Editorial Board
ISSN 2693-9193
The Editorial Board members are designated and approved by the Board of Directors, constituted by all Presidents or designated representatives at HETS member institutions. Below, more details about our Editorial Board:
P
amela A. (Krauser) Vargas
Chief Editor
HETS Online Journal
Pamela (Krauser) Vargas served as Director of Research and Grant Development at Southeast Missouri State University. She had over 20 years of experience in research administration which includes her years as Director at the Research Center at Kutztown University. She also promotes undergraduate research and works with community leaders to find opportunities for students and faculty to utilize their expertise and contribute to the community.
In addition to writing her own articles for publication, Ms. Vargas has served as a reviewer and editor for several publications, including The Journal of Research Administration, the Journal of Healthcare, Science and the Humanities, and the HETS Online Journal.
Contact info:
Phone: (787) 250-1912 ext. 2372
E-mail: info@hets.org
Editorial Board Members (in alphabetical order):
Prof. Pura Centeno
Coordinator of Technology Services and Information Literacy, Information Technology Center, Natural Sciences Faculty
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Pura Centeno is member of several Editorial Boards like: Acceso: Revista Puertorriqueña de Bibliotecología y Documentación; Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico and Simbiosis; Revista de Ciencia de la Información; and Information Sciences and Technology Graduated School, among others. She is Coordinator of Technology Services and Information Literacy at the Information and Technology Center of the Natural Sciences Faculty, at University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras Campus. Also, she coordinates a system wide Community Support to Research and Creative Labor and the institutional repository of research products at https://dire.upr.edu/.
Centeno has an MIS in Information Science and Technology and BA in Arts of Communication, both from the UPR, Río Piedras Campus.
Contact info:
E-mail: pura.centeno@gmail.com
Dr. Manuel Correa
Dr. Correa joined Berkeley College in 2002 as an adjunct faculty member in the Management Department. He became a full-time faculty member in 2007 and teaches a full curriculum in management and business courses both online and onsite. He was asked to take over as Chair, Business Department, of Dover Business College, 2009 – 2011 in preparation for the re-accreditation and eventual merger with Berkeley College. Dr. Correa is bilingual, speaking English and Spanish.
As Coordinator of Noncredit International Programs, Dr. Correa has expanded a program in which students at European business schools come to Berkeley College to attend classes. The program currently includes 20 colleges and universities from Europe, whose students can participate in six different curriculums to satisfy their study abroad requirements.
Before coming to Berkeley College, Dr. Correa spent 30 years in the business sector, with experience in the electric utilities, financial services and executive search industries. Some of his accomplishments include Vice President of Marketing for an executive search firm, Director of Corporate Planning among others.
Dr. Correa was awarded the Berkeley College Online Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in November 2007. He was featured in the October 2008 issue of the Queens Tribune Newspaper for a presentation titled “Hispanics Making a Difference in the Business World.” Dr. Correa presented at the HETS Best Practices Showcase Conference (2010) on the topic: Transitioning from on-site to online teaching — The jump is not as big as you imagine. In 2012, he presented on the topic: The Keys to On-line Retention: Expectation and Communication.
Dr. Correa is Co-Chair of the Berkeley College Globalization Task Force and a Member of the Finance sub-committee of the Berkeley College 2010-2015 Strategic Planning Process. He also is a member of the Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) and the American Management Association. In 2014, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business Administration at Northcentral University. In addition, he holds an MBA in Financial Management from Iona College, NY, and a BE in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College, NY.
Contact info:
Larry L. Luing School of Business
berkeleycollege.edu
Mr. Carlos Guevara
An innate leader and fighter, born in Quito-Ecuador, he is a first-generation college student. With over 15 years of experience in Higher Education, Carlos currently works at Hostos Community College as Director of the Office of Educational Technology; where he provides the vision to strengthen and bring innovation to teaching and learning through technology. Carlos has established a successful organizational culture shift around technology adoption, implementing initiatives centered on mentoring and communities of practice. Carlos is a frequent presenter of a variety of academic technology topics in several national and international conferences. His main research areas of interest are online learning, social networking in education, and game-based learning.
Carlos has recently been elected as Chair of the Hostos HEO Organization, has also Chaired the HETS Distance Learning Task Force, and several other committees at the College. Carlos is also the President and Co-Founder of the Ecuadorian Youth Organization, which mission is to promote the intellectual growth of the Ecuadorian Youth through education. Carlos has also established the Ecuadorian Scholars Fund, which annually provides scholarships for students to continue their college education.
Coming from a humble background, and facing many challenges to accomplish his goals, Carlos is convinced that the secrets for success are persistence, humbleness, creativity, and always setting the next goal in life and career. He holds a BS and Master degrees in Computer Science from CUNY & NYU Poly and is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in Instructional Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Contact info:
ePortfolio: http://hostos.digication.com/carlosguevara
Mr. Sunil Gupta
Vice President, Adult & Continuing Education
LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Sunil B. Gupta has over 20 years of experience in higher education. He currently is the Interim Vice President of Adult & Continuing Education at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY. Before that, Sunil was the Dean of the Center of Adult Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY. In this role, he was responsible for the colleges’ division focused on serving adult learners that are primarily pursuing continuing professional educational programs. Additionally, Dean Gupta served on the Board of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training (the NCCET is a national advocacy and policy council), and was Past President for the NCCET, he also currently serves on the Board of the New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC).
