Leadership & Staff

Executive Director

Edward P. Schneider Executive Director 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 Senior Director of Administration Phone: (716) 645-8740 Email: cdecker@buffalo.edu

Accounting

Brenna Ames Senior Associate Director of Financial Services Phone: (716) 645-1578 Email: brennaze@buffalo.edu

Michelle Maurer Associate Director of Investments and Real Estate 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

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Cindy Johannes Revenues Manager Phone: (716) 645-8720 Email: devclj@buffalo.edu

Matthew Cudney Philanthropic Funds Coordinator Phone: (716) 645-8721 Email: matthewc@buffalo.edu

Sarah Dymek Gift Record & Matching Gift Specialist Phone: (716) 645-8754 Email: sarahdym@buffalo.edu

Rachel Hassett Program Service Revenue Specialist Phone: (716) 645-8719 Email: hassett2@buffalo.edu

Jessica Higgins Gift Record & Acknowledgement Specialist Phone: (716) 645-3014 Email: jh262@buffalo.edu

Kaity Ross Program Service Revenue Coordinator Phone: (716) 645-8753 Email: khross@buffalo.edu

Accounts Payable

Rose Dommer Accounts Payable Manager Phone: (716) 645-8749 Email: rdommer@buffalo.edu

Stephanie (Stevie) Ruffino Senior Accounts Payable Associate Phone: (716) 645-8748 Email: scruffin@buffalo.edu

Kishanie Fernando Accounts Payable Associate Responsibilities:  Athletics, Graduate School of Education, Social Work, Student Housing, University Advancement Phone: (716) 645-8743 Email: kishanie@buffalo.edu

Tina Mattison Accounts Payable Associate Responsibilities: Arts & Sciences, Health Sciences, Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Phone: (716) 645-3017 Email: tinamatt@buffalo.edu

Ingrid McCabe Accounts Payable Associate Responsibilities: UDSMR, Management, Law, Pharmacy, Student Life Phone: (716) 645-8723 Email: deviam@buffalo.edu

Cindy Paterson Accounts Payable Associate Responsibilities: Sponsored Programs, Dental Medicine, Engineering & Applied Sciences, Architecture & Planning, Nursing Phone: (716) 645-8724 Email: clbragg@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

Stacy Hayhurst Administrative Assistant – Sponsored Programs/Endowments Phone: (716) 645-8730 Email: ss425@buffalo.edu

Janelle Montague Administrative Assistant – General Ledger Phone: (716) 645-8742 Email: jrbecher@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

Administrative Support

Mala Berti Front Desk and Administrative Assistant Phone: (716) 645-8752 Email: malapers@buffalo.edu