Board of Trustees
SUNY Ulster is governed by a 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 & Members for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Robert R. Jacobsen, Esq.
Chair
Appointed: 12/2023
Reappointed: 10/2025
Term Expires: 6/30/2031
Hometown: Kingston
Governor's Appointment
Timothy Sweeney
Vice Chair
Appointed: 9/2021
Term Expires: 6/30/2027
Hometown: Stone Ridge
County Appointment
Victoria St. John-Gilligan
Secretary
First Appointment: 1/01/2010
Reappointed: 11/30/2016
Term Expires: 6/30/2030
Hometown: Kingston
County appointment
Tracey Bartels
County appointment
Appointed: 12/2025
Term Expires: 6/30/2032
Hometown: Gardiner
Anna M. Brett
County appointment
Appointed: 12/1/2012
Reappointment: 12/2025
Term Expires: 6/30/2032
Hometown: Kingston
Chase Chapman
Student Trustee
Appointed 7/1/2026
Term Expires: 6/30/2027
Hometown: Lake Katrine
Victor Cueva Milla
Governor's Appointment
Appointed: 7/9/2026
Term Expires: 6/30/2027
Hometown: High Falls
Dennis M. Doyle
Dennis M. Doyle
Governor's Appointment
Appointed: 10/2025
Term Expires: 6/30/2026
Hometown: Tillson
Dr. Diane Eynon
Governor's appointment
Appointed: 12/2025
Term Expires: 6/30/2031
Hometown: Accord
Rev. Gregory Simpson, Ph.D.
County Appointment
Appointed: 12/2021
Term Expires: 6/30/2027
Hometown: Hurley
Trustees Emeriti
Karen Clark Adin
Deborah Briggs
Françoise C. Dunefsky
Rod P. Futerfas
Deborah Briggs
Françoise C. Dunefsky
Rod P. Futerfas
Alan Lomita
Susan M. McConekey
George Rusk, Jr.
David H. Rylance
Gabriel F. Sottile
William L. Spearman
John J. Wadlin
Susan M. McConekey
George Rusk, Jr.
David H. Rylance
Gabriel F. Sottile
William L. Spearman
John J. Wadlin
