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Administration

Office of the President

President   Shirley Ann Jackson
Secretary of the Institute and General Counsel   Charles F. Carletta
Chief of Staff and Assistant Secretary of the Institute   Cynthia R. McIntyre
Director of Internal Auditing   Jules C. Jacquin
Institute Dean and Historian   Thomas Phelan

Economic and Technological Development

Director   Michael H. Wacholder
Director, Incubator Center   Bela L. Musits
Director, Technology Commercialization   Charles F. Rancourt
Director, Rensselaer Technology Park   Michael H. Wacholder


Human Resources

Vice President for Human Resources   Curtis N. Powell
Manager, Compensation   Anne Bilynsky
Manager, Benefits and Retirement   Louis Padula
HRIS Coordinator   Cindy Price
Senior Director   Janice Renna
Manager, Employment   Carlton Sauls
Office Manager   Jacquelyn Turner-Creech


Office of the Provost

Provost   G.P. “Bud” Peterson
Vice Provost for Administration   Gary A. Gabriele
Assistant Provost for Institute Diversity   Deborah Nazon
Director, Academic Budgets and Planning   Patricia Lyons

School of Architecture

Dean   Alan Balfour
Associate Dean   Mark Mistur

School of Engineering

Dean   William A. Baeslack III
Associate Dean   Robert W. Messler Jr.
Associate Dean   Lester A. Gerhardt
Director, Core Engineering   Deborah A. Kaminski

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dean   Faye Duchin
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Curriculum Initiatives
Larry Kagan
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Research Initiatives
Teresa Harrison

Lally School of Management and Technology

Dean   Robert A. Baron (Interim)
Chair, Rensselaer at Hartford   David L. Rainey
Associate Dean for Special Graduate Studies   Gene Simons

School of Science

Dean   Joseph E. Flaherty
Associate Dean   Samuel C. Wait Jr.
Associate Dean of Science for Information Technology   Boleslaw Szymanski
Vice Provost for Information Technology   James Napolitano (Interim)
Director, Information Program Development   Gail Gere

Enrollment Management

Dean of Enrollment Management   Teresa C. Duffy
Assistant to the Dean/Office Manager   Bonnie L. Skarka
Director, Enrollment Operations   Sharon M. Beaudoin
Director, Enrollment Planning   E. Jeanne Jenkins
Director, Enrollment Programs   Karen S. Long
Director, Enrollment and Institute Research   Jack Mahoney
Director, Enrollment Services   Glenna L. Ryan

Graduate School

Dean of Graduate School   William C. Jennings (Interim)
Assistant Dean   Dennis Gornic

Professional and Distance Education

Vice Provost   William C. Jennings
Assistant Dean for Strategy and Development   Susan M. Bray
Director   Kim A. Scalzo

Rensselaer at Hartford

Vice President   Andrew Z. Lemnios (Interim)
Director of Admissions   Rebecca M. Danchak
Registrar   Doris M. Matsikas
Financial Aid Officer, Veterans Coordinator   Gayle Hoffman
Treasurer and Director of Human Resources   John M. Sweeney
Controller   Margaret Huber
Manager, Human Resources and Financial Services   Natalie A. Sutera
Chief Information Officer   Brian Clement
Director, The Cole Library   Barbara J. Vizoyan
Director, Distance Education and Multimedia   Warren Osterndorf
Senior Enrollment Manager   Kristin Larity
Communications Manager   Thomas J. Bittel
Director, Community and Government Relations   James V. Gordon
Director, Operations and Facilities   Paul J. Murphy
Director, Administrative Services   (vacant)
Director, Rensselaer Learning Institute   Paul L. Winters
Student Services and Enrollment Administrator, Rensselaer Groton Site
Maria Angelos

Undergraduate Education

Dean   Gary A. Gabriele
Director, Advising and Learning Assistance Center   Robert M. Conway Jr.
Associate Director, Advising and Learning Assistance Center   (vacant)
Director, Anderson Center for Innovation in Undergraduate Education
Bradford C. Lister
Faculty Ombudsperson for Academic Affairs   (vacant)
Commanding Officer, Aerospace Studies ROTC   Col. James R. DeAngelo
Commanding Officer, Military Science ROTC   Lt. Col. T.C. Halkias
Commanding Officer, Naval Science ROTC   Capt. William S. Wolff


Administration

Vice President for Administration   Ted F. Mirczak Jr. (Acting)
Coordinator, Personnel Services   Cathleen A. DiDio

Auxiliary Services

Senior Director   Jon A. Mueller
Director, Auxiliary Management Services   Kathryn B. Edick
Director, Housekeeping and Environmental Services   (vacant)
Coordinator, Conference Services   Norris Pearson
Business Operations Director   James M. Lyons