Before arriving at BMCC Sunil Gupta worked in Continuing Education and Enterprise Learning as the Executive Director of Continuing Education, Distance Learning and Workforce Development at Polytechnic University, where he developed and oversaw university-based degree academic study and continuing education training programs involving students, faculty, and industry. In his various capacities, he helped found a university-based Distance Learning Center for Graduate Degree programs, introduced distance-learning methodologies to support American Studies in Asia.
In 2000, Sunil ran the Professional Training and Continuing Education program at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Dean Gupta is an active member of ASME, (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), in which he has led their Engineering Management Certification International Committee, and has served as a guest speaker, at ASME’s Engineering Management International Forum, which took place at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
Vice President Gupta has a B.A. from Saint John’s University, an M.S. from Polytechnic Institute of NYU, and is currently pursuing his doctorate. He is a native New Yorker, born and raised in NYC.
Contact info:
Vice Presidency, Adult & Continuing Education
Webpage: https://www.laguardia.edu/ce/
Dr. Naydeen González-De Jesús
Vice President of the Lawrence Campus and Community Relations
Northern Essex Community College
Dr. Naydeen González-De Jesús is a dynamic leader in higher education, diplomacy, and organizational strategy whose two-decade career bridges student success, institutional transformation, and international relations. She is Vice President of the Lawrence Campus and Community Relations at Northern Essex Community College.
Her experience included diplomatic service at the U.S. Embassy in Argentina co-developing an Education Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Argentina during the 2018 G20 World Summit that underscored her capacity to merge education and global collaboration and the 13th president of San Antonio College, one of the largest community colleges in the nation.
Trilingual in English, Spanish, and Italian, Dr. González-De Jesús brings a global and culturally grounded lens to every leadership role she undertakes. She embodies a leadership profile centered on expanding access to academic and workforce opportunities, strengthening institutional accountability, and fostering diplomacy-driven approaches to teaching and learning. Whether advancing student success initiatives, forging international partnerships, or leading complex institutional change, she remains steadfast in her mission to open doors and empower the next generation of learners and leaders.
Dr. González-De Jesús earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Services from Rowan University, and a Ph.D. in Industrial -Organizational Psychology from Northcentral University.
Contact info:
Community/International Relations, Lawrence Campus
Northern Essex Community College
Dr. Ana Milena Lucumi Orostegui
Director, Virtual Education and Innovative Learning Center (VEIL)
Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico
Ana Milena Lucumi Orostegui has a BA in philosophy, literature, and pedagogy from the Universidad del Valle, a public university in the city of Cali, the third largest city in her native Colombia. She earned a master’s degree in instructional systems and educational technology at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Puerto Rico. She earned her doctoral degree in Instructional Technologies and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University located in Florida, USA.
Since 2011, serves as Vice President of Effectiveness and Student Affairs at National University College of Puerto Rico. She developed the Institutional Retention Model in this institution, in the context of developing social-emotional skills and resilience to promote retention and student persistence in college life.
In 2023, Dr. Lucumi served as Vice president of the Professional and Distance Programs
at University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration. Currently, she is the Director of the Virtual Education and Innovative Learning Center (VEIL) at Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico.
Contact info:
Email: elearningcoaching@gmail.com
Mr. Rolando Méndez
Director of Education, Teach Access
Rolando Méndez is the Director of Education at Teach Access. Previously, he worked at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico in various roles related to online learning. He has over 18 years of experience in higher education, managing projects related to faculty development, instructional design, student services, quality assurance, and technology adoption. He is an advocate for accessibility, equity, and inclusion in education.
For the past six years, Rolando has been engaging educators in Puerto Rico in adopting inclusive, user-centered practices and creating learning experiences that accommodate the needs and preferences of all learners.
Contact info:
Dr. Carlos R. Morales Irizarry
President
Lone Star College Online
Before becoming the Lone Star College Online, Dr. Carlos Morales was the President of Tarrant County College Connect’s President from 2013 to 2025. Prior to TCC, Dr. Morales was the Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Distance Education Programs at Ana G. Méndez University- Virtual Campus. As such, he provided leadership, vision, and planning for the implementation of courses and programs for online delivery. Previously he was the Executive Director of Academic Technology at Lock Haven University responsible for the delivery of online courses, the incorporation of technology for teaching and learning, faculty development, the STEP program (a student laptop initiative) and also facilitated campus conversations on academic technology.
Prior to Lock Haven University, Carlos was the Instructional Designer for the Center for Instructional and Technological Innovation (CITI) at New Jersey City University, responsible for instructional technology staff. Carlos has extensive online and classroom teaching experience in the areas of: Biology, Science Teaching and Instructional Technology.
Dr. Morales also holds professional certifications as Distance Learning Administration Professional from Texas A&M University and Certified Online Instructor (COI) from Walden University. Morales graduated from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Biology and Science Education, and received his doctorate, with a dissertation on Constructivist Learning Environments in Online Course Design, from Capella University. He was a Frye fellow in 2009.
