ABOUT

Meet Our Staff
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Mike Haynie

Ph.D., Executive Director, Founder

ivmfdirector@syr.edu

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James Schmeling

J.D., Managing Director, Co-founder

jschmeli@syr.edu

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Raymond Toenniessen

Director of New Initiatives & External Relations

rmtoenni@syr.edu

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Daniel Savage

Chief of Staff

drsavage@syr.edu

Jim McDonough

Colonel James D. McDonough Jr. (U.S. Army, Ret.)

Senior Director of Community Engagement & Innovation

jdmcdono@syr

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Gary Shaheen

Director of Employment Policy

geshahee@syr.edu

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Tina M. Kapral

Director of Education Programs

tkapral@syr.edu

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Mirza Tihic

Director of Program Support Services

mtihic@syr.edu

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Rosalinda V. Maury

Director of Research

rvmaury@syr.edu

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Jaime Winne Alvarez

Director of Communications

jlwinne@syr.edu

Lyndy McLaughlin

Lyndy McLaughlin

Assistant Director of Communications for Digital Media and Marketing

ljmclaug@syr.edu

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Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling

Director of Special Events & Conferences

mrolling@syr.edu

Margaret Lambrecht

Margaret Lambrecht

Executive Assistant to the Director

mlambrec@syr.edu

Nadine Austin

Nadine Austin

Administrative & Financial Operations Manager

nlaustin@syr.edu

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Jan Fletcher

Office Assistant

jmfletch@syr.edu

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Jim Powers

IT Help Desk Manager

jdpowers@syr.edu

Nicole LaCorte-Klein

Nicole LaCorte-Klein

Employment Policy and Program Manager

nllacort@syr.edu

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Jared Lyon

National Program Manager |
EBV, EBV-F

jslyon@syr.edu

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Meghan Conroy Florkowski

Program Manager | V-WISE, Operation Endure & Grow, Operation Jump Start

mconroy@syr.edu

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Michael Schoeneck

Program Manager | Boots To Business, VetNet

meschoen@syr.edu

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Katherine Frontino

Admissions Coordinator

kfrontin@syr.edu

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Dan Cohen

Program Manager | VCTP

dcohen03@syr.edu

LauraCooper

Laura Cooper

Academic Advisor | VCTP

lcoope01@syr.edu

JenniferJeffries

Jennifer Jeffery

Academic Advisor | VCTP

jjeffery@syr.edu

HazelJohnson

Hazel Johnson

Admissions Coordinator | VCTP

hijohn01@syr.edu

Dennis Kulis

Dennis F. Kulis

Senior Communications Designer & Publications Coordinator

dfkulis@syr.edu

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Ellie Komanecky

Communications Designer

egoneill@syr.edu

STUDENT ASSISTANTS

John Higgins

Allison Roth

Evan Bianchi

Andrew Serota

Amber Lingenfelter

Erica Franceschini

Tania Nsouli

Ramona Penala

Marvin Mallari

Kara Smith

Eliza Spencer

Chantell Frazier

Ben Jones

Catherine Miller

Kelly Mccray