Compliance

Compliance Participants

Compliance Steering Committee Members

Michael Abbott, University Auditor, SUNY System Administration
Marti Anne Ellermann, Deputy General Counsel, SUNY System Administration
Barbara Boyle, Director, Environmental Health and Safety, SUNY System Administration
Ed Engelbride, Associate Provost University Life, SUNY System Administration
Christine Haile, Chief Information Officer, University at Albany
Jeff McGrath, University Controller, SUNY System Administration
Renee Poncet, VP Compliance and Audit, Downstate Medical Center
Brian Rose, Vice President for Student Affairs, Binghamton University
Garrett Sanders, VP Research & Sponsored Programs Operations, Research Foundation
Leisl Zwicklbauer, Director of Employee Relations, SUNY System Administration

Compliance Administrator

Nedra Abbruzzese-Werling, Compliance Administrator and Special Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor
Nedra joined System Administration on March 1, 2012 as the Compliance Administrator and Special Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor and General Counsel.   Her duties are to establish, coordinate and maintain a University-wide Compliance Resource Center, to catalog legislative and regulatory compliance requirements, systems and experts that exist at various campuses and levels across the University, and to update and maintain the substantive aspects of the University-wide policies and procedures web page, http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/, in coordination with Senior Management and Information Technology staff.
Contact Nedra to join the Compliance Listserv, a tool that will be used to communicate compliance information and updates, and will allow the campuses to communicate and coordinate with regards to compliance issues.
Contact Information:  SUNY System Administration, State University Plaza, (518) 320-1400, nedra.werling@suny.edu

Steering Committee Roles

• The Committee shall consist of nine members representing offices including, General Counsel, Audit, University Controller, Health Affairs, Employee Relations, Student Affairs, Environmental Health and Safety, and Information Security which have responsibilities and expertise with respect to the major compliance requirements applicable to higher education
• The Committee shall meet at least 4 times per year to review the SUNY Compliance Program
• Develop and periodically review the SUNY Compliance Plan and recommend compliance program structures
• Coordinate SUNY compliance efforts by identifying areas, inventorying existing programs and best practices and facilitating communication among campuses and System Administration
• Prioritize compliance risks through a risk assessment process
• Identify compliance areas and inventory existing efforts and gaps
• Make recommendations to address gaps and correct deficiencies
• Oversee dissemination of compliance information and policies to the SUNY community
• Create Compliance Area Work Groups composed of area experts
• Report findings to the Chancellor’s Executive Committee/Senior Vice Chancellors and the Audit Committee
• Help prioritize compliance tasks of Compliance Administrator
• Monitor investigations, audits, and other publications to identify emerging compliance issues at SUNY as well as other universities and communicate these issues to the campuses

Compliance Workgroup Members 

Employment Relations Compliance Committee - Liesl Zwicklbauer
Gary Evans, Associate Director of Human Resources, SUNY Cortland
James Mancusco, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, SUNY Albany
Joseph Schultz, Director of Human Resources, SUNY Binghamton
Jeffrey E. Reed, Director, Employee Relations, Human Resources, University of Buffalo
Gloria Lopez, Affirmative Action Officer, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Excellence, SUNY System Administration

Environmental Health and Safety - Barbara Boyle
Thomas Rathbone, Associate Vice President for Facilities, SUNY Oneonta
Lisa-Anne Donohue, Director, Environmental Health and Safety, SUNY Albany
Gary Kaczmarczyk, Executive Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Stony Brook
Connie Corey, Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety, SUNY Binghamton
James Jarvis, Associate Counsel, University of Buffalo
Penny Ploughman, Associate Counsel, SUNY System Administration
Joseph Raab, Director Health and Safety Services, University of Buffalo

Healthcare Compliance – Renee Poncet
Heather Eichen, Director of Policy and Planning, SUNY System Administration
Debra Gregoire, Faculty Practice Plan Compliance Officer, SUNY Upstate
Marshall Lieberman, Director, Compliance and Audit Services, SUNY Stony Brook
Shoshana Milstein, Assistant Vice President for Compliance and Audit Services, SUNY Downstate
Darlene Noyes, University Hospital Compliance Officer, SUNY Upstate

Information Technology – Information Systems - Christine Haile
Jon Lewit, Chief Information Officers, SUNY New Paltz
Ted Phelps, Chief Information Security Officer, SUNY System Administration
Sue Chichester, Chief Information Officer, SUNY Geneseo

International – Marti Ellermann
Ellen Badger, Director of International Student and Scholar Services, Binghamton University
Seth Gilbertson, Associate Counsel, SUNY System Administration
Oscar Budde, Director of Immigration Services, University at Buffalo
Lori Thompson, Director for Office of International Programs, SUNY System Administration
James M. Pasquill II, Director of Study Abroad and Exchanges, University at Albany
Beverly Plowucha, International Student & Scholar Services Manager, Office of International Programs & SUNY Global, SUNY System Administration

Research Compliance – Garrett Sanders
Carol Berdar, Senior Research Compliance Manager, The Research Foundation for State University of New York
Adrienne Bonilla, Assistant Vice President for Research, University at Albany
Judy Matuk, Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance, Stony Brook University
Elizabeth Smith, Assistant Vice President for Administration and Planning, University at Buffalo
Dr. Deborah Tyksinski, Associate Provost for Sponsored Research and Continuing Education, RF Operations Manager, SUNY Institute of Technology

Student Related – Ed Engelbride, Brian Rose
LouAnn Matthew-Babcock, Director of Judicial Affairs, SUNY Delhi
Marybeth Lyons, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, SUNYIT
Gregory Sharer, Vice President for Student Affairs, SUNY Cortland
Andrea Stagg, Assistant Counsel, SUNY System Administration
Joseph Storch, Associate Counsel, SUNY System Administration

Finance and Procurement – Michael Abbott and Jeff McGrath
Donald J. Paukett, Associate VP for Administrative Affairs, Binghamton University
Tom Hippchen, Director of University-Wide Procurement, SUNY System Administration
Judy Nolan, CFO & AP for Operations, Purchase College
Michele Halstead, Assistant Vice President for Finance & Administration at New Paltz
Tanhena Pacheco, Executive Director for Compliance and Campus Climate, SUNY New Paltz