Contact Info:
Web: LoneStar.edu/Online
Dr. Edgardo Rosaly-Manfredi
Vice President, Academic Affairs, Central Administration
Universidad Ana G. Méndez
Dr. Edgardo Rosaly-Manfredi was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and has held several teaching and administrative positions in the Puerto Rico Department of Education and in several higher education institutions. He was Professor, Dean, Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs Vice President, and Vice President of International Affairs at Caribbean University. He has also excelled as a professor in the Departments of Education of the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Puerto Rico and the Inter American University. He is currently Full Professor of the Department of Education at the Gurabo Campus of the Ana G. Méndez University and Associate Vice President of Special Projects in the Office of the President.
Dr. Rosaly has collaborated with several public and private organizations related to the development of higher education both in Puerto Rico and internationally, such as Blackboard, the Association of Private Colleges and Universities (ACUP), Hispanic Educational Technology Services Consortium, and the Board of Postsecondary Institutions of Puerto Rico (JIP), among others.
Dr. Rosaly holds a Bachelor’s degree of Arts in Education (BAEE) with a concentration in Elementary Education and Special Education from the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Puerto Rico. In 1985, he earned a Master’s degree of Science in Education (MSE) degree with a specialty in Special Education, Emotional Disturbance, and Educational Management-Supervision from Fordham University in New York. In 1992, Rosaly-Manfredi obtained a Doctoral degree in Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum and Teaching, with a specialty in Language, Learning and Literacy focused on learning disabilities students at Fordham University at Lincoln Center Campus.
Contact info:
Vice President Academic Affairs
Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Central Administration
Héctor L. Suero Alamo, M.Ed.
Digital Learning Manager
Héctor Suero Álamo works at Albizu University, San Juan Campus as Digital Learning Manager. He has more than 15 years of experience working with different audiovisual technologies and equipment, which involve the field of education.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems (ITS) and a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology Integration with E-Learning from the Ana G. Méndez University System (UAGM). Also, he has a certification from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus, as Virtual Educator Trainer.
Contact info:
Digital Learning Unit
Albizu University – Presidency
Dr. Antonio Vantaggiatto
Professor, Computer Science and Applied Digital Technologies
Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Puerto Rico
Dr. Vantaggiatto has worked on different projects that involve the integration of technologies in education, both in the classroom and online courses. Also, he participated in audiovisual content development projects for online courses and collaborated in training projects for university instructors, offering workshops on topics such as online course design, Blackboard Learn, Moodle, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and other teaching and assessment tools. His specialization and interests are directed to educational technologies, distance education, and everything related to information and communication technologies (ICT).
Dr. Vantaggiato studied Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” where he specialized in Artificial Intelligence in Education. He is Professor of Computer Science at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and past President of the Puerto Rican Association for Distance Learning (2007-2009). In 1992, he founded the first Artificial Intelligence lab in Puerto Rico with Johnson & Johnson’s sponsorship. In 2000, he founded and directed the Distance Learning Institute until 2005, creating a Web-based education culture on campus which produced quality on-line courses and pioneered the adoption of Moodle, the Open Source Learning Management System, in Puerto Rico.
As a longtime collaborator of HETS from its inception, he has been offering various workshops and courses online. Also, from 2009 to 2016, Dr. Vantaggiato founded and directed the successful STEMmED project (stemmed.sagrado.edu) which has built an infrastructure to help students pursue the study of science and thereby contributing to a renaissance of science culture at USC. He organized symposia and congresses and the first University TEDx in Puerto Rico, TEDxUSagradoCorazón, yearly 2013 through 2015.
His research interests are in the education technology area, with emphasis on the educational changes triggered by Web technologies and the myths of teaching and learning. Such research, started while a Scholar-in-Residence at NYU, is being aggregated in the project Zen Of Teaching website: http://zenofteaching.us
Dr. Vantaggiato maintains his digital id at http://antoniovantaggiato.net and his blog, Skate of the Web, at http://skateofweb.com. He founded and is the Director of the company netedu.info, which specializes in Web-based, open educational services.
Contact info:
Dr. Yubelkys Montalvo
HETS Executive Director
In January 2006, The HETS Board of Directors appointed Ms. Yubelkys Montalvo, as the new Executive Director to lead the organization in its next steps. As an expert in member relations, project management, and integrated communications, Montalvo has contributed to HETS with a keen perspective, helping translate the organization members’ needs into opportunities for growth and collaboration. Montalvo’s job focus on bringing growth to the Consortium and diversifying member benefits, as it expands its membership, creates new services and proposes new educational technology options for its constituencies.
Montalvo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, and a Master’s Degree in Public Relations from the Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico. She had participated in several Conferences and Forums, National and International, and served as Speaker on the VI International Congress CITICED CREAD Caribe 2009 and the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Annual National Conference in 2008, among others.
Contact info:
Address: PO Box 191293 San Juan, PR 00919-1293
Phone: (787) 250-1912 ext. 2372, 2373
E-mail: yubelkys_montalvo@inter.edu