Stacey Backenroth joined Macaulay Honors College in the Fall of 2007. She is one of two advisors at Baruch College. Stacey earned her B.A. in Art from Brooklyn College where she studied film, photography, sculpture, graphic design and art history. Stacey received her M.S.ED in Higher Education Administration from Baruch’s School of Public Affairs where she studied higher education, organizational behaviors and non-profit finance and management. Along with advising student at Baruch, Stacey teaches an undergraduate course in Leadership Theory at Brooklyn College.

Previous to joining Macaulay Honors College, Stacey worked in Alumni Relations at Brooklyn College, engaging alumni in the life of the college to support both current and future students. Prior to her work in alumni relations, Stacey advised high school honor students enrolled in undergraduate courses at Brooklyn College through the College Now Program.

Stacey currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband. She is currently working on writing her first novel.

Lena Tuck, M.A. joins Macaulay from the Admissions Office at Columbia Business School. She received her BA in History at Binghamton University, SUNY and her MA in Higher and Post-secondary Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

While at Binghamton she served as President and Peer Advisor for the Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program and a Resident Advisor for the Office of Residential Life. Her research interests include access and persistence in higher education for minority students, as well as academic enrichment programming. She hopes to return to school to pursue her doctorate within 5 years.

Lena is excited to be a part of the Macaulay team and hopes to be able to help students navigate their college experience and reach their full potential every step of the way.

Since 1994, Florence has been a member of the Lehman College Community where she worked as an assistant in the offices of Financial Aid and Human Resources. In 2003, she took over the position of Program Assistant for the CUNY Honors College/Lehman Scholars Program, which led to her 2006 appointment as Academic Advisor for the Macaulay Honors College. Mrs. Aliberti serves as Lehman's campus Co-representative for the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship. She holds a B.A. cum laude in English Literature from Lehman College and a MSEd in Higher Education Administration from Baruch's School of Public Affairs. Florence finds her relationship with the students to be rewarding on both a professional and personal level. It is because of her commitment and dedication to both the students and the program that she has gained their confidence and trust. Mrs. Aliberti resides in Westchester County with her husband and three adult children.

Lisa French has been the Honors College Advisor at the College of Staten Island for seven years. Before coming to the Macaulay Honors College, Lisa worked as the Assistant to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and with College Now both at Brooklyn College. Prior to her work with CUNY, Lisa toured the country with the National Theatre for Children, performed in London, worked Off-Broadway as well as in regional theatre. Lisa earned her BFA in theatre from Adelphi University and her MFA in theatre from Brooklyn College. Lisa continues to work with emerging New York City playwrights.