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2019 New York State American Council on Education Women’s Network Annual Conference

April 4-5, 2019Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown, NY

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The New York state Chapter of the ACE Women’s Network is an informal network of women administrators, faculty and staff associated with or supportive of higher education in the state. Formed under the auspices of the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) of the American Council on Education in 1977, the New York state chapter is part of the national ACE Women’s Network. Our mission is to promote and support women leaders in higher education in New York state.

Our Goals• Develop and promote the advancement of women in higher education• Increase the number, visibility and influence of women in leadership roles in higher education• Establish links among and between women and trustees, legislators, policymakers and other organizations• Craft an agenda of policy issues affecting women in higher education• Support, encourage and strengthen state and regional associations

For more information or to get involved, go to www.nyacenet.org

The New York state ACE Women’s Network (NYS ACEWN) is a 501© (3) organization

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Presidential Sponsor• Current: Margaret Drugovich, PhD, President, Hartwick College Immediate Past Chair, ACE Women’s Network Executive Council

• Incoming: Marion A. Terenzio, PhD, President, SUNY Cobleskill

NYS ACE Women’s Network Executive Board• State Chair: Kathy Merget, PhD, The Culinary Institute of America

• Chair Emerita: Judith Tabron, PhD, Rowan University; Tabron Consulting, LLC

• Associate State Chair: Christine Chan, MBA, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

• Treasurer: Karen Zuill, CPA, Hartwick College

• Secretary: Yolanda Wood, MS, D’Youville College

• Public Relations Officer: Karla Schuster, Hofstra University

• Special Events: Martha Asselin, PhD, University at Albany

• Information Officer: Debra Howell, MILR, Cornell University

• New York City: Kenya Lee*, Baruch College

• Long Island: Patricia Aceves, EdD*, Stony Brook University

• Westchester/Rockland: Pamela Suett*, New York Medical College of Health Sciences and Practice

• Hudson Valley: Renee Behnke*, Vassar College

• Central: vacant*

• Capital/Northern: Dr. Shai L. Butler*, The College of St. Rose

• Western: vacant*

• Finger Lakes: Brigid Noonan*, Nazareth College

• Northern: vacant*

Institutional RepresentativesInstitutional Representatives (IRs) serve as advocates for women’s leadership at their institutions. The IR’s serve as a liaison between the women at their institution and the NYS ACE Women’s Network Executive Board. A complete list of institutional representatives can be found on our website. If you are interested in becoming an institutional representative, please contact a member of the Executive Board for more information.

Who We Are

* Denotes Regional Representative

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULEThursday, April 4 Pre-conference Session for Regional and Institutional Representatives (IR’s)

1:30 - 3:30 pm Taking the ACE Women’s Network to the Next Level on Your Campus PATTI ZIMMER, MA Assistant Director of Human Resources, Finger Lakes Community College How can each of us continue the grassroots efforts of the ACE Women’s Network? How do we inspire others to join our mission? How do we stay motivated as a volunteer IR in the ACE Women’s Network? This interactive session will explore why we joined as IRs, who we want to reach, what is our message, and how often can we realistically create programs. We’ll brainstorm ways to mobilize people on our campuses, and ways to stay motivated along the way. This will be a fun afternoon for all IR’s! Location: Ballroom

3:00 - 5:00 pm Presidential Summit (Presidents Only) MARGARET DRUGOVICH, PhD President, Hartwick College

MARION A. TERENZIO, PhD President, SUNY Cobleskill Location: Lake Room

3:30 - 5:00 pm Conference Registration/Check-in Location: Oak Room

5:30 - 6:30 pm Reception Location: Fenimore Room

6:30 pm Buffet Dinner Location: Glimmerglass Room

Friday, April 5 (All morning sessions will be held in the Ballroom, unless otherwise noted.)

7:00 - 7:20 am Mindful Meditation KATHY MERGET, PhD Chair, NYS ACE Women’s Network Join us for a 20-minute session of purposeful intention setting for the day ahead. Location: Iroquois Room

7:30 - 8:45 am Conference Registration/Networking Location: Ballroom Rotunda

7:30 - 8:45 am Breakfast Location: Glimmerglass Room

9:00 - 9:15 am Welcome from NYS ACE Women’s Network Chair KATHY MERGET, PhD Chair, NYS ACE Women’s Network Location: Ballroom

9:15 - 10:15 am Keynote Address SALLY HELGESEN Sally Helgesen is a best-selling author, speaker and leadership coach, cited in Forbes as the “world’s premier expert on women’s leadership.” For the last thirty years, her mission has been to help women leaders around the world recognize, articulate and act on their greatest strengths. She also works with senior teams seeking to build more inclusive cultures. Sally’s most recent book “How Women Rise” co-authored with coaching legend Marshall Goldsmith, became the top-selling title in its field within a week of publication. Location: Ballroom

10:15 - 10:30 am Wellness Break

10:30 - 11:45 am Panel of Presidents LAURA CASAMENTO, EdD, Utica College SHARON B. DEVIVO, EdD, Vaughn College MARGARET L. DRUGOVICH, PhD, Hartwick College BARBARA JEAN MORRIS, PhD, SUNY Oneonta DEBORAH F. STANLEY, JD, SUNY Oswego AMY STOREY, Keuka College MARION TERENZIO, PhD, SUNY Cobleskill KRISTINE M. YOUNG, PhD, Orange County Community College Location: Ballroom

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch Presentation of The Catalyst Award Location: Glimmerglass Room

Presidential Mentoring Sessions will take place from 1:30-2:45 p.m. in the Abner Doubleday Room.

