Leadership & Staff
Our leadership and staff provide decades of proven experience, and are available to assist in numerous areas.
Executive Director
 | Edward P. Schneider Executive Director UB Foundation Phone: 716-645-8737 Email: schneide@buffalo.edu |
 | Sandra Steffen Administrative Assistant Phone: (716) 645-8738 Email: ssteffen@buffalo.edu |
Senior Management
 | Rick Kustich Senior Director of Operations Phone: (716) 645-8739 Email: rkustich@buffalo.edu |
 | Elaine Schaffer Senior Director of Financial Services Phone: (716) 645-8727 Email: eschaffe@buffalo.edu |
 | Christopher Decker Director of Endowment and Gift Administration Phone: (716) 645-8740 Email: cdecker@buffalo.edu |
Accounting
 | Brenna Ames Staff Accountant Phone: (716) 645-1578 Email: brennaze@buffalo.edu |
 | Michelle Maurer Staff Accountant Phone: (716) 645-8725 Email: mlaiacon@buffalo.edu |
 | Marlene Carr Accounting Associate Phone: (716) 645-8728 Email: marlenec@buffalo.edu |
 | Diane Preston Accounting Associate Phone: (716) 645-2435 Email: dianep@buffalo.edu |
Revenues, Gifts & Pledges
 | Cindy Johannes Revenue Manager Phone: (716) 645-8720 Email: devclj@buffalo.edu |
 | Linda Sansone Senior Revenue Coordinator Phone: (716) 645-8719 Email: devlah@buffalo.edu |
 | Matthew Cudney Philanthropic Funds Coordinator Phone: (716) 645-8721 Email: matthewc@buffalo.edu |
 | Nenita Crawford Gift Record & Pledge Maintenance Specialist Phone: (716) 645-3016 Email: nac4@buffalo.edu |
 | Sarah Dymek Gift Record & Matching Gift Specialist Phone: (716) 645-8754 Email: sarahdym@buffalo.edu |
 | Zaimah Habeeb Revenue & Administrative Assistant Phone: (716) 645-8752 Email: zahabeeb@buffalo.edu |
| Kaity Ross Gift Record & Acknowledgement Specialist Phone: (716) 645-8753 Email: khross@buffalo.edu |
 | Leslie Schug Service Revenue Specialist Phone: (716) 645-3014 Email: lschug@buffalo.edu |
Accounts Payable
 | Rose Dommer Accounts Payable Manager Phone: (716) 645-8749 Email: rdommer@buffalo.edu |
 | Tina Mattison Responsibilities: Arts & Sciences, Health Sciences, Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Phone: (716) 645-3017 Email: tinamatt@buffalo.edu |
 | Ingrid McCabe Responsibilities: UDSMR, Management, Law, Pharmacy, Student Life Phone: (716) 645-8723 Email: deviam@buffalo.edu |
 | Cindy Paterson Responsibilities: Sponsored Programs, Dental Medicine, Engineering & Applied Sciences, Architecture & Planning, Nursing Phone: (716) 645-8724 Email: clbragg@buffalo.edu |
 | Stephanie (Stevie) Ruffino Responsibilities: Athletics, Graduate School of Education, Social Work, Student Housing, University Advancement Phone: (716) 645-8748 Email: scruffin@buffalo.edu |
 | Kellie Linsenbigler Computer Operations Associate Phone: (716) 645-8741 Email: devkxl@buffalo.edu |
Payroll Administration
| Katie D’Amato Payroll Manager Phone: (716) 645-8735 Email: kdamato@buffalo.edu |
 | Anne Duggan Senior Payroll Associate Phone: (716) 645-8736 Email: amduggan@buffalo.edu |
 | Rebecca Broderick Payroll Accountant Phone: (716) 645-8734 E-Mail: rlbroder@buffalo.edu |
| Vanessa Phengsomphane Payroll Accountant Phone: (716) 645-8732 E-Mail: vlphengs@buffalo.edu |
Benefits Administration
| Lisa Adamshick Benefits Manager Phone: (716) 645-8726 Email: ladamshi@buffalo.edu |
 | Joyce Weeman Benefit Specialist Phone: (716) 645-8731 Email: joycewee@buffalo.edu |
Account Set-up/Database Maintenance
 | Janelle Becher Administrative Assistant – General Ledger Phone: (716) 645-8742 Email: jrbecher@buffalo.edu |
 | Stacy Hayhurst Administrative Assistant – Sponsored Programs Phone: (716) 645-8730 Email: ss425@buffalo.edu |
Information Technology
 | Denise Robinson Application Support Analyst Phone: (716) 645-7780 Email: dmr44@buffalo.edu |
 | Pamela Vanderpool Programmer Analyst Phone: (716) 645-8717 Email: pvanderp@buffalo.edu |