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SUNY Council on Assessment (SCoA)

Mission Statement

Appointed by the SUNY Provost in consultation with campus and faculty governance leaders, the Council’s mission is to enhance the assessment of institutional effectiveness and student learning by building, leading, and supporting a SUNY‐wide assessment community that fosters collaboration, reduces duplication of effort and provides guidance and resources to campuses.

Our Team

SCoA is composed of representatives from the following constituent groups: chief academic officers, student affairs, institutional research, teaching and learning, faculty, shared governance, assessment coordinators, accreditation liaison officers, and others as needed.

Kane Gillespie looking accomplished

D. Kane Gillespie, DMA

Director of Evaluation, Outcomes Assessment, and Accreditation

SCoA Co-Chair

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Kathleen Landy, EdD

Provost and VP of Academic Affairs at SUNY Genesee Community College

SCoA Co-Chair

SUNY Genesee Community College

Jacqueline Snyder, EdD

Assistant Provost for Assessment and Community College Education

SUNY Administration

Mary-Jo Ferrauilo-Davis

Academic Programs Data Specialist Academic Affairs, SUNY Office of the Provost

SCoA Secretary

SUNY Administration

Kirk Jones, PhD

Director of Academic Assessment

SUNY Canton

Nicole Childrose, PhD

Associate Professor of History, Non-Academic Assessment Chair, Co-Chair of the Division of Technical Professions

Columbia-Greene Community College

Shushawna DeOliveira, D.H.A.

Associate Dean for Program Operations & Quality

SUNY Downstate School of Health Professions

Debora Ortloff, PhD

Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Assessment

Fingerlakes Community College

Chris Price, PhD

Academic Programs Manager

SUNY Center for Professional Development

Wendy Johnston, MA

FCCC representative on SCOA

Associate Professor of Political Science

SUNY Adirondack

Elizabeth Seton Mignacca, PhD

Director of Institutional Assessment

Cayuga Community College

Steven Doellefeld looking distinguished.

Steven Doellefeld, PhD

Director of Assessment

University at Albany

Tara Winter looking cheery

Tara Hisert Winter, EdD

Director for Institutional Effectiveness

SUNY Cobleskill

Bridget Jacobs, PhD

Bridget M. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Program Planning

Alfred State College (SUNY College of Technology at Alfred).

Angela Graves, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Global & Diversity Studies Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Alfred State College (SUNY College of Technology at Alfred).

Carla DuBose Simons, PhD

Associate Professor of History

Westchester Community College