Campus Planning and Facilities Design

Senior Director   Oliver S. Holmes Jr. (Acting)
Director, Planning and Engineering   Oliver S. Holmes Jr.
Associate Director, Design and Construction   Edward M. Staats

Procurement and Financial Services

Director   Paul W. Martin
Manager, Financial Operations   Steven Schwan
Director, Administration Systems Support   Mary Alice O’Brien
Director, Capital Analysis and Reporting   Donna B. Hoglund
Associate Director, Purchasing   Ann LoPonto
Associate Director, Small Business Procurement Services   Eddie Jackson

Physical Plant

Director   John A. Mueller (Acting)
Plant Engineer   Bruce C. Wyle
Manager Stockroom Operations   Mary E. Masterson

Public Safety

Director (Parking and Access Control)   Bernard C. Drobnicki
Assistant Director   Marc J. DelVecchio

Rensselaer Dining Services (Sodexho Marriott)

General Manager   John Fusco
Operations Director   Paul Keck
Director of Food Service Union   Rick Jones
Director of Catering   David Gaul


Division of the Chief Information Officer (DotCIO)

Chief Information Officer   John E. Kolb
Director, Academic & Research Computing   Sharon Roy
Director, IT Operations   James Evans
Director, Networking & Communications   John Bradley
Director, Integrated Administrative Computing Solutions   John Bradley (interim)
Director, Communications & Collaboration Technologies   John E. Kolb (interim)
Director, Research Libraries   Loretta Ebert
Director, Strategic Planning & Institutional Research   Gary Schwartz


Finance

Vice President for Finance   Virginia C. Gregg

Accounting

Controller   Victor E. Rauscher
Associate Controller   Jeraldine Lake
Director, Disbursement Operations and Payroll   Pamela A. Rochminski
Director Research, Financial Administration   Diane Veros
Bursar   Sarah Ledermann
Associate Bursar   Suzanne Dunn
Manager, Student Loans   Patrick Udeh
Director, Capital Finance and Banking   Christopher Berry

Financial Planning and Budget

Director   Eileen McLoughlin

Investments and Treasury

Investment Officer   Travis Angevine

Risk Management & Internal Auditing

Senior Director   Jules C. Jacquin
Internal Auditing Manager   Matthew Johnston
Radiation Safety Officer   (vacant)
Director, Environmental Health and Safety   Cecile Mars


Government and Community Relations

Vice President for Government and Community Relations   Larry M. Snavley
Director of Government and Community Relations   John M. MacEnroe


Institute Advancement

Vice President for Institute Advancement   David S. Haviland

Advancement Services

Director   Margery Whiteman
Assistant Director   Donna Anthus

Alumni Relations

Director   David Bohan
Associate Director   Susan Haight
Associate Director   Jeffrey Schanz

Corporate, Foundation, and International Advancement

Director   William Shumway
Director, Corporate Relations   Nancy Preston
Director, Foundation Relations   Veronica Fitzgerald-Keady
Director, International Advancement   Debra Geer

Development

Director   Stewart H. Stabley
Director, Annual Giving   Lisa McGrath
Director, Development Communications   Janet Cooperman Hiser
Director, Individual Giving and Gift Planning   Terri A. VanPatten
Director, Special Events   M. Paula Bentley

Marketing and Media Relations

Director   David S. Haviland (interim)
Director, Marketing   Thomas Torello
Assistant Director, Marketing   Delcy Fox
Director, Media Relations   Bruce Adams
Director, University Events   Joe Michels
Senior Publications Editor   Tracey Leibach


Research

Vice President   Arthur C. Sanderson
Director of Research Development   Kenneth S. Gertz

Contracts and Grants

Director   Richard E. Scammell
Assistant Director   Patricia A. Gray


Student Life

Vice President for Student Life   Eddie Ade Knowles

Athletics

Director   Robert F. Ducatte
Associate Director/Business   Kerry J. Quinn
Director of Women’s Programs   Carol A. Pillsworth
Director of Intramurals   Karl Steffen
Assistant Director   Mike Griffin
Assistant Director   Joe King

Career Development Center

Director, Career Development Center   Thomas L. Tarantelli
Senior Associate Director and Director, Cooperative Education
Diana Leis Delker
Associate Director   Colleen O’Byrne
Career Counselor   Robyn Reville
Career Counselor   Dawn Weaver
Career Counselor   Angela Jones

