Executive Leadership

Joining the University in July 2021, Allen Groves serves as the chief student experience officer for Syracuse University. He leads an experienced team of professionals who shape an unsurpassed student experience through meaningful and holistic services and support. Groves provides the strategic direction for the division, leading all aspects of the student experience, including student health and wellness, student living, involvement, inclusion and success.

Following a 16-year career practicing law, Groves held leadership roles in student affairs at the University of Virginia for 14 years prior to joining Syracuse University. He earned a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history from Stetson University.

Focused on enhancing community-building and engagement opportunities, Rob Hradsky, Ed.D., oversees the operational units of Student Living, Student Engagement, Career Services, Student Employment and Fraternity and Sorority Affairs.

Hradsky joined Syracuse University in March 2018, continuing a career of more than three decades in student affairs. He earned a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in higher education and student affairs administration from the University of Vermont, and a  bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Loyola University Maryland.

Brittany Zaehringer serves as the senior associate vice president for operations and strategic initiatives, overseeing the division’s budget, human resources, information technology and strategic facility initiatives. She joined the Syracuse University community in 2017, first as a senior human resources business partner. Prior to coming to Syracuse, Zaehringer held leadership roles in law, human resources, philanthropy, and operations spanning government and non-profit agencies.

Zaehringer received a Juris Doctorate and a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University and is licensed to practice law in Ohio. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.

Cory Wallack, Ph.D., serves as associate vice president of student health and wellness. In 2019, began serving as executive director of student health and wellness, providing leadership in achieving the University’s integration of health and wellness services through the pioneering Barnes Center at The Arch, a state-of-the-art health, wellness and recreation complex. He oversees student counseling, health care, recreation, pharmaceutical, nutrition and health promotion services on campus. Wallack joined Syracuse University in 2003, and had served in roles of staff therapist, assistant director of counseling and director of counseling prior to being named executive director.

Wallack is a national expert in college student mental health and is a creator of the best-practice Campus Connect Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Program. He holds a Ph.D. and a master’s in counseling psychology both from the University of Florida.

Kyle I. Dailey joined the division in January 2022, as the assistant vice president, serving a key role in the division's strategic planning and program design and implementation. Dailey supports the division's effort to create an unsurpassed student experience by identifying and evaluating best practices and opportunities to enhance student development.

Prior to joining Syracuse University, Dailey held student affairs leadership roles at Cedar Crest College, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Georgia, and Kent State University. He holds a master's degree in higher education administration from Kent State University and a bachelor's degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Steven T. Herndon joined Student Experience in January 2023, as the assistant vice president for student living, overseeing all aspects of the student living program, including residential life and off-campus and apartment living. Herndon also partners with Academic Affairs in the development and delivery of more than 20 living learning communities (LLC).

Prior to joining Syracuse University, Herndon had a highly successful 20-year career at the University of Dayton where he held leadership roles within residential life and housing. An expert in residential life and education and a sought-after speaker about the future of the Student Affairs profession, Herndon has been a regular presenter, educator and leader within the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), James C. Grimm National Housing Training Institute, Association of College and University Housing Officers-International and National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. He was also recognized as a 2022 Diamond Honoree of the ACPA.

A two-time graduate of North Carolina State University, Herndon earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in English with a concentration in African-American literature.

Sheriah N. Dixon began her role as Dean of Students in the Student Experience division on Nov. 1, 2022.  As Dean of Students, Sheriah leads the teams in Community Standards, Parent Programs, Student Outreach, Student Title IX Case Management and Student Support-Remote Programs. Dixon brings more than 15 years of experience in higher education, including roles in student conduct, community standards, equal opportunity and Title IX, and residence life. She has worked in all aspects of student conduct policies, investigations, and processes, and has led efforts focused on creating positive living-learning environments.

Sheriah earned a Master of Social Work degree from Syracuse University and a bachelor's degree in criminal investigation from SUNY Canton.

Shannon Andre serves as the executive director of communications, providing strategic counsel, communications expertise and planning support to the division and leadership. She leads a team of communications professionals who manage digital, design, social media, web, campaign planning, strategy and writing for divisional departments and student-focused initiatives.

After working at United Way of Central New York, Andre joined the division in 2011, and has served in the Office of Senior Vice President since 2014. She earned a master's degree in communications management and a bachelor's degree in public relations and political science from Syracuse University.

Joshua Seguí-Rodríguez, J.D. joined the Student Experience Division in January 2023, as the executive director of intercultural engagement. In this role, Seguí-Rodríguez provides leadership to the Intercultural Collective (Disability Cultural Center, LGBTQ Resource Center and Multicultural Affairs) and Center for International Services and advances divisional diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives.

Seguí-Rodríguez joined the University after serving as a senior policy associate with the Latino Policy Institute. Prior to that, he was the director of Brown University's Center for Students of Color, as well as interim director of the Multicultural Student Services Center at the University of Rhode Island.

He received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

Michael Duignan joined Syracuse University in November 2021 as the senior director of student engagement, overseeing the areas of Student Activities and Student Centers and Programming Services. In this role, Duignan leads the teams who direct and support student organizations, traditions, leadership development programs, and events and reservations within our two student centers.

Duignan has worked in higher education for nearly two decades in roles spanning campus activities, student unions and student development, including at Shippensburg University, Bucknell University and Sage College of Albany. Duignan earned a master's degree from Sage College in organizational development and a bachelor's degree from Utica College.