The purpose of the Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) is to assist the UB Graduate School of Education (GSE) by providing external perspective, advocacy, and support for the school’s programs and strategic priorities. The DAC focuses on strategic priorities related to research-practice partnerships. Immersing the work of researchers in local contexts is critical to our shared understanding of the constraints, tensions and opportunities our school and community partners face and to our ability to engage in relevant research designed to improve practice. As such, the Dean’s Advisory Council is aligned with the goals of research-practice partnerships, through which researchers and Community Based Educational Institutions (CBEI) can collaboratively explore problems of practice and produce accessible, actionable findings.
| Prefix | First name | Last name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms. | Melodie | Baker | Director of Education | United Way of Buffalo and Erie County |
Mr. | Robert | Bennett | Chancellor Emeritus | New York State |
Dr. | Darren | Brown-Hall | Superintendent | Williamsville Schools |
Ms. | Gina | Burkhardt | President & CEO | Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology |
Dr. | Sean | Croft | Superintendent | Starpoint Central Schools |
Ms. | Rhonda | Frederick | CEO | People Inc. |
Dr. | Geoff | Hicks | Superintendent | Clarence Central Schools |
Ms. | Allegra | Jaros | President | Oishei Children's Hospital |
Dr. | Bruce | Johnstone | Emeritus Faculty | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Will | Keresztes | Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs, Planning, & Community Engagement | Buffalo Public Schools |
Dr. | Betty | Krist | Alumni & Previous Director of Gifted Math | University at Buffalo |
Rev. | George | Nicholas | Senior Pastor | Lincoln United Methodist Church |
Ms. | Yuki Lee | Numata Resnick | Executive Director & | Buffalo String Works |
Dr. | David | O'Rourke | Superintendent | Erie II BOCES |
Mr. | David | Rust | Executive Director | Say Yes to Education, Buffalo |
Ms. | Tracy | Snyder | Managing Director | Theatre of Youth Company, Inc. |
Ms. | Patti | Stephen | Executive Director | Buffalo Prep |
Ms. | Anne | Wadsworth | Executive Director | Girls Education Collaborative |
Ms. | Marisa | Wigglesworth | President & CEO | Buffalo Museum of Science |
Ms. | Patti | Stephen | Executive Director | Buffalo Prep |
Ms. | Anne | Wadsworth | Executive Director | Girls Education Collaborative |
Ms. | Marisa | Wigglesworth | President & CEO | Buffalo Museum of Science |
| Prefix | First name | Last name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. | Suzanne | Rosenblith | Dean | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | X. Christine | Wang | Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Research | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Julie | Gorlewski | Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Teacher Education | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Beth | Etopio | Assistant Dean for Teacher Education | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Raechele | Pope | Chief Diversity Officer; Senior Associate Dean for Student and Faculty Affairs | University at Buffalo |
| Wil | Green | Director of Outreach and Community Engagement | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Dan | Albertson | Chair, Information Science | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Nate | Daun-Barnett | Chair, Educational Leadership and Policy | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Amy | Reynolds | Chair, Counseling, School and Educational Psychology | University at Buffalo |
Dr. | Erin | Kearney | Chair, Learning and Instruction | University at Buffalo |