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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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Submitting Information and Agenda Items for Consideration by the SUNY ESF Board of Trustees

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