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Master Plan
Administration and Finance

Leadership and advisors

Successful planning takes many voices

The master planning project is led by an executive leadership team:

  • President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf
  • Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance, CFO and Treasurer Elizabeth Milavec
  • Medical Center CEO, Dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry and Senior Vice President for Health Sciences David Linehan
  • Interim Provost Nicole Sampson

Executive steering committee

This committee is made up of leaders from across the University to guide the project, ensuring it directly supports the University’s Boundless Possibility strategic plan, which is led by the president and interim provost.

Executive Sponsor
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Elizabeth Milavec
Executive Vice President of Administration and Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

Operational Sponsor
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Michael Chihoski
Senior Associate Vice President, Facilities and Services

Executive Steering Committee
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Adam Anolik
Senior Vice President and CFO, University of Rochester Medical Center
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John Blackshear
Vice President for Student Life
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Michael Chihoski
Senior Associate Vice President, Facilities and Services
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Stephen Dewhurst
Vice President for Research
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Anthony Green
Vice Provost for Academic Finance and Planning
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Wendi Heinzelman
Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Michael Marsh
Chief of Staff
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Shaun Nelms
Vice President for Community Partnerships
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Kathy Parrinello, R.N., Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Strong Memorial Hospital
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Sarah Peyre
Vice Dean, School of Medicine and Dentistry

Advisory group

Faculty and staff from the following units were nominated and agreed to serve as advisors to the master planning process.

  • Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations
  • Office of Equity and Inclusion
  • Office of Government and Community Relations
  • Office of the Provost
    • Schools and units: Eastman Institute of Oral Health, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine & Dentistry, School of Nursing, Simon Business School, Warner School of Education, Memorial Art Gallery, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Academic resources: Academic Center Space Planning, Academic Support, Athletics,
      Dining Services, Event and Classroom Management, River Campus Libraries, Recreation and club sports, Registrar, Residential Life, University IT
  • Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance
    • Environmental Health and Safety, Capital Planning, Grounds, Infrastructure/Energy, Services and Sustainability, Public Safety, Real Estate, Transportation
    • Facilities (Medical Center, River Campus, Memorial Art Gallery, Eastman School of Music)
  • Medical Center (Hospital Operations, ISD, Space Planning)
  • College Town
  • Nexcorps

About the consultants

Behnisch Architekten is an international architectural and urban design practice with offices in Stuttgart and Munich, Germany; Los Angeles, California; and Boston, Massachusetts. The firm has a record of undertaking challenging projects in a spirit of innovation and cooperation, including signature work for some of the top universities in the country.

DumontJanks is one of the country’s leading campus planning and design firms with a body of work that includes master plans for more than 100 institutions, from small community colleges to Ivy League universities.