Board of Trustees
Joseph C. Stein III '86, Chair
Profession and title: Partner & Managing Director, Solomon Partners
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 7 years
Term Ends: 2028
Committees: Ex-officio member of all committees
Cassandra Naylor Brooks '89, Vice-Chair
Profession and title: Former Teacher/Director of Admissions; Currently serves on Several School Boards
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 10 years
Term ends: 2028
Committees: Ex-officio member of all committees, Chair of the Governance Committee, Steering Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Mark D. Gearan L.H.D.'17, P'21, President
Office of the President
Committees: Ex-officio member of all committees
DR. TERESA AMOTT L.H.D.'11
Profession and title: President Emerita, Knox College
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 4 years
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Chair of Belonging, Diversity and Equity, Steering Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Alternative Revenue Committee, Presidential Review Committee
Linda D. Arrington '88
Profession and title: Regional Head of Marketing - Americas, and Co-Head of Marketing - US Wealth Management, UBS
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 25 years
Term ends: 2029
Committees: Chair of Advancement and Communications, Steering Committee, Governance Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Cori Bohan '27
Profession and title: Student
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: New member
Term ends: 2027
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Campus Infrastructure Committee, Student Experience Committee
Katharine “Kate” Strouse Canada ’98
Profession and title: Hiring Director, The Public Interest Network
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 2 years
Term ends: 2028
Committees: Vice-Chair of Human Resources Committee, Financial Management Committee, Academic Affairs Committee
Calvin R. Carver, Jr. '81
Profession and title: Previously an Executive in the Financial Services Industry; currently head softball coach at Pingry School and assistant coach of William Smith soccer
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 24 years
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Financial Management Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Hon. Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. '04
Profession and title: Senator 56th District, New York State Senate
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 5 years
Term Ends: 2029
Committees: Vice-Chair of Advancement and Communications Committee, Campus Infrastructure Committee, Financial Management Committee, Alternative Revenue Committee
Edward R. Cooper '86, P'16
Profession and title: Fine wine, beer and distilled spirits retailer; Vice President, Public Affairs and Community Relations, Total Wine & More
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 14 years
Term ends: 2028
Committees: Executive Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Campus Infrastructure Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Campaign Steering Committee, Presidential Review Committee
Mary Kathryn Pastore Cryan, Wells College ’84, P’15, P16
Profession and title: Former corporate accountant and ESL teacher
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: New member
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Advancement and Communications Committee, Campus Infrastructure Committee, Student Experience Committee
Mark “Skip” A. Darden III ’87, P’17
Profession and title: Attorney, Law Offices of Addison-Darden, P.C.
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: New member
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Advancement and Communications Committee, Belonging, Diversity, and Equity Committee, Human Resources Committee
Joseph DeSimone Jr. '89
Profession and title: Owner, DeSimone Companies, DeSimone Gaming and First Federal Realty
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 1 year
Term ends: 2029
Committees: Vice-Chair of Campus Infrastructure Committee, Financial Management Committee, Human Resources Committee
Dr. Rebecca M. Fox L.H.D. ’95
Profession and title: Retired Dean, Continuing and International Education and UOnline at University of Miami
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 2 years
Term ends: 2028
Committees: Executive Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Student Experience Committee, Alternative Revenue Committee
Ludwig P. Gaines, Esq. ’88
Profession and title: President & Co-founder, The 360 NIL Group; Chief Philanthropic Officer & Executive Consultant, Vincent Strategies, LLC.
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 4 years
Term Ends: 2030
Committees: Chair of Student Experience Committee, Vice-Chair of Belonging, Diversity, and Equity Committee, Steering Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Campus Infrastructure Committee
Aileen Diviney Gleason '85
Profession and title: Managing Director; Bank of America
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 14 years
Term Ends: 2028
Committees: Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Financial Management Committee, Audit Committee
Josephine Grayson P'18
Profession and title: Licensed Landscape Architect
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 5 years
Term Ends: 2029
Committees: Chair of Campus Infrastructure Committee, Steering Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Student Experience Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Dr. Kirra Guard '08, MAT '09
Profession and title: Professor of School Psychology (SUNY Oswego) and Educational Consultant (Core Plus Coaching and Consulting)
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 5 years
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Chair of Alternative Revenue Committee, Vice-Chair of Student Experience Committee, Steering Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Belonging, Diversity and Equity Committee, Honors Committee
Sabrina Horn '83
Profession and title: Public Relations/ Communications Expert, Retired CEO and Founder, Horn Group, Inc., Leadership Coach, Advisor, Author; Horn Strategy, LLC
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 1 year
Term ends: 2029
Committees: Vice-Chair of Enrollment Management Committee, Human Resources Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Roxanne Jackson ’81
Profession and title: President/Owner of RJ Agency LLC, Insurance Agency in Ft Lauderdale Florida
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: New member
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Campus Infrastructure Committee, Financial Management Committee, Human Resources Committee
William A. Margiloff '92
Profession and title: Zeta Global
