2013 Commencement Committee
ACADEMIC AREAS
School of Arts and Humanities
Andrea Guiati (Modern and Classical Languages/Muriel A. Howard Honors Program)
Joe Marren Jr. (Communication)
Bill Raffel (Communication)
School of Education
Nancy Chicola (Elementary Education and Reading)
Raquel Schmidt (Exceptional Education)
Myrtle Welch (Social and Psychological Foundations of Education) Immediate Past Chair
School of Natural and Social Sciences
Lisa Marie Anselmi (Anthropology) Committee Co-Chair
Amitra Wall (Sociology)
School of the Professions
Sarbani Banerjee (Computer Information Systems)
Jim Sobol (Criminal Justice) Committee Chair
Rita Zientek
Graduate School
Kimberly Jackson
University College
Jean Salisbury Committee Secretary
ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS
Academic Affairs Office
Patricia Alessandra
Catherine Cook Committee Secretary
Finance and Management
Peter Carey (University Police Chief)
Thomas Coates (Events Management)
Jamie Warnes (Human Resource Management)
Information Systems and Services
Melaine Kenyon (Instructional Resources)
Institutional Advancement
William Benfanti (Alumni Affairs)
President’s Office
Paula Witherell
Student Affairs Office
Daniel Velez
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Undergraduate
Sara Garfinkle
President, United Students Government
Christina Germann
Executive Vice President, United Students Government
Trivet Jarmond
Administrative Vice President for Campus Affairs and Government Relations, United Students Government
Muhammed Sumbundu
Buffalo State Council Student Representative
Graduate
Runie Mensche