University Leadership Team

The mission of the University Leadership Team is to create and foster a culture of collaboration and shared responsibility across all units and all activities of the University. The goals of this group are to:

  1. think strategically about the mission and values of the University,
  2. establish a dialogue that extends beyond the individual department or unit to encompass the voice of the University community, and
  3. create new lines for effective communication.

Donna Adams

Director, Administration and Technical Services

doadams@syr.edu

Lois Agnew

Vice Chancellor and Provost

lpagnew@syr.edu

Joseph Alfieri

Executive Director Campus Planning, Design, and Construction

jsalfier@syr.edu

Carly Allen

Managing Director

callen22@syr.edu

Noura Allen

Director of Engagement and Culture

noallen@syr.edu

Mary Grace Almandrez

Vice President of People and Culture

malmandr@syr.edu

Lisa Andreotta

Senior Associate Vice President, Operations

ldandreo@syr.edu

Deanna Bailey

Director of Parking and Events

debailey@syr.edu

Torrey Ball

Deputy Athletic Director Business Development

tball@syr.edu

Amanda Barbuto

Senior HR Business Partner

ajbarbut@syr.edu

Tracy Barlok

Senior Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer

twbarlok@syr.edu

Michael Benaroch

Associate Dean, Research and Ph.D. Programs

mbenaroc@syr.edu

Joseph Boeke

Assistant Vice President of Advancement Systems, Services and Intelligence

joboeke@syr.edu

Duncan Brown

Vice President for Research and Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics

dabrown@syr.edu

Michael Bunker

Associate Vice President and Chief of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Services

mjbunker@syr.edu

Kelly Campbell

University Registrar

kmnieder@syr.edu

Cynthia Carnahan

Associate Vice President

clgebo@syr.edu

Kelly Chandler-Olcott

Dean of the School of Education and Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence

kpchandl@syr.edu

Gabrielle Chapman

Associate Dean

ghchapma@syr.edu

Chetna Chianese

Senior Director of Research Development

cchianese@syr.edu

Kevin Coates

Executive Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives

kwcoates@syr.edu

Ashely Collins

Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer

acolli34@syr.edu

Kevin Costello

Assistant Vice President, Business Operations and Staff Development

kecostel@syr.edu

Peter Cronin

Vice President, Schools, Colleges, Libraries, and Administration

pcronin@syr.edu

Kyle Dailey

Associate Vice President, Student Involvement and Engagement

kidailey@syr.edu

Elisa Dekaney

Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives

emdekane@syr.edu

Alex Dietrich

Interim Chief Human Resources Officer

aadietri@syr.edu

Daniel P. Dillon Jr.

Senior Vice President of Business Development

dpdillon@syr.edu

Sheriah Dixon

Associate Vice President and Dean of Students

snmontgo@syr.edu

Karen Doherty

Senior Associate Dean

kadohert@syr.edu

Jenny Dombroske

Executive Director

jcdombro@syr.edu

Jerry Edmonds

Chief of Staff for Academic Affairs

gedmonds@syr.edu

Christina Eiffe

Associate Vice President for Academic Operations

caeiffe@syr.edu

Cheryl Fabrizi

Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services

cafabriz@syr.edu

Carol Faulkner

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of History

cfaulkne@syr.edu

Joe Fetter

Associate Vice President for Real Estate and Asset Management

jcfetter@syr.edu

Shannon Fischer

Managing Director

srfische@syr.edu

Kelly Flannery

Senior Associate Vice President for Finance

kmflanne@syr.edu

Tom Forgione

Director of JMA Wireless Dome Operations

tjforgio@syr.edu

Herman Frazier

Senior Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief of Staff

Stephanie Freeney

Assistant Dean of Budget, Finance and Administration

smirwin@syr.edu

Heather Gaines

Deputy General Counsel

hkgaines@syr.edu

Aileen Gallagher

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

aegallag@syr.edu

Jean Gallipeau

Associate Vice President and Comptroller for Business, Finance and Administrative Services

jbgallip@syr.edu

Shana Gardarian

Associate Dean for Research and Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking

