Staff Directory

The staff at the College of Arts and Sciences are dedicated to helping students succeed. Please don't hesitate to contact us if we can be of assistance.

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Office of the Dean

Robin Schulze
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
810 Clemens Hall
casdean@buffalo.edu

Katherine Ferguson
Senior Associate Dean
810 Clemens Hall
kgfergus@buffalo.edu

Debra Kiel
Administrative Assistant
810 Clemens Hall
kiel@buffalo.edu

Heather Bain
Executive Assistant to the Dean
810 Clemens Hall
hlsaxer@buffalo.edu

Emily Magee
Staff Assistant
810 Clemens Hall
elmagee@buffalo.edu

Academic Affairs

Peter Pfordresher
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
810 Clemens Hall
pqp@buffalo.edu

Stefanos Papazaharias
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education
810 Clemens Hall
scp@buffalo.edu

Brant Kresovich
Staff Associate for Graduate Education
810 Clemens Hall
bmk4@buffalo.edu

Jay Stockslader
Director of Online Learning, Assessment and Special Programs
810 Clemens Hall
jstocks@buffalo.edu

Admissions and Student Services

Graduate Student Services

David J. Lang
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Services
810 Clemens Hall
langdj@buffalo.edu

Ian Fineberg
CRM Administrator
810 Clemens
isf@buffalo.edu

Catherine Gaston
Graduate Admissions Advisor
810 Clemens
cgaston@buffalo.edu

Gabrielle Jaquays
Graduate Admissions Advisor
810 Clemens
gjaquays@buffalo.edu

Jennifer Mdurvwa
Director of Graduate Enrollment and Diversity Recruitment
810 Clemens Hall
jmdurvwa@buffalo.edu

Undergraduate Student Services

Darren Portis
Director of Undergraduate Student Services
810 Clemens Hall
deportis@buffalo.edu

Anne Mecca
Associate Director for Admissions and Student Services
810 Clemens Hall
annecont@buffalo.edu

Educational Technology (CASet)

Martin Camacho
Assistant Dean for Technology
810 Clemens Hall
camacho@buffalo.edu

Shawn Davidson
Instructional Support Specialist
B15 Park Hall
sjd4@buffalo.edu

Brandon Durshordwe
Instructional Support Specialist
B15 Park Hall
bdurshor@buffalo.edu

Don Gerbracht
Instructional Support Specialist
B15 Park Hall
drg@buffalo.edu

Charles Gibbs
Instructional Support Technician
B15 Park Hall
cgibbs3@buffalo.edu

Trisha Grant
Instructional Support Technician
B10A Park Hall
trishagr@buffalo.edu

Patrick Hoyle
Instructional Support Specialist
B15 Park Hall
hoyle@buffalo.edu

Joel Kuntz
Instructional Support Specialist
414 Clemens Hall
jpkuntz@buffalo.edu

Nathan Lukenbill
Instructional Support Specialist 
B15 Park Hall
nlukenbi@buffalo.edu

Teri Metz
Associate Director
B15 Park Hall
terimetz@buffalo.edu

Derek Miller
Database Administrator
B15 Park Hall
djm37@buffalo.edu

Joshua Neuburger
Instructional Support Technician
B15 Park Hall
jjneubur@buffalo.edu

Bob Reiner
Instructional Support Specialist
B15 Park Hall
rreiner@buffalo.edu

Ruben Romero
Instructional Support Technician
B15 Park Hall
rubenrom@buffalo.edu

Terry Seymour
Instructional Support Specialist
B15 Park Hall
terrysey@buffalo.edu

Engagement and Events

Mary Jo Rehak
Assistant Dean for Strategic Engagement and Events
226 Baird Hall
maryjore@buffalo.edu
(716) 645-1617

Tracy Gasinski
Event Coordinator
226 Baird Hall
tracygas@buffalo.edu
716-645-3629

Nicole Rosen
Office Assistant
226 Baird Hall
nrosen@buffalo.edu
716-645-2757

Finance and Administration

Ann Segarra
Unit Business Officer
815 Clemens Hall
annsegar@buffalo.edu

Michelle Scott
Assistant Dean for Human Resources
732 Clemens Hall
mscott2@buffalo.edu

Beth Berends
Sr. Staff Assistant
732 Clemens Hall
bethbere@buffalo.edu

Kimberly Brown
Finance and Training Manager
418 Clemens
kabrown7@buffalo.edu

Javier Bustillos 
Sr. Staff Associate for Human Resources
740 Clemens Hall
javier@buffalo.edu

Peter Castro
Director of Finance
810 Clemens Hall
pcastro3@buffalo.edu

Jacqueline Dimartino
Administrative Assistant 1
732 Clemens Hall
jmdim@buffalo.edu

Shannon Fisher
Human Resources Specialist
742 Clemens Hall
smb23@buffalo.edu

Nicole Hayden
Human Resources Specialist
744 Clemens Hall
nhayden@buffalo.edu

Gena Hoch
Sr. Immigration and Appointment Specialist
732 Clemens Hall
gmhoch@buffalo.edu 

