Student Affairs & Enrollment Advisory Board

About the Advisory Board

The Student Affairs & Enrollment Advisory Board is a team comprised of alumni, parents, business and industry partners, and K-12 educators who provide strategic input and feedback to the Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment on programs, services and activities that promote student life, enhance the student experience, and support student success at the University at Albany. 

Topics include but are not limited to student life, health and well-being, leadership, diversity, public engagement, career development, and national trends in higher education affecting the student experience. The Board may perform additional functions as agreed upon by the Vice President and the membership of the Board.

We ask all Board members to make the following commitment:

• Foster a passion for the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment’s programs, goals, accomplishments and challenges to enhance the UAlbany student experience
• Enthusiastically advocate on behalf of the University and the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment both in your community and at University events
• Support the Student Life Fund at a leadership level annually as part of the 1844 Society
• Cultivate additional support by identifying and encouraging others to invest in the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment at UAlbany.
• Attend one in-person meeting each September during Family Weekend and at least one additional virtual meeting each spring
• Participate in at least one engagement opportunity annually

If you are interested in being considered to serve on the Student Affairs & Enrollment Advisory Board please contact Lisa Gonzalez at 518-437-4511 or [email protected].

2025-2026 Board Members

Mahaliel H. Bethea II ’06
Chair, 2024-2025
Bronx, NY
Citywide Director of My Brother's Keeper & My Sister's Keeper Initiatives, NYC Department of Education

Jaleesce Brown ’12
Albany, NY
Project Coordinator, Department of Health

Peter Brusoe ’03, ‘04
Immediate Past Chair, 2024-2025
Delanson, NY
Associate Professor, SUNY Delhi

Gina Geffrard ’10
Washington, DC
Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau

Jennifer A. Hepie '05
Bloomfield, NJ 
CEO, Cheer Lead Me

Maria Hetz Barnes, MS ’14
Boston, MA
Director of Recruitment, School Programs, The Jed Foundation 

Jonathan Hojnacki ’04, ’06
Philadelphia, PA
Director of IT, Weavers Way Co-op

Philip B. Kelly ’96, ’98
Albany, NY
Coastal Program Administrative Manager, The State of New York
Co-CEO, Plato’s Closet (Albany)

Samantha LaDuca ’15
Bellmore, NY
Senior Director of Development, Health Sciences, Stony Brook University

Jason McFarlane ’02
New York, NY
Senior Product Specialist – Artificial Intelligence, Workday

Gregory Monte ’04, ’08
Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Political Action Coordinator and Health & Safety Representative, United Federation of Teachers
Adjunct Professor of Political Science, CUNY
 

Jennifer Roman ’08, ’10
Madison, WI
Redesign Coordinator, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ryan McCabe Rouchell ’04
New Orleans, LA
Principal/Attorney, McCabe Law Firm

Agyeman Senkyire ’04 
Sparta, NJ
VP Division Small Business Manager, JP Morgan Chase Bank
CEO & Founder, Adinkra Republic

April Volk Ulrich '90, '11
Albany, NY
Vice President and Private Bank Regional Executive, NBT Bank

Mark Weprin ‘83
New York City
Vice President for Government Affairs, Invenergy LLC