Leadership
Board of Trustees
Each college or university in the SUNY system has its own Governing Council or Board of Trustees, subject to the control, management, or approval of the SUNY Board of Trustees.
ESF is the only institution of the 29 SUNY state-operated campuses with a governing Board of Trustees (“the Board”) instead of a Governing Council. The Board’s authority is set by statutes that grant the Board more extensive authority and responsibility than any other SUNY institution.
The composition of the Board is pursuant to the New York State Education Law §6003 and consists of 15 members. These members include the New York State Lieutenant Governor, State Commissioner of Education, SUNY Chancellor, State Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and Chancellor or Syracuse University, all of whom are Ex Officio members. Of the remaining members, nine of the Board are appointed by the Governor of the State of New York, by and with the advice and consent of the Sate Senate, and one member is elected by the students of ESF.
All members of the Board serve without compensation.
Members
Appointed by the New York State Governor
Chair: William Fisher, Camillus
Vice Chair: John Bartow, Ballston Spa
Linda Brown-Robinson, Syracuse
Vita DeMarchi, Manlius
Steven (Rick) Fedrizzi, Syracuse
Daniel T. Fitts, Lake Placid
Stephen Sloan, Rochester
Oluwole (OJ) McFoy, Buffalo
Vacancy
Student Trustees
Silas Brennan Cochran, Syracuse (Undergrad)
Ex-officio Trustees
Dr. John B. King, Jr., Chancellor, State University of New York, Albany
Kent Syverud, Chancellor, Syracuse University, Syracuse
Antonio Delgado, Lieutenant Governor, State of New York, Albany
Dr. Betty A. Rosa, Commissioner, Department of Education & President of the University
of the State of New York, Albany
Basil Seggos, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany
Adriana Espinoza, Deputy Commissioner for Equity and Justice, Department of
Environmental Conservation, Brooklyn, representing Commissioner, Department
of
Environmental Conservation
Secretary to the Board
Ragan Squier, Executive Director for Administration, SUNY ESF, Syracuse
2023-2024 Full Board Meetings
March 3, 2023 — Cancelled
Meeting Livestream
Board Committee Meetings
Governance
01/26/23 — Official notice | Agenda | 02/09/22 Minutes | Video | 01/26/23 Minutes
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Sustainable Finance
02/22/23 — Official notice | Agenda | 05/02/22 Minutes | Proposed Minutes Resolution
04/13/23 — Official notice | Agenda | 02/22/23 Minutes
06/20/23 (Postponed) — Official notice | Agenda | 04/13/23 Minutes
10/23/23 — Official notice | Agenda | 04/13/23 Minutes
11/29/23 — Official notice | Agenda | 10/23/23 Minutes
Facilities
05/09/23 — Official notice | Agenda
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