University Leadership Team

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Riyad Aboutaha
Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
rsabouta@syr.edu

Donna Adams
Director of Administration and Technical Services, Campus Safety and Emergency Management Services
doadams@syr.edu

Lois Agnew
Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
lpagnew@syr.edu

Mary Grace Almandrez
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
malmandr@syr.edu

Joseph Alfieri
Director, Campus Planning, Design and Construction
jsalfier@syr.edu

Jill Anderson
Managing Director, Syracuse Stage
jianders@syr.edu

Shannon Andre
Director of Communications and Media Relations
sfandre@syr.edu

Lisa Andreotta
Senior Associate Vice President of Operations
ldandreo@syr.edu

Susan Ballard
Vice President, Alumni Engagement, Advancement and External Affairs
sjballar@syr.edu

Cerri Banks
Vice President and Deputy to the Senior Vice President
cabanks@syr.edu

Colleen Bench
Associate Vice President, Parent Engagement
cobench@syr.edu

Steven Bennett
Senior Vice President for International Programs and Academic Operations
bennetts@syr.edu

Tom Benzel 
Assistant Director, Stadium
tcbenzel@syr.edu

Sid Bhattacharya 
Associate Vice President for Marketing Strategy
sibhatta@syr.edu

Robert Bifulco
Associate Dean and Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School
rbifulco@syr.edu

Craig Boise
Dean, College of Law
cmboise@law.syr.edu

Anne Brandt
Executive Director of Content, Marketing
aebrandt@syr.edu

Rick Burton
David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management and Faculty Athletics Representative
rhburton@syr.edu

Keith Bybee
Vice Dean and Professor, College of Law; Professor, Maxwell School
kjbybee@syr.edu

Joseph Carfi
Director, Parking and Transit Services, Auxiliary Services
jjcarfi@syr.edu

Cynthia Carnahan
Senior Associate Director, Office of Budget and Planning
clgebo@syr.edu

Maureen Casey
Chief Operating Officer, Institute for Veterans and Military Families
mecasey@syr.edu

Kelly Chandler-Olcott
Interim Dean and Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, School of Education
kpchandl@syr.edu

Gabby Chapman
Associate Dean, Graduate School
ghchapma@syr.edu

Dr. Ruth Chen
Professor of Practice, College of Engineering and Computer Science
rchen02@syr.edu

Jeff Comanici
Executive Director, Post Traditional Advancement, College of Professional Studies
jjcomani@uc.syr.edu

Kevin Connolly
General Manager and Executive Director, Sheraton
kconnolly@sheratonsyracuse.com

Guilherme Costa
Senior Associate Vice President and Deputy University Secretary
gmcosta@syr.edu

Peter Cronin
Vice President, Schools, Colleges, Libraries, and Administration
pcronin@syr.edu

Kevin Crowston
Associate Dean for Research and Distinguished Professor, School of Information Studies
crowston@syr.edu

Julia Czerniak
Associate Dean, School of Architecture
jczernia@syr.edu

Meredith Davis
Associate Vice President of Student Engagement
mdavis43@syr.edu

Elisa Macedo Dekaney
Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
emdekane@syr.edu

Martha Diede
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
madiede@syr.edu

Christina Leigh Docteur
Director, Office of Proposal Support Services
cdocteur@syr.edu

Tim Drumm
Executive Director, Special Initiatives
tjdrumm@syr.edu

Denise Dyce
Director of Labor Relations and Labor and Employment Counsel, Human Resources
dcdyce@syr.edu

Gerald Edmonds
Senior Assistant Provost for Academic Programs
gedmonds@syr.edu

Sue Edson
Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Communications, Athletics
sedson@syr.edu

Alexandra Epsilanty
Associate Vice President, Regional and International Advancement
epsilan@syr.edu

Amy Faulkner
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Newhouse School
apfalkne@syr.edu

Carol Faulkner
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of History, Maxwell School
cfaulkne@syr.edu

Beth Ferri
Associate Dean for Research, School of Education
baferri@syr.edu

Joe Fetter
Associate Director, Real Estate
jcfetter@syr.edu

Tom Forgione
Director, Stadium
tjforgio@syr.edu

Michael Frasciello
Dean, University College
mfrascie@syr.edu

Herman Frazier
Senior Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief of Staff, Athletics
hrfrazie@syr.edu

Dan French
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
dfrench@frenchalcott.com

Jean Gallipeau
Comptroller, Business, Finance and Administrative Services
jbgallip@syr.edu

Marie Garland
Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs
mgarland@syr.edu

Jenny Gluck
Associate CIO, Academic Services, Information Technology Services
jsgluck@syr.edu

Andrew Goodrich
Deputy Athletic Director and CMO
atgoodri@syr.edu

Andrew Gordon
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
agordon@syr.edu

Gerald Greenberg
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Interim Chair of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition, College of Arts and Sciences
ggreenbe@syr.edu

Margie Greeson
Director, Global Cash Operations
magreeso@syr.edu

Allen Groves
Senior Vice President and Chief Student Experience Officer
awgroves@syr.edu

Mary Pat Grzymala
Senior Associate Director, Facility Services
mpgrzyma@syr.edu

Marcelle Haddix
Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives
mhaddix@syr.edu

