Shared Governance Task Force Members
Christy Agnese is the operations and external relations officer for the School of Music and this
is her sixth academic year working for the college. She earned a B.A. in music from Ithaca
College and an M.S. in arts administration from Drexel University. Currently, she serves as the
staff trustee on Ithaca College's Board of Trustees.
Michael Buck
Jennifer Campbell is associate vice president for strategic marketing and communications. Prior
to shifting to the staff side of higher ed, Jennifer had been pursuing a PhD in English with
emphases in popular culture and queer theory. She arrived at Ithaca College in November 2015.
Charis Dimaras
Doreen Hettich-Atkins is the Senior Assistant to the Associate Provost for Student Life. She
has worked at Ithaca College for 12 years and in student affairs for more than 30 years including
5 years as a senior student affairs officer. She has completed all the course work for a PhD in
Higher Education Administration. She has previously served as the staff representative to the
Board of Trustees and is currently at the end of her second term as President of the College
Student Personnel Association of New York State.
Kyle James is the 2015/16 VP of Academic Affairs for the Student Government Association
(SGA). He is a senior Sport Studies & Integrated Marketing Communications dual degree
student with minors in Economics and the Ithaca College Honors Program. Kyle was the primary
author for SGA's Shared Governance proposal.
Mary Knapp is an Application Developer with Digital Instruction and Information Services
who is currently working on the Academic Workflow project to move student registrar processes
online. She is a former Staff Council Chair and an Ithaca College alumna.
Ciara Lucas is the student trustee representative on Ithaca College's Board of Trustees. She is a
junior journalism major with minors in French and sociology. For two years Ciara has provided a
student perspective to the board as a full-voting member. Her tenure will end in May 2016.
Chris McNamara
Dave Prunty is the executive director of auxiliary services and has worked at Ithaca College in
various capacities for 30 years
Dominick Recckio is the 2015/16 Student Body President. He is a communication management
and design student, and teaches a course in the honors program titled "The Dark Knight, Power
and Justice Through Film." Dominick will be graduating in May, 2016.
Ben Rifkin is provost and vice president for educational affairs and a professor of Russian with
expertise in late Soviet era film, applied linguistics, and methods of teaching foreign languages.