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 16 years
Term Ends: 2030
Committees: Executive Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Campus Infrastructure Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Alternative Revenue Committee
Andrew G. McMaster, Jr. '74, P'09
Profession and title: Retired Vice Chairman, Deloitte LLP
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 29 years
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Financial Management Committee, Investment Committee
Allison Morrow '76
Profession and title: Career in global capital markets
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 26 years
Term Ends: 2028
Committees: Chair of the Honors Committee, Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Jonathan Mothner '85
Profession and title: Executive Vice President, Chief Risk and Legal Officer; Synchrony
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 1 year
Term ends: 2029
Committees: Vice-Chair of the Governance Committee, Audit Committee, Financial Management Committee
Dr. Margueritte S. Murphy
Profession and title: Served as associate provost at HWS, chair of the Colleges Writing & Rhetoric Program and an adviser and faculty liaison to the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 6 years
Term ends: 2028
Committees: Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, Steering Committee, Belonging, Diversity and Equity Committee, Human Resources Committee
Melanie Jones Parker, Wells College ’06
Profession and title: Data Scientist, SentiLink
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: New member
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Financial Management Committee
Rupert Ramsay '27
Profession and title: Student
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: New member
Term ends: 2027
Committees: Enrollment Management Committee, Financial Management Committee, Student Experience Committee
James B. Robinson, Esq. '96
Profession and title: Senior Director, Global Tax Reporting and Tax Policy
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 12 years
Term ends: 2030
Committees: Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Enrollment Management Committee
The Rt. Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer
Profession and title: The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 2 years
Term Ends: 2028
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Belonging, Diversity and Equity Committee, Student Experience Committee
Eric J. Stein '89
Profession and title: Retired Global Chairman, Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan Chase
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 7 years
Term Ends: 2027
Committees: Chair of the Financial Management Committee, Steering Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Investment Committee, Alternative Revenue Committee
Kevin Stein ’88
Profession and title: President and CEO, TransDigm Group Inc.
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 2 years
Term ends: 2028
Committees: Vice-Chair of the Financial Management Committee, Governance Committee, Investment Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Samuel A. Stern, Esq. '03
Profession and title: Attorney, Stern, Kilcullen and Rufolo LLC
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 8 years
Term Ends: 2027
Committees: Chair of the Audit Committee, Steering Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Student Experience Committee
Craig R. Stine '81, P'17
Profession and title: Vice Chairman, Global Financial Institutions Group (FIG) at Barclays Investment Bank
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 15 years
Term ends: 2029
Committees: Executive Committee, Financial Management Committee, Investment Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Gordon Sweely '86
Profession and title: Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Structured Products and Private Credit, Nomura Securities International
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 1 year
Term ends: 2029
Committees: Vice-Chair of the Investment Committee, Audit Committee, Financial Management Committee, Campaign Steering Committee
Mehrnaz Vahid-Ahdieh '85, P'17
Profession and title: Managing Director, Former Global Head of Wealth at Work at Citi
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 5 years
Term Ends: 2029
Committees: Chair of the Investment Committee, Steering Committee, Human Resources Committee, Presidential Review Committee
Paul Wasmund ’07
Profession and title: Director at E Source
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 2 years
Term ends: 2028
Committees: Chair of the Enrollment Management Committee, Steering Committee, Financial Management Committee, Alternative Revenue Committee
Dr. Richard L. Wasserman '70
Profession and title: Medical Director of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Medical City Children’s Hospital; Principal, Richard L. Wasserman Consulting
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 20 years
Term Ends: 2030
Committees: Chair of the Presidential Review Committee, Vice-Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, Steering Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Enrollment Management Committee
William T. Whitaker, Jr. '73, L.H.D. '97
Profession and title: Correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS News, New York
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 25 years
Term Ends: 2027
Committees: Executive Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Belonging, Diversity and Equity Committee
Stephen Wong '89
Profession and title: Managing Partner, Valley Capital Partners
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 5 years
Term Ends: 2029
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Honors Committee
Warren K. Zola '89, P'18
Profession and title: Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight
Completed years of service as of June 30, 2026: 7 years
Term ends: 2027
Committees: Chair of the Human Resources Committee, Steering Committee, Advancement and Communications Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Alternative Revenue Committee
Honorary Trustees
- Thomas S. Bozzuto '68, L.H.D. '18
- Langdon P. Cook P'99, P'05, L.H.D.'12
- David H. Deming '75
- Worth Douglas '67
- Katherine D. Elliott '66, L.H.D. '08
- Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish ’82, L.H.D. '23
- Herbert J. McCooey Jr. ’76, P’04, P’09
- Judith Hershey Melly L.H.D. '16
- Douglas F. Myles '51
- Jane F. Napier P'89
- Thomas B. Poole '61, P'91, L.H.D. '06
- Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. '52, L.H.D.'02
- Herbert J. Stern '58, P'03, LL.D. '74
- Beth Yingling '76
- Maureen C. Zupan '72, P'09, L.H.D. '16
Student Trustees-Elect
- Kaleigh McPhail '28
- Delainy Williams '28