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University Events Team

The University Events Team (UET) is a group of Cornell University administrators who provide guidance and support to you (and your organization) during the event planning process. UET is made up of representatives from various offices throughout the University including Conference & Event Services, Campus Activities, Cornell Police, Environment, Health & Safety, Risk Management & Insurance, Parking & Transportation Services, Facilities Services, and University Relations. UET members are often the approvers for your event via the 25Live Scheduling System.

UET meets via Zoom on Thursdays at 3:00 pm (as needed). These meetings allow event planners the opportunity to consult directly with university officials about their events, and often result in obtaining approvals for their Event Registration Process/Form, and 25Live.

Note: UET members meet on an as-needed basis throughout the year with students, faculty, and staff who are planning events. Email UET or call (607) 25-EVENT (253-8368) for more information regarding the UET meeting schedule, or to be placed on the agenda for an upcoming meeting.

UET Membership

Joe Scaffido (Chair)
Conference & Event Services, University Events
206 Robert Purcell Community Center | jss44@cornell.edu | (607) 253-8368
General event planning; contracts; large-scale events; event safety; crowd management

Kyle Bellinger
University Fire Marshall's Office
201 Palm Road | ehs_uup@cornell.edu | (607) 254-8440
General event safety; permits; fire safety; food trucks

Bryant Carpenter
Public Safety
bjc324@cornell.edu | (607) 255-8362
Event safety & security

Kristen Ciferri
Conference & Event Services, University Events
B13 Day Hall | klc43@cornell.edu | (607) 254-6164
General event planning; large-scale events; event safety; crowd management

Dustin Freeley
Cornell Dining & Cornell Catering
Toni Morrison Hall | dpf57@cornell.edu | (607) 255-9724
Food Safety; catering; events with food and alcohol

Bo Hayes
Parking & Transportation Services
116 Maple Avenue | blh35@cornell.edu | (607) 254-8291
Parking/Transportation; TCAT

Michele Johnson
Parking & Transportation Services
116 Maple Avenue | mlj52@cornell.edu | (607) 255-7601 
Parking/Transportation; TCAT

Brian Kerry
Conference & Event Services
206 Robert Purcell Community Center | bk528@cornell.edu | (607) 253-8368
25Live Scheduling System; reservations in WSH/Community Centers

Lindsey Knewstub
Media Relations
312 College Ave., Suite A | lmh267@cornell.edu | (607) 269-6911
Press & media relations

Kyle Kubick
University Relations
101 Day Hall | kak243@cornell.edu | (607) 255-7117
Cornell University branding; copyright/trademark; filming/photography on campus

Jennifer Lovell
Conference & Event Services
206 Robert Purcell Community Center | jll346@cornell.edu | (607) 253-8368
25Live Scheduling System

Connie Mabry
Commencement Office
B13 Day Hall | cbm1@cornell.edu | (607) 255-9541
Commencement Activities/Events

Kathy MacCheyne
University Fire Marshall's Office
201 Palm Road | kem9@cornell.edu | (607) 254-1611
General event safety; permits; fire safety; food trucks

Julie Parsons
Facilities and Campus Services
Humphreys Service Building | event_support@cornell.edu | (607) 255-3751 
Permits; equipment rental (tables, chairs, tents, etc.); shops (electrical, grounds, carpenters, etc.)

Barbara Romano
Conference & Event Services
206 Robert Purcell Community Center | br20@cornell.edu | (607) 253-8368
​​​​​​​General event planning; events with alcohol

Tim Ryan
University Fire Marshall's Office
201 Palm Road | tr394@cornell.edu 
General event safety; permits; fire safety

Kyle Schillace
Campus Activities
526 Willard Straight Hall | kes292@cornell.edu | (607) 255-0619
​​​​​​​Student organization events; general event planning

Michael Scott
Cornell Police
Barton Hall | ms2589@cornell.edu | (607) 255-7304 
​​​​​​​Safety & security; Cornell Police and outside security staffing​​​​​​​

Nakeschi Watkins 
Risk Management & Insurance
East Hill Office Building, Ste. 330 | nnw6@cornell.edu | (607) 254-1575 
​​​​​​​Insurance; events with alcohol; general event safety & risk management; approved vendors/caterers; events with youth/minors