Faculty & Staff Directory

Christ Williams

Leadership and Management
Professor

Email: CJWilliams@Caldwell.edu
Office Location: Werner Hall, 211

EDUCATION:
Doctor of Science in Healthcare Leadership (DSc)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL – Anticipated 2027

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (Human Resources Development)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL – Anticipated 2026

Master of Business Administration: Healthcare Management
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX – December 12, 2015

Bachelor of Science: Business Administration; Healthcare Management (cum laude)
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC – May 5, 2012

CERTIFICATION:
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (North Carolina, New Jersey, & Virginia)
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Emory University, July 2024
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – Healthcare, Emory University, August 2023
Infection Control in Long Term Care Facilities (SPICE)/NC Statewide Program for Infections Control & Epidemiology (SPICE), Raleigh, NC – 2021
Global Career Development Facilitator/National Career Development Association, Raleigh, NC – Issued, December 2014

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
Vice President & Executive Director @ Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey at Crane’s Mill, West Caldwell, NJ, March 2022 – Current
-Vice President & Executive Director, October 2022 – Current
-Associate Executive Director, March 2022 – October 2022

Executive Director @ Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, Durham, NC, July 2021 – March 2022

Executive Director @ Pelican Health at Henderson, Henderson, NC, April 2020 – August 2021

Administrator @ Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest, Inc., Wake Forest, NC, May 2019 – April 2020

Administrator @ PruittHealth – North Carolina State Veterans Home, Kinston, NC, Nov 2016 – May 2019

ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Business Instructor, Microsoft Training Administrator @ Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, Raleigh, NC, 2014 – 2016

Healthcare Management Instructor (TRIO – Upward Bound Math and Science) @ Central Carolina Community College – Campbell University, Fayetteville, NC, Jun 2015 – Aug 2015

Summer Coordinator, TRIO Upward Bound Programs (Summer 2014); Residential Coordinator, TRIO Upward Bound Programs (Summer 2013) @ North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Business Instructor, Microsoft Administrator @ E. E. Smith High School, Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville, NC, Nov 2012 – Jul 2014

Danielle Wilson

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: dpwilson@caldwell.edu

B.S. Business Administration, University of Florida
M.S. Management, University of South Florida

William Winslow

Modern Languages
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: wwinslow@caldwell.edu

Adjunct Instructor of French

MA Kutztown State College

BA University of Scranton

Danielle Wolf

Nursing and Public Health
Adjunct Faculty

Email: dwolf@caldwell.edu

Danielle is a registered nurse working as a Diabetes Educator, Educator for special projects, and Clinical Adjunct Professor. She has a unique background as a Nurse Informaticist (NI) and is board-certified. During her 15-plus years as an NI, she implemented barcode scanning and meaningful use and transitioned to a new EMR and other healthcare technology within an extensive healthcare system.

She began her healthcare journey as a patient care technician while completing her associate diploma at Muhlenberg Nursing School. After graduation, she became a medical/surgical nurse and a float nurse, leading to a position in NI. 2022-2024 Served as an Assistant Professor for the School of Nursing and Public Health at Caldwell University and enrolled in the PhD Higher Education Leadership program. She is committed to leadership and excellence by serving on various hospital, University, and NJNSA committees.

Brittany Wolfson

Psychology and Counseling
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: bwolfson@gmail.com

Bio

Brittany Wolfson, LPC, ATR-BC

B.A., Caldwell University
M.A., Caldwell University
Ph.D., Caldwell University

J. David Woods

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: dwoods@caldwell.edu

Bio

B.A., Fordham University
J.D., Seton Hall University

Erica Wyrovsky

President’s Office
Administrative Assistant

Email: ewyrovsky@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3547
Office Location: Werner Hall, 312

Office:
Mon: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Tues: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Wed: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Thurs: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm

B.S., Penn State University, Hospitality Management
Licensed Notary

Yanxing Yang

Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor

Email: yayang@caldwell.edu
Office Location: Werner Hall, 121

Work history:

2022-2024: Post-doctoral Associate at Rutgers University.
2015-2018: Associate Professor at Jiangxi Normal University.

Education:

Ph.D. in Applied Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2022.
Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, Wuhan University, 2015.
B.Sc. in Physics, Wuhan University, 2009.

Dan Yates

Music
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: dayates@caldwell.edu

Dan Yates is a professional theatre performer, director, and producer and has been teaching and directing at Caldwell College since 2004.

Dan toured the country for two years with the National Players and was a member of the Round House Theatre Company in Washington DC. Along with extensive professional, regional and local theatre credits, Dan is the Producing Director of the Yates Musical Theatre for Children which has appeared at such venues as Paper Mill Playhouse, Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury, North Shore Music Theatre, PNC Arts Center, Oakdale Music Theatre, Cape Playhouse, and many more.

Dan directs for the Garden State Opera Company and holds a Master of Arts Degree in Communication from Seton Hall University

Cagla Yildirim

Business and Computer Science
Assistant Professor

Email: cyildirim@caldwell.edu
Office Location: Werner Hall, 218

B.A. William Paterson University

M.S. Texas Tech University

Ph.D. Texas Tech University

Dr. Yildirim received her Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in August 2018 and joined the faculty at Caldwell University in August 2024. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association and Academy of Financial Services.Her research interests are Retirement Planning, Investment Planning, and Debt Management. Her teaching experience includes Fundamentals of Asset Management, Introduction to Applied Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Money Management Basics, and Banking courses. She typically teaches Principle of Finance, Financial Market Analysis, and International Finance courses. She incorporates technology and financial software in her classes to model and solve financial problems. Cagla lives with her son, Alex in Denville. She likes to go hiking. Cagla is a big fan of the Major League Soccer team Besiktas.

Eduardo Zappi

Natural Sciences
Professor of Biology

Email: ezappi@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3273
FAX: 973-618-3349
Office Location: Albertus Magnus Hall, 303

Office:
Mon: 11 – 12 Noon
Tues: 10 – 11:30 AM
Wed: 1:15 – 12 Noon
Thurs: N/A
Fri: 12:30 – 1:30 PM

B.S. University of Wisconsin, Madison

M.S. Rutgers State University

Ph.D. Rutgers State University

Professor of Biology –

Currently Teach:

General Biology Lecture and Labs – BI 102 & BI 102L

Microbiology Lecture and Lab – BI 315 & BI 315L

Senior Seminar in Biology

I Have Taught at Caldwell University from Fall 1994 to the Present

Alex Zarenin

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Instructor

Email: azarenin@caldwell.edu
Office Location: Werner Hall, 219

B.S. Polytechnic University, Operations Research

M.S. Institute of Cybernetics, Info Systems Eng.

Ph.D. New York University, Computer Science