Administrative Affairs and Services
Vice President for Administration and Finance
Reports directly to the President, is a member of the President’s Council, is the College’s Internal Control Officer and is the campus Operations Manager for the Research Foundation of State University of New York. The Vice President for Administration and Finance provides assistance broadly throughout the campus in formulating, implementing and monitoring administrative and fiscal policies and procedures and works with the President, Dean, Department Chairpersons, other administrators and faculty to insure that fiscal and administrative programs service the overall objectives of the campus.
David A. Bowers
Vice President for Administration and Finance
Campus Operations Manager for the Research Foundation of SUNY
Campus Internal Control Officer
Phone: (212) 938-5666
Email: dbowers@sunyopt.edu
The Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance functions include:
- Business Affairs
- Personnel and Payroll
- Facilities Operations and Capital Projects
- University Police
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Information Technology
- Internal Control and Institutional Services
- Grant Administration
Business Affairs
The Division of Business Affairs is responsible for the fiscal and budgetary operations of the College. The Director reports to the Vice President for Administration & Finance and interacts with all departments at the College. The Director is the information security officer for the SUNY web portal, the Research Foundation web portal, NIH Commons, and NSF Fast-lane. The Director is the campus liaison with the Office of the State Comptroller in daily operational fiscal matters and coordinates the New York Department of Health annual cost report with auditors. The Director reports campus fiscal operations to the SUNY System Administration on both a routine and an as-needed basis and confers with System staff regularly on fiscal matters. The Director is the Property Control Officer, responsible for the accounting and reporting of all State and Research Foundation equipment on the Property Control System. The Director supervises the areas of procurement, accounting and the bursar.
Marcel Catafago
Director, Business Affairs
Phone: (212) 938-5670
Email: mcatafago@sunyopt.edu
Roger Cruttenden
Associate Director
Phone: (212) 938-5945
Email: rcruttenden@sunyopt.edu
Valerie Alter
College Accountant
Phone: (212) 938-5672
Email: valter@sunyopt.edu
Yodania Paulino
Calculations Clerk II (Accounts Payable)
Phone: (212) 938-5669
Email: ypaulino@sunyopt.edu
Erin Angarola
Bursar
Phone: (212) 938-5884
Email: eangarola@sunyopt.edu
Bai (Barbara) Xu
Calculations Clerk II (purchasing)
Phone: (212) 938-5668
Email: bxu@sunyopt.edu
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Human Resources
The Director of Personnel supervises and directs the day-to-day activities of 3 professional staff: a Personnel Associate, Senior Personnel Associate and the Payroll Officer. The staff of the Personnel Office is involved with the administration of professional personnel services including, but not limited to, classified and unclassified employment; payroll processing, benefits, employee labor relations, staff training, and development. The Director is also responsible for seeing that the College is in compliance with federal, state, and local mandates such as the Family Medical Leave Act, as well as training and awareness of policies regarding sexual harassment, workplace violence and domestic workplace violence. Finally, the Director serves as advisor to the campus President and other academic administrators on personnel matters, investigates acts warranting disciplinary action and responds at Step 1 to contract grievances and represents the College in any future steps of the grievance or discipline process.
As the Affirmative Action Officer, the Director prepares narrative material for compliance reports, such as the College’s Affirmative Action Plan, and is responsible for assuring that the affirmative action policies and objectives as they relate to the College’s goals are publicized. Furthermore, the Director works with other management staff in the investigation and resolution of affirmative action/discrimination complaints filed by students and employees of the University, as well as collects, compiles, analyzes, and interprets confidential employment data for SUNY affirmative action, State, and Federal compliance reports. Finally, the Director serves as the ex-officio member of the College’s Affirmative Action Committee which is responsible for providing programs on diversity to the College community.
Douglas Schading
Director, Personnel and Affirmative Action
Phone: (212) 938-5880
Email: dschading@sunyopt.edu
Guerda Fils
Senior Personnel Associate
Phone: (212) 938-5883
Email: gfils@sunyopt.edu
Diane Siracusa
Personnel Associate
Phone: (212) 938-5880
Email: dsiracusa@sunyopt.edu
Dwayne Moore
Payroll Clerk
Phone: (212) 938-5671
Email: dmoore@sunyopt.edu
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Management Services
The Director of the Management Services Division is responsible for providing services to the College community to manage life and safety programs and to protect state and personal property. University Police and Environmental Health and Safety are 2 components responsible for assuring that all students, employees, patients and guests who enter the College enter a building that is in compliance with Federal, State and local regulations pertaining to public safety, fire safety and environmental concerns. In addition, the Division provides services, such as housekeeping, maintenance and HVAC temperature control through its facilities/physical plant and housekeeping divisions. All capital construction projects in the building are under the supervision of the Capital Projects Coordinator who reports to the Director of Management Services. Finally, the Management Services Division oversees the operation of the College’s mail/shipping rooms and central duplicating.
