Contact Information

Melanie Woodward
Affirmative Action Officer and Associate Director of Human Resources, Human Resources

Human Resources
Miller Building, Room 301
607-753-2302
melanie.woodward@cortland.edu 

• Discrimination-related complaints, including sexual harassment among employees
• Employee discrimination against another employee
• Employee discrimination against a student

Lorraine Lopez-Janove
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer,
Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office

President's Office
Miller Building, Room 404
607-753-2263
lorraine.lopezjanov@cortland.edu 

• Interim Chief Diversity Officer for SUNY Cortland working with equity and inclusion
• Reviews bias-related incidents

C. Gregory Sharer
Vice President for Student Affairs

Division of Student Affairs
Corey Union, Room 407-A
607-753-4721
greg.sharer@cortland.edu

• Manages resolution of student issues
• Responsible for entire Division of Student Affairs including the University Police Department and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs

Christopher Kuretich
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Division of Student Affairs
Corey Union, Room 407-A
607-753-4721
christopher.kuretich@cortland.edu

• Manages resolution of student issues
• Supervises Student Conduct Office
• Supervises Multicultural Life and Diversity Office and works on institutional diversity initiatives in collaboration with CDIO

Rebecca Nadzadi
Director, Student Conduct Office

Student Conduct Office
Corey Union, Room 409-B
607-753-4725
rebecca.nadzadi@cortland.edu

• Complaints/allegations of student-to-student violations of the Code of Student Conduct
• Faculty/staff allegations of violations of the Code of Student Conduct
• Supervises Associate Director of Student Conduct

Michael Pitaro
Associate Director, Student Conduct Office

Student Conduct Office
Corey Union, Room 409-B
607-753-4725
michael.pitaro@cortland.edu

• Complaints/allegations of student-to-student violations of the Code of Student Conduct
• Faculty/staff allegations of violations of the Code of Student Conduct

Michael Urtz
Director, Athletics

Athletics Department
Park Center, Room E-346
607-753-4953
mike.urtz@cortland.edu

• Athletics equity complaints/allegations

Mark DePaull
Chief of Police, UPD

University Police Department
Whitaker Hall, Room 110
607-753-4127
mark.depaull@cortland.edu

• Law enforcement
• Criminal complaints

Amanda Wasson
Investigator, UPD

University Police Department
Whitaker Hall, Room 110
607-753-2734
amanda.wasson@cortland.edu

• Law enforcement
• Criminal complaints
• Law enforcement investigator for campus

Ann Bersani
Director of Residence Life and Housing

Residence Life and Housing
Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-33
607-753-2095
ann.bersani@cortland.edu 

• Residence Life and Housing complaints/allegations
• Housing Accommodations
• Sexual harassment, sexual assault and violence response training for residential staff

Ronnie Casella
Associate Dean, School of Education

School of Education
Education Building, Room 1239A
607-753-5431
ronnie.casella@cortland.edu

• Primary contact in School of Education for students requiring academic and other assistance above the faculty advisor and chair levels.

Eileen Gravani
Associate Dean, School of Professional Studies

School of Professional Studies
Professional Studies Building, Room 1175
607-753-2702
eileen.gravani@cortland.edu

• Primary contact in School of Professional Studies for students requiring academic and other assistance above the faculty advisor and chair levels.

Vincent DeTuri
Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

School of Arts and Sciences
Old Main, Room 125
607-753-4314 
vincent.deturi@cortland.edu

• Primary contact in School of Arts and Sciences for students requiring academic and other assistance above the faculty advisor and chair levels.