Leadership
A State University of New York College (SUNY) community college, Hudson Valley Community College is sponsored by Rensselaer County and overseen by a 10-member Board of Trustees. The college’s faculty and staff are led by Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy, the college’s seventh president.
Administration
Roger A. Ramsammy, Ph.D. (2018)
President
Ph.D., M.S., Howard University
B.S., University of DC
Jonathan D. Ashdown, Ph.D. (2011)
Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S., B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jonathan Brennan (2016)
Chief Information Officer
M.Ed., Post University
B.S., The Sage Colleges
Donal Christian (2020)
Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer
M.B.A., University of Miami
M.A., B.A., CUNY City College
Louis Coplin II (1987)
Vice President for Student Affairs
M.A., Empire State College
B.A., SUNY College Fredonia
Judith DiLorenzo (1993)
Vice President for Academic Affairs
M.A., SUNY Empire State College
B.S., Northeastern University
A.A.S., Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene
Margaret Geehan, Ph.D. (1997)
Dean of Institutional Assessment
Ph.D., M.S., SUNY Albany
B.A., SUNY New Paltz
A.A.S., Fashion Institute Technology
Penny Hill (2011)
Dean of Economic Development and Workforce Initiatives
M.B.A., The Sage Colleges
B.S., SUNY Albany
A.A.S., Hudson Valley Community College
Suzanne Kalkbrenner (2007)
Executive Assistant to the President
B.A., Fordham University
A.O.S., Mildred Elley
Dennis Kennedy (2010)
Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
M.A., SUNY Albany
B.A., Marist College
A.A., Hudson Valley Community College
Patricia Klimkewicz, Ph.D., RN-BC (2000)
Dean of Health Sciences
Ph.D., Walden University
M.B.A., M.S., B.S., The Sage Colleges
A.A.S., Mohawk Valley Community College
Regina M. LaGatta ‘73 (2014)
Executive Director of External and Government Affairs
M.S.Ed., College of Saint Rose
B.S.Ed., SUNY Brockport
A.S., Hudson Valley Community College
Lucille A. Marion, Ph.D. (1983)
Vice President and Executive Director of Capital District Educational Opportunity Center
Ph.D., M.S., B.A., Ed Specialist University Certificate, SUNY Albany
Karen Paquette (2017)
Executive Director of Human Resources
M.S., Central Michigan University
B.S., Seton Hall University
Kathleen Petley (1987)
Executive Director for Institutional Effectiveness
M.S., SUNY Albany
B.A., SUNY Binghamton
Ainsley Thomas (2017)
Chief Diversity Officer
M.A., SUNY Albany
B.A., LeMoyne College
Ronalyn Wilson (2019)
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
M.S., B.A., SUNY Albany