Academic Affairs

Organization Structure

Union College Academic Affairs Organizational Structure

Stephen J. and Diane K. Ciesinski Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Michele Angrist

  • Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs – Carol Mangano
  • Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs – Samuel Kennedy
  • Assistant Vice President for Academic Planning and Operations – Greta Donato
    • Supervisor of Engineering Machine Lab – Paul Tompkins
      • Technician – Robert Harlan
  • Co-Director of the Templeton Institute and Dean for Engineering - Ashok Ramasubramanian
  • Co-Director of the Templeton Institute - Andrew Burkett
  • Director of Assessment - Shane Cotter
  • Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Jennifer Mitchell
  • 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

Kara Doyle

  • Assistant to the Dean of Academic Departments and Programs – Emily Tong
  • Assistant to the Dean of Academic Departments and Programs – Sara Garrand
  • 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 – Jillmarie Murphy
  • Interim 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

Michelle Osborn

  • Assistant to the Dean of Studies – Ruth Cotter
  • Director of Undergraduate Research – Heather Watson
  • Advisor to the Law and Public Policy Program – Bradley Hays
  • Director of the Scholars Program and Academic Advising & Enrichment – Thomas Jordan
  • Director of Fellowships and Doctoral Pathways – Lynn Evans
  • Director of the Writing Center – Joseph Johnson
  • Director of Student Success – Lesly Clay
  • 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 – TBD
    • Academic Advisor & Tutor Coordinator - Aissata Diallo
    • Administrative Coordinator – Sandra Buchanan

Director of Institutional Research

Len Schlegel

  • Assistant Director - Jill Davey

Registrar

Sarah Farsad

  • Assistant Registrar – Wendy Fasoldt
    • Student Records Assistant – Open
  • Assistant Registrar – Arlette Rodriguez
    • Senior Registrar's Assistant – Nathan Kruth
    • Student Systems and Advising Specialist – Ariel Quirk

Director of International Programs

Lara Atkins

  • Assistant Director – Ginny Casper
  • Administrative Assistant – Varvara Meshkov

Assistant Vice President for Academic Advancement and Research Administration & Director of the Grants Office

Nicole Marshall

  • Sr. Associate Director of Sponsored Programs & Faculty Fellowships - Mercedes Susi

director of learning design and digital innovation

Denise Snyder

  • Senior Learning Designer, Inclusive Pedagogy – David Collinge
  • Senior Inclusive and Learning Technology Analyst – Kevin Barhydt
  • Senior Learning Technology Consultant – Kesheng Yu
  • Learning Experience Designer – Sonia Sandoval

College Librarian

Frances Maloy

  • Administrative Assistant and Office Manager – Leslee Barkley
  • Director of Research and Engagement – Vacant
    • Head of Access Services – Amy Hathaway
      • Stacks Manager / Library Specialist – Anthony Pantuosco
      • Resource Sharing Coordinator - Jason Nistico
      • Circulation Department Manager – Mary Eiffe
        • Night Library Circulation & Digitization Coordinator - Austin Peterson
    • Reference & Instruction Librarian – Lindsay Bush
    • Instruction Librarian/Assistant Librarian 1 - Jenna Pitera
    • Outreach & Student Engagement Librarian - Robyn Reed
  • Director of Content and Digital Library Systems – Joanna DiPasquale
    • Head of Collection Development and Government Documents – Kimberly Mitchell
    • 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
    • Library Web Developer – Jennifer Byrd
    • Catalog and Metadata Librarian – John Myers
      • Cataloging and Digital Services Specialist – Meghan Willis
    • Systems and Applications Librarian – Patrick Cassidy
    • Digital Collections & Preservation Librarian - Corinne Chatnik
    • Digital Projects & Metadata Librarian – Rebecca Fried
  • Director of Special Collections and Archives - Sarah Schmidt
    • Outreach and Reference Archivist Librarian - Joseph Lueck
    • Processing and Records Management Librarian – Matthew Golebiewski
  • Collection Manager/Registrar – Sarah Mottalini