Team

D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families is committed to advancing the post-service lives of America’s service members, veterans and their families. Supported by a world class advisory board and public and private partners, our professional staff delivers unique and innovative programs in career, vocations, and entrepreneurship education and training to post 9/11 veterans and active duty military spouses, as well as tailored programs to veterans of all eras. The IVMF also provides actionable and national impacting research, policy analysis and program evaluation; and works with communities and non-profits across the nation to enhance service delivery for the 22.5 million veterans throughout the United States and their families.

Mike Haynie

J. Michael Haynie, Ph.D.


Dr. Mike Haynie is the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives & Innovation at Syracuse University, and also the Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship. As Vice Chancellor he is responsible for a diverse portfolio of academic programs, centers, and innovation initiatives that include Syracuse University’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs, Office of Government and Community Relations, and also University College – Syracuse University’s point of entry for nontraditional and continuing education students.

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Ray Toenniessen

Raymond Toenniessen


Raymond Toenniessen is the Deputy Executive Director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation. As Deputy Executive Director, Toenniessen will lead the over 100 employees located both on campus in Syracuse, NY and in military communities across the country, growing the Institute’s 16 national training programs and community services, its research and evaluation capabilities, its coalition for veteran owned businesses and employers, the alumni and engagement network, and the policy work in Washington D.C.

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Daniel A. D’Aniello '68 H'20

Chairman Emeritus, Co-Founder, The Carlyle Group IVMF Advisory Board Co-Chair
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Mark A. Elliott

Head of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs, JPMorgan Chase & Co IVMF Advisory Board Co-Chair
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Quiana Abner

Texas Region Program Manager | O2O qaabner@syr.edu
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Debashree Bhattacharjee

Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence Developer dbhatt01@syr.edu
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Michael Bianchi

Senior Director, Education & Career Training mabianch@syr.edu
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Linda J. Bilmes

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer Chair in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School  
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Melissa Bird

Associate Director | Entrepreneurship Strategic Partnerships & Programs mbird02@syr.edu
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Frank Bisignano

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiserv, Inc.
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Mariah Brennan

Research Associate mbrenn06@syr.edu
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Zachary Bridgewater, Ph.D.

Research Associate zabridge@syr.edu
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Howard Bromberg

Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Jacob Brown

Budget Manager jbrow115@syr.edu
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Teyla Brown

Texas Region Program Coordinator | O2O tbrown44@syr.edu
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Jacqui Buchanan, M.P.A.

Program Evaluation Manager jrbuc100@syr.edu
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Lissette Caceres

Social Media Manager licacere@syr.edu
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Gilly Cantor, M.P.A.

Director of Evaluation and Capacity Building gscantor@syr.edu
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Chris Carlson

Program Coordinator – Bunker Labs Programs cmcarlso@syr.edu
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Barb Carson

Managing Director of Programs and Services becarson@syr.edu
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Ashley Cavender

Director | Alumni Services & Engagement amcavend@syr.edu
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Jill W. Chambers

Colonel, U.S. Army Retired, Founder, This Able Vet LLC
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Bonnie Chapman Beers, R.N., M.P.H.

Director, Evaluation and Innovation brchapma@syr.edu
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Haley Chapman

Veterans in Residence Program Coordinator hmchapma@syr.edu
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Xavier Clarke

Program Manager, Ambassadors | Alumni Services & Engagement xclarke@syr.edu
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Brian Collins

User Experience Manager | O2O bmcollin@syr.edu
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Neil Connors

Website Content Specialist | Communications neconnor@syr.edu
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Cassidy Cooper, Ph.D.

