University of Rochester

OFFICE OF RESEARCH ACCOUNTING AND COSTING STANDARDS (ORACS)

Brooks Landing Business Center
910 Genesee Street, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14611-3847
(585) 275-1648 Phone
(585)271-3316 Fax

Assistant Controller
Jeff Sullivan (585) 275-1648 jpsullivan@finance.rochester.edu
Research Accounting
  • General questions about ORACS
  • Questions about sponsor policies and procedures
  • Financial reporting for federal accounts
Cheryl Meiers (585) 275-6449 cmeiers@finance.rochester.edu
Terry Messenger (585) 273-4185 tmessenger@finance.rochester.edu
Senior Accountants
  • Questions about sponsor policies and procedures
  • Questions about cost transfers
  • Financial reporting for all non-federal and federal pass-through accounts
Christle Pajrowski (585) 273-5591 cpajrowski@finance.rochester.edu
Marc Guerrie (585) 275-7752 mguerrie@finance.rochester.edu
Jim Rutalis (585) 273-5541 jrut@finance.rochester.edu
Staff Accountants
  • Prepare financial reports and final invoices
  • Questions about sponsor policies and procedures
  • Process cost transfers
  • Questioned costs on ledger 5: ORA Batch reference
Nancy Spoto (585) 275-1644 nspoto@finance.rochester.edu
Jim DeJoy (585) 275-8350 djoy@finance.rochester.edu
Matt Parr (585) 275-2788 mpar@finance.rochester.edu
Joshua Moody (585) 273-5959 jood@finance.rochester.edu
Francine Summermatter (585) 275-6445 frsu@finance.rochester.edu
Katie Neubeck (585) 276-4185 kneubeck@finance.rochester.edu
Robert Johnson (585) 276-4184 rmjohnson@finance.rochester.edu
Janice Van Opdorp (585) 275-3582 jvanopdorp@finance.rochester.edu
Cost Managers
  • Facilities and Administrative cost rate calculation
  • Space survey
  • Fully-costed shops
  • Cost sharing
  • K-Awards
  • Plan confirmation
Kimberly Meszler (585) 275-8571 kimm@finance.rochester.edu
Susan Shanks (585) 275-8835 ssha@finance.rochester.edu
Cash Accountant
  • Invoicing and billing questions
Marlene Marchase (585) 275-6448 mmarchas@finance.rochester.edu
Accounting Bookkeeper
  • New account numbers
  • Account attributes (i.e., dates, responsible person, department, etc.)
  • Questioned costs on ledger 5: STW Batch reference
Janette Wesley (585) 275-6447 jwesley@finance.rochester.edu
Accounting Bookkeeper
  • Subcontract invoices and concerns
  • Deposits
Al Weigert (585) 275-6454 aweigert@finance.rochester.edu