
Associate Professor, Media & Strategic Communication Department
- Office:
- Murphy Center, Third Floor, Room 334
- Phone:
- (914) 633-2500 (914) 633-2500
- Email:
- nredcross@iona.edu
![Ore A. Soluade](/sites/default/files/styles/post_thumb/public/2020-11/headshots/oredola-soluade.jpg?itok=Dvee7NIN)
Professor, Business Analytics & Information Systems Department
- Office:
- LaPenta School of Business, 442
- Phone:
- (914) 633-2309 (914) 633-2309
- Email:
- osoluade@iona.edu
![Nancy Vidal-Finnerty](/sites/default/files/styles/post_thumb/public/2020-06/headshots/Nancy-Vidal-Finnerty-Drupal.jpg?itok=pzqv6K9z)
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders Department
- Office:
- Sieker Hall, Room 103 B, Bronxville Campus
- Phone:
- (914) 633-2606 (914) 633-2606
- Email:
- nvidalfinnerty@iona.edu
Faculty Emeriti
Penelope J. Moore, DSW, ACSW, LCSW-R
Professor Emeritus
Social Work