Administrative Services & Finance provides comprehensive professional support for a variety of university operations related to business transactions, technology services, facilities planning and usage, public safety, human resources and more.
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Steve Magiera, Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance
Toggle More InfoAdministrative Services and Finance is led by Vice President Steve L. Magiera. Vice President Magiera is the chief fiscal and business officer of the University. The following officers report directly to the Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance: Associate Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Services, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, University Controller, Assistant Vice President of Physical Plant, Assistant Vice President of University Budgets, Director of Facilities Planning, Director of Operations, and Director of Public Safety.
Vice President Magiera is concurrently the Executive Director of the Florida Gulf Coast University Financing Corporation. The operations of the Financing Corporation consist of contracting for the design and construction of student housing, parking facilities and certain other projects as well as the issuance of bonded debt to finance such construction.
Prior to his appointment of these positions, V.P. Magiera served as the Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the University Foundation. He has served the University and Foundation as Assistant Controller, Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Vice President for Advancement. He also currently serves as the Assistant Treasurer to the University Foundation.
A Certified Public Accountant, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Indiana University and a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Taxation from Florida Gulf Coast University. Mr. Magiera began his career by working as a state auditor with the Indiana State Board of Accounts for fourteen years. In 1994, he moved to Florida and began working for a CPA firm in Naples. In 1994, while working for the CPA firm, he performed the audit of the FGCU Foundation. Mr. Magiera is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Joseph McDonald Jr., Associate Vice President for Administrative Services & Finance
Toggle More InfoPhone: (239) 590-1102
email: jmcdonald@fgcu.edu
Mr. McDonald oversees the following departments: Business Services, Campus Reservations & Records Management, and Environmental Health & Safety.
Prior to Florida Gulf Coast University, Mr. McDonald served as the Director of Campus Services at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts. He also served as the Director of Operations at CGL Electronic Security and Director of Public Safety at Brandeis University.
He earned a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree at Boston College, a Masters of Business Administration at Suffolk University and a Juris Doctor at New England School of Law in Boston.
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Michele Kroffke, Director of Operations for Administrative Services & Finance
Toggle More InfoPhone: (239) 590-1119
email: mkroffke@fgcu.edu
Ms. Kroffke is responsible for the overall operations of the Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance. She works closely with the Vice President on project management and team objectives. In addition, she manages the Campus Food Pantry and supervises administrative support staff.
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Judith Yurgalevicz, Administrative Assistant
Toggle More InfoPhone: (239) 590-7091
email: jyurgalevicz@fgcu.edu
Ms. Yurgalevicz is responsible for administrative and clerical support of the Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance. She also manages inventory of assets and supplies, sourcing for suppliers and submitting invoices.
Public Notices
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Chief of Police, Director of Public Safety Search
Toggle More InfoMonday, February 15, 2021
Terence Calloway
9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Cohen Student Union Ballroom B (Max capacity 50)
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Lisa Barnes
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Cohen Student Union Ballroom B (Max capacity 50)
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
James Slapp
9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Cohen Student Union Ballroom B (Max capacity 50)
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Scott Dunning
9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Cohen Student Union Ballroom B (Max capacity 50)
Friday, February 19, 2021
Kelli Smith
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Cohen Student Union Ballroom B (Max Capacity 50)
Monday, February 22, 2021
Clarella Thomas
9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Cohen Student Union Ballroom B (Max Capacity 50)
The interview candidates will provide a brief overview of their experience and then the remainder of the open forum will be Q&A from the audience.
Location:
- The open forums are being held in the Cohen Student Union Ballroom B (maximum capacity of 50 people).
- Attendees wearing masks can sit in designated seats on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once the room has achieved maximum capacity for social distancing, no additional attendees will be admitted.
Live Event:
- Each open forum will be broadcast via Microsoft Teams Live Events if you prefer to participate virtually. You will be able to submit written questions via Microsoft Teams Live Events that will be read to the candidates, along with the in-person questions, during the Q&A period.
- To participate in the open forums via Microsoft Teams Live Events you will find the full schedule of candidate open forums listed under the Open Forum tab, each with a unique link to Microsoft Teams Live Events.
Connecting to Live Event:
- You must have an FGCU email address to gain access to the live event.
- Once you click on the link, you will see different instructions based on how you join the event (either from the Teams app or the web).
- Please sign in
- If the live event has not started, you will see the message “The live event has not yet started”.
- There are controls at the bottom of your screen to pause the action and to adjust volume and the video quality.
Q&A’s:
- To ask a question during the live event, select “Q&A” on the right side of the screen. Type your question in the compose box, and then select “Send”.
- The open forum moderator will read questions, alternating between questions from virtual and in-person participants.
Recordings:
- To view any of the open forum recordings, click on the event link the following day.
Evaluation Sheet:
- Your input is important to this process. Please send your completed feedback form
(email or interoffice) by close of business day for each candidate to:
- Mr. Eric Balmer, Chair
- Email: ebalmer@fgcu.edu
- Interoffice: Cohen Student Union 150
- Attention: Chief of Police Panel
- View/Download Evaluation Sheet >
Chief of Police, Director of Public Safety Position Description