Michael Sabato CV

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Faculty development specialist, higher education instructor, and educational technology leader with over 4.5 years of university teaching and instructional coaching experience at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Specialized in designing, delivering, and evaluating comprehensive professional learning programs, faculty onboarding, and departmental master course shell architecture within D2L Brightspace, Canvas, and Blackboard LMS platforms. Recognized thought leader in generative AI integration and adult learning theory (andragogy), having authored institutional AI evaluation frameworks, coached 50+ faculty members, and presented at national conferences. Combines a Master of Public Administration with 12+ years of public sector project management, data analysis, and cross-functional leadership to advance instructional quality, faculty engagement, and accreditation standards across distance learning environments.

 

CORE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT & INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

  • Faculty Development & Coaching: Professional Learning Program Design, Faculty Onboarding & Orientation, One-on-One Instructional Coaching, Workshop Facilitation, Continuous Performance Improvement, Faculty Engagement Analytics.
  • Educational Technology & AI Suite: Generative AI Pedagogy & Policy (Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, NotebookLM), LMS Administration & Master Shell Architecture (D2L Brightspace, Canvas, Blackboard), Adobe Professional & Creative Cloud, Prompt Engineering for Education, Virtual Campus Systems.
  • Instructional Design & Andragogy: Adult Learning Theory, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & ADA Accessibility, Outcome Alignment & Rubric Construction, Asynchronous/Synchronous Strategy, Curriculum Refresh.

  • Program Assessment & Governance: Learning Analytics & Classroom Functional Analysis, Accreditation Standard Alignment, Cross-Functional Project Management, Change Management, System-Wide Communication.

     

HIGHER EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS & FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | New York, NY (In-Person, Remote)

Adjunct Professor & Faculty Development Contributor | January 2022 – Present

  • Institutional AI Governance & Faculty Workshop Facilitation: Selected by institutional leadership to participate in drafting the college’s Academic AI Usage Policy. Author of the 90/10 Process-Based AI Evaluation Framework. Designed and delivered college-wide faculty development workshops for 50+ faculty members on ethically integrating generative AI tools as cognitive assistants for research synthesis, transparent assignment scaffolding, and rubric design.
  • Departmental Master Course Shell Architecture: Appointed to build and redesign the departmental master course shell for graduate-level PAD 740 within D2L Brightspace, establishing module outcomes, digital accessibility (ADA/UDL) standards, and standardized learning metrics utilized system-wide by faculty.
  • Faculty Consultation & Instructional Coaching: Provide ongoing 1-on-1 pedagogical coaching and feedback to faculty colleagues on online teaching strategies, asynchronous discussion board moderation, adult learning principles, and digital course navigation.
  • Undergraduate & Graduate Course Instruction: Deliver engaging asynchronous and synchronous instruction to 500+ students across core management, research methods, and oversight courses (CJM 101, CJM 300 - Research Methods, CJM 348, PAD 719, PAD 740), maintaining high retention metrics.

  • Performance Analysis & Rubric Alignment: Conduct classroom functional evaluations to measure student engagement and learning outcome achievement; construct writing prompts, policy analyses, and process-based evaluation rubrics.

     

CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | New York, NY

Veteran Student Peer Mentor & Academic Program Advisor | August 2016 – June 2022

  • Academic Onboarding & Workshop Facilitation: Designed, launched, and facilitated virtual academic success, group-wellness, and professional transition workshops covering academic writing, career transition, and federal education benefit frameworks for non-traditional adult learners.

  • Student Retention & Adult Learner Coaching: Provided individual academic coaching, degree progress advising, and retention support for adult and veteran student populations.

     

SCHOLARLY DISSEMINATION & FACULTY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) | May 2026

Featured Presenter & Workshop Lead: "AI for Equitable Learning: Empowering Higher Ed and Adult Education with AI"

  • Delivered featured conference session demonstrating how generative AI serves as a faculty capacity-building framework—streamlining background research, real-time curriculum adaptation, and transparent assignment scaffolding while shifting evaluation from output policing to visible student cognition.

     

PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERSHIP & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Regional Office

Regional Survey Manager / Field Quality Monitoring Analyst | August 2022 – October 2023

  • Directed regional data collection operations supervising 16 direct and 400+ indirect personnel; conducted complex statistical outlier analyses, performance audits, and data quality investigations to maintain strict compliance with federal standards.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / STATE OF FLORIDA / U.S. MARINE CORPS

Project Manager, Chief Curriculum Developer & Inspector | 2001 – 2020

  • Program & Project Management: Led distributed teams enforcing regulatory compliance for FDACS; served as chief curriculum developer for statewide workforce training programs, expanding operational coverage by 33%.

  • Inspections & Briefings: Performed federal security audits, risk mitigation, and compliance inspections for DoD; formulated compliance strategies and delivered oral briefings/training presentations to broad institutional audiences across overseas deployments.

     

EDUCATION

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) in International Inspection and Oversight

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY | GPA: 4.0 

  • Honors: Pi Alpha Alpha (Global Honor Society for Public Affairs & Administration), SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Law & Society

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY | GPA: 3.79 

 

CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

  • AI & EdTech Certifications: Google AI Fundamentals | Google AI for Research and Insights | Google AI for Brainstorming and Planning | FLETC Graduate (U.S. DHS) | BRIDGE (FGE)
  • LMS & Faculty Platforms: D2L Brightspace, Canvas, Blackboard, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Turnitin, Google Workspace
  • AI Tools & Generative Pedagogy: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, NotebookLM (Faculty Integration, Prompt Engineering & Policy Frameworks)
  • Software & Design: Adobe Professional, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canvas, Microsoft Office Suite