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1:45 - 2:35 pm Breakout Sessions Paying it Forward: Investing in Women ALLYSON SILVER, MPH, Stony Brook University Hospital CAROL GOMES, MS, Stony Brook University Hospital Women leaders must reinvest time and energy to ensure succession planning, networking opportunities, and accelerate professional growth for next generation executives. There is value to both the mentor and mentee in these intentional relationships. The right coach helps to develop leadership competencies, benefitting the mentee, their organization, and the communities the organization serves. The mentor shares the opportunity to grow as a leader from such an experience and commitment. Mentors and mentees play specific roles which require unique skill sets to achieve successful, collaborative partnerships. These alliances cultivate leadership potential and are fulfilling and energizing. This presentation and discussion will address “must haves” for a productive and positive experience and share strategies to develop both formal and informal learning opportunities. Location: Iroquois Room

Creating the Colgate Women’s Leadership Group JEN SERVEDIO, MS, Colgate University ROBIN BRIDSON, Colgate University SARAH CURTIS, Colgate University JASMINE KELLOGG, Colgate University Last spring, 10 women from Colgate University attended the NYS ACE Women’s Network Annual Conference. The Colgate Women’s Leadership Forum, ColgateWoLF, was born at that conference. Together we formed a steering committee that gained the support of our administration, as well as developed a mission, goals, bylaws and a sustainable model for the group. Location: Kingfisher Tower Room

She’s Got It: A Woman’s Guide to Saving and Investing MOLLY AMOS, TIAA Learn how to prepare for your future! Join us for a revealing trip through investing and saving strategies developed especially with women in mind. Your money shouldn’t be sitting around doing nothing—and at this workshop, you won’t be either. TIAA’s workshop leader will show you the simple secrets to saving more: • Learn the core concepts that guide all investing, get motivated, build a plan and take action • Find ways to take on life’s challenges without damaging future financial well-being • Discover more about yourself with the Financial Personality Type Quiz Location: The Abner Doubleday Room

2:45 - 3:35 pm Breakout Sessions Gender and the Liberal Arts: A Conversation with Four Deans LAURA BARRETT, PhD, SUNY New Paltz DENISE BAUER,PhD, The Culinary Institute of America TRUDY MILBURN, PhD, Purchase College JULIE PRETZAT, DMA, SUNY Oswego There are fewer women in the sciences, engineering, and business, and more teaching the liberal arts and humanities. What is the effect on women in education – faculty, staff, and students -- in light of these changing priorities? How should we respond to them? How do women leaders representing what many believe to be the “soft skills” make a compelling argument in a field still predominantly led by men? How do we effectively lead the well-documented argument that a liberal arts foundation provides the best “return on investment” over the course of most careers? How do we demonstrate that it is the blending of liberal arts with professional/technical education which is the most powerful education? Four deans of schools in liberal arts and sciences from public and private institutions will tackle these questions and offer recommendations for leading the strengthening of the liberal arts. Location: Kingfisher Tower Room

The Voices of Those Unheard: Women and Historically Underrepresented Faculty and Staff at Institutions of Higher Education DR. MARY BONDEROFF, EdD, SUNY Morrisville State College DR. KAREN CLINTON JONES, PhD, SUNY BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE This panel presentation will focus on the experiences of diverse women as administrators and faculty in higher education. Each woman will briefly discuss their experience, how to address challenges and tools for success particularly with regards to allowing their voices to be heard. This presentation will be helpful as we seek opportunities to create circles of support as well as identify best practices colleagues may mirror at their home institutions. Location: Iroquois Room

3:35 - 3:45 pm Wellness Break

3:45 - 4:30 pm Leading at the Intersection of Race and Gender – How We Pay it Forward Moderator: DR. SHAI L. BUTLER, The College of St. Rose KARLA JAIME-BENITEZ, MA, University at Albany KATHLEEN GARGAN, MS, University at Albany CHRISTA GRANT, MSEd, Damietta Cross-Cultural Center, Siena College BETTY A SUITER-GRAHAM, Maria College Mentoring women across lines of difference: In March of 2018, Dr. Shai Butler, Vice President for Student Success & Engagement and Chief Diversity Officer of The College of Saint Rose published an article called “Paying it Forward: Mentoring Across Lines of Difference” in Higheredjobs.com. In this article, she wrote about how she, an African American junior manager was mentored by a senior white woman administrator. Join Shai and a panel of women of varying racial and ethnic identities who she has mentored through the years as they discuss, professional advancement in higher education through the lens of race and gender and how having a diverse mentor/mentee relationship has impacted their careers. Location: Ballroom

4:30 - 5:00 pm Wrap up and raffle

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~ K E Y N O T E S P E A K E R ~

SALLY HELGESENAuthor and leadership coach

Sally Helgesen is a best-selling author, speaker and leadership coach, cited in Forbes as the “one of world’s premier expert on women’s leadership.” For the last thirty years, her mission has been to help women leaders around the world recognize, articulate and act on their greatest strengths. She also works with senior teams seeking to build more inclusive cultures.

