Academic Affairs
The Academic Affairs Division of Genesee Community College supports the mission of the college by providing educational experiences that promote intellectual and social growth, professional success, and global citizenship. Further, we are committed to educational excellence and innovation through continual assessment of our work as facilitators of student learning.
Kathleen Landy
Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs
585-343-0055 x6975
klandy@genesee.edu
Dr. Kathleen Landy joined GCC in 2024 and is honored to serve as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Kathleen came to GCC from Cornell University, where she served as the Associate Director for Assessment & Evaluation at Cornell’s Center for Teaching Innovation. Kathleen’s previous positions in higher education—at both Mercy University and Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York—have allowed her to build upon her extensive K–12 teaching experience and develop skill sets to support and lead the design and delivery of faculty development programs; online learning and academic technology; and assessment, accreditation, and institutional effectiveness efforts.
Throughout her career, Kathleen has remained a committed teacher, having taught classes in multiple modalities for Mercy University, Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education, Cornell University, and Fairleigh Dickenson University.
Kathleen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from SUNY Geneseo, as well as a Master of Science in Teaching and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy from Fordham University. In addition to serving as the co-chair of the SUNY Council on Assessment (SCoA), she is a peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a Core Committee member for the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network, and a former board member and past president of the Assessment Network of New York.
Darson Rhodes
Dean of Business, Health Careers, and Technical Education
585-343-0055 x6326
drhodes@genesee.edu
Dr. Darson Rhodes joined Genesee Community College in 2025 and proudly serves as Dean of Business, Health Careers, and Technical Education. She came to GCC from SUNY Brockport, where she most recently served as Interim Associate Dean in the School of Business and Management and was a tenured faculty member in the Department of Public Health and Health Education. A dedicated educator and scholar, Darson has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in public health, health education, and wellness at SUNY Brockport, Truman State University, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and presented her research at national and international conferences. Her work has encompassed several grant-supported projects, which have ranged from curriculum development and conference programming to public health interventions and educational innovation.
Darson holds a Ph.D. in Education with a concentration in Health Education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a Master of Arts in Wellness Management from Ball State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Health Management/Health Promotion from Southeast Missouri State University. She is also a graduate of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Emerging Leaders Program.
Dean Rhodes oversees the portfolio of academic programs in the disciplines of business, fashion, tourism and hospitality, health and physical education, physical therapist assistant, respiratory care, veterinary technology, nursing, information technology, and computerized drafting and design.
Tim Tomczak
Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences
585-343-0055 x6298
tptomczak@genesee.edu
Mr. Tomczak joined the faculty at Genesee Community College as an instructor of psychology in the fall semester of 1987, and was promoted to the rank of Professor effective fall 2007. He was appointed Director of Social Sciences in 2013 and Dean of HCB in 2019. Tim is a three-time SUNY Chancellor’s Award winner: Excellence in Teaching (1994); Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2007); and Excellence in Faculty Service (2018).
Tim holds a B.A. in Psychology from Mercyhurst University and an M.A. in General Experimental Psychology from the State University College of New York at Geneseo.
Dean Tomczak oversees the following academic programs: Creative Arts, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Liberal Arts (General Education Certificate, General Studies, and Humanities and Social Sciences), Teaching and Education, and Transitional Studies. In addition, he shares responsibility for the Individualized Studies program with Dean of Business, Health Careers, and Technical Education Darson Rhodes .
Ed Levinstein
Dean of Distributed Learning
Office of Distributed Learning
585-343-0055 x6595
ejlevinstein@genesee.edu
Mr. Edward Levinstein joined Genesee Community College as a Program Specialist in the fall of 2002. He was promoted to Associate Dean of Accelerated College Enrollment Programs in 2007 and appointed as Dean of Distributed Learning in August, 2022. Throughout his twenty-year career in higher education, Ed has been active in the community through board, committee and volunteer work that includes the Business and Education Alliance of Genesee County, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County, Tonawanda Valley Federal Credit Union, and the New York Concurrent Enrollment Partnership. He currently serves as a member of the PTECH steering committee, Genesee Valley BOCES School Board and as Vice President of the Pembroke Central School Board.
Ed holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from the State University of New York at Oswego and an M.A. in Communication Studies from the State University of New York at Brockport.
Dean Levinstein oversees the Accelerated College Enrollment Programs, Online Learning, GCC Campus Centers, and the Upward Bound and Liberty Partnerships grant programs.