Division Leadership

Louis M. Spiro
Vice President for Administration and Finance

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.

Diane Dimitroff
Executive Director, Brockport Auxiliary Service Corporation (BASC)

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.

Thomas F. Dreyer
Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Planning

Tom Dreyer has been with The College at Brockport since the fall of 2000. For nearly 30 years, Tom has served in facility maintenance, construction, and capital program management positions. He came to our campus from the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Naval Shipyard where he completed his Navy career as a Captain.

With a staff of 165, the Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Planning oversees the upkeep and improvements to the entire physical plant. This organization has four directors who address: support services (administration, budget, material, service center, mail, shipping and receiving, moving, etc.); Utilities (commodity, conservation, HVAC, and electrical repairs/distribution); Maintenance and Operations (routine maintenance and repair, housekeeping, grounds, and small projects); and, Planning and Capital Programs (five-year plan, designs, and major construction).

Dona M. Hazen
Director of Procurement and Payment Services

Dona Hazen has been with The College at Brockport since 1970. She began her career at the College in the Office of Purchasing and was appointed to the position of Director of Purchasing in 1985. The Office was renamed "Procurement and Payment Services" with the addition of the Accounts Payable operation in 1998.

The Director of Procurement and Payment Services is responsible for assisting College faculty and staff in obtaining the goods and services that are required to perform their functions and ensuring that payments are made in accordance with the SUNY, State, and other rules and regulations. Operations reporting to the Director are: Purchasing, Procurement Card, travel, contracts, and Accounts Payable.

Terrence M. Hooper
Director of Human Resources

Terry Hooper came to The College at Brockport in April 2001 as Director of Human Resources. He came to the College with 25 years of public sector human resources experience in the Cities of Rochester, New York and Elmira, New York.

The Director of Human Resources oversees the coordination of all human resources activities on campus including policy and procedure development, administration of five labor contracts, 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.

Joan E. Martin
Secretary to the Vice President for Administration and Finance

Joani Martin came to The College at Brockport in April 1973, and has served as Secretary to the Vice President for Administration and Finance since 1984. Responsibilities include routine secretarial support and office management tasks, attending meetings, handling incoming calls and correspondence and making referrals when necessary, assisting the Vice President's direct report staff when necessary, coordinating special projects and assignments, and following through on assignments given to the Vice President's direct report staff.

Karen M. Riotto
Assistant Vice President for Finance and Management

The Division of Administration and Finance at The College at Brockport is delighted to welcome Ms. Karen Riotto as the new Assistant Vice President for Finance and Management, effective February 4, 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.

David P. Turkow
Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

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.

Page last updated February 14, 2008.