Sally’s most recent book, “How Women Rise”, co-authored with coaching legend Marshall Goldsmith, became the top-selling title in its field within a week of

publication. It explores the specific habits most likely to get in women’s way as they seek advancement. And it offers powerful practices to help women realize their full potential.

Sally’s previous books include “The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership”, which was hailed as a classic and has been continuously in print since 1990, “The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work”, which explores how women’s strategic insights can strengthen their careers and their organizations; and “The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations”, published in 1995, which was cited in The Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership of all time and credited with bringing the language of inclusion into business.

In addition to delivering workshops and keynotes for corporations, partnership firms, universities and associations around the world, Sally has consulted with the United Nations on building more inclusive country offices in Africa and Asia and led seminars at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Smith College. She is a contributing editor for Strategy + Business magazine, a member of the MG 100 Best Coaches Network, as well as the New York and International Women’s Forums. She lives in Chatham, NY.

LAURA CASAMENTO, EdDPresident, Utica College

Laura Casamento became the ninth president and fourteenth chief executive officer of Utica College on August 2, 2016. She is the second president selected by the independent Board of Trustees, and the first woman to serve as president in the 70-year history of the College. Laura earned an EdD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

A first-generation college graduate, President Casamento is a passionate and learned supporter of college accessibility and affordability. As Executive Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer, she was a principal architect of Utica College’s tuition reset, which has garnered national attention from federal and state law and policy makers, media, and, most important, students and families. Since arriving at UC in 2004, she has played a major role in increasing external funding to the institution, strengthening the institution’s financial position and thereby making it possible to improve the teaching and learning environment.

President Casamento has more than twenty years of senior executive experience in the private sector and higher education. Prior to joining Utica College, she was president and chief operating officer of Herkimer County Trust, an independently owned, state-chartered bank located in central New York. She served as president from April 1998 until December 2002, when the bank was sold to The Savings Bank of Utica (now part of M&T).

Laura currently serves on the boards of directors for the Mohawk Valley Economic Development Growth Enterprises (EDGE), the Kelberman Center for Autism Services, Patriot Federal Bank, and the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties.

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SHARON B. DEVIVO, EdDPresident, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo has been with Vaughn College since 1996 and president since 2014. She is the seventh president of the institution and the first woman to hold the office in the college’s history. Vaughn is ranked number one in the nation in upward mobility and is the best at moving graduates from the bottom 40 percent to the top 40 percent in income.

During her tenure, she has been responsible for various aspects of the institution including academic affairs, development, admissions, financial aid, student affairs and public affairs. Her strategic objective is to transform teaching and learning and create a unique Vaughn academic experience both inside and outside the classroom that engages faculty and students. Dr. DeVivo has led two strategic planning efforts that have assisted the College in transforming from primarily a training institution to one that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, technology, management and aviation. The institution serves a diverse student body of about 1,550 students who are mostly first-generation Americans and first-generation college students. Vaughn is also designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

In 1998, she developed the first fundraising effort by the College and has assisted Vaughn in raising more than $4 million in private gifts and more than $25 million in the last decade in federal and state grants in support of the mission of the institution. Most recently, the transformation of Vaughn College has been marked by the dramatic improvement to the campus with the acquisition of $32 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. That renovation, along with a $15 million investment by the institution, resulted in a new library and teaching and learning center, as well as new faculty and administrative offices.

Dr. DeVivo holds an associate’s degree from the University of Maryland in Munich, Germany, a bachelor’s degree from the University at Albany, a master’s degree from Fordham University, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. She serves on the board of The Wings Club, International Aviation Women’s Association Advisory Board and Queens Advisory Board for the Boy Scouts.

JEN SERVEDIO, MSDirector of Budget and Strategic Planning, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Colgate University

Jen Servedio has been working in information technology in higher education for 20 years, with a background in network engineering, information management, data science, and leadership. She has spent her nearly her entire career at Colgate University, where she began as a help desk technician and steadily rose through the ranks of a male-dominated profession,

becoming Director of Budget and Strategic Planning in the Office of the Chief Information Officer in 2017. During her time at Colgate, Jen Servedio has dedicated her time and energy to efforts around diversity, inclusion and equity, serving on a variety of campus task forces and committees that helped to improve campus hiring and retention policies. She co-founded the NY6 Women in Technology group that brought together women working at the NY6 Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, which now numbers 50 members. As Colgate’s Institutional Representative for the NYS ACE Women’s Network, she co-founded the Colgate Women’s Leadership Forum (ColgateWoLF), which is committed to supporting women in their lives and careers by offering personal and professional development opportunities, mentoring and workshops and discussion groups. In just over a year, ColgateWoLF has grown to more than 150 members. Jen Servedio has been a trailblazer beyond Colgate as well – she was the first female member and the first female president of the Hamilton Lion’s Club. And in 2018, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and discovered there were no support groups in her area, she founded the Hamilton Breast Cancer Support Group. She also serves her community as a Hamilton Village Trustee. She earned her master’s degree in information management with a certificate of advanced studies in data science from Syracuse University, and a Bachelor’s of Technology in Network Administration from Morrisville State College in New York. She is a member of the Morrisville State College Alumni Board and has worked for more than a decade to support the Computer Information Technology Program, mentoring a diverse group of students interested in careers in technology.

