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OFFICE OF RESEARCH ACCOUNTING AND COSTING STANDARDS (ORACS)

1325 Mt. Hope Avenue
Towne House, Suite 260
Rochester, NY 14620
Fax (585) 271-7933

Assistant Controller
  (585) 275-1648  
Assistant Managers
  • 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
Melanie Gates (585) 275-3582 megates@finance.rochester.edu
Kristin Ludwig (585) 275-7752 klud@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
Nicholas Borer (585) 275-1644 nbor@finance.rochester.edu
Jim DeJoy (585) 276-4185 djoy@finance.rochester.edu
Joseph Faherty (585) 275-8350 jfaherty@finance.rochester.edu
Marc Guerrie (585) 275-6446 mguerrie@finance.rochester.edu
Beth Hackett (585) 275-2788 bhackett@finance.rochester.edu
Joshua Moody (585) 273-5959 jood@finance.rochester.edu
Christle Pajrowski (585) 273-5591 cpajrowski@finance.rochester.edu
Jennifer Simson (585) 275-6445 jsimson@finance.rochester.edu
Indirect Cost Accountants
  • Facilities and Administrative cost rate calculation
  • Space Survey
  • Fully-costed shops
  • Cost sharing
Kimberly Meszler (585) 275-8571 kimm@finance.rochester.edu
Susan Shanks (585) 275-8835 ssha@finance.rochester.edu
Cash Accountant
  • Invoicing and billing questions
Jim DeJoy (585) 276-4185 djoy@finance.rochester.edu
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
Nancy Spoto (585) 275-6447 nspoto@finance.rochester.edu
Accounting Bookkeeper
  • Subcontract invoices and concerns
  • Deposits
Al Weigert (585) 275-6454 aweigert@finance.rochester.edu