Frank Orehek
Director, Management Services
Phone: (212) 938-5582
Paul Astartia
Associate Director Physical Plant & Maintenance
Phone: (212) 938-5580
Sudeep Lamichhane
Capital Projects Coordinator
Phone: (212) 938-5921
Gaea Austin
Environmental Health & Safety Officer
Phone: (212) 938-5581
Oladapo Adurogbola
Assistant Chief, University Police
Phone: (212) 938-5578
Gaby Jalaf
Lieutenant
Phone: (212) 938-5568
Yvonne Lopez
Staff Associate
Phone: (212) 938-5579
Samuel Blankson
Evening Facility Manager
Phone: (212) 938-5531
Samantha Morrison
Office Clerk
Phone: (212) 938-5944
Anthony Perez
Lieutenant
William Chin
University Police Officer
Michael Gaddist
University Police Officer
Akeema Wilson
University Police Officer
Wilford Charles
Security Services Assistant
Darryl Johnson
Security Services Assistant
Norman Woods
Security Services Assistant
Lorraine Speights
Security Services Assistant
Lillie Stewart
Security Services Assistant
Howard Trice
Security Services Assistant
Richard Fowler
Security Services Assistant
James Robinson
Security Services Assistant
Muftau Agoro
Security Services Assistant
Johnny Guillaume
Security Services Assistant
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Environmental Health and Safety
Information Technology
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) addresses the information technology needs for the administrative, clinical, educational and research areas of the College. The Director of OIT provides consultation to the College community through an active process of needs assessment, planning, development, selection, implementation, administration, training and support. OIT also manages the College network, including the wired and wireless network infrastructure, electronic mail and conferencing system, university-wide Video Conferencing System (UVCS) and the College web server. OIT also provides comprehensive technical support throughout the College community.
Mr. Robert Pellot
Chief Information Officer
Phone: (212) 938-5720
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: rpellot@sunyopt.edu
Clinical Systems Administrator
Phone: (212) 938-4034
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: kzhang@sunyopt.edu
Mr. Jorge Villon
Network Administrator
Phone: (212) 938-5721
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email:jvillon@sunyopt.edu
Ms. Yue Wang
Senior Web Specialist
Phone: (212) 938-5722
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: ywang@sunyopt.edu
Mr. Wayne Chen
End-User Support Specialist
Phone: (212) 938-5717
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: wchen@sunyopt.edu
Mr. Luisito Bacosa
Help Desk/Email Specialist
Phone: (212) 938-5716
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: lbacosa@sunyopt.edu
Mr. Andrew Caster
Web Specialist
Phone: (212) 938-5729
Fax: (212)-938-5723
Email: acaster@sunyopt.edu
Postmaster for First Class
Phone: (212) 938-5730
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: postmaster@sunyopt.edu
SUNY Optometry Help Desk
Phone: (212) 938-5730
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: helpdesk@sunyopt.edu
Mr. Bret Boudi
Media Service Manager
Phone: (212) 938-5727
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: bboudi@sunyopt.edu
Mr. Ruben Cuevas
Media Specialist
Phone: (212) 938-5726
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: rcuevas@sunyopt.edu
Mr. Luigi Affortunato
A/V Specialist
Phone: (212) 938-5725
Fax: (212) 938-5723
Email: laffortunato@sunyopt.edu
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Grant Administration
The Division of Grant Administration provides pre- and post-award support services to investigators and staff seeking extramural funding for both research and teaching purposes. The Grant Administrator shows new investigators the process of applying for funding from sources outside the institution including both industry and the federal government, e.g., the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
Administrative aspects of applications for funding for special projects are reviewed prior to submission to ensure compliance with institutional and sponsor guidelines and that the most competitive application will be submitted. The reviews and assistance provided include budget development, contract negotiation and even final submission of the proposal. The office will also assist with the intellectual property rights protection and patent process.
Arthur Eisenberg
Grant Administrator
Phone: (212) 938-4159
Email: aeisenberg@sunyopt.edu