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MARGARET L. DRUGOVICH, PhDPresident, Hartwick College

Margaret L. Drugovich is an advocate for preparation through liberal arts study enhanced by experience and practice.

Dr. Drugovich became the tenth president of Hartwick College in 2008 and promptly developed the Organizing Principle & Strategic Framework to guide the College’s operations and planning. Early

in her tenure, she commissioned a master campus plan; more recently she engaged a Leadership Group of faculty, staff, and students to evaluate innovative ways to move the College forward; and, most recently, she charged a team of faculty, administrators, staff, and student volunteers to develop the College’s strategic plan for 2022, the College’s 225th anniversary.

With national attention on college access and affordability, Dr. Drugovich focuses the Hartwick community on the lasting value of the student experience. Milestones of her tenure to date include the Three-Year Degree Program that saves families a full year’s cost of college attendance; the completion of a record-setting fundraising campaign with a primary objective of increased support for endowed scholarships; extensive campus renovations that fully support the student experience, and innovative programs, such as the Center for Collaboration & Innovation Makerspace and the Center for Craft Food & Beverage, that leverage the College’s intellectual capacity to enhance creativity and the region’s economic development.

Dr. Drugovich contributes to the higher education community in ways that bring Hartwick to the forefront of national discussions. She currently serves as the Chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network Executive Council; as a member of the NCAA Division III President’s Council and its Strategic Planning and Finance Committee, as well as the NCAA Division III LGBTQ Working Group; as a member of the Board of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), as well as the chair of its Committee on Accountability; and as a member of the Board of the New York Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. Past service includes membership on the Council of Independent Colleges Steering Committee Project on the Future of Independent Colleges and membership on the U.S. Senate Bipartisan Task Force on Government Regulation of Higher Education.

Dr. Drugovich earned a Doctor of Management degree from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, where she also served as a Fellow of the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations. She received her master’s degree from Brown University, and her bachelor of arts degree from Albertus Magnus College. Prior to the presidency, she served in various senior administrative and research roles at Ohio Wesleyan University, Bryant University, and the Brown University Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research.

BARBARA JEAN MORRIS, PhDPresident, SUNY Oneonta

President Morris came to SUNY Oneonta in July 2018 from her position as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. In her seven-year tenure there, she reported to the president and served as chief academic officer overseeing educational policy and programs of instruction; the development and assessment of academic programs; and faculty recruitment and development. She also had broad oversight of internal operations, including

strategic planning, data-driven modeling, budgeting, fundraising, and state and legislative policy. Prior to her position at Fort Lewis, President Morris served 16 years at University of Redlands in southern California, where she held many leadership roles and rose to the position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

President Morris received her BA in political science from San Diego State University, and a master’s and a doctorate in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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DEBORAH F. STANLEY, JDPresident, SUNY Oswego

President Deborah F. Stanley is the 10th President of the State University of New York at Oswego.Her tenure has been driven by bold and inclusive leadership and a broad vision resulting in increased academic excellence, campus renewal and the creation of a learner-centered environment. She established the Presidential Scholarship Program for outstanding academic achievers, the Possibility Scholarship Program, and the pioneering Oswego Guarantee that promises the necessary classes will be

available for students to complete a degree within four consecutive years and, during those years, there will be no increase in the cost of room or meal plans.

President Stanley initiated successful national accreditation for the School of Education and national and international accreditation for the School of Business. She led the creation of the School of Communication, Media, and the Arts, and recently established the college’s Syracuse campus. Under her leadership, new programs such as electrical and computer engineering, human-computer interaction, human development, biomedical and health informatics, cinema and screen studies and the online MBA programs were established. Additionally, President Stanley has overseen substantial growth of full-time faculty (41) over the last five years.

Her ambitious campus-wide renewal plan, now in its second decade, encompasses hundreds of millions of dollars in renovations and construction. She launched Oswego’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign garnering almost $24 million, spearheaded a massive upgrade of campus technology, internet and laboratory equipment and guided the college to its most culturally diverse student body in SUNY Oswego’s history.

In 2011, President Stanley launched With Passion and Purpose: The Campaign for SUNY Oswego. The campaign engaged and inspired the Oswego family, including more than 16,000 donors representing alumni, employees, students, parents and friends and raised $43.48 million by 2016.

She serves on the American Council on Education’s Board of Directors, is past chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities board of directors, is a board member of the American Academic Leadership Institute, and serves on numerous other education, climate and leadership boards and institutes. Locally, she served as board chair of CenterState CEO. Stanley has served as a member of the CNY Regional Economic Development Council since its inception and was recently appointed as its co-chair.

President Stanley earned a baccalaureate degree with honors and a juris doctor degree from Syracuse University, which has presented her its Distinguished Alumni Award. She was named a New York State Woman of Distinction in 2006 by The State Senate and, in 2010, received the Syracuse Post-Standard’s Person of Achievement Award.

AMY STOREYPresident, Keuka College

Amy Storey was appointed Interim President of Keuka College on July 1, 2018, becoming the 20th person – and third woman – to lead the institution. She previously served as the College’s Vice President for Advancement and External Affairs.

Prior to her arrival at Keuka College in 2013, President Storey was the Regional Director of Development for the University of Rochester from 2007-13. She has also served as Director of Development in the School of Management at Binghamton University, and in positions at Merrill Lynch, Employee Benefit Services, and the investment management company Manning and Napier.

