CORTLAND - Key Persons


Amanda Wasson

Job Titles:
  • Investigator, UPD

Andrea Hart

Job Titles:
  • Nutritionist, Auxiliary Services Corporation

Andrea Lachance

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Dean, School of Education

Ann Bersani

Job Titles:
  • Director of Residence Life and Housing

Ann Erxleben

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, Title IX Office and Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office

Ann K. McClellan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Aonghus Withers

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Assistant Scene Painter / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

April Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Barber, Krystal

Job Titles:
  • Education

Beth Klein

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Sustainability Curriculum Committee
  • Member of the Tree Campus USA Committee
  • Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator
  • Professor, Childhood / Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Brian Story

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Sustainability Curriculum Committee
  • Instructional Services Librarian

Brice Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee
  • Member of the Sustainability Curriculum Committee
  • Physics

Bryan, Rebecca

Job Titles:
  • Professional Studies

C. Gregory Sharer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Vice President for Student Affairs / Division of Student Affairs

Carol Van Der Karr

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Associate Provost, Academic Affairs

Catherine Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Charlotte Wade

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Diversity Officer
Charlotte Wade joined the SUNY Cortland community as Assistant Diversity Officer in September 2023. Prior to this role, Wade served as the Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs for LGBTQ+ Life at SUNY Geneseo. Wade holds an AA in Liberal Arts from Cottey College, a BA in Gender Studies from Mount Holyoke College, and an MA in Higher Education Administration from Stony Brook University. Their master's thesis explored racism in academic advising environments. Wade has worked in a variety of higher education areas, including disability services, civic engagement, and multicultural life.

Christine Matos

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Tree Campus USA Committee
  • Residence Hall Director

Christopher Kuretich

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Associate Vice President for Student Affairs / Division of Student Affairs

Colleen Kattau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Daniel Dryja

Job Titles:
  • Head Grounds Supervisor
  • Title ( S ) : Director of Facilities Operations and Services / Department ( S ) : Facilities Operations and Services

Daniel E Williams

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Instructional Support Assistant / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

David Horrocks

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Building and Grounds Services

David Neal Neal

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Professor / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

David P Wynen

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Adjunct Lecturer / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

Deena Conley - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Dr. Doug Tallamy

Job Titles:
  • Scientist

Eileen Gravani

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, School of Professional Studies

Eric Monsen

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
  • Vacant - Environmental Health and Safety Officer

Erik J. Bitterbaum - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • President
President Erik Bitterbaum has charged the following individuals to implement the College's commitment to carbon neutrality.

Frederic Pierce - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications
  • Director of Public Relations
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Member of the Tree Campus USA Committee

Heidi Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the President

Jeffrey Lallas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Jennifer Kronenbitter

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Library

Jennifer R. Buell

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Associate Director, Facilities Operations Services / Department ( S ) : Facilities Operations and Services

Jennifer Vaughn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Tree Campus USA Committee
  • Green Rep Coordinator

Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman

Job Titles:
  • Committee Chair: Coordinator of Assistive Technology and Test Administrative Services
  • Convener, Coordinator Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services for Student Disability Services
  • Coordinator Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services for Student Disability Services

Jody Maroney

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Director of Budget and Business Operations

John Cottone

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Dean, School of Professional Studies

John Suarez

Job Titles:
  • Director, Service - Learning Coordinator, and Co - Managing Editor, JoSE / Moffett Center

Jonathan Panko

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
  • Vacant - Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Kite Runner

Kite Runner is the story of unusual friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant set against the background of war-ravaged Afghanistan. The novel also tells the boy's story of emigration to the United States and his eventual return to his homeland.

Kuretich, Christopher

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Laura Davies

Job Titles:
  • Convener, Chief of Staff

Laura Dunbar

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director and Co - Managing Editor, JoSE

Lisa Kahle

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Associate Vice President for Information Resources

Lisi Krall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Lorraine Lopez-Janove

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
  • Chief Diversity Officer
Lorraine Lopez-Janove previously served as the joint chief diversity officer for SUNY Orange, SUNY Sullivan and SUNY Ulster community college campuses. At those three campuses, she provided leadership and guidance in the delivery of a comprehensive range of programs and services promoting a culture of inclusive excellence. She was a member of the president's cabinet at those institutions, participating in all aspects of institutional planning and assisting each college in its efforts to meet the needs of diverse student, faculty and staff populations.

