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Union College Academic Affairs Organizational Structure

Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Strom Thacker

Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs – Emily Tong
Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs – Karen Crosby
Director of Academic Planning and Finance – Greta Donato
- Supervisor of Engineering Machine Lab – Paul Tompkins
  - Technician – Robert Harlan
Interim Director of the Templeton Institute of Engineering and Computer Science - Jennifer Currey
Director of Assessment - Ashok Ramasubramanian
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Chief Academic Diversity Officer - Deidre Hill Butler
Director of Engineering - Rebecca Cortez
Director of General Education - Mark Walker
Director of the Union College Academy for Lifelong Learning (UCALL) - Valerie D’Amario

Dean of Academic Departments and Programs

Jennifer Fredricks

Assistant to the Dean of Academic Departments and Programs – Carol Cichy
Assistant to the Dean of Academic Departments and Programs – Kathy Basirico
Department Chairs, see the list of Department Chairs on the Academic Affairs website
ID Program Directors, see the list of ID Program Directors on the Academic Affairs website
Director of Interdisciplinary Programs – Stephen Romero
Director of Faculty Development – David Cotter
Director of Makerspace Consortium – Cole Belmont
Director of Leadership in Medicine and Combined Health Degree Programs – Joanne Fitzgerald
- Assistant to the Directors of Health Professions and LIM - Sabrina Bruno

Dean of Studies

Michele Angrist

Assistant to the Dean of Studies – Ruth Cotter
Director of Undergraduate Research – Chad Orzel
Advisor to the Law and Public Policy Program – Bradley Hays
Class Deans, complete list of class deans
- Dean of the Class of 2021 and Director of the Scholars Program – Derek Zuckerman
- Dean of the Class of 2022 and Director of National Fellowships and Scholarships – Lynn Evans
  - Administrative Assistant – Ariel Quirk
Director of the Writing Center – Joseph Johnson
Director of Academic Achievement – Kristen Fanfarelli
Director of the Health Professions – Carol Weisse
- Assistant Director of the Health Professions – Rhona Beaton
- Assistant to the Directors of Health Professions and LIM - Sabrina Bruno
Director of AOP/HEOP – Philip Poczik
- Associate Director – Amarilis Francis
- Academic Advisor & Tutor Coordinator - Chukwuma Asala
- Administrative Coordinator – Niya Brooks

Director of Institutional Research

Len Schlegel

Assistant Director - Jill Davey

Registrar

Penelope Adey

Assistant Registrar – Drew Lentz
- Student Records Assistant – Susan Pascazio
Assistant Registrar – Albert Sacco
- Senior Registration Assistant – Sandy Maloney
- Student Systems Specialist – Donald Tallman

Director of International Programs

Lara Atkins

Assistant Director – Ginny Casper
Administrative Assistant – Donna Sichak

Director of College Grants & Sponsored Programs

Nicole Marshall

Associate Director of College Grants & Sponsored Programs - Mercedes Susi

Chief Information Officer

Ellen Yu

Office Manager – Martha Bondinello
- Computer Operations Coordinator – Tom Mancini
Director of Learning Technologies and Environments – Denise Snyder
- Assistant Director of Learning Environments – Jim Strohecker
  - Learning Environments Services Specialist – Sonia Sandoval
  - Learning Environments Services Coordinator – Michael Ulrich
  - Learning Environments Integrator - Vacant
- Manager, Learning Technologies and Environments Support – Virginia Soloman
- Senior Learning Technology Consultant – Kesheng Yu
- Senior Inclusive & Learning Technology Analyst – Kevin Barhydt
Director of User Services – William Bettermann
- Senior End User Support Analyst – Dave Sindoni
- Senior End User Support Analyst – Carlos Nieves
- Manager, Tier 1 Help Desk – William McCaffrey
- End User Support Analyst – Susan Rinaldi
- End User Support Analyst – Gabriel Leifer
Director of Enterprise Applications – Tom Stavrou
- Senior Systems Analyst – Paul Vinette
- Systems Analyst – Deborah Coyle
- Enterprise Applications Developer - William Pizer
- Enterprise Applications Developer - William Callanan
- Senior Web Developer – Mina Evtimova
Director of Enterprise Systems & Networking – Val Kania
- Assistant Director of Networking & Telecommunications – Dan Mahar
  - Network Analyst – Severian Brink-Forrest
  - Senior Telecommunications Analyst – Stephen DeGeyter
- Senior Systems Administrator – Mark Giemza
- Senior Enterprise Systems Manager - Kevin Petronis
- Systems Administrator – Vacant