In her role as the College’s chief advancement officer, President Storey led a brand and visual identity overhaul that contributed to three of the largest incoming classes in Keuka College’s history, launched The Next 125: The Comprehensive Campaign for Keuka College, and helped secure more than $23 million in cash, commitments, and grants in support of the College. She continues to function as the College’s chief fundraiser.

President Storey’s professional skills include donor and alumni relations, community outreach, fundraising, and event management. She is active in organizations including the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the American Marketing Association, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Palmyra Community Center, of which she is board president.

President Storey obtained her BS in management/finance from the Binghamton University School of Management. She lives in Palmyra, Wayne County, with her husband, Alan, and their two children.

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KRISTINE M. YOUNG, EdDPresident, Orange County Community College

In three short years as President of SUNY Orange, President Young has begun to significantly reshape the student experience, while at the same time expanding access to the College and cementing public-private partnerships that place SUNY Orange in the midst of academic and workforce training innovation.

Seeking to better retain and graduate students, the College is in the second year of a “SUNY Orange Experience” initiative that will overhaul how the College ushers students through their academic career. SOEX will revamp student onboarding, advising, course scheduling and curriculum mapping. This expansive undertaking involves participation from all sectors of the College community and is bolstered by SUNY Orange’s selection as one of only eight community college participants in SUNY’s first-ever Guided Pathways Institute.

At the same time, SUNY Orange is garnering public and private support for its “Innovation Grand Street” initiative that will spark private investment, create jobs, rejuvenate the greater Newburgh community and connect the College’s curriculum to real-world experiences for students. The project, which will focus on four business sectors, includes the renovation of three iconic buildings adjacent to the College’s Newburgh campus that will house dynamic maker/shared work spaces, allow for small business creation and incubation, and blend workforce training with complimentary academic opportunities.

In order to support an increasingly diverse student population, the College has initiated during Young’s tenure a TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program (established via a $1.1 million grant from the United States Department of Education) to help increase the persistence, retention, graduation and transfer rates of low-income first-generation students and students with disabilities. SUNY Orange is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and has been named a “Veteran Friendly” college for four of the past six years. Grants have also helped the College increase peer-mentoring opportunities for students returning after having been separated for academic reasons.

Young came to SUNY Orange following a 17-year tenure at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. She first arrived at Parkland as a chemistry instructor in 1998 and steadily rose through the faculty and administrative ranks.

Although Young spent nearly two decades at Parkland, she is no stranger to the northeast, having been born in nearby Scranton, Pa., and raised in Moscow, Pa. She earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., in 1996 and her master’s degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998. Through the Community College Executive Leadership Program, Young completed her doctorate in education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007.

MARION A. TERENZIO, PhDPresident, State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Dr. Marion Terenzio became the 12th president of the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill on July 1, 2015. Prior to this appointment, she was vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Bloomfield College in New Jersey and professor at The Sage Colleges in New York where she also served as vice president for campus life. Dr. Terenzio

holds a Ph.D. in Community Psychology from Michigan State University. She received a master’s degree in Music Therapy from Texas Women’s University, and a second master’s in Community Psychology from The Sage Colleges. Her bachelor’s degree is in Music from Vassar College.

President Terenzio has received numerous awards for her work emphasizing shared governance as a decision and leadership model to create a thriving campus community and to revitalize the role of higher education as an economic driver and partner in enhancing the quality of life for surrounding communities. She currently serves on the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council, Board of Directors for the Bassett Healthcare Network, and the Mohawk Valley Economic Development Council. She is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Task Force on College and Industry Partnerships and is the chair of the AASCU National Committee on Economic Development.

Throughout her career in higher education, Dr. Terenzio led the successful downtown revitalization plans including K-12 partnerships. She served on and consulted with national organizations such as the College Board and The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP). Dr. Terenzio has published and presented at numerous venues, including the United Nations, on the role of effective higher education practices in community well-being and economic revitalization. She created the Institute for Rural Vitality at SUNY Cobleskill; a model program that has been supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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MOLLY AMOSFinancial Consultant, TIAA

Molly Vallone Amos is a financial consultant within the Institutional Solutions and Relationships division at TIAA (tiaa.org), a Fortune 100 financial services organization and leading provider of asset management and retirement services for the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. In her role, Molly is focused on helping participants plan for their financial well-being and retirement readiness. She meets with employees one-on-one and provides personalized counseling, education

and advice, including specific asset allocation and fund selection recommendations based on the plan’s investment options. She is also a certified facilitator and conducts a variety of workshops ranging from the foundations of investing to preparing for retirement.

Molly began her financial services career in 2010 and has been with TIAA since 2016. She serves our institutional clients from the local Rochester, NY TIAA office, and works with several institutions throughout Central and Western NY. Molly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from The State University of New York at Geneseo. She holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 registrations while maintaining Life, Health and Variable Annuity licenses from the states of NY, CT, VT, and PA.

LAURA BARRETT, PhDDean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SUNY New Paltz

Laura Barrett is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Previously, she served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Armstrong State University in Savannah, Georgia (2009-2014), and founding faculty and Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences at Wilkes Honors College/Florida State University (1998-2009). She earned her doctorate in English literature from Stony Brook University, and her articles on American novelists

have appeared in several journals and books, including Modern Fiction Studies, Studies in the Novel, Journal of Modern Literature, Texas Studies in Literature and Language, and The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction after 1945.