Dean of Students

Dean of Students   Mark Smith (interim)
Associate Dean   (vacant)
Assistant Dean, International Services for Students & Scholars
Jane Havis
Assistant Dean, Greek Life   Travis Apga
Assistant Director/Operations Manager   Jaye Vien
Associate Dean, Disabled Student Services   Debra Hamilton
Associate Dean and Director, Office of Minority Student Affairs
Mark Smith
Director Academic Support Programs   Jeffrey Fryar
Assistant Dean of Students/Assistant Director, OMSA   Olivette Sturges
Assistant Director for HEOP   Hector Leon
STEP Coordinator   Gabriel Regal
Counselor   Adrienne Day

First Year Experience

Dean, First Year Experience   Lisa Trahan
Assistant Dean   Nicole Qualteri
Assistant Dean   Cynthia Smith
Assistant Dean   (vacant)

Health Services

Director   Robert Athanasiou, M.D., Ph.D., FACEP.
Associate Director   Richard Many
Assistant Director   Monica Durviage
Director, Counseling Center   Joseph Albert
Health Educator   Terry Kersch
Health System Manager   Katrin Wesner

Religious Affairs

Coordinator, Religious Affairs and Resident Catholic Chaplain
Edward Kacerguis
Resident Catholic Chaplain   Margaret Leathem
Associate Protestant Chaplain   Beth Illingworth, Troy Area United Ministries
Hillel Adviser   Aryeh Wineman
Imam of the Troy Mosque   Djafer Sebkhaoui

Rensselaer Union

Director   Rick Hartt
Coordinator, Fitness Center, Programs, and Club Sports   Steve Allard
Assistant Coordinator, Fitness Center, Programs, and Intramurals
Shelby Hinkle
Coordinator, Strength and Weight Training   Jon Rowan
Coordinator, Student Activities   Cameron Reid McLean
Director, Business Operations and Bookstore   Michael McDermott
Associate Director, Business Operations and Bookstore   Norma Jackson
Games Area Coordinator   James Davidson
Finance Coordinator and Office Manager   Martha McElligott
Customer Service Representative, Facilities   Jean Purtell
Customer Service Representative, Finance   Cathy Ruff
Senior Sectretary   Ellen Young
Director, Young Actors Guild at Rensselaer   Mary D’amico
Coordinator, Rensselaer Model Railroad   John Nehrich

Archer Center for Student Leadership Development

Director   Linda Teitelman McCloskey
Senior Associate Director   Jane Reel
Associate Director   Christine Allard
Assistant Director   Martha McCormick
Assistant Director   Wallace Bzdell
Assistant Director   Lisa Bugno
Assistant Director   Catherine Persoon
Assistant Director   Lynn Krage
Assistant Director   Amy White
Senior Secretary   Holly Steciuk

Residence Life

Director   Peter G. Snyder
Associate Director   Melissa Powers
Assistant Director   Scott Nonemaker
Assistant Director   (vacant)
Assistant Director   (vacant)Manager, Family Housing   Beth Pasinella

Student Records and Financial Services

Registrar and Director, Student Records and Financial Services
Sharon L. Kunkel
Senior Associate Registrar   Maria Zanotta
Associate Registrar   Peggy Conroy-Martin
Assistant Registrar   Tracy Morizio
Director of Financial Aid   James H. Stevenson
Senior Associate Director   Linda Parker
Associate Director   Virginia Crotty
Assistant Director   Lynette Koch
Assistant Director   Michelle Orzel
Associate Director   Lisa Simpson


Board of Trustees

Officers  
 
Samuel F. Heffner, Jr. ’56 B.Arch., President, Dickinson-Heffner, Inc., Chair
Arthur J. Gajarsa ’62 B.S., M.A., J.D., Judge, US Court of Appeals the Federal Circuit, Vice Chair
Kenneth T. Lally Former President, Teledyne Gurley, Secretary
Shirley Ann Jackson B.S., Ph.D., D.L. (Hon.), D.Sc. (Hon.), NAE, President
 
