Columbia-Greene Community College is sponsored by both Columbia and Greene counties and is part of the State University of New York system. The college is governed by a 10 member Board of Trustees, four of whom are appointed by the Governor, five by the Columbia County Board of Supervisors and the Greene County Legislatures, and one is elected by students from among the student body.

To contact the Board of Trustees, please e-mail Executive Secretary to the Board, Christine Perry or call 518-828-4181 extension 3225.

Edward “Ned” Schneier, Jr., Ph.D.
Chair
Professor Emeritus, The City College of the City University of New York.

William Haltermann
Vice Chair
Former finance manager with Chase Manhattan Bank, Paine Webber and Dean Witter Reynolds. Education consultant.

Peter O’Hara
Secretary
Dean Emeritus, Norwalk Community College, CT. Retired Consultant State University of New York Foundation.

Philip Abitabile
Retired educator. Owner, Taconic Associates.

Bruce Bohnsack
President of Gtel (Germantown Telephone Company).

Maryanne Lee
President of Saturn Industries and President and CEO of Leer Technologies. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Claverack Free Library.

Rosemary Lewis
Educator, Cairo-Durham Central School District.

Barbara Slutzky
Retired educator from Hunter-Tannersville Central School District. Has served as Vice-President of the Hunger Civic Association and as Secretary of both the Rip VanWinkle Lions Club and the Greene Room Players.

Kenneth Wilber
Retired Columbia County Treasurer.

Sabra Simon
Student Trustee.