DENISE BAUER, PhDDean of Liberal Arts and Food Studies, The Culinary Institute of America

Denise Bauer is dean of liberal arts and food studies at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). In this role, Dr. Bauer is responsible for the curriculum, instruction, and program development of the college’s liberal arts and food studies courses and the Global Cuisines and Cultures study abroad program.

Before being promoted to her current position in 2016, Dr. Bauer was associate dean of liberal arts at the CIA, where she expanded the general education curriculum and led the launch of the Applied Food Studies major in 2015. The Applied Food Studies program focuses on the interconnected issues of food cultures and history, local and global food systems, food policy, and food ecology.

Dr. Bauer joined the CIA administration in 2005 after serving as coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program and a faculty member at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. She had previously been an adjunct lecturer at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY and Rutgers University in Newark, NJ, and a continuing education instructor at Marymount College in New York City.

Chair of the SUNY Women’s Studies Council from 2002 to 2005, Dr. Bauer has been invited to participate in numerous women’s leadership conferences, workshops, and forums throughout her career. At the CIA, she was a founding member of the college’s Women in Leadership Steering Committee and introduced the Women’s History Film program. She co-curated Alice Neel’s Feminist Portraits: Women Artists, Writers, Activists, and Intellectuals at the Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz.

Dr. Bauer earned both her PhD in Arts and Humanities Education and Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from New York University in New York City, and her Bachelor of Arts in Art History and French from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. She received the NYU Women’s Studies Commission Doctoral Dissertation Award in 1999.

Dr. Bauer is a member of the American Conference of Academic Deans, Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the International Leadership Association’s Women and Leadership Affinity Group. She is also on the board of the Phillies Bridge Farm Project Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in New Paltz.

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MARY BONDEROFF, EdDChief Diversity Officer, SUNY Morrisville State College

As chief diversity officer for SUNY Morrisville, Mary Holohan Bonderoff, serves in a senior leadership position that reports to the President. The Chief Diversity Officer leads the campus in identifying specific goals and objectives for diversity and inclusion, conducts assessment, updates & implements the campus-wide Diversity Strategic Plan, collaborates with student organizations, academic departments & programs, & develops partnerships within the greater community. In

her role, Mary Holohan Bonderoff oversees the division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity, which includes Human Resources, Title IX, Disability Services, Educational Opportunity Program, Collegiate Science and Technology Enhancement Program (CSTEP/STEP), International Advising, Veteran Advocate, and acts as the liaison to the On-Campus SUNY Program.

Prior to joining SUNY Morrisville, Dr. Bonderoff spent 28 years holding a number of positions that focused on building programs and initiatives at SUNY Oneonta to support students, faculty and staff around issues of diversity equity and inclusion. She has served on a number of boards throughout her career and is currently, on the cabinet of the National Abolition Museum in Peterboro, NY.

Dr. Bonderoff holds an EdD in Teaching, Leadership, Learning and Curriculum. Her dissertation focused on the pressure students of color experience having to assimilate at historically white institutions to be successful. She earned a MSEd in Elementary Education and another MSEd in Reading, both from SUNY College at Oneonta. She also holds a BS in Elementary Education from SUNY College at Oneonta.

ROBIN BRIDSONProfessional Development and Training Coordinator, Colgate University

Robin joined Colgate fourteen months ago and feels blessed that she gets to pursue her passion daily, which is to train, share knowledge, and problem-solve. I have been in the training and development field for over thirty years. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She enjoys networking and volunteering and is active on the board of NYS Women Inc. and the Zonta Club of Syracuse.

DR. SHAI L. BUTLERVice President for Student Success & Engagement, and Chief Diversity Officer, The College of St. Rose

Dr. Shai L. Butler has over two decades of experience within Student Affairs, Student Success and Diversity & Inclusion. She is a graduate of the University of Albany, Statue University of New York where she earned a bachelor’s in English and a master’s degree in Educational Administration and Policy Studies. Shai went on to earn a doctorate in Law & Policy from Northeastern University in Boston, MA, in 2014.

Shai is passionate about women’s leadership, mentorship and providing educational opportunity for underrepresented students in higher education. She currently serves on the Board for the New York State American Council on Education’s Women’s Network and is a trustee of the Albany Community Charter School. Shai presently resides with her husband, Dr. Odo Butler, and together they have three children, two sons Koa (14) and Nori (12) and one daughter, Chantelle, currently earning a Master’s in Social Work from Hunter College, in New York City.

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KATHLEEN GARGAN, MSAssistant Director of Career Services, University at Albany

Kathleen Gargan is a two-time alumnus from the College of Saint Rose and holds a MS in education. Her background in higher education includes residential life, inclusion and advocacy, career services, and more. She is passionate about fostering inclusive environments and advocating for equal access to education and opportunities for students. Kathleen supports people through coaching and mentoring them to achieve their personal, professional, and academic goals.

KAREN A. CLINTON JONES, PhDChief Diversity Officer, SUNY Buffalo State College

Karen A. Clinton Jones, PhD, serves as the chief diversity officer (CDO) for Buffalo State. In this role, Jones leads and coordinates the university’s strategic approach to diversity in all aspects of workforce development, campus life, focusing specifically on education and employment, equity, affirmative action, cultural understanding, cultural competency, and civil and human rights.

