Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Phone Email
Danny White Director of Athletics
John Lambert Interim Director of Athletics 716-645-3602 jwl1@buffalo.edu
Anucha Browne Sanders Senior Associate AD/Marketing/SWA 716-645-6129
Douglas Gnodtke Associate AD/Internal Operations 716-645-6811 douglasg@buffalo.edu
Donald Reed, Ph.D. Sr. Associate AD for Academics and Sports Management 716-645-3338 drreed@buffalo.edu
Sharon Sanford Assistant Athletic Director 716-645-2307 ssanford@buffalo.edu
Jim Atwood Faculty Athletics Representative 716-645-4201 jatwood@buffalo.edu
Valarie Wudyka Office Manager 716-645-3454 vwudyka@buffalo.edu
Leslie Fitchlee Staff Assistant 716-645-3142 lfitch@buffalo.edu
Ashley Yencho Administration Intern 716-645-3178 ashleyye@buffalo.edu

Academic & Student Development Services

Name Title Phone Email
Donald Reed, Ph.D. Sr. Associate AD for Academics and Sports Management 716-645-3338 drreed@buffalo.edu
Pat Wilson Assistant Director/Academic Advisor 716-645-6663 pwilson@buffalo.edu
Kushal Bhardwaj Academic Advisor 716-645-2553 kkb@buffalo.edu
Rashidi Greene Assistant Director/Academic Advisor 716-645-7969 rkgreene@buffalo.edu
Allison Laske Academic Advisor 716-645-3929 aslaske@buffalo.edu
Erin MacDiarmid Academic Advisor/Tutorial Coordinator 716-645-5531 edaniher@buffalo.edu
Kellie Peiper Student Athlete Development Coordinator 716-645-6472 kpeiper@buffalo.edu
Michael McDowell Student-Athlete Development Assistant 716-645-6573 mrm39@buffalo.edu
Sara Haugli Graduate Assistant 716-645-5533 sarahaug@buffalo.edu
Patti Kindron Administrative Assistant 716-645-5533 pkindron@buffalo.edu

Athletic Communications

Name Title Phone Email
Jon Fuller Director (Football, Men's Basketball, Rowing) 716-645-6762 jfuller3@buffalo.edu
Brian Wolff Assistant Director (Women's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Softball, Women's Tennis) 716-645-6993 bcwolff@buffalo.edu
Ted Wasko Assistant (Men's Soccer, Cross Country, Track and Field, Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis) 716-645-6877 twwasko@buffalo.edu
Joe Kepler Assistant (Women's Soccer, Wrestling, Baseball) 716-645-5523 jdkepler@buffalo.edu
Paul Hokanson Photographer/Graphic Designer 716-645-6697 pdh3@buffalo.edu
Leslie Fitchlee Staff Assistant 716-645-3142 lfitch@buffalo.edu

Athletic Development

Name Title Phone Email
John Lambert Interim Director of Athletics 716-645-3602 jwl1@buffalo.edu
Dawn Reed Director of Development Programs 716-645-6263 dawnreed@buffalo.edu
Charlie Donnor Associate Director 716-645-7391 crdonnor@buffalo.edu
Bill Breene Assistant Director 716-645-6808 breene@buffalo.edu
Jim McNally Athletics Development Volunteer 716-645-4714 mcnally4@buffalo.edu
Marian Iak Secretary 716-645-6867 miak@buffalo.edu

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine

Name Title Phone Email
Sue Rocque Director of Sports Medicine 716-645-8790 rocque@buffalo.edu
Nick Mouyeos Head Football Athletic Trainer 716-645-6829 mouyeos@buffalo.edu
Allison Zulawski Assistant Athletic Trainer 716-645-8791 agammell@buffalo.edu
Jo Gundrum Assistant Athletic Trainer 716-645-8793 ajgundru@buffalo.edu
James Mollosky Assistant Athletic Trainer 716-645-8792 mollosky@buffalo.edu
Alan Vitelli Assistant Athletic Trainer 716-645-6829 alanvite@buffalo.edu
John Ward Assistant Athletic Trainer 716-645-8794 jgward@buffalo.edu
Dale Zulawski Assistant Athletic Trainer 716-645-6829 zulawski@buffalo.edu
Robert Smolinski Team Physician 716-829-2070 smolinski@buffalo.edu
Daniel Minocchi Chiropractor
Rick Friend Volunteer 716-645-3111 rlfriend@buffalo.edu
Jennifer Martins Intern 716-645-6471 jmartins@buffalo.edu