Lyndsie L Jones

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Adjunct Lecturer / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

Lynn E. Craver

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Lecturer II / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

Maggie Wetter

Job Titles:
  • Title IX Coordinator

Mark DePaull

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Police, UPD

Mark Morrell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee
  • Student

Mark Yacavone

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Vice President for Finance and Management

Mary Schlarb

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Assistant Vice President for Student Achievement

Matt Brubaker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Sustainability Curriculum Committee
  • Member of the Tree Campus USA Committee
  • Campus Energy Manager

Melanie Woodward

Job Titles:
  • Affirmative Action Officer and Associate Director of Human Resources, Human Resources / Human Resources

Michael Hough

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer, Biological Sciences

Michael Pitaro

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Student Conduct Office / Student Conduct Office
  • Supervises Associate Director of Student Conduct

Michael Urtz

Job Titles:
  • Director, Athletics

Nasrin Parvizi

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President of Facilities Management

Pete Koryzno

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

R. Bruce Mattingly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

Rebecca Nadzadi

Job Titles:
  • Director, Student Conduct Office / Student Conduct Office

Renee Heitmann

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Adjunct Lecturer / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

Richard A. Montgomery

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Accompanist / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

Richard Coyne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Ricki McClure

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Robert Binnall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Tree Campus USA Committee
  • Assistant Director of Residential Life and Housing Operations

Robin Shutts

Job Titles:
  • Director of Planning Design and Construction

Ronnie Casella

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, School of Education

Roxana L Spano

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Adjunct Lecturer / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

Samuel Halligan

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Sarah Beshers

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Health

Scott Moranda

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Sustainability Curriculum Committee
  • History

Sharon Todd

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee
  • Member of the Sustainability Curriculum Committee
  • Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Steven Broyles

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee
  • Member of the Sustainability Curriculum Committee
  • Professor, Biological Studies

SUNY Cortland Handbook

Job Titles:
  • Teacher Education
SUNY Cortland strives to ensure that all well-qualified students have access to an affordable college education. Our Financial Aid Office works extensively with our students to help them learn about financial aid, personal finance and credit management. Visit the Financial Aid Office or call 607-753-4717. SUNY Cortland is an academic community dedicated to diverse learning experiences. Students grow as engaged citizens with a strong social conscience fostered by outstanding teaching, scholarship and service. SUNY Cortland will be a college of opportunity, from which students graduate with the knowledge, integrity, skills and compassion to excel as leaders, citizens, scholars, teachers and champions of excellence. Prospective students and employees will choose the College in response to its nationally recognized academic programs, innovation and experiential learning, and the rich intellectual, social and athletic life on the campus. SUNY Cortland will be a center for intellectual, cultural and economic growth, distinguished by successful partnerships with organizations, schools, agencies and businesses throughout the region, the nation and the world. SUNY Cortland is one of 64 campuses in the State University of New York system. The State University of New York is a quality public university that combines world-renowned faculty, dedicated staff, and a truly diverse body of talented students to pursue its mission in every corner of the state: "to learn, to search, to serve."

Timothy Slack

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Tracy Rammacher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Van Der Karr, Carol

Job Titles:
  • Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness

Vincent DeTuri

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

Virginia Levine

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Carbon Neutrality Committee

Wendy Cranmer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Associate Vice President for Human Resources

Widdall, Chris

Job Titles:
  • Education

William A. Daugherty

Job Titles:
  • Title ( S ) : Adjunct Lecturer / Department ( S ) : Performing Arts Department

Zachariah Newswanger

Job Titles:
  • Director of Facilities Operations and Services

Zachary Allen

Job Titles:
  • Student, Outdoor Recreation Major