Maurice Harris
Dean of Admissions, Enrollment and the Student Experience, Office of Admissions
maharr17@syr.edu

Dona Hayes
Associate Professor, Broadcast and Digital Journalism, Newhouse School
dhstorm@syr.edu

Michael Haynie
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
jmhaynie@syr.edu

Keith Henderson
Chief Compliance Officer
klhender@syr.edu

Chad Hendrick
Senior Associate Director, Facility Services
cdhendri@syr.edu

Adam Hepburn
Executive Director of Operations, Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
ajhepbur@syr.edu

Jenn DeMarchi
Communications Director, Business, Finance and Administrative Services
jmhorv01@syr.edu

Rob Hradsky
Vice President and Dean of Students
rdhradsky@syr.edu

Lily Hughes
Assistant Dean, Career Services
lyhughes@syr.edu

Robert Hupp
Artistic Director, Syracuse Stage
rmhupp@syr.edu

Candace Campbell Jackson
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
candace1@syr.edu

Mark Jacobson
Assistant Dean, Washington Programs
mrjacobs@maxwell.syr.edu

Chris Johnson
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
cejohns@syr.edu

Cydney Johnson
Vice President, Community Engagement and Government Relations
cmjohnso@syr.edu

Sheila Johnson
Associate Vice President, Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer
sjohnson@syr.edu

Roberta Jones
Assistant Provost, Strategic Planning and Budget, Academic Affairs
rsjones@syr.edu

Gwenn Judge
Acting Chief Financial Officer
gbjudge@syr.edu

Joel Kaplan
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Newhouse School
jkkaplan@syr.edu

Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz 
Associate Dean, Hendricks Chapel
rrkantro@syr.edu

Rosemary Kelly
Assistant Dean of Student Services, University College
rbkelly@syr.edu

Steven Kelly
Associate Treasurer
stkelly@syr.edu

Scott Kemp
Associate Treasurer
sckemp@syr.edu

Vernetta Kinchen
Executive Director for Housing and Lodging, Auxiliary Services
vlkinche@syr.edu

Kathleen Kinney
Associate CIO for Enterprise Applications and Projects, Information Technology Services
kdkinney@syr.edu

Kris Klinger
Senior Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services
klingerk@syr.edu

Kristen Jones Kolod
Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Financial Officer, Athletics
kjonesko@syr.edu

Brian Konkol
Dean, Hendricks Chapel; Professor of Practice, Department of Religion
bkonkol@syr.edu

Eileen Lantier
Senior Associate Dean, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
elantier@syr.edu

David Lind
Director, English Language Institute
dtlind@syr.edu

Mark Lodato
Dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
mlodato@syr.edu

Andrew London
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, Maxwell School
anlondon@syr.edu

Ralph Lorenz
Senior Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts; Interim Chair, Department of Transmedia; Professor of Music
ralorenz@syr.edu

Melissa Luke
Provost Faculty Fellow, Academic Affairs; Dean’s Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Services
mmluke@syr.edu

Bobby Maldonado
Chief, Public Safety
romaldon@syr.edu

Vanja Malloy
Director and Chief Curator, Syracuse University Art Museum
vvmalloy@syr.edu

Jeffrey Mangram
Provost Faculty Fellow
jamangra@syr.edu

Alexander McKelvie
Interim Dean, Whitman School of Management
mckelvie@syr.edu

Chuck Merrihew
Vice President, Administration, Advancement and External Affairs
cpmerrih@syr.edu

Karen Morrissey
Associate Vice President, Human Resources Operations
kpmorr01@syr.edu

Anne Mosher
Provost’s Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor, and Co-Director of Coronat Scholars Program, Maxwell School/College of Arts and Sciences
amosher@syr.edu

Jamie Mullin
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration, Athletics
jpmullin@syr.edu

Diane Lyden Murphy
Dean, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
dlmurphy@syr.edu

J. Ronald Novack Jr.
Executive Director, Veteran and Military Programs
jrnovack@syr.edu

Gabriel Nugent
Deputy General Counsel
gmnugent@syr.edu

Utibe Offiong
University Audit Executive
ueoffion@syr.edu

Michael Paparo
Associate Comptroller, Financial Reporting and Analysis
mapaparo@syr.edu

Michael Paulus
Senior Associate Athletic Director and Executive Director of Athletic Development
mjpaulus@syr.edu

Brian Pendergast
Associate Comptroller, Disbursements and Payroll
bwpender@syr.edu

Abby Perer
Associate General Counsel
arperer@syr.edu

Rebecca Ponza
Director, Environmental Health and Safety Services
rjponza@syr.edu

Tommy Powell
Assistant Provost for Student-Athlete Development
topowell@syr.edu

Neal Powless
University Ombuds
njpowles@syr.edu

Ramesh Raina
Interim Vice President, Research
raraina@syr.edu

Kira Kristal Reed
Associate Professor, Provost Faculty Fellow
kireed@syr.edu

Gretchen Ritter
Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer
ritter@syr.edu

John Rossiter
Manager, Fire and Life Safety Services
jarossit@syr.edu

Dara Royer
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing
djroyer@syr.edu

Peter Sala
Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer
pesala@syr.edu

John Sardino
Deputy Chief, Department of Public Safety, Campus Safety and Emergency Services
jsardino@syr.edu