President's Advisory Council

The President’s Advisory Council (PAC) monitors progress on the college’s strategic plan, reviews the development of HVCC’s annual operating budget, and provides a feedback and communication forum for college-wide opportunities, considerations and proposals.

The PAC provides the communication, transparency and discernment that our collegiate community desires in our governance program. It also supports the collective service we devote to our students.

Membership

PAC’s membership includes HVCC Senior Staff, Academic Senate representatives and representatives from the college’s unions.

January 2026 - June 2027 membership includes:

Senior Staff

  • Ainsley Thomas, Chief Diversity Officer
  • Dennis Kennedy, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
  • Jonathan Ashdown, Executive Vice President of Workforce and Industry Partnerships; HVCC North
  • Patricia Klimkewicz, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Michael Markou, Executive Director of the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center
  • Rubén Barato, Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Gerard Marino, Vice President for Administration

Academic Senate Officers

  • Beth Kane, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Mathematics
  • Heather Chase, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Mathematics
  • Jodi Dorrough, Academic Senate Chairperson & Department Chair of Nursing and Surgical Technology
  • Joshua Kohan, Associate Professor, English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language

Union Representatives

  • Christopher McNally, Department Chair, Applied Technologies & President of the Department Chairpersons Association
  • Diane Arrington Stokem, Associate Professor of Nursing, Capital District EOC & President of the EOC Alliance
  • Doreen McGreevy, Academic Coach & President of the Non-Teaching Professionals Organization
  • Jason Vandenburgh, Assistant Director of Public Safety & President of the United Public Service Employees Union
  • Matthew Weir, Interim Assistant Director of Facilities & