Budget Office

The Central Budget Office is a division of Finance. This division is led by the Chief Budget Officer, who reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer. The Central Budget Office, under the direction of the Chief Budget Officer, is responsible for the day-to-day financial management of the College's annual hard dollar operating and capital budget.

This responsibility includes:

  • overseeing the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of departmental and capital budget as well as other informational databases related to financial and operational matters associated with the College.
  • monitoring expenditures against hard dollar budgets as well as projecting resources and analyzing spending patterns on an ongoing basis in order to make recommendations to senior management. This unit provides analytical and support services to the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. It also plays as key role in the preparation the College's facilities and administrative cost proposal.
  • advisory services and liaison with other College offices such as Human Resources, Controller’s Office, Campus Operations, Development, etc., as well as with the three schools of the College (SOM, SHSP, and GSBMS).
  • oversees the preparation of the College’s facilities and administrative (F&A) cost proposal to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Budget Team

The Budget Team is committed to:

  • providing accurate and timely budgetary information to all our Financial Managers.
  • offering assistance and fiscal guidance to the NYMC Community in a courteous and professional manner.
  • ensuring the College resources are allocated appropriately (by reviewing and monitoring hard dollar revenue and expense activity).
  • supporting the College’s and greater University’s mission and strategic goals.

 

Bonnie Gurran-Heindl
Chief Budget Officer
bonnie_heindl@nymc.edu
(914) 594-2844

Liz Doyle
Budget Administrator
edoyle@nymc.edu
(914) 594-2845

  • Responsible for providing administrative and budget support to the Budget Office team.

Kristen Scelsa
Budget Manager
kristen_drozdal@nymc.edu
(914) 594-2846

  • Responsible for managing hard dollar budgets specializing in SOM, the Family Health Center, and the Vice President for Research. Provides guidance and support on all budgetary and financial matters, analyzing departmental spending patterns and approving all capital expenditure requests (including library collections).

Jessica Smith
Budget Manager
j_smith@nymc.edu
(914) 594-2842

  • Responsible for managing hard dollar budgets specializing in SHSP (including Bioethics and Disaster Medicine), the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Facilities (Campus Operations), Public Safety, Central Student Affairs, BioInc, Student Housing and Central Administration.