DATE: March 7, 2023
TO: The SUNY Old Westbury Campus Community
FROM: Timothy E. Sams, President
RE: Executive Director of Human Resources Named
Dear Campus Community,
I am pleased to announce that Teseria Bryant Ezzell, will join SUNY Old Westbury as its new Executive Director of Human Resources, effective March 30, 2023.
Teseria is an experienced human resource practitioner, most recently serving as a member of the human resources leadership team at Suffolk County Community College. While at Suffolk she was responsible for driving, leading, and executing HR strategies to meet the organizational goals of the largest multi-campus community college in New York State with over 3,000 employees.
Teseria previously served as an HR generalist/business partner at Stony Brook University Hospital. She provided guidance and expertise regarding change management, talent management, employee relations, employee engagement, leave management, and performance management, among others. Her work in the private sector as a human resource manager for Nurses 24/7, and HR personnel coordinator at Bayada Nurses supports her wide breath of knowledge in both the public and private sector. Teseria has stated her “expertise lies in successfully directing organizational planning and development through strategic initiatives and programs.”
Teseria obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from SUNY Stony Brook where she also minored in Political Science. Teseria completed a Masters of Business Administration at the University of Scranton. She received certification from the Society for Human Resource Management and as a Professional in Human Resources.
I, as we all do, look forward to welcoming Teserai to SUNY Old Westbury. Sincerely,