From the President
Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 20122012-2013 Commencement Committee Membership
I am pleased to announce the membership for the 2012–2013 Buffalo State Commencement Committee:
ACADEMIC AREAS
School of Arts and Humanities
Andrea Guiati, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Modern and Classical Languages; Director, All College Honors Program
Joseph Marren, Chair and Associate Professor, Communication
William Raffel, Associate Professor, Communication
School of Education
Nancy Chicola, Chair and Associate Professor, Elementary Education and Reading
Raquel Schmidt, Associate Professor, Exceptional Education
Myrtle Welch, Assistant Professor, Social and Psychological Foundations of Education, Immediate Past Chair
School of Natural and Social Sciences
Amitra Wall, Associate Professor, Sociology
School of the Professions
Sarbani Banerjee, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
James Sobol, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, Committee Chair
Rita Zientek, Associate Dean, Head Marshal
Graduate School
Kimberly Jackson, Assistant Dean for Strategic and Enrollment Planning
University College
Jean Salisbury, Secretary 2, Committee Secretary
ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS
Academic Affairs
Patricia Alessandra, Senior Staff Associate
Finance and Management
Peter Carey, Chief of Police, University Police
Thomas Coates, Director, Events Management
Jamie Warnes, Assistant Manager for Personnel Operations, Human Resource Management
Information Services and Systems
Melaine Kenyon, Director of Instructional Technology, Instructional Resources
Institutional Advancement
William Benfanti, Associate Vice President for Government Relations; Interim Director, Alumni Affairs
President’s Office
Paula Witherell, Assistant to the President for Communications and Deputy Chief of Staff
Student Affairs
Daniel Vélez, Assistant to the Vice President
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Sara Garfinkle
Christina Germann
Trivet Jarmond
Muhammed Sumbundu
Andrea Wright
This committee serves as an advisory body to the president, reviewing and forwarding recommendations for procedural and operational changes to the Commencement ceremonies, as well as other processes involved with Commencement.
