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2026-2027 College Catalog Working Draft 
    
2026-2027 College Catalog Working Draft [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College Administration


Michael Brophy (2025)
President
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.F.A., Long Island University
M.A., B.A., The College of St. Rose

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 Ashdown, Ph.D. (2011)
Executive Vice President for Workforce & Industry Partnerships and North Campus Operations
Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S., B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Casey Crandall (2026)
Chief Advancement Officer and Executive Director of the HVCC Foundation
M.B.A., B.A., SUNY Albany

Gayle Healy (2008)
Dean of Student Development
Ed.D., Northeastern University
M.S.Ed., College of St. Rose
B.A., Russell Sage College
A.A., Hudson Valley Community College

Dennis Kennedy (2010)
Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
M.A., SUNY Albany
B.A., Marist College
A.A., Hudson Valley Community College

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. (2000)
Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dean, School of Health Services
Ph.D., Walden University
M.B.A., M.S., B.S., The Sage Colleges
A.A.S., Mohawk Valley Community College

Ian LaChance (2005)
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
M.S., SUNY Albany
B.A., Roger Williams University

Gerard Marino (2026)
Vice President for Administration
M.A., Stony Brook University
B.S., The College of Saint Rose
A.S., Hudson Valley Community College

Michael Markou (2026)
Executive Director, Capital District Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)
M.S., Sage College
B.S., SUNY Oneonta

Marcy N. Pendergast (2019)
Dean of Learning Commons
M.S., B.A., College of Saint Rose

Héctor M. Rodríguez, Ph.D., P.E. (2022)
Executive Dean of STEM and Institutional Effectiveness
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
M.B.A., University of New Orleans
B.S., University of Puerto Rico

Deborah Shoemaker (1995)
Dean of the High School Partnerships
M.S., B.S., Russell Sage College

Ainsley Thomas (2017)
Chief Diversity Officer
M.A., SUNY Albany
B.A., LeMoyne College