New Professional Staff Hires

Several new professional staff
members have joined the Alfred State College community.

Among the new hires were Ann
Baldwin, Barbara Brockway, Jesse Cole, Hollie Hall, Stephanie Hoyer, Martha
McGee, Caitlin Mizanin, Jaime Palmatier, Nicole Parise, Erica Rodriguez, and
Brice Weigman.

Baldwin,
of Andover, has
been hired as a counselor in the Admissions Office where she will travel in the
five boroughs of New York City,
New Jersey, and selected areas of
Ohio and Illinois. She has
extensive experience in admissions and other areas of higher education.

Brockway, of Dansville, has been
hired as a secretary in the Admissions Office. 
Prior to joining the ASC staff, Brockway worked for NYSDOCS.  She holds an associate in applied science
degree in business from Hilbert
College.

Cole, of Avon,
has been hired as a University police officer, where he serves to enforce
federal, state, and local laws and college regulations, and supports a safe
learning environment.  Prior to joining
the ASC police force, Cole worked as an EMT for Monroe,
Livingston, and Ontario
counties.  He holds a bachelor of science
degree from SUNY Oswego.

Hall, of Andover, has been hired as a counselor in
Counseling Services, where she provides personal counseling to ASC
students.  Prior to joining the ASC
staff, Hall worked as a clinical counselor at the Counseling
Center in Wellsville and as a
sociotherapist at Crestwood Children's Center in Rochester.

Hall holds a master of science
degree in education from Alfred
University and a bachelor
of science degree from SUNY Brockport.

Hoyer, of Wellsville, has been
hired as a financial aid intern in the college's Financial Aid Office where she
processes and packages student financial aid allowances.  Prior to joining the ASC staff, Hoyer worked
for the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc., Wellsville;
Dresser-Rand, Wellsville; and Alfred State College.  She holds a bachelor of arts in communication
studies from Alfred
University and an
associate in arts degree in humanities from Alfred State College.

McGee, of Wellsville, has been
hired as the assistant director of Student Accounts where she is responsible
for daily reconciliation and bank deposits. 
She assists with the maintenance of financial accounts and records and
distribution of revenue.

Prior to joining the ASC staff,
McGee worked as an accountant for Allegany County Employment and Training Center, Belmont and as a staff accountant for
Adelphia Business Solutions, Coudersport,
PA.

She holds a bachelor's degree in
accounting from Alfred
University and an
associate's degree in accounting from Alfred State College.

The Notre Dame (Batavia) High School graduate is the wife of
Thomas; they are the parents of three grown sons.

Mizanin, of Pine Hill, NJ,
has been hired as a residence director in the division of Residential Life
where she supervises and enforces college regulations and policies; serves as a
liaison between students and faculty and administration; selects, trains, and
supervises student staff; and is responsible for individual and group
counseling within the residence hall.       

Mizanin holds a bachelor of arts
degree in psychology from Arcadia
University (Philadelphia) and is
studying for a master of arts degree in communication and leadership studies
from Gonzaga University (Spokane).

The Philadelphia native is the daughter of Jeanne
Mizanin of Pine Hill, NJ.

Palmatier, of Whitesville, has been
hired as a staff assistant in the Health Services Department where she is
responsible for student medical records, immunization surveillance, and
clerical duties. 

Prior to joining the ASC staff,
Palmatier worked as an administrative assistant for Physician Practice
Management at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA; and as office
coordinator for Coudersport Primary Care at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital.

Palmatier holds an associate's
degree in medical office assisting from Alfred State College.

The Galeton (PA) Area High School
graduate is the wife of Derek Palmatier; they are the parents of toddler
Alexys.

Parise, of Hornell, has been hired
as the secretary to the president.  In
this capacity, Parise serves as receptionist for the office, makes travel
arrangements for the president, prepares and distributes correspondence, and
performs routine secretarial duties.

Prior to assuming the
responsibilities in the president's office, Parise served in the ASC Admissions
Office; the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; DeVeaux Woods State Park,
and Beaver Island State Park.

The Niagara Falls High School
graduate is the daughter of Debbie and Paul Parise, Niagara Falls.

Rodriguez, of NYC, has been hired
as a residence director in the division of Residential Life where she
supervises and enforces college regulations and policies; serves as a liaison
between students and faculty and administration; selects, trains, and
supervises student staff; and is responsible for individual and group
counseling within the residence hall.       

Rodriguez holds a degree in
psychology from Mercy
College. The Manhattan
Center High School Graduate is the mother of infant Jacob.

Weigman, of Belfast, has been hired as the assistant
director of budget development.

