Board, Leadership and Staff
The University at Albany Foundation board of directors, comprised of alumni, community and University representatives, is responsible for governance of the Foundation. The executive director reports regularly to the board and is responsible for the management of all Foundation funds. The Foundation operates consistent with the policies of the University at Albany, State University of New York. However, the directors are independent of New York State and of SUNY in the exercise of their fiduciary responsibilities.
Board of Directors
Officers
President
George R. Hearst III
Publisher, Times Union
Vice President
Lewis S. Wiener '84
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
Treasurer
Jeffrey H. Black, CPA ’76
Secretary
Brian Straughter, EdD
Vice President, Turf Hotels
Directors
Nolan T. Altman, CPA ’77
Michael J. Borys, ’78, ’79
Vice President, The Goldman Sachs Group
Michael J. Castellana ’84, ’92
President & CEO of SEFCU
Saul Curtis ’81
Kathleen A. Dennis, ’75
President & Founder
Cedarwood Associates
Louis A. Desorbo ’78, ’80
President, WERCS Ltd.
Juliana DeFeo ’23
Elda A. Di Re ’83
Lisa Fund ’05
Senior Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Mary P. Haggerty ’82
Keith S. Hynes ’74
Sharon R. Kantor ’73 PhD, Esq.
The Firenza Group, Ltd., LLC
Amy Knapp ’97
Chief Operating Officer, Corsair Capital
Roanne M. Kulakoff, ’81
William A. Lanford, PhD
Maryanne Lavan, ’81
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Meg Picotte MacClarence ’02
John Oliver Naumann
Chief Executive Officer
Simmons Machine Tool Corporation
William Newman ‘81
Daniel Nolan ’74
President, Hugh Johnson Advisors
Debra Pollard
President & COO
Fenimore Asset Management
Kimberly Sanger Jones ’87
Robert W. Schwartz
Managing Director
Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc.
Rebecca Stafford '95
Founding Partner
Hestia Venture Partners
Susan V. Shipherd ’64
Maureen Sweeney ’84
Edward P. Swyer
President,
The Swyer Companies
Michael Weilheimer, ’83
Mark C. Yang ’92
President & CEO
Power Formation (Taiwan) Ltd.
Ex-Officio
Todd D. Foreman
Vice President for Finance & Administration, University at Albany
Canon Kay C. Hotaling '67, '70
Vice President, Benevolent Association
Jonathan P. Jones '05, '06
Commissioner
City of Albany Department of Recreation
Havidán Rodríguez
President, University at Albany
Fardin Sanai
Vice President for University Advancement
Executive Director, University at Albany Foundation
Foundation Leadership and Staff
Fardin Sanai
Vice President for University Advancement
Executive Director, University at Albany Foundation
Richard P. McGinn, Jr.
CFO/Associate Executive Director
Tara Mikropoulos
Administrative Assistant