Foundation Board
The SUNY Empire Foundation promotes the quality and visibility of the university. It raises funds to enhance student aid, faculty excellence, and facilities and infrastructure. It promotes innovation, new program development and outreach.
The Foundation invests and responsibly manages funds to assure the ethical stewardship of gifts. By encouraging philanthropy and stewardship, the Foundation supports the future growth of the university in becoming an international model of adult learning.
SUNY Empire Foundation Officers and Directors
Phillip B. Catchings
Boston, MA
Dora Cervantes, ’19
Upper Marlboro, MD
Marian Conway, Ph.D. ’01, ’04
Roslyn, NY
Chair of the Foundation Board
John J. Corrou, ’94
Saratoga Springs, NY
Susan Dake
Saratoga Springs, NY
Tina Evans, Ph.D. ’97
New York, NY
Christopher J. Feeley, ’86
Stratford, CT
Veronica Fitzgerald
Saratoga Springs, NY
Interim Vice President for Advancement
Interim Executive Director
David A. Fullard, Ph.D.
New York, NY
Secretary of the Foundation Board
Scott T. Johnson
Saratoga Springs, NY
James G. Karcher, ’79
Old Field, NY
Althea Luehrsen, ’02, ’10
Buffalo, NY
Vice Chair of the Foundation Board
Julieta Majak
Saratoga Springs, NY
Treasurer of the Foundation Board
David J. Mazzetti '10
Poughkeepsie, NY
Rodney Pope
Saddle River, NJ
David Theobald, ’13, ’17
Saratoga Springs, NY
Ann S. Turner, ’86
Blaine, MN
Amy J. Vaillancourt, ’98
Barkhamsted, CT
Lisa Vollendorf, Ph.D.
Saratoga Springs, NY
President, Empire State University