Prior to joining the ASC staff,
Weigman was the director of Business Affairs at the NYS College of Ceramics; the
supervisor of finance and cost accounting at Dresser-Rand, Wellsville; a senior
internal auditor at Merrill Lynch and Co., NYC; and audit senior at Seidman and
Seidman BDO, Jamestown; and an accountant at Goodman and Steiner, Westchester.

Weigman holds a bachelor of science
degree from SUNY Fredonia.  He is also a
certified public accountant.

The Croton Harmon
(Croton-on-Hudson) High School graduate is the son of Joseph and Marie Weigman,
Croton-on-Hudson; he is married to the former Sue Olson; they are the parents
of two young sons.

Additionally,
several staff members have assumed new positions.  These include

Andy Bayus, of Alfred, who has been named director of college
housing where he is responsible for all aspects of college housing and administers
and assesses programs related to the residential experience of Alfred State
students. As part of the senior leadership team for the Department of Student
Life, Bayus fosters the underlying tenets of student development and the
overall maturation process of residential students and with student staff in
the Student Life area.

Bayus has
held numerous positions at the college in the student affairs area, including assistant
director of college housing, acting assistant director of college housing, residence
hall coordinator, and residence hall intern. 
He founded the Outdoor Recreation Club in 1988 and continues to serve as
its adviser with his wife Kathy.

He holds a master of arts degree in
student counseling and a bachelor of science degree in art education, both from
Edinboro State College.  He is married to
the former Kathleen Crandall; they are the parents of three sons, all at home.

Neil
Benedict, Wellsville, has been named associate vice president for Student
Life.  Benedict has held numerous positions
at college since joining the staff in 1981, including financial aid counselor,
assistant director of financial aid, director of campus activities and
intramurals (Wellsville campus), and associate dean for student life.

Benedict
holds a master of professional studies degree from Alfred University
and a bachelor of science degree from Ithaca College.
He is married to the former Eva Russell; they are the parents of two adult
daughters.

Glen Cline,
of Scio, has been appointed to director (from assistant director) of procurement
and payment services, where he is responsible for assisting all college faculty
and staff in obtaining the goods and services required to perform their
functions through proper policies and procedures as set in place by SUNY and the
state of New York as well as ensuring payments made to vendors also follow
policies put in place by SUNY and NYS. He is also responsible for contracts to include preparation of documents, bid
solicitation, contractor/vendor bidder interface. 

Cline holds
a BAS and an AAS in business administration from Empire State College.

He is the son of Naomi Cline,
Belmont, and the late Keith Cline.

The Angelica Central School
graduate is married to the former Patricia Pasquale.  They are the parents of daughters Casey and
Paula Markevicz.

Marshelle Gillette, Almond, has
been named director of Facilities Services where she has ultimate
responsibility for capital and residential construction projects in excess of
$20 million, including campus lets, management of facilities capital,
residential and minor rehab budgets, and day-to-day facilities services
operations, including maintenance of buildings and grounds.  Prior to assuming this position, Gillette
served for over 20 years as director of procurement and payment services at the
college. 

Gillette holds an associate's
degree in accounting from Empire State College and is studying for a bachelor
of science degree in business management from Empire State College.

The Alfred-Almond Central
School graduate is the
daughter of Keith and Sally Doty, Almond. 
She is married to David Gillette; they are the parents of a grown son,
Nathan.

Deborah Goodrich, Alfred Station, has
been named associate vice president for enrollment management, where she
continues to manage the Admissions and document processing functions at the
college and assumes greater responsibility for the recruitment and retention of
students. 

Goodrich joined the Alfred State
College professional staff in 1978 and moved through the ranks from admissions
counselor, to assistant director, to associate director, to director in 1990
before being named associate vice president. 

Goodrich holds an associate's
degree from Erie County Community College,
a bachelor's degree from SUNY at Buffalo,
and a master's degree in student personnel administration from SUC at Buffalo.  She is married to Jeffrey Goodrich; they are
the parents of one son, still at home.

Sarah Spencer, Alfred, has been named the director of Student
Affairs at the Wellsville campus. Prior to accepting this position, Sarah briefly
served as a tutor/supplemental instruction coordinator in the Learning Center.
Prior to joining the ASC professional staff, Spencer served as student life coordinator
at Lycoming College
and assistant commuter adviser at Miami
University. She has also
served in the capacity of an adjunct instructor at a number of colleges. She
holds a bachelor of arts in sociology from Western
New England College
and a master of science degree in college student personnel from Miami University.

Other hires
include Allison Keddie, residence hall director, Residential Life, and Edward
Kenney, police officer, University Police.