Student Affairs Staff

The Office of Student Affairs at Purchase is headed by the vice president for student affairs/associate provost for integrative learning and includes a wide array of programs and services which support students in their educational experience and enhance the quality of student life on the campus. These include: advising, career counseling and internships, community outreach, community standards, counseling, dining services, disabled student services, health services, intercollegiate athletics/recreation/intramurals, learning center, residence life, student clubs and organizations, student government, student life.

The professional staff of student affairs are educators, programmers, counselors, and facilitators who are actively engaged in promoting student learning and student development.

Lynn Mahoney
Vice President for Student Affairs/
Associate Provost for Integrative Learning
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Qui Qui Balascio
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
Project Director, Speak Out! Violence Against Women Grant
B.A., Purchase College, SUNY; M.S.W., Fordham University; L.M.S.W.
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service

John Delate
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Director, Residence Life
B.S., M.S., Mansfield University; M.A., Ph.D. (in progress, ABD), Clark University
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service

William Guerrero
Executive Director, Purchase College Association, Inc.
B.A., University of Connecticut; M.B.A., Sacred Heart University

Holly Hare
Administrative Assistant
B.M., Purchase College, SUNY

Melissa Jones
Conduct Officer
B.S., Western Connecticut State University
M.S., Western Connecticut State University

Robin Kaufman
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Director of Counseling
B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., Tufts University
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service

Sandee Maung
Assistant Director for Community Standards
B.A., Stony Brook University
M.A., Stony Brook University

Ernie Palmieri
Director, Center for Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics
B.S., Ithaca College; M.S., Lehman College, CUNY