Members
 
Stephen A. Barre ’60 B.S., MBA, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Servo Corp. of America
Cornelius J. Barton ’58 B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Dorr-Oliver, Inc.
Eugene K. Bolton B.A., Executive Vice President, Domestic Equities, General Electric Investment Corp.
Richard J. Bouchard ’58 B.S., Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, AECOM Technology Corp.
Robert P. Bozzone ’55 B.S., M.S., Vice Chairman of the Board, Allegheny Teledyne, Inc.
John H. Broadbent Jr. ’59 B.S., MBA, Former Director and Chief Financial Officer, Arrow International, Inc.
George Campbell Jr. B.S., Ph.D. Physics, President, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
John W. Carr ’77 B.S., M.S., J.D./MBA, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Gary DiCamillo ’73 B.S., MBA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Polaroid Corporation
Nicholas M. Donofrio ’67 B.S., M.S., NAE, Senior Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing, IBM Corp.
Lewis S. Edelheit B.S., M.S., Ph.D., NAE, Senior Research and Technical Adviser, Corporate Research and Development, General Electric Co.
Mary L. Good B.S., M.S., Ph.D., NAE, Managing Member, Venture Capital Investors, Inc.
Michael E. Herman ’62 B.M.T., MBA, President, Kansas City Royals; Herman Family Trading Company
David M. Hirsch ’65 B.E.E., MBA, President, Pawtucket Fasteners
Kenneth A. Jonsson B.S., President, Jonsson Communications Corp.
Robin B. Martin ’71 B.S., M.S., D.H.L. (Hon), President and Chief Executive Officer, The Deer River Group
Francis L. McKone ’63 B.S., M.S., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Albany International Corp.
Nancy S. Mueller B.S., Founder, Nancy’s Specialty Foods
James C. Mullen ’80 B.S., MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Brogen, Inc.
Mark Pattison Mayor of Troy, Ex Officio
Janet C. Rutledge ’83 B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Division of Graduate Education, National Science Foundation
Linda S. Sanford ’75 B.S., M.S., NAE, Senior Vice President and Group Executive, IBM Storage Systems Group
Paul J. Severino ’69 B.S., Founder and Former Chairman, Bay Networks
Paula L. Simon ’68 B.S., M.S., MBA, Chief Technical Officer, Wildlife Conservation Society
Robert O. Swanson ’58 B.S., Former Director and Executive Vice President, Mobil Corporation
Sheila Talton B.S.
G. Robert Tod ’61 B.M.E., MBA, Former President and Chief Operating Officer, CML Group, Inc.
Alexander C. Young ’58 B.M.E., Former President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rotex, Inc.
Harvey L. Zeve ’52 B.Mgt.E., Chairman, H. L. Zeve Associates, Inc.
Ronald J. Zlatoper ’63 B.S., D.Eng. (Hon.), The Estate of James Campbell
 
Honorary Trustees
 
Harlan E. Anderson B.S., M.S., General Partner, Anderson Investment Co.
Harry Apkarian ’46 B.M.E., D.Sc. (Hon.), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Transtech Systems, Inc.
R. Palmer Baker Jr. A.B., LL.B., The Baker Company, Inc., Vice Chair Emeritus
Warren H. Bruggeman ’46 B.S., M.S., Former Vice President, General Electric Co.
Arnold Cogswell B.A.
James A. D. Geier D.T.L. (Hon.), LL.D. (Hon.), D.C.Sc. (Hon.), Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.
Edward E. Hood Jr. B.S., M.S., NAE, Vice Chairman and Executive Officer, Retired, General Electric Co., Chair Emeritus
John T. Horton ’52 B.S., M.S., Ph.B.
Howard P. Isermann ’42 B.S., Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NOVAROME, Inc.
Jack S. Parker B.S., D.B.Ad., LL.D. (Hon.), NAE, Director Emeritus, Former Chairman and Executive Officer, General Electric Co.
John B. Reid ’25 B.S., MBA, Former Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Southern Pacific Co.
C. Sheldon Roberts ’48 B.S., S.M., Sc.D., D.Eng. (Hon.), Former Consultant, Materials and Processes
Carl J. Thomsen ’38 B.S., Hon. Fellow, Former General Director, Texas Instruments, Inc.
 
Adjunct Trustees
 
Edward E. Johnson ’66 B.S., MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beechtree Ventures, Inc.
Raymond A. Lancaster B.B.A.
Richard H. Stowe ’65 B.S., MBA, Capital Counsel
Jackson P. Tai ’72 B.S., MBA, Chief Financial Officer, The Development Bank of Singapore
 
Administrative Officers
 
Shirley Ann Jackson B.S., Ph.D., D.L. (Hon.), D.Sc. (Hon.), NAE, President
Charles F. Carletta B.A., J.D., Secretary of the Institute and General Counsel
Virginia C. Gregg B.A., M.S., Vice President for Finance
David S. Haviland ’64 B.S., B.Arch., M.Arch., Vice President for Institute Advancement
Eddie Ade Knowles B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Vice President for Student Life
G.P. “Bud” Peterson B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Provost
Curtis N. Powell, SPHR B.S., M.S., Vice President for Human Resources
Arthur C. Sanderson B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Vice President for Research
Larry M. Snavley B.A., M.A., J.D., Vice President for Government and Community Relations
Ted Mirczak ’66 B.E.E., MBA, Vice President for Administration (Acting)
 

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