School Advisory Boards
Volunteer Leaders Strengthen Pace
At Pace University, volunteer leadership plays a vital role in shaping our future. Each of our five schools is supported by an advisory board made up of dedicated alumni, parents, and friends. These leaders serve as strategic advisors and ambassadors—helping to build valuable partnerships, championing the school’s mission in the business community, and advancing fundraising efforts.
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Meet the Chairs of Our School Advisory Boards
College of Health Professions
Stacey Petrower ’97
President
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Stacey Petrower, a senior leader in health care for more than 20 years, has served as president of NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital since July 2016, and is responsible for the overall leadership and operations at the Cortlandt Manor site, as well as medical center locations in Croton and Cold Spring, and the physical therapy location in Croton
Petrower joined NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital from NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell, where she was vice president, for Operations, overseeing and managing the operations and operating budget of the emergency department, diagnostic and interventional cardiology, radiology services, radiation therapy, rehabilitation medicine, and clinical lab services
She began her career in health care operations more than 20 years ago and joined NewYork-Presbyterian in 2003, in leadership roles, first in Corporate Services, then in Operations at both NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell. She has extensive experience in collaborating with physicians, nurses, and staff to enhance nationally recognized clinical service lines and drivie improvements in patient experience and employee engagement
Petrower received a bachelor’s degree in law and society from Binghamton University and a master’s degree in health care administration from Pace University.
College of Health Professions Advisory Board (PDF)
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Charles Gombar ’74
Deputy Director, HIV
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Charles “Charlie” Gombar is currently deputy director, Long-Acting Antiretrovirals, HIV, at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he helps guide the overall HIV strategy for the organization and product development, investments, and activities with key partners to introduce new interventions for HIV prevention and treatment.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Gombar spent over three decades in the pharmaceutical industry, all in R&D. His early career in the industry was spent primarily in pre-clinical development studying drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics of promising drug candidates. The bulk of his career was spent as a development project team leader.
Gombar serves as the co-director for the American Course in Drug Development and Regulatory Science sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco. Gombar received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Pace University, and his PhD in pharmacology from Albany Medical College.
Haub Law
Alfred Donnellan ’81
Managing Partner
DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP
Alfred Donnellan is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and the managing partner of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP. In addition to managing the firm, Donnellan focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and real estate development with an emphasis on large scale urban renewal redevelopment projects. He represents clients in connection with the acquisition, development, financing, and disposition of all types of real estate including office, residential, hotel, condominium and retail, as well as public and private partnerships. Donnellan has acted as lead counsel in connection with some of the largest and most complex real estate projects in Westchester.
He serves as president of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, a not-for-profit organization that provides free civil legal services for low income individuals.
Haub School of Law Advisory Board
Lubin School of Business
Lynda Hullstrung ’89
Partner
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Lynda Hullstrung is an audit and assurance partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte). She was admitted to the partnership in 2004 and is a partner in Deloitte’s National Attest Risk Management Group, as well as the lead client service partner for one of Long Island’s largest public companies. Hullstrung previously served as a deputy professional practice director for the New York practice where she served as an accounting and auditing consultation resource within the office and served as the engagement quality reviewer for various SEC registrants and companies in the technology, consumer products, media, and financial services industries.
She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Hullstrung frequently serves as a facilitator and dean at various national and regional Deloitte training programs, and is adjunct faculty at St. Joseph’s College on Long Island.
Giving back to her alma mater and the community has always been very important to her. She is the chair of the Lubin School of Business Advisory Board, and is a former president and board member of the Lubin School of Business Alumni Association. She recently co-led a capital campaign which funded the building of two video classrooms at Pace New York City and Pleasantville. She serves as the treasurer of the United Way of Long Island, and is a board member and former treasurer for the American Lung Association of the Northeast.
She joined Deloitte in 1989 upon graduating summa cum laude with a BBA in public accounting from the Pleasantville campus at Pace University. Hullstrung has previously been recognized by Long Island Business News as one of the Top 50 Business Women on Long Island (2000 and 2005) as well as one of Long Island’s 40 Rising Stars under 40 (2001).
Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Vipul Nagrath '94 '96
Senior Vice President, Product Development
Head of Technology, Workforce Now
ADP
Vipul Nagrath joined ADP in 2015 as SVP and Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) with responsibility for all infrastructure, operations, enterprise applications, enterprise technology systems and processes, end user compute, and mobile & telephony across the globe.
In 2020, Vipul was promoted to a new role as SVP, Head of Product Development for Major Account Solutions & Human Resources Outsourcing.
Vipul and his team work closely with ADP’s senior business leaders to execute ADP’s business strategy and identify, prioritize and execute technology solutions that are cost effective, efficient and scalable globally. The focus of Vipul’s organization is to work collaboratively across the organization to ensure that we build strategic capabilities that support an excellent service experience for our clients and associates.
An industry leader in technology, Vipul brings more than 25 years of experience in developing forward-thinking solutions. Vipul previously served at Bloomberg L.P. from 2003 to 2015, where he started as a project manager in 2003 and rapidly rose through the engineering organization to become Bloomberg, L.P.’s Global Head of Research & Development. In this role, he oversaw technology research and development for all Bloomberg products. He continued his growth & responsibility as the CIO and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Bloomberg’s Enterprise Solutions business.
Vipul started his career as a developer with Granada Systems Design, Inc., then moved on to run his own boutique firm specializing in computer telephony integration from 1995 to 2003. Vipul earned a bachelors and master’s degree in computer science from Pace University.