From the President
Posted: Friday, September 27, 20192019-2020 Commencement Committee
I am pleased to announce the membership for the 2019–2020 Buffalo State College Commencement Committee:
Chair: Theresa Janczak, Associate Professor, Exceptional Education
Vice Chair: Jane Cushman, Chair and Associate Professor, Mathematics
Immediate Past Chair: Lorna Perez, Associate Professor, English
Secretary: Cathy Cook, Secretary 2, Academic Affairs
Patricia Alessandra, Commencement Director for Academics, Academic Affairs
Jozef Bajus, Associate Professor, Art and Design
Carol Beckley, Associate Professor, Theater
Ashley Goodwin, Assistant Director, Student Leadership and Engagement
Margaret “Marnie” Letzelter, Executive Assistant to the Dean, Graduate School
Michael Lewis, Director, Events Management
Camilo Maldonado III, Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology
Alexander Nazarenko, Professor, Chemistry
Crystal Rodriguez, Chief of Staff, President’s Office
Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
Suparna Soni, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Rita Zientek, Interim Dean, School of the Professions
Graduate Student: Jazmene Mobley
The Commencement Committee is responsible for advising the president, the provost, and other appropriate college administrators on matters pertaining to Commencement; planning and implementing Commencement ceremonies and related events; submitting proposed actions and changes of a substantive nature to the president for his or her consideration; disseminating information about Commencement throughout the institution to appropriate departments and other interested constituents; and making recommendations to the president for Commencement speakers, if necessary. Members of the committee serve as institutional advocates and champions for Commencement activities.
