From the President
Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023Future Forward Committee, Advisory Committee
It is our pleasure to introduce both the Future Forward Committee and the Future Forward Advisory Committee. The Future Forward Committee will synthesize themes that emerge from the campus forums and suggest opportunities that the campus might explore in the next decade or so. With feedback from the Future Forward Advisory Committee, the Future Forward Committee will develop a white paper for our community and the next president of Buffalo State University to consider.
Future Forward Committee
Kari D’Amico, IT Project and Contract Manager, Information Technology Services
Ken Fujiuchi, Head of Information Commons, E. H. Butler Library
Julie Henry, Professor, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership Department
Farhad Mustafa, Major Gift Officer, Institutional Advancement
Natalie Szymanski, Director, Writing Program
Vida Vanchan, Professor, Geography and Planning Department
Amy Wilson, Chair and Associate Professor, Higher Education Administration Department
Shawnté Wilson, Associate Director, Student Leadership and Engagement
Future Forward Advisory Committee
Lisa Marie Anselmi, Chair and Associate Professor, Anthropology Department
Elisa Bergslien, Associate Professor, Earth Sciences Department
Randyll Bowen, Vice President for Enrollment Management
Maria Brickhouse, Coordinator, Academic Center for Excellence, Educational Opportunity Program
Tina Colaizzo-Anas, Associate Professor, Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department
James Golden, Assistant Professor, Social Work Department
Abdollah Hajikandi, Assistant Director of Academic Services, Educational Opportunity Program
Yanick Jenkins, Director, Educational Opportunity Program
Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Theater; Director, Anne Frank Project
Thomas Karanas, Senior Assistant Director of Enrollment Management Communications, Admissions Office
Peter Loehr, Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership Department
Kathrine Morales, Administrative Assistant 2, School of the Professions
Faherty Nielsen, Interim Coordinator, Tutoring Services
Kathleen O’Brien, Chair and Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism Department
Holly Quicksey, Director of Transfer Advising, Student Success and Retention
Leasa Rochester-Mills, Director of Academic Standards, Academic Affairs
Talia Rodriguez, Associate Director, West Side Promise Neighborhood, Civic and Community Engagement
Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems Department
Peter Yacobucci, Associate Professor, Political Science and Public Administration Department
Sarah Young, Dean of Students
Xiang-Dong “David” Zhang, Assistant Professor, Biology Department
Sincerely,
Katherine Conway-Turner, Buffalo State President
Kimberly Kline, Buffalo State Senate Chair