sgadaria@syr.edu

Marie Garland

Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs

mgarland@syr.edu

Joey Gawrysiak

Executive Director for Esports

ejgawrys@syr.edu

Andrew Gordon

Senior Advisor to the Chancellor

agordon@syr.edu

Shannon Gradner

Associate Dean

spryan03@syr.edu

Mary Graham

Faculty Athletics Representative; Professor

megraham@syr.edu

Liz Green

Executive Director, Operations

elgreen@syr.edu

Allen Groves

Senior Vice President and Chief Student Experience Officer

awgroves@syr.edu

Rachel Harms

Senior Associate University Secretary and Executive Director

raharms@syr.edu

Maurice Harris

Dean of Admissions

maharr17@syr.edu

Julie Hasenwinkel

Associate Provost, Academic Programs

jmhasenw@syr.edu

Chandice Haste Jackson

Associate Dean for Student Success

cmhaste@syr.edu

Jay Henderson

Interim Senior Associate Dean

jhhender@syr.edu

Adam Hepburn

Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Government Engagement

ajhepbur@syr.edu

Joe Hernon

Associate Vice President for Emergency and Environmental Risk Services

jhernon@syr.edu

Lily Hughes

Assistant Dean of Career Services and Student Experience

lyhughes@syr.edu

Candace Campbell Jackson

Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff

candace1@syr.edu

Stephanie Jensen-Moulton

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Curriculum

sjensenm@syr.edu

Sheila Johnson-Willis

Associate Vice President, Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer

sjohnson@syr.edu

Kristen Jones-Kolod

Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Financial Officer

kjonesko@syr.edu

Jeremy Jordan

Dean, David B. Falk College of Sport

jordan@syr.edu

Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz

Interim Dean of Hendricks Chapel

rrkantro@syr.edu

William Karnadi

Director of Emergency Management and Business Continuity Planning

wkarnadi@syr.edu

Steven Kelly

Associate Treasurer

stkelly@syr.edu

Scott Kemp

Associate Vice President and Treasurer

sckemp@syr.edu

Laura Kolton

Executive Director, Federal Government Engagement

lgkolton@syr.edu

Terence Lau

Dean, College of Law

tjlau@syr.edu

Seyeon Lee

Associate Dean

slee80@syr.edu

Jing Lei

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

jlei@syr.edu

Mark Lodato

Dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

mlodato@syr.edu

Isaiah Lopez

Executive Director of Risk Management

ilopez11@syr.edu

Leonard Lopoo

Associate Dean and PAIA Department Chair

lmlopoo@syr.edu

Melinda Lothes

Senior Associate General Counsel

mmlothes@syr.edu

Regina Luttrell

Associate Dean, Research and Creative Activity

rmluttre@syr.edu

Steven Lux

Director of Executive Education Department

sjlux@syr.edu

Heather Lyke

Special Advisor to Director of Athletics and Chancellor

hrlyke@syr.edu

Gladys McCormick

Associate Dean

gmccormi@syr.edu

Katie McDonald

Associate Vice President for Research

kemcdona@syr.edu

Alexander McKelvie

Interim Dean, Whitman School of Management

mckelvie@syr.edu

Charles Merrihew

Vice President Administration and Engagement

cpmerrih@syr.edu

Kevin Morgan

General Manager and Chief Revenue Officer

kmorga13@syr.edu

Behzad Mortazavi

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

behzadm@syr.edu

Jamie Mullin

Deputy Athletics Director for Administration

jpmullin@syr.edu

J. Ronald Novack Jr.

Executive Director

jrnovack@syr.edu

Gabe Nugent

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

gmnugent@syr.edu

Mike O’Mara

Assistant Vice President for Academic Technology Services

Utibe Offiong

Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

ueoffion@syr.edu

Mary Opperman

Senior Vice President and University Secretary

opperman@syr.edu

Carsten Osterlund

Associate Dean for Research

costerlu@syr.edu

Brett Padgett

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

padgett@syr.edu

Michael Paparo

Associate Comptroller

mapaparo@syr.edu

John Papazoglou

Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer

jpapa@syr.edu

Raquel Patterson

Director of Operations

ropatter@syr.edu

Michael Paulus

Assistant Dean for External Affairs/Advancement/Alumni Relations

mjpaulus@syr.edu

Brian Pendergast

Associate Comptroller

bwpender@syr.edu

Jason Phenicie

Associate Vice President for Advancement Marketing and Communications

jphenici@syr.edu

Gwendolyn Pough

Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives

gdpough@syr.edu

Tommy Powell

Assistant Provost for Academic Programs

topowell@syr.edu

Neal Powless

University Ombuds

njpowles@syr.edu

Lindsay Quilty

Associate Dean for Graduate and Undergraduate Programs

lquilty@syr.edu

Jennifer Ross

Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science

jlross@syr.edu

Dara Royer

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

djroyer@syr.edu

Jeffrey Rubin

Senior Vice President for Digital Transformation and Chief Digital Officer

jhrubin@syr.edu

Peter Sala

Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer

pesala@syr.edu

John Sardino

Deputy Chief, Law Enforcement and Community Policing Division

jsardino@syr.edu

Sarah Scalese

Vice President for Communications

sescales@syr.edu

David Seaman

Dean of Libraries and University Librarian

dseaman@syr.edu

Eric Silakowski

Associate Vice President for Athletics Development

esilakow@syr.edu

Dawn Singleton

Vice President and Deputy to the Senior Vice President

dssingle@syr.edu

Michael Speaks

Dean of the School of Architecture

maspeaks@syr.edu

Karen Spear

Associate Vice President

ksspear@syr.edu

Christine Stallman

Chief Compliance Officer

compliance@syr.edu

Jeff Stoecker

Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

jastoeck@syr.edu

Martha Sutter

Senior Associate Dean

mlsutter@syr.edu

Scott Tainsky

Senior Associate Dean

tainsky@syr.edu

Michael Tick

Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts

mtick1@syr.edu

Raymond Toenniessen

Deputy Executive Director and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation

rmtoenni@syr.edu

Miranda Traudt

Assistant Provost for Arts and Community Programming

mstraudt@syr.edu

David Van Slyke

Dean, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

vanslyke@syr.edu

Peter Vanable

Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School

pvanable@syr.edu

Lynn Vanderhoek

Vice President, Principal Gifts and Strategic Initiatives

lavander@syr.edu

Rachel Vassel

Associate Vice President, Multicultural Advancement and Affinity Fundraising

revassel@syr.edu

Lauren Villanueva

Vice President Alumni and Constituent Engagement

lvilla02@syr.edu

Robin Wade

Associate Vice President of Digital Marketing

rlwade@syr.edu

Cory Wallack

Associate Vice President of Student Health and Wellness

cwallack@syr.edu

John Wildhack

Director of Athletics

jwildhac@syr.edu

Erika Wilkens

Assistant Provost and Executive Director, Syracuse Abroad

ewilkens@syr.edu

Ryan O. Williams

Senior Associate Dean

rywillia@syr.edu

Ryan Williams

Vice President for Enrollment Services

rcwill05@syr.edu

Tanya Williamson

Assistant Vice President

tewill01@syr.edu

Salatha Willis

Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Success and Engagement/Head of Football Academics

swillisj@syr.edu

Jamie Winders

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

jwinders@maxwell.syr.edu

Elizabeth Zapata

Associate Vice President of Marketing Strategy

ezapat01@syr.edu