Meet the Staff
Sandra Taylor
staylor@njit.edu
973-596-5558
Sandra Taylor joined NJIT in January 2010 as Academic Advisor for Student-Athletes working in NJIT’s Clayton Learning Center. She will focus on five key areas: academic support, career development, personal development, leadership, and community service, including the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and CHAMPS Life Skills for NJIT’s nearly 300 student-athletes. Prior to joining NJIT, Sandra spent her professional career at Manhattan College, which is also her alma mater.
Mike Spisto
spisto@njit.edu
973-596-5458
Mike Spisto joined NJIT’s Learning Center (TLC) as the Academic Advisor for Athletics in May of 2013 after a five-year stint as top assistant of the NJIT men's basketball team. Mike is a 1997 graduate of Oneonta State. In addition to his bachelor’s degree from Oneonta, he earned an associate’s degree from SUNY Delhi, as well as an MSS from United States Sports Academy. He brings a wealth of experience to TLC, ranging from college administration to coaching and recruiting, as well as academic advising.
Carolyn Vicari
cmv25@njit.edu
973-596-6430
For the previous ten years, Carolyn Vicari was a classroom teacher with experience teaching thousands of students from K-12. She has traveled the state facilitating workshops in many areas in and outside of the classroom.
She earned her master's in Educational Leadership, Management, and Policy at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, in August 2023.