The Division of Finance and Administration is committed to identifying, analyzing and improving our existing business processes to create greater efficiencies and cost savings, leading to high levels of service to students, faculty and staff.
Many of the division’s initiatives involve analyzing and improving operational processes and employee skillsets to achieve more efficient workflows and overall business growth. Several projects are planned or are underway.
Reviewed 3/10/2025
Reviewed 03/10/2025
UB’s parking enforcement vehicles are now equipped with mobile roof-mounted cameras that read license plates and, using Optical Character Recognition (OCR), capture, store, and compare vehicle information to stored data about owners and their permissions to park on UB’s campuses. Using this information, our parking ambassadors can:
Through the use of LPR, we can passively capture lot occupancy data to determine when and where lots are full or vacant to help guide decision-making for lot advancements as well as special event parking options
LPR systems significantly enhance our parking enforcement efforts, allowing our parking ambassadors to spend more time on high-value parking activities like improving traffic flow and assisting commuters with wayfinding. In addition, UB’s LPR system has these benefits:
Christopher Austin, Parking and Transportation Services
Matthew Reitmeier, Parking and Transportation Services
Nancy Kobielski, Parking and Transportation Services
Renee Giacomazza, Parking and Transportation Services
Parking Ambassador Team,
Parking and Transportation Services
Andrea Roy, Business Reporting and Systems
Linda English, Enterprise Application Services
Zhen Jiang, Enterprise Application Services
T2 Flex System, Inc.
Updated 3/10/2025
The Resource Planning subcommittee is charged with providing financial planning support and investment tracking for the Instructional Facilities Steering Committee.
Specifically, we will:
Office of the Provost, Office for Vice President of Finance and Administration and senior leadership
The Instructional Facilities Budget is developed and approved annually as part of the Central University Budget during the university's Annual Resource Planning Process.
Joe Lewandowski, Resource Planning
Carl Lam, Resource Planning
Suzanne Gentz, University Facilities
Michelle McCartney, Financial Management
Sandy Pay, Provost Administrative Operations
Kara Saunders, Registrar
The Real Estate and Resource Planning committee consists of members from Real Estate, Resource Planning, Business Services and Facilities who are collaborating to create business plans for leased properties. The business plans include ten-year forecasts of revenue and expenses for each building.
Establishing a portfolio of business plans for leased properties will allow for a comprehensive evaluation of properties and facilitate the identification of efficiencies, savings and areas in need of investment.
Other areas of improvement achieved by the committee include the development of a property management dashboard in SIRI to streamline reporting for leased properties and a full review of facilities cost rates charged to properties.
Senior leadership
The leased properties budget is developed and approved annually and reviewed quarterly as part of the Central University Budget during the university's Annual Resource Planning Process.
Ashley Butcher, Financial Management
Beth Corry, Business Services
Chris Decker, UB Foundation
Kishanie Fernando, Resource Planning
Suzanne Gentz, University Facilities
Stacy Knapper, UB Foundation
Joe Lewandowski, Resource Planning
Michelle Maurer, UB Foundation
Carla Persico, Real Estate and Property Management
Tonga Pham, University Facilities
Functional:
Updated 3/10/2025
As a public research institution, UB’s model of sustainability focuses on finding solutions to global challenges through research, educating individuals about these challenges, setting high expectations of efficiency and effectiveness in our operations, sharing our experiences, and partnering with the external community. Through an integrated and collaborative resource planning approach, UB has become a higher education leader in sustainability and is on its way to carbon neutrality.
