OFFICE MISSION AND STAFF DIRECTORY

MISSION

The Office of Budget and Planning reports to the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and has the following responsibilities:

• Collaborates across cabinet divisions in preparing the University's current and long-range budget plans.
• Maintains the University's Responsibility Center Management system and its supporting data infrastructure.
• Provides training, tools and support to University departments to assist in the management of their financial resources with respect to the RCM environment.
• Allocates available resources through annual budget preparations.
• Maintains the budget ensuring that expenditures do not exceed available resources.
• Performs budget analysis and consults with budget managers throughout the University.
• In cooperation with other University departments, participates in institutional research.
• Conducts numerous special studies drawing on an array of financial and non-financial information.
• Maintains and reports on the University's key performance measures, and provides other essential information in support of the budget planning process.

STAFF DIRECTORY

General Contact Information:

Phone: 315-443-4214
FAX: 315-443-4242
E-Mail: BPlan@syr.edu

Individual Contact Information:

Gwenn B. Judge, Director of Budget and Planning (x-4214)

Peg Fitzpatrick, Administrative Assistant II (x-4214)

Nancy Bianchine, Assistant Director for RCM Support (x-1276)

Kristin Repice, Budget Analyst for RCM Support (x-3176)

Cindy Carnahan, Assistant Director for Academic Areas & General Revenues (x-1022)

Heather Labuz, Budget Analyst for Academic Units and General Revenues (x-1992)

Debbie Moro, Assistant Director, Non-Academic Units & General Expenditures (x-5005)

Michele Rotunno, Budget Analyst for Non-Academic Units & General Expenditures (x-8735)

Anne S. Emm, Information Research Specialist (x-5006)

Kenneth Schoening, Financial Reporting Manager (x-7746)