Counseling
Counseling
The Long Island Educational Opportunity Center of Farmingdale, New York, provides counseling and career services for all students enrolled in our programs. The counseling and instructional staff work very closely to ensure that students’ educational needs are met. The combined resources of counselors and the instructional staff provide the skills, support, and guidance needed by students to survive in the educational arena.
Counseling Services for Registered Students
Counseling services offered to registered students are intended to complement instructional components and to contribute to student retention and goal achievement.
Registered students meet with their Counselors to:
- Establish specific educational and/or vocational objectives;
- Establish a program plan to serve as the student’s road map through the LIEOC and onto college or a career;
- Register for subsequent semesters;
- Receive guidance and assistance to resolve personal and family problems affecting learning, achievement, and persistence;
- Obtain referrals to agencies they may be best suited to aid a student in addressing pressing issues relative to their personal and/or family situation.
Career Counseling
The Career Counselors provide on-site support to those students who wish to move from the LIEOC into a career. Career Counselors provide workshops and one-on-one guidance on such topics as career exploration, job application techniques, and resume writing and provides students with leads on available jobs to which they may apply. The Career Counselors also coordinate student attendance at community and campus job fairs and provide referral assistance to One Stop Centers, the Department of Labor, and Employment agencies.
Community Resources
Contacting Student Services
Email will be the best form of communication during a time of remote classes. Please contact the counselor for your assigned class or one of the career counselors for job/resume related questions. Below you will find their email addresses and class or unit assignments. If you are unsure of who to email or you have not received a response in a timely manner, contact Brian Schwirzbin – Assistant Director for Student Services at schwirb@farmingdale.edu or brian.schwirzbin@lieoc.farmingdale.edu or via text/phone at (516) 531-7767.
Marian Nelson – nelsonm@farmingdale.edu or marian.nelson@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Annette Wyche – wychea@farmingdale.edu or annette.wyche@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Victoria DelZotto – delzotv@farmingdale.edu or victoria.delzotto@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Rony Rodas – rodasr@farmingdale.edu or rony.rodas@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Anice DaCosta – dacostaa@farmingdale.edu or anice.dacosta@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Barbara Ayo – ayoba@farmingdale.edu or barbara.ayo@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Theadora Sutton – suttontk@farmingdale.edu or theadora.sutton@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Amanda Gist – gista@farmingdale.edu or amanda.gist@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Rony Rodas – rodasr@farmingdale.edu or rony.rodas@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Nicole Hershkopf – hershknj@farmingdale.edu or nicole.hershkopf@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Eliana Panora – panorae@farmingdale.edu or eliana.panora@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Dawn Williams – williada@farmingdale.edu or dawn.williams@lieoc.farmingdal.edu
Brian Schwirzbin – schwirb@farmingdale.edu or brian.schwirzbin@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Darleyne Mayers – mayersde@farmingdale.edu or darleyne.mayers@lieoc.farmingdale.edu
Class Unit Assignments
Marian Nelson:
Administrative Assistant – Evening
Nursing Assistant – Evening
College Prep – Evening
Electronic Health Records – Evening
ESL Level 2 – Day
ESL Level 2 – Evening
High School Equivalency – Evening
Microsoft Office Specialist – Evening
Home Health Aide
Annette Wyche:
Basic Math, Reading, Writing – Evening
Nursing Assistant – Day
Developmental Math, Reading, Writing – Evening
ESL Level 1 – Day
ESL Level 1 (Both Sections) – Evening
ESL Level 3 Part I – Day
ESL Level 3 Part I – Evening
ESL Level 3 – Evening
Pharmacy Tech – Day
Victoria DelZotto:
Basic Math, Reading, Writing – Day
Nursing Assistant – Day
Developmental Math, Reading, Writing – Day
ESL Level 1 – Day
ESL Level 3 – Evening
ESL Level 3 Part I – Day
High School Equivalency – Day
Microsoft Office Specialist – Evening
Rony Rodas:
ESL Level 1 – Day
ESL Level 1 – Evening
ESL Level 2 – Day
ESL Level 3 Part II – Evening
Emergency Medical Technician – Day
Energy Industry Fundamentals – Evening
Army Prep
Virtual Assistant Entrepreneur
Anice DaCosta:
ESL Level 2 – Evening
ESL Level 3 Part I – Evening
Pharmacy Tech – Evening
Visual Technology
Barbara Ayo:
Basic Math, Reading, Writing – Evening
Nursing Assistant – Evening
Electronic Health Records – Evening
ESL Level 2 (Both Sections) – Evening
ESL Level 3 – Evening
High School Equivalency – Evening
Microsoft Office Specialist – Evening
Rehabilitation Aide – Evening
Theadora Sutton:
Basic Math, Reading, Writing – Day
Developmental Math, Reading, Writing – Day
ESL Level 1 – Day
ESL Level 2 – Day
ESL Level 3 – Day
Amanda Gist:
Administrative Assistant – Evening
Electronic Health Records – Evening
Dev. Math, Reading, Writing – Evening
ESL Level 1 – Evening
Tutoring Schedule
Set up your zoom appointment (1 hour) with Susan Ng. Email her at ngsa@farmingdale.edu with your day/hour preference
Office Hours:
Monday 4:30 PM-8:30 PM
Friday 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Counselor Schedules
Below is a list of the days and times in which your counselor will generally be available. If you contact them outside of these hours, the response time will be longer.
Victoria
DelZotto
Monday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Tuesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Thursday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Zoom
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Rony
Rodas
Monday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Zoom
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Annette
Wyche
Monday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Wednesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Marian
Nelson
Monday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Zoom
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Thursday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Theadora
Sutton
Monday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Barbara
Ayo
Monday
2:00pm – 10:00pm
Tuesday
2:00pm – 10:00pm
Wednesday
2:00pm – 10:00pm
Zoom
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Thursday
2:00pm – 10:00pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Eliana
Panora
Monday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Tuesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Nicole
Hershkopf
Monday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Wednesday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
Thursday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Monday
1pm – 3pm
“How To Search For Jobs”-Help with using job search engines and what websites are reliable sources for your job search.
https://zoom.us/j/684950407
Friday
11 am-1 pm
“Resume and Cover Letter Workshop”-Stop by and ask any questions you might have regarding how to create a resume and cover letter.
https://zoom.us/j/293456537
Dawn Williams
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
4:30pm –
9:30pm
Thursday
4:30pm –
9:30pm
Friday
Anice DaCosta
Monday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday
Wednesday
5:00pm –
9:30pm
Thursday
5:00pm –
9:30pm
Zoom
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Amanda Gist
Monday
6:00pm –
10:00pm
Tuesday
6:00pm –
10:00pm
Zoom
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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