Developing and Maximizing Institutional Resources

The committee goals listed here, as well as action items for each goal, are considered to be in progress and may be updated, deleted, and/or revised.

Committee Goals

1. Align personnel resources with the University’s strategic needs and priorities to increase the efficacy of our operations. Invest in human capital to ensure that the University is recruiting and retaining a highly qualified and exceptionally performing employee base that reflects the diversity of the students that we serve.
2. Improve cost effectiveness of existing resources through proactive and targeted data-driven strategies. Prioritize resource allocations for institutional centers of excellence.
3. Optimize St. John’s physical presence, focusing on the University’s footprint, infrastructure, and technology.
4. Grow and diversify net tuition revenues.
5. Identify, pursue, and secure non-tuition funding sources.

Committee Members

Steven Keating, Chair; Chief Investment Officer, Office of Business Affairs
Sarah Jean Kelly, Chair; Vice Dean for Administration, School of Law

Geri Amera, Assistant Provost for Academic Planning and Resource Management
Mike Cragg, Director of Athletics
Joan E. DeBello, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Chair, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Science, The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies
Eric Finkelstein, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life
David Gachigo, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Staten Island Campus
Marc E. Gillespie, Ph.D., Vice Provost, Graduate Education, Clinical Operations and Research, and Assessment, Office of the Provost; and Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Alison G. Hyslop, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Graduate Division, and Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Jared E. Littman, M.P.A., Director, Office of Grants and Sponsored Research
Joshua Raymond, student
Darren Russell, Student Employment Specialist, Office of Human Resources 
Brandon W. Sweitzer, Dean, Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science
Dominique Torres, Executive Director, Talent Engagement and Retention, Office of Human Resources
Christian P. Vaupel, Ed.D., Vice President for Advancement and University Relations
Maura A. Woods, Associate Vice President, Business Process and Enterprise Applications, Department of Information Technology
Samantha R. Wright, Executive Director, Office of Admission