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2024 Foundation Board
Christian Kersten
Foundation Chairperson
Development Professional, University and Museum Executive
Doreen Davis
Vice Chairperson
Retired VP US Human Health Merck; Vice Chair, Columbia-Greene Community College Board Trustees
Christine Cumming
Treasurer
Retired First VP Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Adjunct Professor at Columbia University
Anthony De Santis
Property Management
Dr. Victoria L. Walsh
Columbia-Greene Community College President (ex officio)
Jim Finch
Professor of Finance, New York University
Kristin Gamble
Investment Management Professional; Board Member Scenic Hudson (Chair 2016-2021); President Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society
Patricia Gibson
Physical Therapy Assistant
Alan Gosule
Partner, Global Law Firm Clifford Chance
Ruben Lindo
Founder of Blak Mar Farms; CEO of Phoenix Nutraceutical; President and CEO of Herbn Couture
Charles Millar
Senior Vice President, Complex Manager, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Robert Montgomery
Retired Director of the David G. Whitcomb Foundation
Peter O’Hara
President, Columbia-Greene Community College Board of Trustees; Retired Executive, Norwalk Community College
Kyle Patzwahl
Attorney; C-GCC alumnus
Michael Phippen
Professor, Division Chair for Arts and Humanities, Director of Honors Studies, 504 Compliance Office, Faculty Council of Community Colleges Delegate
Frances Spark
Retired Chief Financial Officer; Corporate Board Member and Advisor
Brian Stickles
Vice President, Corporate Lending Bank of Greene County; C-GCC alumnus
Matthew Wood
President, MetzWood Insurance
