President

Kent Syverud

• Chancellor and President

Updated on 07/19/2025

Administration

Kent Syverud

• Chancellor and President

Lois Agnew

• Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost
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Mary Grace Almandrez

• Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
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Lisa Andreotta

• Senior Associate Vice President, Operations, Division of Marketing
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Duncan Brown

• Vice President of Research and Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics
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Colleen Burton

• Senior Director of Finance and Research Initiatives

Keith Bybee

• Vice Dean and Professor, College of Law; Professor, Maxwell School

Cynthia Carnahan

• Associate Vice President, Office of Budget and Planning
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Maureen Casey

• Chief Operating Officer, Institute for Veterans and Military Families
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Kelly Chandler-Olcott

• Dean and Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, School of Education
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Gabrielle Chapman

• Associate Dean, Graduate School
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Chetna Chianese

• Senior Director of Research Development, Office of Research
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Kevin Coates

• Executive Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives, Whitman School
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Kevin Costello

• Assistant Vice President, Business Operations and Staff Development
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Peter Cronin

• Vice President, Schools, Colleges, Libraries, and Administration
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Kyle Dailey

• Associate Vice President, Student Involvement and Engagement, Division of Student Experience
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Elisa Dekaney

• Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives
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Alex Dietrich

• Associate Vice President, HR Operations and Talent Management Strategy
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Sheriah Dixon

• Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Division of Student Experience
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Denise Dyce

• Associate Vice President, Labor and Employee Relations, Human Resources

Jerry Edmonds

• Chief of Staff, Academic Affairs
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Christina Eiffe

• Associate Vice President, Academic Operations
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Kirsten Elleby

• Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Women’s Administrator
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Cheryl Fabrizi

• Associate Vice President, Auxiliary Services
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Joe Fetter

• Associate Vice President, Real Estate
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Kelly Flannery

• Senior Associate Vice President for Finance
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Michael Frasciello

• Dean, College of Professional Studies
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Herman Frazier

• Senior Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief of Staff, Athletics
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Andrew Gordon

• Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Allen Groves

• Senior Vice President and Chief Student Experience Officer
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Rachel Harms

• Senior Associate University Secretary and Executive Director, Board of Trustees
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Maurice Harris

• Dean, Undergraduate Admissions
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Julie Hasenwinkel

• Associate Provost, Academic Programs
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Michael Haynie

• Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation; Executive Dean, Whitman School
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Jeff Hemsley

• Interim Dean, School of Information Studies
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Candace Campbell Jackson

• Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
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Hua Jiang

• Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Newhouse School
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Sheila Johnson-Willis

• Associate Vice President, Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer
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Kristen Jones-Kolod

• Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Financial Officer, Athletics
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Jeremy Jordan

• Dean, Falk College
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Brian Konkol

• Dean, Hendricks Chapel; Professor of Practice, Department of Religion
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Terence Lau

• Dean, College of Law

Mark Lodato

• Dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
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Alexander McKelvie

• Interim Dean, Whitman School of Management
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Chuck Merrihew

• Vice President, Administration, Advancement and External Affairs
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Behzad Mortazavi

• Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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Gabriel Nugent

• Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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Utibe Offiong

• Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

Mary Opperman

• Senior Vice President and University Secretary
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Brett Padgett

• Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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John Papazoglou

• Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
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Dara Royer

• Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing
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Jeff Rubin

• Senior Vice President for Digital Transformation and Chief Digital Officer
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Peter Sala

• Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer

David Seaman

• Dean of Libraries and University Librarian
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Dawn Singleton

• Vice President Student Transition, Access and Inclusion, Student Experience

J. Cole Smith

• Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
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Michael Speaks

• Dean, School of Architecture
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Jeff Stoecker

• Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, Division of Communications
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Craig Stone

• Associate Vice President and Chief of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Services

Kent Syverud

• Chancellor and President

Michael Tick

• Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
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Ray Toenniessen

• Deputy Executive Director, D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families; Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
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David Van Slyke

• Dean and Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy, Maxwell School
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Peter Vanable

• Dean, Graduate School; Associate Provost, Graduate Studies
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Lynn Vanderhoek

• Vice President, Principal Gifts and Strategic Initiatives
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Lauren Villanueva

• Vice President, Alumni Engagement
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David Whitmore

• Vice President, Advancement and Academic Affairs
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John Wildhack

• Director of Athletics
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Erika Wilkens

• Assistant Provost and Executive Director, Syracuse Abroad
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Ryan C. Williams

• Vice President for Enrollment Services, Enrollment and Student Experience
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Jamie Winders

• Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
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Updated on 07/19/2025

Board

Jeffrey M. Scruggs

• Board Chairman
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Mary George Opperman

• Senior Vice President and University Secretary
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Rachel C. Harms

• Senior Associate University Secretary
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Brooke K. Wears

• Associate University Secretary
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Nadine Haines

• Board Program Manager
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Kristi Johnson

• Director of Administration
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Ally K. Mead

• Senior Director, Board Events
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Tressa A. Sobotka

• Executive Administrator

James M. Zullo

• Director of Information Technology and Data Analytics
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Updated on 07/19/2025