SUNY Ulster is governed by an 10-member board of trustees made up of community leaders appointed by the Governor of New York or the Ulster County Legislature to serve the college, as well as a student trustee.
Officers for the 2012-2013 Academic Year are:
- Chair: John H. Dwyer, Sr., Kingston
- Vice Chair: William L. Spearman, Lake Katrine
- Secretary: Timothy J. Sweeney, Stone Ridge
Board members are:
- Anna M. Brett, Kingston
- Anne R. Donovan, Kingston
- Françoise C. Dunefsky, Port Ewen
- Rod P. Futerfas, Kingston
- Gabriel F. Sottile, Hurley
- Victoria St. John-Gilligan, Kingston
Student Trustee:
- Michaela Weiss, Rifton
College Attorney:
- William J. Ryan, Jr., Kingston
Trustees Emeriti:
- Peter L. Berger, Ellenville
- Harlow F. DeForest, Kingston
- John E. Finch, Kingston
- Susan M. McConekey, Kingston
- George Rusk, Jr., Marlboro
- David H. Rylance, Port Ewen
- John J. Wadlin, Highland