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).

2012-13 University Council Members

	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 M.B.A. '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
	Michael R. Stein '75 Cooperstown, NY

Faculty Representative
	Christine Wagner Niskayuna, NY
Graduate Student Representative
Gary Roth Oceanside, NY
Alumni Representative
Canon Kay C. Hotaling '67, MS '70 Clifton Park, NY