Senior Evaluation Associate CCoope19@syr.edu
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Anthony Cosby

Co-Director of Network Operations | Community Services atcosby@syr.edu
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Vincent DelSignore

Director | Community Services vrdelsig@syr.edu
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John Donnelly

Vice Chairman and Advisor to the Chairman & CEO Firm’s Operating Committee Senior Talent and Other Workforce Matters
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Mikhala Dougher

Program Coordinator | Entrepreneurship & Small Business mcdoughe@syr.edu
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Karen Douglas

Kentucky Program Manager | O2O kvdougla@syr.edu
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Colleen Drum

Fort Drum, Installation Manager | O2O cjdrum@syr.edu
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Benjamin Dufay, PMP

Senior Program Manager | O2O bjdufay@syr.edu
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Ariel Durgana

Program Coordinator, Ambassadors | Alumni Services & Engagement adurgana@syr.edu
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Katrina Epperly

Enrollment Coordinator krepperl@syr.edu
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Priyantha Fernando

Enrollment Operations Coordinator psfernan@syr.edu
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Shannon Fischer

Director of Budget for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation srfische@syr.edu
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Kenneth Fisher

Managing Partner, Fisher Brothers Chairman and CEO, Fisher House Foundation
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Thomas Foley G'81

President and Founder, TJF Advisors
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Tracy Foss

Director | Development tfoss@syr.edu
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Misty Stutsman Fox

Director | Entrepreneurship & Small Business mfox18@syr.edu
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Becky Ganley

Camp Lejeune Program Coordinator | O2O bganley@syr.edu
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Brittany Gibbons

Director | Development sbgibbon@syr.edu
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Jenny Hans

Director | Development jehans@syr.edu
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Jeanette Yih Harvie, Ph.D.

Research Associate jyharvie@syr.edu
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Erica Hawvermale, M.S.

Evaluation Associate emhawver@syr.edu
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J. Michael Haynie, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation; IVMF Founder & Executive Director; Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship ivmfdirector@syr.edu
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Yu-En Hsu, M.P.A.

Operations Research Specialist yhsu10@syr.edu
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Ellie Huth

Project Coordinator | Project Management erhuth@syr.edu
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Brian Iglesias G'14

Director Of Marketing Operations at ESPN
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Richard M. Jones '92, G'95, L'95

Syracuse University Trustee
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Lexie Jones

Breaking Barriers in Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator ajone101@syr.edu
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Tiffany Jones

Project Manager | Entrepreneurship & Small Business tjones35@syr.edu
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Madison Kaifas-Steiner

Advisor mpkaifas@syr.edu
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Keith Kappel

Content Writer krkappel@syr.edu
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Janice Kellish

Executive Assistant to Dr. Mike Haynie jtkellis@syr.edu
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Mary Rachel Keville, M.P.A.

Associate | Research & Evaluation mrkevill@syr.edu
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Ellie Komanecky

Communications Designer egoneill@syr.edu
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Dennis F. Kulis

Senior Communications Designer & Publications Coordinator dfkulis@syr.edu
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Margaret Lambrecht

Assistant Director | Development and External Relations mlambrec@syr.edu
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Kimberly Lantry

Events and Facilities Coordinator kslantry@syr.edu
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Rosie Lee

Program Manager, ViR rlee57@syr.edu
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Billie Jo Lenning

Director | Data solutions bmlennin@syr.edu
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Casey Lind

Advisor ctlind@syr.edu
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Phaybian Livingston

Computer Consultant | IT pdliving@syr.edu
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Billie Lockhart

Advisor brlockha@syr.edu
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Ashley Lopez, M.S., M.B.A.

Director | Project Management allope01@syr.edu
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John Malfitano

Hampton Roads Installation Manager | O2O jpmalfit@syr.edu
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Kerry Manahan

Multimedia Designer kadelane@syr.edu
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Cynthia Marinaccio

Southern California Program Coordinator | O2O camarina@syr.edu
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Rosalinda Vasquez Maury, M.S.

