Jennifer Donnelly

Interim Vice President for Human Resource Services

Jennifer Donnelly serves as the Interim Vice President for Human Resource Services at Stony Brook University, providing transformational leadership and oversight of all HR functions spanning the institution including talent acquisition/recruitment, total rewards, training, organizational development, employee engagement, payroll, appointments, HRIS/employee records, employee and labor relations, HealthierU and EAP. A seasoned HR executive, Jennifer brings over 25 years of experience to Stony Brook with a diverse background in organization effectiveness, culture assessment and improvement, employee and labor relations, and organizational design. 

For the last twelve years Jennifer has also served as a Senior Vice President at Segal Consulting in New York City, and worked with SBU on numerous HR initiatives, including HR NOW.  In this capacity she was instrumental in designing strategies and tactics that will continue to be rolled out under her leadership in HR. 

As a consultant with Segal, Jennifer has served as a strategic partner and advisor to major corporations, public sector clients, and a diverse range of universities across the country, including many AAU Research institutions. She also spent over 12 years with the University at Buffalo, as the Associate Vice President of Human Resources, Senior Advisor to the President, and the Director of Employee and Labor Relations. 

With a BA in Political Science from SUNY Brockport and a JD from the University at Buffalo School of Law, Jennifer is also a member of the Board of Directors for the U.S. Olympic Bobsled and Skeleton team, serving as chair of the Strategic Planning, Compensation and Nominating Committees, and liaison for the Judicial and Ethics Committees.

CONTACT:
Nicole Gamar
Executive Assistant
Phone: 631.632.6151
390 Administration Bldg.
Stony Brook, NY 11794-0751