2022-2023 MEMBERSHIP
LEE BRAGGS was appointed to the Board of Trustees by the New York state governor in 2019. Braggs retired in 2013, after serving more than 30 years as the chief waste water treatment operator at Great Meadow Correctional Facility. He serves as first vice president of the NAACP Glens Falls Branch and has held a number of offices during his more than 20 years of activity with the organization. His volunteer work also includes having served on the board of World Awareness Children’s Museum and being a trustee and ordained deacon of Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church. Braggs earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Alcorn State University in Mississippi.
AMIE GONZALES is the president and project manager of Hunt Companies, a general contractor specializing in light commercial construction, and serves as secretary of the SUNY Adirondack Board. She served for eight years as a first class petty officer in the U.S. Navy as a mass communication specialist. Her work was published by more than 12 media outlets within the Department of Defense and external media outlets. She holds a Master of Business Administration in project management from Strayer University, a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Excelsior College and an associate degree in photographic technology from Herkimer County Community College. She holds a Certificate in Women in Leadership from Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business and a Certificate in Business Strategy from Cornell’s SC Johnson Graduate School of Management. She is also a 2019 graduate of the Association of General Contractors, Future Construction leaders of New York State program.
KATHLEEN GRASMEDER, appointed to the Board of Trustees by the Warren County Board of Supervisors, serves as the Board's vice chair. Grasmeder is a managing director, senior portfolio manager and financial planning specialist at Morgan Stanley. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, she was named to Forbes magazine’s list of America's Top 200 Women Financial Advisors and Forbes' Best-in-State Financial Advisors. She is president-elect for Glens Falls Rotary. Her term on the college's Board expires June 30, 2024.
KEVIN HAYES, a native of Argyle, was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Washington County. Hayes graduated from SUNY Adirondack in 1976 and earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Siena College in 1978. He worked as a senior accountant for Jenkins and Powers CPA before becoming the first administrator of Washington County, a position he held for 31 years until his retirement in 2015. He serves on the board at Fort Hudson Nursing Home and was elected to the Town Board of Argyle in 2018. His term on the college’s Board expires June 30, 2026.
ROBERT JUDGE, Ed.D., a Washington County resident appointed to the Board of Trustees by New York state governor, serves as the Board’s chair. Judge’s long career in education began in New York City. Regionally he worked at Shenendehowa Central School, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School, Hudson Falls Central School, SUNY Plattsburgh and College of St. Rose. Judge was a consultant for the United States State Department and traveled to West Africa to provide service to the American Schools of Ouagadougou, Upper Volta; Bamako, Mali; and Nouakchott, Mauritania. He was an authorial reviewer for the Economy Company’s reading program and was a member of Houghton Mifflin’s reference division’s task force. He earned a bachelor’s in English from St. Francis College, a master’s in English from University at Albany and a doctorate in reading from University at Albany. Judge’s term on the college’s Board expires June 30, 2021.
OTTO MILLER is a graduate of Queensbury High School. The Criminal Justice major is expected to graduate from SUNY Adirondack in May 2022. He works part time for Done Right Roofing, in the Student Senate office, at the College’s Welcome desk in Warren Hall, and will be a peer coach to help students successfully transition to college life. He also advises Glens Falls City Planning and Development Office on ways to improve accessibility throughout the city. He enjoys photography, particularly taking pictures of nature.
DIANA PALMER, LP.D, LMFT, was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Palmer is a licensed therapist and clinical supervisor in private practice in Glens Falls. In addition to her clinical work, she collaborates with graduate programs to train students for licensure and presents educational seminars and is a part-time lecturer at Northeastern University, teaching Public Policy Theory and Practice to doctoral students. She is the past president and a clinical fellow with the NY Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Palmer is serving her second term as Third Ward councilperson for Glens Falls. She was appointed by Warren County Board of Supervisors to serve on the County Ethics Board and by Gov. Hochul to serve on the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group for New York state. She participated in numerous volunteer positions in the community, including at Open Door Mission, The Red Cross, coaching Odyssey of the Mind, and previously serving as Kensington Road School PTA vice president. She holds a master's degree in Counseling from California State University Los Angeles and a Doctorate in Law in Policy from Northeastern University. Palmer's term on the college's Board expires June 30, 2028.
PATRICIA PIETROPAOLO, Ph.D., was appointed to the Board of Trustees by the Warren County Board of Supervisors in 2009, serving as chair, a position she also held from 2015-2018. Pietropaolo is an educational consultant with a lengthy career in education, as a science professor and an administrator. She has served as assistant provost of the State University of New York, dean of Academic Affairs at Herkimer County Community College, and associate dean and dean of Academic Affairs at SUNY Adirondack. Pietropaolo’s term on SUNY Adirondack’s Board expires June 30, 2024.
ALAN REDEKER was appointed to the Board of Trustees by the Warren County Board of Supervisors in 2005. He served as vice chair and secretary for many years. He is a member on the Audit and Finance, By-Laws and Policy, Trusteeship and Personnel committees. He also serves the college as a member of the SUNY Adirondack Foundation’s Board of Directors. Redeker is retired president of Glens Falls Lehigh Cement Company and is chair of the Board of Trustees for The North Country Mutual Funds. He has actively supported area community organizations and is on the Board of Directors of Glens Falls Symphony. He also served as a trustee for The Hyde Collection and is a past chair. Redeker’s term with the college’s Board expires June 30, 2022.
TRUSTEES EMERITI
- H. Hudson Barton, 1960-1971
- John Bishop, 1992-1998
- R. Harry Booth, 2000-2020
- Leslie Bristol, 1971-1987
- Mark Bulmer, 2003-2016
- John J. Castle, 1970-1983
- Robert Clark, 1979-1995
- Catherine Crank, 1993-2002
- Barbara DeSantis, 1982-1996
- Homer Dearlove, 1960-1984
- Jack Irion, 1994-2003
- Joan Kubricky, 1991-2000
- John Morabito, 2008-2017
- Rich Norman, 1993-2007
- William Potvin, 1984-1998
- Joseph L. Randles, 1970-1988
- Merritt E. Scoville, 1960-1992
- Robert Van Dyke, 1983-1989
- William Walsh, 1996-1999