Delia Joslyn
Sr. Staff Assistant
732 Clemens Hall
deliajos@buffalo.edu

Ling Lin
Financial Support Specialist
739 Clemens Hall
linglin@buffalo.edu 

Madeline Milroy
Reimbursement and Procurement Specialist
418 Clemens Hall
mam45@buffalo.edu

Cynthia Nydahl
Staff Associate for Resource Management
810 Clemens Hall
cnydahl@buffalo.edu

Teresa Olverd
Reimbursement and Procurement Specialist
418 Clemens Hall
teresaol@buffalo.edu

Kelsey Sarratori
Sr. Staff Assistant
732 Clemens Hall
kjc36@buffalo.edu

Jessica Smith
Sr. Staff Assistant
732 Clemens Hall
jsmith29@buffalo.edu

Nicole Smolinski
Assistant Financial Director
810 Clemens Hall
ndsmolin@buffalo.edu

Inclusive Excellence

Donte L. McFadden
Unit Diversity Officer
639 Clemens Hall
dontemcf@buffalo.edu

Information Analysis and Planning

Patrick McDonald
Assistant Dean for Planning and Analytics
810 Clemens Hall
psm6@buffalo.edu

Marketing and Communications

Gina Cali-Misterkiewicz
Assistant Dean for Marketing and Communications
732 Clemens Hall
ginacali@buffalo.edu

Jackie Hausler
Associate Director of Communications
732 Clemens Hall
hauslerj@buffalo.edu

Kristy Strough
Associate Director of Creative and Visual Identity
732 Clemens Hall
klstroug@buffalo.edu

Research

Sambandamurthy Ganapathy
Associate Dean for Research
810 Clemens Hall
sg82@buffalo.edu

Sector Administration

Arts and Humanities

Tom Feeley
Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities
810 Clemens Hall
thfeeley@buffalo.edu

Sally Snow
Sector Administrative Director
sallysno@buffalo.edu

Natural Sciences, Mathematics

Kris Tjaden
Associate Dean for Natural Sciences and Mathematics
810 Clemens Hall
tjaden@buffalo.edu

Kelly Thuman
Sector Administrative Director
kthuman@buffalo.edu

Social Sciences

Sean Bennett
Associate Dean for Social Sciences
810 Clemens Hall
seanb@buffalo.edu

Carol Ciaciuch
Sector Administrative Director
ciaciuch@buffalo.edu

Space Management

Brian Swartz
Facilities Planning and Management Officer
810 Clemens Hall
btswartz@buffalo.edu

Doug Borsuk 
Facilities Coordinator
810 Clemens Hall
djborsuk@buffalo.edu

Student Advisement and Services

Agnes Zak Moskal
Director of Academic Advisement
275 Park Hall
azakmosk@buffalo.edu

Christie Baynes
Sr. Academic Advisor
Assessment Coordinator
275 Park Hall
clbaynes@buffalo.edu

Laura Brown
Success Coach
230 Baird Hall
labrown5@buffalo.edu

Jillian Custodi
Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
jcustodi@buffalo.edu

George Deacon
Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall

deacon@buffalo.edu

Matt Doino
Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
mjdoino@buffalo.edu

Evan Kennedy
Success Coach
236 Baird Hall
evankenn@buffalo.edu

Elizabeth Ann Kerr
Sr. Academic Advisor
266 Park Hall
eakerr@buffalo.edu

Christine Lazzaro
Academic Support Specialist
275 Park Hall
clazzaro@buffalo.edu 

Amber McAninch
 
Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
anm23@buffalo.edu

Kassandra McCarn
Sr. Academic Advisor
258 Park Hall
kmccarn@buffalo.edu

Ann McCarthy
Office Assistant 1
275 Park Hall
ammccart@buffalo.edu

Wendy Orosz
Sr. Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
wendyoro@buffalo.edu

Krista Paszkowsky
Asst. Dir. Experiential Learning & Scholarships
228 Baird Hall
kristapa@buffalo.edu

Adriana Pera
Asst. Dir. Academic Advisement
Sr. Academic Advisor
281 Alumni Arena
ampera@buffalo.edu

Xavier Perez Gonzalez
Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
xperez@buffalo.edu

Kevin Poles
Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
kpoles@buffalo.edu

Shilah Richardson
Sr. Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
shilahri@buffalo.edu

Azita Safaie
Academic Advisor
311 Baldy Hall
asafaie@buffalo.edu

Joseph Syracuse
Sr. Academic Advisor
275 Park Hall
jcs32@buffalo.edu

Meredith Volker
Academic Advisor
109 Cooke Hall
volker@buffalo.edu

Megan Ziolkowski
Success Coach
234  Baird Hall
megenove@buffalo.edu

University Advancement

Ashley Cannon-Zelasko
Associate Director of Advancement, Student Life
926 Kimball Tower, South Campus
accannon@buffalo.edu
716-829-5072

LaNise Spencer
Administrative Associate
915W Kimball Tower, South Campus
lanisesp@buffalo.edu
(716) 829-3385

Susan Ferris
Senior Director of Advancement
920 Kimball Tower, South Campus
sferris4@buffalo.edu
716-645-0830

Rebecca Resig
Senior Director of Advancement 
Kimball Tower, South Campus
raresig@buffalo.edu
(716) 881-0801