Prior to joining the Buffalo community, Dr. Jones served as executive director for equity and access at Virginia Tech, ensuring compliance with federal, state, local, and university regulations relating to all aspects of the employment process. To this end, she was responsible for the development, implementation, and leading of the institution’s equal opportunity/affirmative action programs, compliance and hiring initiatives.

Dr. Jones’ professional experience also includes her serving as the director of corporate diversity at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Lifetime Health Care Companies) in Rochester, New York, where she directed the corporate and the five region-wide diversity related initiatives. She served as director of the CONNECT Program at St. John Fisher College in Rochester. Other positions include serving as the cultural relations specialist at Global Crossing North America, and a variety of other leadership roles while employed with SUNY College at Brockport.

She serves as a board member of Read to Succeed Buffalo, the Erie County Arts & Cultural Advisory Board, and the New York State Council on the Arts, Special Arts Services panel. As a former member of the Rochester community, Dr. Jones served on several not-for-profit boards and community-based committees. She is a member of Full Gospel Tabernacle Church (Rochester, NY) and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Dr. Jones holds a PhD in educational leadership and policy, with a concentration in higher education, from the University at Buffalo. Her dissertation focused on Black males and persistence to degree completion. She earned an MSEd in counselor education from SUNY College at Brockport, and a BS in criminal justice from Buffalo State (SUNY).

SARAH CURTISDigital Media and Events Coordinator, Colgate University

Sarah has been at Colgate for six years. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Management from the SUNY Brockport, and an associate degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Science from Alfred State College. She enjoys opportunities where she can be creative, innovative, and encourage others to see things from a different perspective.

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CHRISTA GRANT, MSeDDirector of the Damietta Cross-Cultural Center, Siena College

Christa Grant is the Director of the Damietta Cross-Cultural Center and an adjunct professor at Siena College. Prior to working in higher education, she worked in the non-profit sector, serving as the program director at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady and the Meal Center Manager at the Glenville Senior Center through Catholic Charities of Schenectady. Christa received a bachelor’s

degree in Communications and Sociology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a master’s degree in College Student Services Administration from The College of Saint Rose and is currently a doctoral student at Northeastern University. Born and raised in Hong Kong until she was 16, Christa lives in Albany, NY, with her partner Rob, and three beautiful children, Jackson, Eliana and Michaela.

CAROL GOMES, MSChief Operating Officer and Chief Quality Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital

Carol Gomes became Chief Operating Officer of Stony Brook University Hospital in 2013, after serving as interim chief operating officer for SBUH since October 2012. Before that, she was director of operations from January 2011 to October 2012.

As Chief Operating Officer, Gomes is administratively responsible for Suffolk County’s only tertiary care, academic medical center. With 597 beds, SBUH is the county’s only Level I Trauma Center and Regional Perinatal Center. The hospital has 5,500 employees and an annual budget of $980 million. Among her responsibilities are operating and capital budget planning, as well as facilities management, including plant operations, construction, housekeeping and other departments. She also has responsibility for purchasing systems, supply chain management, value analysis program and inventory control.

She began her career at SBUH as a histotechnologist in the Surgical Pathology Laboratory in 1985. Among the positions she has held are assistant director for medical and regulatory affairs; associate director for quality management; and associate director for neurosciences.

Gomes studied medical biology with a specialization in medical technology at Long Island University and has earned two master’s degrees - in healthcare management and administration and policy from Stony Brook University. She is also a lecturer in SBU’s School of Health Technology and Management.

KARLA JAIME-BENITEZ, MADirector of Campus Center Management, University at Albany

Karla Jaime-Benitez earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University at Albany. Karla began her career in residential life, where she was progressively employed at the University. From 2000 until now, she has cultivated her passion as a student advocate and mentor. She oversees the training program and professional development for her team as well as serving on a campus committee that plans professional development for Student Affairs professionals. Outside of her work, she is also

a NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Mentor, teaches an essential career readiness course, serves on the University Life Council and is an advisor to Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. Karla has been part of the senior leadership team for NCBI (National Coalition Building Institute), which is a prejudice reduction model of diversity training, is a Project Adventure Certified facilitator and a ZUMBA instructor.

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KATHY MERGET, PhDAssociate Vice President and Dean of Student AffairsThe Culinary Institute of America

Dr. Kathy Merget is the associate vice president and dean of student affairs at The Culinary Institute of America. In this position, she is directly responsible for all student affairs at the college, including residence life, health services, counseling and psychological services, international student affairs, student activities, and athletics, recreation and wellness.

Prior to assuming her current role in 2015, Dr. Merget was dean of liberal arts and business management for 15 years. She joined the CIA in 1994 as one of 12 new faculty members designing the curriculum for the college’s then-new bachelor’s degree in management, as well as teaching Interpersonal Communication and Psychology of Human Behavior in the program. Dr. Merget also has taught freshman- and sophomore-level Nutrition and Introduction to Management. She previously taught at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY as an adjunct graduate instructor.

