Business & Public Service

Prior to joining RVCC, Bill accumulated diverse business experience in the areas of accounting, finance, information systems and materials management. In his most recent position as Director of Administration for a major pharmaceutical firm, he was responsible for implementing and managing finance and materials management systems for a start-up pharmaceutical facility in Singapore. He was also a plant controller in Puerto Rico and an auditor with Price Waterhouse. Bill is a certified public accountant, and was born and raised in South America.

Degrees:

• PhD Business Education, New York University
• MS Accounting, Pace University
• BS Finance, Lehigh University

Degrees:

• PhD International Business, Capella University
• MA Economics, American University
• BA International Relations & Economics, American University

Steve Schwarz has been a full-time faculty member at the College since 2001. He has designed and taught classes related to computer programming, Web development, and technical literacy. Steve was the co-advisor of the college’s award-winning chapter of Phi Theta Kappa for 15 years and was twice named RVCC club advisor of the year.

Degrees:

• M.S., Computer Information Systems, Bellevue University
• M.A.T., Elementary Education K-8, Trenton State College
• B.A., Communications, Glassboro State College

Melanie R.B. Morris, Esquire, Full Professor of Business Law. An attorney licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Professor Morris co-authored Business Law and the Legal Environment, an Open Educational Textbook, saving students nearly $500,000 in textbook costs. She received the 2024–2025 Full-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2016 ITC Outstanding eLearning Faculty Award.

Degrees:

• J.D. cum laude, Temple University School of Law
• M.B.A. Temple University
• B.A., State University of New York at Albany

Pattiann Kletz, Professor of Business, spent 14 years as Director of Pensions at a private holding company before joining the college in 2005. She has served as Department Chair and Faculty Federation President and received RVCC’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Her scholarly work examines corporate social responsibility as a protective force during organizational crises.

Degrees:

• DPS, Pace University
• MBA, Seton Hall University
• BS Business, The College of New Jersey
• AS Business, Raritan Valley Community College

Professor Klinger joined RVCC after 24 years in the tech industry. He held leadership roles at Bell Labs and Bridgewater Associates, including Director of Optical Networking and Division Manager for UNIX. He holds a patent for the first distributed switching system, has published widely on retirement finance, and has been cited by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.

Degrees:

• MBA, Finance and Marketing with honors, University of Chicago.
• MBA Finance and International Business with great distinction, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
• MS Computer Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
• BS Mathematics with distinction, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Anne Marie Anderson is an NJ licensed CPA that has been teaching at RVCC since 2007. She spent the majority of her professional career at EY, specializing in International Tax. With her extensive tax knowledge, Professor Anderson started the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program on campus, partnering with the United Way of Northern NJ.

Degrees:

• MS Taxation, Seton Hall University
• BS Accounting, Montclair State University

Degrees:

• M.B.A., Rosemont College
• B.S., Shippensburg University

Alisa Shapiro, Associate Professor, is a NJ licensed Certified Public Accountant who has been teaching at RVCC since the fall of 2014. Before that, she worked in public accounting at KPMG, followed by managerial accounting/finance roles at two major manufacturing corporations in New Jersey.

Degrees:

• MBA Professional Accounting, Rutgers University
• BA Economics, Rutgers University

Before teaching, he was a consulting professional engineer and founded ADS Engineers. He was a member of the original advisory committee that developed the NYS Energy Conservation Construction Code. In 2014, he was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Service Award from the New York Chapter of ASHRAE for a lifetime of achievement in the field of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning.

Degrees:

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology

Degree:

• PhD, Criminal Justice, Nova Southeastern University
• MS, Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• BS, Criminal Justice, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Degrees:

• MA, Economics, State University of New York at Buffalo.
• BA, Economics, State University of New York at Geneseo

Nicole A. Casciola, Esq., is presently a full-time faculty member and the Coordinator of the Paralegal Studies Program, an American Bar Association approved program. She is a licensed attorney in  New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nicole began teaching in the Paralegal Studies Program as an adjunct faculty member in 2019 and received the Adjunct Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2023.

Degrees:

• J.D. Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law
• BS Criminal Justice, The College of New Jersey

A former police captain, Robert was a policy analyst for the New York City police commissioner.  He was also the Commander of the Manhattan Gang Investigations Division and the Executive Officer of the City-Wide Hate Crimes Unit.    After the NYPD, Robert led regional security operations at Bloomberg LP.  He has a keen interest in the sociology of law and criminology.

Degrees:

• MS, Urban Policy, Hunter College
• BS, Legal Studies summa cum laude, John Jay College of Criminal Justice