Lou Spiro has been employed at The College at Brockport since 1979. He served in the position of Assistant Vice President for Finance and Management since 1995, and was appointed to the position of Vice President for Administration and Finance in July 2004.
Under the direction of the President, the Vice President for Administration and Finance is responsible for the following areas: Finance and Management, Procurement and Payment Services, Facilities and Planning, Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources, and the Brockport Auxiliary Service Corporation. The Vice President also serves as Operations Manager of the Research Foundation, and assists in the operations of the Brockport College Foundation and in other duties as assigned by the President.
Jerry was hired as the Interim Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Planning at The College at Brockport effective March 1, 2012.
Jerry has over eighteen years of facilities experience in a SUNY college setting. He recently retired from the State University of New York at Oswego as the Associate Vice President for Facilities. Prior to that position, he was the Director of Physical Plant at SUNY Oswego.
Jerry will lead the Department of Facilities and Planning while a search is conducted for a permanent replacement.
Diane started as the Executive Director of BASC at The College at Brockport in August 2007. She has more than 20 years of experience in the higher education environment as an employee and a contractor. Diane came to our campus from ARAMARK, where she served as Vice President for Operations of the Higher Education Division. Prior to that, Diane worked for the XEROX Corporation and the University of Rochester. Diane earned an M.B.A. from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Hotel Management from the same.
BASC is a 501c(3) corporation providing auxiliary services to the campus. These services include: Dining Services (rated the #1 food service operation within SUNY), the Bookstore (rated #3 overall), vending, campus ID, summer conferences, College Support Program, agency accounting, ATMs, and residential laundry. In addition, BASC manages the Welcome Center/Parking Services for the campus.
BASC is a stand-alone entity, which employs approximately 66 CSEA union employees, 30 non-union management and clerical staff, and approximately 250 student employees.
As Director of Human Resources, Ms. Kahn oversees the coordination of all human resources activities on campus including policy and procedure development, administration of five labor contracts, affirmative action, position classification and compensation, benefits administration, payroll, regulatory compliance, administration of evaluation and rewards systems, recruitment, selection and placement activities, orientation, training and professional development.
Karen Riotto was hired as the Assistant Vice President for Finance and Management at the College at Brockport in February 2008.
Karen comes from the State University of New York College at Oswego, where she has worked for over 11 years. She most recently served as Director of Accounting. Karen earned a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from SUNY Oswego. She also earned a Bachelor of Art in Economics and Management Science from the State University of New York College at Cortland.
Karen is responsible for the Budget Office, Student Financial Services, and the Office of Telecommunications. She will represent her Division on a number of College-wide committees and participate in the development of external campus partnerships that have financial implications.
Mark Stacy has been with the College at Brockport since 1994. He began his career working for the Brockport Auxiliary Service Corporation (BASC) as a Purchasing Manager. Mark was appointed to Assistant Director of Procurement and Payment Services in 2005 and then to the Director position in February 2008.
Dave Turkow came to The College at Brockport in 2001. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of environmental health and safety including areas such as hazardous waste, air and water pollution, chemical safety/spill response, lab safety, fire safety, asbestos abatement, occupational health and industrial hygiene. EHS oversees 25 different environmental, health and safety programs dealing with faculty, staff and students and provides training on a variety of topics. Check the EHS web site for more details.
The Director of EHS ensures that SUNY Brockport continues to maintain compliance with environmental, health and safety requirements and to continuously improve its environmental health and safety programs. To the end, the College has implemented a Managing Environmental Safety and Health (MESH) system to better manage our resources and impact on the environment.
Andrea Vella joined the College's Student Health Center staff in April 1994, and was later promoted to the position of secretary for Student Financial Services. Andrea continued expanding her skills when she was appointed as secretary to the Assistant Vice President for Finance and Management in 2006. She later became Assistant to the Director of Student Accounts, and in April 2010, joined the Administration and Finance staff as administrative assistant to the Vice President.
Responsibilities include routine administrative support and office management tasks, participating in meetings, responding to customer inquiries and correspondence, assisting the Vice President's direct report staff as needed, and coordinating special projects and assignments. Andrea also serves as administrative aide to the campus-wide Budget and Resource Committee and Brockport's Internal Control Advisory Committee.
Page last updated April 3, 2012.
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