Council Members

The members of the Council are prominent citizens, often from the Capital Region and the New York City Metropolitan area. Their backgrounds are diverse with careers in business and education, government and non-profit organizations and various professions. The Council Chairs have been notable civic leaders including, for example, a former Mayor of Albany (Thomas Whalen), a former Judge (John Holt-Harris), and a founder of one of Albany’s older law firms (J. Vanderbilt Straub).

	Daniel C. Tomson, Esq., Vice Chair New York, NY		Pierre L. Alric '69 Schenectady, NY
	Robert P. Balachandran, Esq. '88 New York, NY		Patricia A. Caldwell '75 New York, NY
	James M. Clancy '90 Delmar, NY		John R. Fallon, Jr., Esq. '77, MPA '81 New York, NY
	James O. Jackson, Ph.D. Albany, NY		Abner JeanPierre MPA '93 Latham, NY
	Tremayne Price Student Member Elmira, NY		Michael R. Stein '75 Cooperstown, NY

Faculty Representative
	Susanna Fessler Albany, NY
	Andi Lyons Altamont, NY
Alumni Representative
	William J. McCann, Jr., Esq. '86, MS '87 Niskayuna, NY
Graduate Student Representative
	Nicholas Fahrenkopf Castleton-on-Hudson, NY
Alumni Representative
Canon Kay C. Hotaling Clifton Park, NY