Student Services Transformation
Membership
The Student Services Transformation project is a university-wide initiative involving representation from units across the campus. In addition to the team members listed here, many individuals will participate as valuable subject matter experts.
Executive Steering Committee
- James A. Willis,
Chair and Executive Sponsor; Chief of Staff and Interim Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations - Satish K. Tripathi,
Executive Sponsor; Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs - Elias Eldayrie,
Project Director; Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer - Michael E. Ryan,
Project Sponsor; Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education - Dennis Black,
Vice President for Student Affairs - David Dunn,
Vice President for Health Sciences - John T. Ho,
Acting Dean of the Graduate School - Michael Cain,
Dean, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Nancy Smyth,
Dean, School of Social Work
Project Management Team
- Elias Eldayrie,
Project Director; Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer - Michael Ryan,
Project Sponsor; Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education - Sue Huston,
Technical Project Manager; Director, Administrative Computing Services - Margery Muniak,
Project Administrator; Program Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Services - Kara Saunders,
Functional Project Manager; Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Functional Team
Functional Leads
- Academic Advising
Irene Holohan-Moyer,
Associate Director of Academic Services, Division of Athletics
- Admissions
Chris Connor,
Director, Graduate Enrollment Management Services
- Campus Community and Academic Structure.
Mark Molnar,
Assistant Vice President, Academic Planning and Budget
- Constituent Relations Management (Recruiting)
Carmela Thompson,
Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions
- Portal
William Sabio,
Communications Officer, Student Academic Records and Financial Services
- Reporting
Jeff Dutton,
Senior Assistant Vice President, Institutional Analysis
- Student Financials
Cheryl Taplin,
Director, Student Academic Records and Financial Services
- Student Records
Elaine Cusker,
Assistant Dean, School of Nursing
Core Team
- Admissions
Jim Rosso,
Admissions Advisor, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Admissions, CRM
Laurie Bragg,
System Administrator, Undergraduate Admissions - Admissions
Sandy Flash,
Executive Director of Academic and Student Affairs, School of Dental Medicine - Admissions
Jennifer Hess,
Assistant Dean, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Admissions
Steven Shaw,
Director, International Admissions - Admissions, Student Records
Lillie Wiley-Upshaw,
Vice Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid, Law School - Portal
Hugh Jarvis,
Cybrarian, Creative Services - Student Financials
Kellie Kostek,
Director, Student Financial Processing Services - Student Financials
Cindy Mack,
Coordinator, Student Financial Systems - Student Financials
Diane Szalda,
Head Account Clerk, Student Financial Processing Services - Student Records, Academic Advising
Katie Darling,
Assistant Dean, the Graduate School - Student Records, Academic Advising
Shelley Frederick,
Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Processing Services - Student Records, Academic Advising.
Sue Geib,
DARS Encoder, Academic Processing Services - Student Records
Bobby Jo LaDelfa,
Director, Records and Registration, Law School
Technical Team
Technical Leads
- Admissions, CRM, Campus Community and Academic Structure (Fit/Gap, Customizations, Interfaces, Data Mapping)
Steve Woodward,
Senior Analyst, Administrative Computing Services
- Decision Support, Reporting, Data Conversion
Gary Pacer,
Manager, Administrative Computing Services
- ePayment, Document Imaging, Workflow
Jim Gorman,
Manager, Administrative Computing Services
- Infrastructure (Hardware, Software)
Craig MacVittie,
Manager, Administrative Computing Services
- Infrastructure (Hardware, Software), Security (including Identity Management)
Saira Hasnain,
Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Services
- Infrastructure (Hardware, Software), Security (including Identity Management)
Steve Heist,
Chief Information Architect, Enterprise Infrastructure Services
- Portal, Security (including Identity Management), Data Conversion
Rob Wright,
Manager, Administrative Computing
- Student Financials, Financial Aid (Fit/Gap, Customizations, Interfaces, Data Mapping)
Maureen Faulhaber,
Principal Analyst, Administrative Computing Services
- Student Records, Academic Advising (Fit/Gap, Customizations, Interfaces, Data Mapping).
Greg Sheehan,
Senior Analyst, Administrative Computing Services
Support Team
Budget & Personnel
- Nancy Kielar,
Assistant Vice President, CIO Administrative Office
Communications
- Elizabeth Stone,
Communications Coordinator; Coordinator, Student Response Center, Capen
- Kerri Jasen,
Communications Support; Senior Systems Consultant, CIO Administrative Offices
- Richard Lesniak,
Communications Support; Director, Academic Services, CIT
Procurement Services
- John Grabowski,
Assistant Vice President, Procurement Services
Training
- Lisa Sandquist,
Training Coordinator; Associate Director, Student Advising Services
- Scott Morris,
Training Advisor; Executive Director for Strategic Planning
UB Counsel
- Bob Ruggeri,
SUNY Counsel
Administrative Support
- Lynn Leistner,
Administrative Assistant, Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education