Leadership
A State University of New York College (SUNY) community college, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ is sponsored by and overseen by a 10-member Board of Trustees.
Administration
Louis Coplin II (1987)
Officer in Charge
M.A., Empire State College
B.A., SUNY College Fredonia
George R. Ambriz (2024)
Dean of Enrollment Services
M.P.A., M.A., University of Nevada-Las Vegas
B.S., Western New Mexico University
A.A., Cochise College
Jonathan D. Ashdown, Ph.D. (2011)
Executive Dean of Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ North
Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S., B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Katherine A. Better (2023)
Chief Operating Officer
M.S., SUNY Albany
B.A., Siena College
Alton Campbell (2022)
Interim Executive Director, Capital District Educational Opportunity Center
M.A., Elizabeth City State University
B.A., Morehouse College
Donal Christian (2020)
Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer
M.B.A., University of Miami
M.A., B.A., CUNY City College
Allison Collins Schroeder (2020)
Director of Grants & Contracts Administration
B.A., Dickinson College
Alycia Courter (1998)
Executive Director, Faculty Student Association
M.B.A., B.S., SUNY Albany
A.A.S., Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ
Judith DiLorenzo (1993)
Vice President for Academic Affairs
M.A., SUNY Empire State College
B.S., Northeastern University
A.A.S., Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene
Scott J. Ely, Esq. (2022)
Associate General Counsel
J.D., City University of New York - School of Law at Queens College
M.S., Vermont Law School
B.A., SUNY Albany
Denise Fernandez-Pallozzi, Ed.D. (2022)
Interim Vice President for Workforce Development and Community Education
Ed.D., Sage College
M.S., National University
B.S., SUNY Oneonta
Gayle Healy, Ed.D. (2008)
Dean of Student Development
Ed.D., Northeastern University
M.S.Ed., College of Saint Rose
B.A., Russell Sage College
A.A., Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ
William Jojo (1989)
Chief Information Officer
M.A., B.S., Empire State College
A.S., Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ
Dennis Kennedy (2010)
Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
M.A., SUNY Albany
B.A., Marist College
A.A., Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ
Tyler H. Kessel, Ph.D. (2005)
Dean of Business and Liberal Arts
Ph.D., SUNY Albany
M.A., SUNY Binghamton
B.A., St. Olaf College
Patricia Klimkewicz, Ph.D., RN-BC (2000)
Dean of Health Sciences
Ph.D., Walden University
M.B.A., M.S., B.S., The Sage Colleges
A.A.S., Mohawk Valley Community College
Ian LaChance (2005)
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
M.S., SUNY Albany
B.A., Roger Williams University
Derek Martin (2024)
Executive Director of the Foundation
M.B.A., Grand Canyon University
B.S., SUNY Brockport
Kathleen Petley (1987)
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Technology
M.S., SUNY Albany
B.A., SUNY Binghamton
Héctor M. Rodríguez, Ph.D., P.E. (2022)
Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
M.B.A., University of New Orleans
B.S., University of Puerto Rico
Ainsley Thomas (2017)
Chief Diversity Officer
M.A., SUNY Albany
B.A., LeMoyne College
Ronalyn Wilson (2019)
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
M.S., B.A., SUNY Albany