Ryan McPherson, Chief Sustainability Officer
Erin Moscati, Zero Waste Manager
Derek Nichols, Associate Director for Sustainability
Beth Corry, associate vice president for Business Services, Put a Price on Pollution
Ryan McPherson, chief sustainability officer, Not All Electricity is Created Equal
Chris Austin, director of Parking and Transportation, Zero Carbon Mobility
Tonga Pham, associate vice president for University Facilities, Keep it Cozy and Green
Carmen Gonzalez, assistant vice president for Purchasing and Contract Services, Waste Not
Stacy Knapper, chief executive officer for UBF, Responsible Investing
Christopher Delello, associate vice president for Human Resources, Every Action Counts
Christina Hernandez, senior associate vice president for Student Life, Taking Stock of our Food System
William McDonnell, associate vice provost for Academic Planning, Investing Locally to Provide Flexibility
Bruce Buerger, director of Capital Planning and Deferred Maintenance, Increasing Efficiency
Amy Bisantz, dean of Undergraduate Education, Making it Happen
Jessica Alaimo, senior emergency manager for Environment, Health and Safety, Resilience
Jason Corwin, professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies, Climate Justice
Updated 3/10/2025
A team of members from Facilities, Business Services and Resource Planning work together to create a multi-year utilities budget. The rolling 5-year financial plan has helped the university minimize commodity costs, prepare for volatility in energy prices and meet environmental stewardship goals by implementing energy conservation projects. By managing the utilities budget at a central level, fiscal risk is reduced, shortfalls are covered by the university, and surpluses are reinvested in the university.
Senior leadership
Utilities budget is developed and approved annually and reviewed quarterly as part of the Central University Budget during the university's Annual Resource Planning Process.
University's Annual Resource Planning Process (ARPP) Guiding Principles:
Strategic — we align incentives with our mission and with strategic behaviors.
Predictability — we build models that provide reliable foundations for planning.
Flexibility — we build planning models that anticipate and are responsive to changes in the economic environment; we incorporate appropriate risk management strategies.
Integration — we consider the university as a whole and make intentional connections between varying types of organizational needs and priorities.
Stewardship — we exercise prudence in managing our resources, diversify revenues to promote resilience, maintain appropriate reserves and reward efficiency and effectiveness.
The utility budget will:
The utility budget:
The utility budget is not:
Beth Corry, Business Services
Tonga Pham, University Facilities
Suzanne Gentz, Facilities Finance
John Wojcik, Facilities Campus Operations
Michelle McCartney, Financial Management
Joe Lewandowski, Resource Planning
Updated 3/10/2025
Citizen’s Police Academy Departmental overview of officer responsibilities
Campus community (faculty, staff, and students)
Spring semester
The Citizens Police Academy is a powerful bridge between law enforcement and the community it protects. By creating an educational environment where students, faculty, and staff can learn about police operations, decision-making processes, and daily challenges, the academy transforms abstract perceptions into meaningful understanding.
Deputy Chief Gregory Sauers
Captain Jonathan Fletcher
Lt. Michael Saraceno
Our comprehensive engagement initiative connects students, faculty, staff, and community members with our public safety professionals through multiple interactive programs:
RAD – Rape Aggression Defense empowers students with practical self-defense techniques and risk awareness strategies in a supportive environment.
Student Internships offer immersive learning experiences within public safety operations. Interns gain real-world professional skills while contributing fresh perspectives to our department, creating pathways for future public safety and criminal justice careers.
Coffee with K9 Congi brings our talented service dog and handler to campus for relaxed, informal conversations. These popular events create approachable opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to connect with officers, ask questions, and build relationships in a positive setting.
Recruitment Engagement Events showcase public safety career opportunities through informational and networking sessions. These events serve both students exploring career paths and community members interested in serving their community through public safety roles.
Fall and spring
These programs strengthen the bonds between our public safety team and the community we serve, fostering understanding, trust, and mutual respect.
Deputy Chief Gregory Sauers
Deputy Chief Scott Marciszewski
Captain Jonathan Fletcher
Daryl Kempf, Technical Specialsit, University Police
Our technology initiative enhances public safety operations through strategic implementation of advanced tools and standardized training systems:
Vehicle plate readers - for investigations and crime prevention mobile data terminals for patrol vehicles.
Lexipol Training Platform - officer and dispatch virtual training and records management
Computer-Based Field Training Officer Program - computer-based evaluations and progress tracking
Law enforcement
Ongoing
These technological advancements create a more efficient, accountable, and effective public safety operation while ensuring officers have the tools and knowledge they need to serve the community with excellence.
Deputy Chief Gregory Sauers
Deputy Chief Carl Lundin
Captain Jonathan Fletcher
Daryl Kempf, Technical Specialist, University Police