Baseball

Name Title Phone Email
Ron Torgalski Head Coach 716-645-6834 rjt4@buffalo.edu
Steve Ziroli Pitching Coach 716-645-3437 stevenzi@buffalo.edu
Brad Cochrane Assistant Coach 716-645-6192 bdc27@buffalo.edu
Jordan Basile Volunteer Assistant Coach jdbasile@buffalo.edu
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Reggie Witherspoon Head Coach 716-645-3025 ub-mensbasketball@buffalo.edu
Jim Kwitchoff Assistant Coach 716-645-6191 jkwitch@buffalo.edu
Kevin Heck Assistant Coach 716-645-3921 kmheck@buffalo.edu
Turner Battle Assistant Coach 716-645-5058 tabattle@buffalo.edu
Jordan Gleason Administrative Assistant 716-645-3423 gleason8@buffalo.edu
Sean Smiley Administrative Assistant 716-645-3423 smsmiley@buffalo.edu
Kevin Lake Video Coordinator 716-645-3423 klake@buffalo.edu
Mary Meyer Secretary 716-645-3025 mmeyer@buffalo.edu

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Linda Hill-MacDonald Head Coach 716-645-3025 lh29@buffalo.edu
Cara Pearson Associate Head Coach 716-645-3984 cp75@buffalo.edu
Pat Charity Assistant Coach 716-645-3143 pce22@buffalo.edu
Jessica Bogia Assistant Coach 716-645-6950 jbogia@buffalo.edu
Paja Grasevova Director of Basketball Operations 716-645-5473 pg24@buffalo.edu
Mary Meyer Secretary 716-645-3025 mmeyer@buffalo.edu

Business Office

Name Title Phone Email
Larissa Kowalczyk Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations 716-645-7380 lgarcia@buffalo.edu
Heather Cooper Human Resources Assistant 716-645-3842 hrgibbs@buffalo.edu
Joe Lewandowski Assistant Director 716-645-3796 jl299@buffalo.edu
Tina Villa Staff Assistant 716-645-2105 clvilla@buffalo.edu
Michael Weber Staff Assistant 716-645-2864 mweber2@buffalo.edu
Judy Smith Secretary 716-645-2044 jlsmith1@buffalo.edu

Cheerleading

Name Title Phone Email
Justin Bridenbaker Head Coach 716-645-6436 jb5@buffalo.edu
Amy Zabawa Head Coach 716-645-6436 azabawa@buffalo.edu

Compliance

Name Title Phone Email
Kelly Cruttenden Assistant AD/Compliance 716-645-7978 kc29@buffalo.edu
Linda Glose Assistant Director Compliance/Financial Aid 716-645-7381 glose@buffalo.edu
Stefanie Lizauckas Compliance Assistant 716-645-3998 sking3@buffalo.edu
Patrick Lyons Senior Financial Aid Coordinator 716-645-6734 lyons@buffalo.edu

Cross Country

Name Title Phone Email
Vicki Mitchell Head Coach 716-645-6815 vam3@buffalo.edu
Todd Witzleben Middle Distance Coach 716-645-6320 toddwitz@buffalo.edu
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Equipment Room

Name Title Phone Email
Dave Borsuk Stadium Equipment Room Manager 716-645-6831 borsuk@buffalo.edu
Patty Murphy Equipment Room Manager/Visiting Team Coordinator 716-645-3092 pam5@buffalo.edu
Megan Prunty Equipment Room Manager 716-645-2015 mkprunty@buffalo.edu
Michael Weber Staff Assistant 716-645-2864 mweber2@buffalo.edu
Cindy Shipp Laundry Attendant 716-645-3092 shipp@buffalo.edu

External Relations

Name Title Phone Email
Anucha Browne Sanders Senior Associate AD/Marketing/SWA 716-645-6129
Jeremy Applegate Assistant AD/Corporate Sales 716-645-6832 jta2@buffalo.edu
Laura Sgrecci Sr. Director of Marketing and Promotions 716-645-5038 laurasgr@buffalo.edu
Kyle Hans External Relations Coordinator 716-645-7796 khans@buffalo.edu
Jill Rexinger-Kuhn Promotions Director/Assistant Marketing Director 716-645-3991 rexinger@buffalo.edu
Paul Hutchings Manager of University Awareness and Special Events 716-645-2890 pkh@buffalo.edu
Jason Carncross Corporate Sales Coordinator 716-645-3472 jrc35@buffalo.edu
James Mauck Director of Athletic Bands 716-645-6185 jemauck@buffalo.edu

Facility Operations

Name Title Phone Email
Bob Maxwell Assistant AD Facilities/Capital Projects 716-645-3486 rmax@buffalo.edu
Sue Kurowski Assistant AD Event/Facility Operations 716-645-3992 kurowski@buffalo.edu
Nick Titus Director, Facility Operations 716-645-3988 nbtitus@buffalo.edu
Doug Borsuk Maintenance & Logistics Manager 716-645-5047 djborsuk@buffalo.edu
Laura Botkins Athletic Facility Operations Assistant 716-645-5047 laolson@buffalo.edu
Alan Bell Athletic Facility Operations Assistant Manager 716-645-7344 lanbel@buffalo.edu
Kenyatta Holmes Athletic Facility Operations Assistant 716-645-3867 kholmes2@buffalo.edu
Kevin Lyons Pool Technician 716-645-6975 klyons@buffalo.edu