College Librarian

Frances Maloy

Administrative Assistant and Office Manager – Leslee Barkley
Director of Digital Scholarship and Public Services – Jennifer Grayburn
- Head of Access Services Librarian – Robyn Reed
  - Circulation Department Manager – Mary Eiffe
    - Stacks Manager / Library Specialist – Jeneza Ramnarine
    - Circulation Supervisor – Jason Nistico
    - Evening Circulation Supervisor – Andrew Guadagno
  - Resources Sharing Coordinator – Gordon Rood
- Instructional Services Librarian – Lindsay Bush
- Social Media Developer – Sarah Adams
- CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation - Sean Tennant
Director of Content and Digital Library Systems – Joanna DiPasquale
- Head of Acquisitions Services and E-Resource Librarian – Peter Koonz
  - Continuing Resources Specialist – Krista Eason
  - Library Fund Accounting Specialist – Anna Biasiucci
  - Acquisitions Specialist – Diana Mirabile
- Digital Collections Librarian - Rachel Leach
- Head of Collection Development and Government Documents – Raik Zaghloul
- Digital Scholarship and Instruction Librarian - Adam Mazel
  - Library Web Developer – Jennifer Byrd
- Catalog and Metadata Librarian – John Myers
  - Catalog Services Specialist – Carol McGlauflin
- Digital Projects & Metadata Librarian – Rebecca Fried
- Systems and Applications Librarian – David Fuller
Director of Special Collections and Archives - Sarah Schmidt
- Archives Specialist – Marlaine DesChamps
- Archives and Special Collections Librarian – Andrea Belair
  - Adirondack Research Library Project Archivist – Matthew Golebiewski
Director and Curator of Art Collections and Exhibitions – Julie Lohnes
- Curatorial Assistant – Sarah Mottalini

Director of Athletics

James McLaughlin

Administrative Coordinator and Director of Summer Camps – Alexandra Caruso
Senior Associate Director / SWA / Compliance (reports directly to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for compliance matters that are a conflict of interest with the Director of Athletics) – Joanne Little
- Assistant Director of Athletics/Business Operations and Head Men’s and Women's Tennis Coach (primary responsibility is coaching; administrative assignment is secondary responsibility) – Brian Bowman
- Coordinator for Varsity Sport Services – Dave Baglio
- Equipment Manager – Charles Mackey
- Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach – Derek Witheford
- Head Volleyball Coach – Laura Falkowitz
- Head Track and Field Coach and Head Cross Country Coach – Laura Nardelli
  - Head Men’s Soccer Coach and Assistant Track Coach – Jeff Guinn
Director of Wellness and Assistant Director of Intramurals and Recreation – Michael Polsinelli
Associate Director of Athletics – Beth Tiffany
- Athletics Communications Director – Steven Sheridan
  - Associate Athletic Communications Director – Gary Ross LaDue
- Head Softball Coach and Assistant Equipment Manager – Michelle Connors
- Head Women’s Soccer Coach – Karen Gurnon
- Head Men’s Basketball Coach – Christopher Murphy
  - Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach – Nicholas Ciresi
- Aquatics Director and Head Swimming Coach – Scott Felix
  - Assistant Swimming Coach – Jeremy Sagaille
  - Assistant Swim Coach – Vacant
- Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Head Women’s Golf Coach – Mary Ellen Burt
  - Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach – Jared Zeidman
- Head Men's Basketball Coach - Christopher Murphy
- Ticket Manager/Business Operations Assistant - Stefan Basile
Assistant Director of Athletics/Facilities – Brianne Brinker
- Facilities Specialist – Barry Collins
- Facilities Specialist – Michael Levin
- Facilities Specialist – Sean Kanawada
- Head Baseball Coach – Paul Mound
Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach – Abi Jackson
Head Trainer and Director of Student Athlete Programming – Cheryl Rockwood
- Assistant Athletic Trainer – Eric Ackerman
- Assistant Athletic Trainer – Jill Crary-Gracz
- Assistant Athletic Trainer – Brandon Perry
Strength and Conditioning Coach – Dan Gabelman
- Head Field Hockey Coach and Assistant Strength Conditioning – Kelly Harchetts
- Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Kenneth Tinsley
Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach – Rick Bennett
- Administrative Assistant for Ice Hockey – Kelli Hays
- Assistant Men’s Ice Hockey Coach – John Ronan
- Associate Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach – Vacant
Head Women’s Ice Hockey Coach – Joshua Sciba
- Administrative Assistant for Ice Hockey – Kelli Hays
- Assistant Women’s Ice Hockey Coach – Mitchell Baker
- Assistant Women’s Ice Hockey Coach – Vacant
Head Men’s Soccer Coach and Assistant Track Coach – Jeff Guinn
Head Crew Coach – Tom White
Head Football Coach – Jeffrey Behrman
- Assistant Football Coach and Event Manager (primary responsibility is coaching; administrative assignment is secondary responsibility) – Peter Brown
- Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Kenneth Tinsley
- Assistant Football Coach – Kevin Trigonis
- Assistant Football Coach – Richard Flanders
Head Field Hockey Coach and Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Kelly Harchetts
Sports Psychologist – Wally Bzdell