UAlbany Strategic Planning Process
Committee members
President Philip formalized the Strategic Planning Committee which will provide leadership in this planning process. The members reflect a broad range of university perspectives and constituencies. While creating the committee, over 275 nominations were received. The Committee includes:
| Susan D. Phillips, | Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Chair, Strategic Planning Committee |
J. Philippe Abraham, UUP Chapter President for Professionals Director, Career Services /Student Success
James Acker, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Criminal Justice
Kevin Bean, Associate Vice President for Development, Development & Alumni Relations
Stephen Beditz, Interim Vice President, Finance & Business
James Dias, Interim Vice President, Research; SPH/Biomedical Sciences
Christine Bouchard, Vice President, Student Success
Whitney Brown, Undergraduate Student
Mary Jane Brustman, Associate Director Public Services, Librarian/University Libraries
Jennifer Carron, Director of Marketing, Communications & Marketing
Richard Collier, Executive Associate VP for Student Affairs, CNSE
John Delano, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Nick Fahrenkopf, Graduate Student, Undergraduate alumnus
David Harrison, CSEA Campus President, Maintenance Supervisor
Teresa Harrison, Professor and Chair, CAS/Communication
Mary Gallant, Associate Professor and Chair, SPH/Health Policy
Susan Gauss, Assistant Professor, CAS/History and Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Virginia Goatley, Associate Professor, SOE/Reading
Sanjay Goel, Associate Professor, SOB/Information Technology Mgt
Danny Goodwin, Associate Professor and Chair, CAS/Art
Linda Krzykowski, Vice Dean for Administration, SOB
Eric Lifshin, Senate Chair Elect, Professor, CNSE
R. Hamilton Lankford, Professor, SOE/Educational Administration
Dustin Lanterman, Undergraduate Student and SA Vice President Academic Affairs
Candace Merbler, UUP Chapter President, Reference Support Associate, University Libraries
Carolyn MacDonald, Professor and Chair, CAS/Physics
Lee McElroy, Vice President for Athletic Administration
Robert Miller, Associate Professor, SSW
Tamra Minor, Assistant Vice President & Director, ODAA
Stephen North, Distinguished Teaching Professor, CAS/English
Jay Oddi, Graduate Student, Resident Director/Student Success
Theresa Pardo, Director, CTG, Research Associate Professor/CCI
John Pipkin, Distinguished Service Professor, Collins Fellow, CAS/Geography
Blanca Ramos, Associate Professor, SSW
R. Michael Range, Senate Chair, Professor, CAS/Mathematics
L. Oliver Robinson, Superintendant, Shenendehowa Central School District
David Rousseau, Associate Professor and Chair, ROCK/Political Science
Marybeth Salmon, Director, University Applications Development/ITS
Lawrence Schell, Professor, CAS/Anthropology
Joshua Sussman, Undergraduate Student and SA President
Bruce Szelest, Assistant Vice President/Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness
Ben Szaro, Professor, CAS/Biology
Scott Tenenbaum, Associate Professor, CNSE
Miriam Trementozzi, Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
University Council: Pierre Alric, James Jackson, Abner JeanPierre, Michael Stein, Patricia Caldwell, John Fallon, Daniel Tomson, Robert Balachandran
David Wagner, Professor, CAS/Sociology
Elga Wulfert, Dean, CAS, Professor and Collins Fellow, CAS/Psychology