Football

Name Title Phone Email
Jeff Quinn Head Coach 716-645-3177 ub-football@buffalo.edu
Zachary Duval Director of Sports Performance 716-645-6833 zacharyd@buffalo.edu
Alex Wood Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers 716-645-3177 woodav@buffalo.edu
Lou Tepper Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 716-645-6821 ltepper@buffalo.edu
Adam Shorter Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator 716-645-6818 ashorter@buffalo.edu
Jerome "Jappy" Oliver Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line/Pro Liaison 716-645-6813 oliverj@buffalo.edu
Don Patterson Quarterbacks Coach 716-645-6982 donpatt@buffalo.edu
Marty Spieler Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator 716-645-6820 mspieler@buffalo.edu
Mike Dietzel Safeties/Co-Special Teams Coordinator 716-645-7909 mdietzel@buffalo.edu
Matt Simon Running Backs 716-645-6817 msimon4@buffalo.edu
Maurice Linguist Cornerbacks 716-645-6810 linguist@buffalo.edu
Scott Pilkey Director of High School Relations 716-645-6812 stpilkey@buffalo.edu
Nick Bach Defensive Assistant nbach@buffalo.edu
Keegan Jones Offensive Assistant 716-645-6819 keeganjo@buffalo.edu
Jonathan Barnum Video Coordinator 716-645-7930 jbarnum@buffalo.edu
Paul Bittar Director of Football Operations 716-645--6819 bittar@buffalo.edu
Julie O'Neill Administrative Assistant for Head Football Coach 716-645-6288 jkoneill@buffalo.edu
Patrick Covert Administrative Assistant for Recruiting 716-645-6814 pccovert@buffalo.edu

Recreation and Intramural Services

Name Title Phone Email
Marcus Hutchins Assistant Director for Informal Recreation 716-645-6871 mah23@buffalo.edu
Wilson Bautista Clark Hall Supervisor 716-829-2931 wb3@buffalo.edu
Michelle Bernas Assistant Director for Intramurals 716-645-6149 mbernas@buffalo.edu
Dave Chernega Recreation Instructor 716-645-2228 chernega@buffalo.edu
Russ Crispell Assistant Director for Outdoor Pursuits 716-829-6088 crispell@buffalo.edu
Jennifer Dynas Assistant Director for Pro Shop Operations 716-645-3320 jdynas@buffalo.edu
Chuck Glover Assistant Director for Recreational Services Community Programs 716-829-6026 cjglover@buffalo.edu
Jenifer Kern Clark Hall AM Manager 716 829-2926 jckern@buffalo.edu
Sue Lockwood Recreation Management Assistant 716-645-2018 sal@buffalo.edu
Ed Majchrowicz ProShop Attendant 716-645-3320 ejm@buffalo.edu
Norman McCarter Assistant Director for Business Operations 716-645-5983 mccarter@buffalo.edu
Mickey Moran Coordinator of CPR and Risk Management 716 829-6015 mjmoran3@buffalo.edu
Joe Muscarella Assistant Director for Recreational Facilities / Sports Clubs 716-829-2935 jdm7@buffalo.edu
Amy Newsome Assistant Director for Aerobics & Indoor Cycling 716-645-3567 anewsome@buffalo.edu
Jessica Nyrop Assistant Director for Recreation Instruction 716-645-2534 jenyrop@buffalo.edu
Karen Rochford Assistant Director of Marketing and Sport Clubs 716-645-3996 kr72@buffalo.edu
Phil Ryan Assistant Director for Fitness Center Operations 716-645-3613 pgryan@buffalo.edu

Women's Rowing

Name Title Phone Email
Rudy Wieler Head Coach 716-645-7941 rrwieler@buffalo.edu
Aileen McNamara Assistant Coach 716-645-3055 aileenmc@buffalo.edu
Elizabeth Ostermeier-Denecke Assistant Coach 716-645-6678 eo9@buffalo.edu
Kerri Ann Kanaley Lightweight Coach 716-645-3055 kkanaley@buffalo.edu
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
John Astudillo Head Coach 716-645-3144 jaa@buffalo.edu
David Hesch Associate Head Coach 716-645-3755 dhesch@buffalo.edu
Brendan Murphy Assistant Coach 716-645-7781 btmurphy@buffalo.edu
Jim Hesch Assistant Coach 716-645-7781 jameshes@buffalo.edu
Kieron Gradwell Volunteer Assistant 716-645-7781 kierongr@buffalo.edu
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
Michael Thomas Head Coach 716-645-6664 mthomas7@buffalo.edu
Shawn Burke Assistant Coach 716-645-6391 shawnbur@buffalo.edu
Kimberly Brandao Assistant Coach 716-645-6391 kmbranda@buffalo.edu
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Softball