Director | Applied Research and Analytics rvmaury@syr.edu
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Ken Mayes, SHRM-CP, MBA

Employer Relationship Navigator kmayes@syr.edu
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Maria McConville

Senior Advisor
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Anne Metzger-Wormuth

Administrative Specialist acmetzge@syr.edu
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Diona Morgan

Project Manager | Project Management dmmorgan@syr.edu
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Amy Mortensen

Manager, Communications & Marketing ammorten@syr.edu
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Bruce E. Mosler

Chairman of Global Brokerage & the Veterans Initiative Program at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
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Shane Murray

Camp Lejeune Program Manager | O2O mmurra03@syr.edu
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Robert B. Murrett

Deputy Director, Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law Faculty, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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Hardik Musthyala

Salesforce Manager hmusthya@syr.edu
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Juliet Nadeau

Community Care Coordinator | Community Services jfnadeau@syr.edu
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Melissa Navarro

Assistant Director, Annual Giving | Development mnnavarr@syr.edu
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Linda Nellis

Program Coordinator | Alumni Services & Engagement lnellis@syr.edu
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Linh Nguyen, M.P.A.

Operations Research Analyst lnguyenp@syr.edu
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Sean O’Keefe G’78

University Professor   Howard and Louise Phanstiel Endowed Chair, Strategic Management and Leadership, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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David W. Owen

Head of Global Operations, Wells Fargo
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Hope Petersen, M.S.W

Evaluation Associate hhpeters@syr.edu
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Patricia Piazza

Florida Military Community Installation Manager | O2O ppiazza@syr.edu
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James Powers

Assistant Director | IT jdpowers@syr.edu
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Jaya Varshini Prabakar

Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence Developer jprabaka@syr.edu
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Kenneth O. Preston

13th Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
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Joyce Prunty

Fort Carson Program Manager | O2O jfprunty@syr.edu
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Brigid Purtell

Program Coordinator | Entrepreneurship & Small Business bepurtel@syr.edu
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Blake Quinlan

Program Coordinator | Entrepreneurship & Small Business bnquinla@syr.edu
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Bryan Radliff

CyberVets Program Manager bradliff@syr.edu
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Melissa Reider

Executive Director of Military and Veteran Development mrreider@syr.edu
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Lynsey Riffle

Program Manager | Entrepreneurship and Small Business lriffle@syr.edu
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DeAnn Rodford

Budget Administrator and Account Coordinator dhrodfor@syr.edu
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Cassandra Rosique

Program Manager | Alumni Services & Engagement crosique@syr.edu
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Frank Rundus

Aerospace & Defense Program Portfolio Manager | O2O fcrundus@syr.edu
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Saboor Sakhizada

Program Manager | Entrepreneurship & Small Business assakhiz@syr.edu
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Jaynam Sanghavi

Salesforce Developer jsanghav@syr.edu
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Joanna Sansoterra

Southern California Program Manager | O2O jlsansot@syr.edu
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Laura Sartori–Petroff

Budget and Operations Support Specialist lmsartor@syr.edu
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Michael Schoeneck

National Program Director | Career Training meschoen@syr.edu
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Chet Seidel

Salesforce Developer/Administrator clseidel@syr.edu
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Neeraj Singh

Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, USAA
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Emily Slatkavitz

Enrollment Coordinator EKSlatka@syr.edu
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Maggie Southwick

Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence Developer msouth@syr.edu
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Keoki Spaulding, M.A.

Research Associate kihansen@syr.edu
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Emily Spencer

Florida Military Community Program Coordinator | O2O ekspence@syr.edu
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Ryan Steele

Prospect Researcher | Development rcsteele@syr.edu
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Melvin T. Stith G'73, Ph.D.'78

Dean Emeritus, Syracuse University, Martin J. Whitman School of Management
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Kim Street

Program Manager | Boots to Business kmstreet@syr.edu
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Karri Suh

Sr. Marketing & Communications Manager ksuh02@syr.edu
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Brandi Sullivan, PMP

Program Manager | O2O bsulli12@syr.edu
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Grace Swinnerton, M.S.L.I.S.

Visiting Librarian grswinne@syr.edu
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Richard L. Thompson G'67, H'15

Senior Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP   Life trustee and Chairman Emeritus of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees
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Raymond Toenniessen

Deputy Executive Director and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation rmtoenni@syr.edu
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Michele Winn

Pacific Northwest Program Manager | O2O mbwinn@syr.edu
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Matt E. Zames

Chairman of the Board, Doma Company