Board of Trustees
SUNY Ulster is governed by a 10-member board of trustees made up of community leaders
appointed by the Governor of New York or the Ulster County Legislature to serve the
College, as well as a student trustee.
Officers & Members for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
Deborah Briggs
Chair
Appointed: 10/29/2018
Term Expires:6/30/2025
Hometown: Ellenville
County Appointment
Timothy Sweeney
Vice Chair
Appointed: 9/2021
Term Expires: June 30, 2027
Hometown: Stone Ridge
County Appointment
Victoria St. John-Gilligan
Secretary
First Appointment: 1/01/2010
Reappointed: 11/30/2016
Term Expires: 6/30/2023
Hometown: Kingston
County appointment
Anna M. Brett
Appointed: 12/1/2012
Reappointment: 9/2018
Term Expires: 6/30/25
Hometown: Kingston
County appointment
Rev. Gregory Simpson, Ph.D.
Appointed: 12/2021
Term Expires: June 30, 2027
Hometown: Hurley
County Appointment
Bryant "Drew" Andrews
Appointed: 12/2023
Term Expires: June 30, 2024
Hometown: Kingston
Governor's Appointment
Robert R. Jacobsen, Esq.
Appointed: 12/2023
Term Expires: June 30, 2024
Hometown: Kingston
Governor's Appointment
Student Trustee