Joseph
A.
Cacciola
, MBA
Instructor
Department:
Business
Degrees
BS, Alfred University; MBA, Clarkson University
Contact
Email: jcacciola@baypath.edu
Profile
Joseph A. Cacciola, MBA, PMP, serves as an adjunct faculty member in the
Graduate School at Bay Path College. Mr. Cacciola has been an adjunct professor since 2007, delivering the Project Management curriculum for the
Communication and Information Management (CIM) and
MBA graduate programs. He brings project theory and real-life project management experience to the classroom.
In 2003, Mr. Cacciola received his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. He also participated in a variety of business and project management training from Boston University/Mass Mutual, which includes training in the following subjects: consulting skills, communications, developing partnerships, team building, cost-benefit, analysis, creativity, negotiation and influence, decision-making, conflict resolution, managing change, and managing troubled projects. Since June 1986, Mr. Cacciola has been employed by the Mass Mutual Financial Group and in a variety of capacities within information technology, operations, demand, and project management. Currently, Mr. Cacciola is a member of Mass Mutual’s IT Strategy and Operations Department.
Mr. Cacciola is active in professional organizations, such as the Western Massachusetts Project Management Forum (WMPMF), and the Southern New England Chapter of the Project Management Institute (SNEC-PMI). A resident of Springfield, MA, since 1987, he has been involved in his local community as a volunteer in the Read Aloud Volunteer Program for the Springfield School system since 1991.
Mr. Cacciola received a Bachelor of Science in Management and Finance from Alfred University and a Master of Business Administration and Management Information Systems, from Clarkson University in New York. In addition, he has published several information technology-related articles in
Crisis Magazine.