Name Title Phone Email
Jennifer Teague Head Coach 716-645-6517 jteague@buffalo.edu
Jessica Jones Assistant Coach 716-645-5436 jrjones3@buffalo.edu
TBA Assistant Coach 716-645-6976
Mary Meyer Secretary 716-645-3025 mmeyer@buffalo.edu

Sports Performance

Name Title Phone Email
Zachary Duval Director of Sports Performance 716-645-6833 zacharyd@buffalo.edu
Melissa Duval Assistant Coach 716-645-2111 mnduval@buffalo.edu
Joseph Ferrara Assistant Coach 716-645-2111 josephfe@buffalo.edu
Nathan Harvey Assistant Coach 716-645-5469 npharvey@buffalo.edu
Jacob Talcott Assistant Coach 716-645-6833 jtalcott@buffalo.edu
Craig Timmons Assistant Coach 716-645-2111 ctimmons@buffalo.edu

Swimming and Diving

Name Title Phone Email
Andy Bashor Head Coach 716-645-3145 ajbashor@buffalo.edu
Will Bernhardt Assistant Coach 716-645-3130 wbernhar@buffalo.edu
Tiffany Gowens Assistant Coach 716-645-6868 tjgowens@buffalo.edu
Karla Helder Diving Coach 716-645-2659 kmhelder@buffalo.edu
Jeff Kilner Graduate Assistant Coach 716-645-3849 jpkilner@buffalo.edu
Leslie Fitchlee Staff Assistant 716-645-3142 lfitch@buffalo.edu

Technology Services/Performance Technology

Name Title Phone Email
Katherine Aiken Director 716-645-7382 klaiken@buffalo.edu
Nick Triplet Network Administrator 716-645-6047 ntriplet@buffalo.edu
Melissa Tuite Coordinator of Electronic Communication 716-645-6057 mtuite@buffalo.edu
Keith Smith Helpdesk Technician 716-645-7734 kcsmith2@buffalo.edu

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Lee Nickell Head Coach 716-645-5565 wnickell@buffalo.edu
Jordie Kindervater Assistant Coach 716-645-6669 jordiek@buffalo.edu
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Kathy Twist Head Coach 716-645-6866 twist@buffalo.edu
Kristen Ortman Assistant Coach 716-645-5534 ktortman@buffalo.edu
Smaranda Stan Volunteer Assistant
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Ticket Office

Name Title Phone Email
Lori DeFranco Director of Ticket Operations 716-645-6666 ld3@buffalo.edu
Bob Feidt Assistant Ticket Operations Manager 716-645-3966 rmfeidt@buffalo.edu
General Ticket Office 716-645-3946 ub-bullstickets@buffalo.edu

Track and Field

Name Title Phone Email
Vicki Mitchell Head Coach 716-645-6815 vam3@buffalo.edu
Perry Jenkins Head Coach 716-645-6801 pjenkins@buffalo.edu
Todd Witzleben Middle Distance Coach 716-645-6320 toddwitz@buffalo.edu
Steve Esler Combined Events, Javelin, High Jump, and Horizontal Jumps Coach 716-645-3627 sdesler@buffalo.edu
Jim Garnham Sr. Throws Coach 716-645-6815 jgarnham@buffalo.edu
Tiffany Maskulinski Pole Vault Coach tam38@buffalo.edu
Carol Krestos Administrative Assistant 716-645-3468 krestos@buffalo.edu

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone Email
Todd Kress Head Coach 716-645-3149 tkress@buffalo.edu
Jenni Horvath Assistant Coach 716-645-5437 jnhorvat@buffalo.edu
Andreza Santos Assistant Coach 716-645-6722 andreza@buffalo.edu
Mary Meyer Secretary 716-645-3025 mmeyer@buffalo.edu

Wrestling

Name Title Phone Email
Jim Beichner Head Coach 716-645-6876 beichner@buffalo.edu
Matt Lackey Head Assistant Coach 716-645-3108 mlackey@buffalo.edu
Ricky Deubel Assistant Coach 716-645-2218 rdeubel@buffalo.edu
Jeff Catrabone Volunteer Assistant Coach catrabone@roadrunner.com
Dan Bishop Administrative Assistant dabishop@buffalo.edu
Leslie Fitchlee Staff Assistant 716-645-3142 lfitch@buffalo.edu