Kathy Merget earned her PhD and master’s degrees in Applied Developmental Psychology from Fordham University in Bronx, NY. She also holds a master’s degree in Counseling/Community Psychology from Marist College and a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Cortland. In 2011, Dr. Merget returned to school, enrolling in Duke University’s Integrative Medicine program to become a Certified Integrative Health Coach focusing on the health and well-being of those who pursue a career in the culinary profession. She has been instrumental in introducing students, faculty, and staff at the CIA to the concept and practice of mindfulness. Additional areas of research within the food industry include emotional intelligence and non-cognitive skill sets. Kathy is a strong advocate for veterans who are returning to school.

Dr. Merget is co-author of “Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating” (1990). Dr. Merget has 15 years’ experience in private practice as a therapist in the Hudson Valley. She is the New York State Chair for the American Council on Education Women’s Network. She also has served as associate state chair, regional coordinator and institutional representative for the Mid-Hudson Association of Women in Higher Education and is a founding member of the CIA’s Women in Leadership group.

Kathy lives in Highland, NY with her husband Dennis; they have four sons.

JASMINE KELLOGGInternal Communications Manager, Colgate University

Jasmine has been facilitating communications at Colgate for four years - first as assistant to the director of university museums, where she promoted the arts to both campus and community constituents, and now in the communications office, where she works to break down silos and promote the wellbeing and success of Colgate employees. She is passionate about the arts and about the power of storytelling to bring diverse

groups together for mutual empowerment. Jasmine has a liberal arts background and a bachelor’s from Williams College. Prior to arriving at Colgate, she was the manager and part-owner of a cafe and art gallery on the south island of New Zealand.

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JULIE PRETZAT, DMADean, School of Communication, Media and the Arts, SUNY Oswego

Julie Pretzat became Dean of Communication, Media and the Arts in 2015. Prior to that, she served as associate dean, and during her tenure created the SCMA’s Adopt-a-School program and led the development of new interdisciplinary majors.

Dr. Pretzat was appointed to the SUNY Oswego faculty in 1985 and chaired the music department for six years. She received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006 as well as the Central New York Education Consortium’s Educator of Excellence honor.

Her musical accomplishments include organizing and conducting hundreds of performances by the Oswego Festival Chorus and college choirs. She has collaborated with college, community and professional choral, musical theater and opera groups throughout Central New York.

Her institutional leadership positions include co-chairing the 2012 Middle States accreditation review for SUNY Oswego.

Dr. Pretzat holds a bachelor’s degree from Smith College, a MA in music from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.

TRUDY MILBURN, PhDAssistant Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Director of Liberal Studies and Arts Management and Entrepreneurship, Purchase College

Trudy Milburn, PhD, is Assistant Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as Director of Academic Programs in Liberal Studies and Arts Management & Entrepreneurship for Purchase College/State University of New York.

She is author of numerous articles and four books including one recently published by Rowman & Littlefield: Engaging and Transforming Global Communication through Cultural Discourse Analysis: A Tribute to Donal Carbaugh (2019). Her other books include: Communicating User Experience: Applying Local Strategies Research to Digital Media Design (2015), Citizen Discourse on Contaminated Water, Superfund Cleanups, and Landscape Restoration: (Re)making Milltown, Montana (2011), and Nonprofit Organizations: Creating Membership through Communication (2009).

Dr. Milburn has been a tenured Associate Professor at California State University, Channel Islands and Baruch College/City University of New York.

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PATTI ZIMMER, MAAssistant Director of Human Resources, Finger Lakes Community College

Patti Zimmer is the NYS ACE Women’s Network Institutional Representative for Finger Lakes Community College. Patti has served on the NYS ACE Women’s Board as the Central Region Coordinator and been an active member of the ACE Women’s Network since 2011. With a BA in Economics from SUNY Geneseo and a MA in Career and Human Resource Development from Rochester Institute of Technology, Patti manages the recruiting and hiring process, facilitates new

employee orientations, administers evaluations, updates job descriptions, provides training and development, and coaches employees. At Finger Lakes Community College, Patti has served on College Council, the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, the Technology Advisory Group, the Professional Learning and Leadership Development Board and she co-chairs the Wellness Committee. She serves on the Board for the Victor, NY Chamber of Commerce as well.Patti lives in Rochester with her husband Bob and is the proud mother of three grown children.

BETTY A. SUITER-GRAHAM, MBAExecutive Assistant to the President and Vice President, Maria College

Betty earned her MBA from the College of Saint Rose. She has lived in upstate New York for over 28 years. With the help of dedicated mentors, girlfriends and her family, Betty returned to school as an adult learner and has proven to herself that with prayer and commitment, dreams can come true. Betty has been married for 14 years to Rev. Reginald Graham and together they have five children and two grandsons.

ALLYSON SILVER, MPHAssociate Director of Operations, Surgical Services, Stony Brook University Hospital

Allyson Silver is a member of Stony Brook University Hospital’s executive team serving as the administrative, strategic, and financial leader of the hospital’s 22 operating rooms, a 10-room ambulatory surgery center, inpatient surgical care, endoscopy, transplant, and an ACS-verified Level 1 trauma center. She joined Stony Brook in 2015 after progressive leadership experiences at NYU Langone and Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Ally has her master’s in

Public Health, with a focus in Health Policy and Management, from Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health and is board-certified as a Fellow by the American College of Healthcare Executives. She recently completed the Essential Women’s Leadership fellowship through America’s Essential Hospitals.

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for supporting the 2019 NYS Annual Conference.

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