Sabato CV

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Higher education instructor and practitioner with over 4.5 years of university teaching experience at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Specialized in online/asynchronous instruction, curriculum development, and LMS course shell architecture across undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Proven track record of institutional service, including college-wide AI policy formation, faculty workshop facilitation, and course shell redesigns. Combines 12+ years of military, federal, state, and diplomatic public sector leadership with high-level pedagogical strategies to bridge academic theory with real-world administration, leadership, and policy execution.

CORE ACADEMIC & PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCIES

  • Instructional Focus: Organizational Management & Leadership, Public Policy & Administration, Applied Ethics & Governance, Executive Writing & Research Methods, Public Sector Oversight & Inspection, Criminal Justice Systems.
  • Online & Distance Pedagogy: Asynchronous/Synchronous Course Delivery, Discussion Board Moderation, Inclusive Learning Design (ADA Compliance), Adult Learning Theory (Andragogy), Student Retention & Engagement.
  • Educational Technology & AI Integration: LMS Administration (Brightspace, Blackboard, Canvas), Generative AI Policy Development, AI Literacy in Higher Education, Process-Based AI Grading, Virtual Mentoring, Prompt Engineering for Education.
  • Curriculum & Course Design: Course Shell Redesign, Assessment Alignment, Rubric Development, Experiential & Case-Based Learning, Syllabus Construction.

HIGHER EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS & INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

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

Adjunct Professor | January 2022 – Present

  • Undergraduate & Graduate Course Instruction: Deliver high-engagement asynchronous and synchronous instruction to 500+ students across core undergraduate and graduate management, oversight, and policy courses, including CJM 101, CJM 348, PAD 719 (Delivery Systems in Justice & Urban Services), and PAD 740 (Public Sector Inspections & Investigations).
  • Curriculum Architecture & Quality Assurance: Update and redesign master course shells (including graduate-level PAD 740) within Brightspace LMS, aligning module outcomes, syllabi, and standardized learning metrics with contemporary oversight practices, digital accessibility (ADA/UDL), and department accreditation standards.
  • Institutional AI Governance & Pedagogical Innovation: Selected to collaborate on drafting institutional academic AI usage policy and authoring an original 90/10 Process-Based AI Evaluation Framework; facilitate faculty and student workshops on ethically integrating generative AI tools as cognitive assistants for research, scaffolding, and policy drafting. 

  • Rigorous & Inclusive Assessment Design: Design executive memorandum prompts, policy analyses, case studies, and rubrics that measure critical reasoning while embedding Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to tailor alternative assessments for diverse and neurodivergent learners.

     

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

  • Developed and facilitated virtual academic success workshops covering career transition, academic writing, and professional resume construction for non-traditional and veteran students.
  • Advised students on degree progress, academic policies, and federal/state education benefit frameworks while hosting virtual peer support groups to improve retention and community engagement.

CONFERENCES & ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) | May 28, 2026

Presenter: "AI for Equitable Learning: Empowering Higher Ed and Adult Education with AI”

  • Explained how generative AI serves as a faculty equity framework—bridging heavy instructional workloads by streamlining background research, real-time curriculum adaptation, and transparent assignment scaffolding while shifting the grading focus from output policing to visible student cognition. 
  • detailed an AI equity framework that levels the playing field for non-traditional, ESL, and neurodivergent students by utilizing generative AI for real-time text decoding, structural scaffolding, and process-based evaluation without sacrificing academic rigor.

PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE

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

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

  • Managed and audited field operations across the Northeast region, supervising 16 direct and 400+ indirect personnel for data collection integrity.
  • Conducted data quality investigations, statistical outlier analyses, and performance audits to ensure strict adherence to federal standards.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Federal Law Enforcement Officer / K9 Handler | 2018 – 2020

  • Performed regulatory inspections, security audits, and risk analyses to safeguard personnel and high-value government assets, formulating compliance strategies and delivering oral training presentations to broad institutional audiences.

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (FDACS)

Program Manager & Chief Trainer | 2013 – 2016

  • Supervised distributed teams enforcing state regulatory compliance, serving as lead policy analyst and chief curriculum developer for training programs while expanding operational coverage by 33%.

U.S. MARINE CORPS / DIPLOMATIC SECURITY

Law Enforcement & Security Specialist | 2001 – 2005 / 2012 – 2013

  • Led security operations and risk mitigation across three overseas deployments, including two combat missions supporting diplomatic security in Afghanistan.

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 (Summa Cum Laude)

  • 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 (Magna Cum Laude)

CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

  • Certifications: Google AI Fundamentals | Google AI for Research and Insights | Google AI for Brainstorming and Planning | FLETC Graduate (U.S. DHS) | BRIDGE (FGE)
  • LMS & Educational Platforms: Brightspace / D2L, Blackboard, Canvas, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Turnitin, Google Workspace
  • AI & EdTech Tools: Google AI Suite, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, NotebookLM, ChatGPT (Curriculum Integration & Ethical Usage Frameworks)

LANGUAGES

English: Native | Spanish: Intermediate | Portuguese: Elementary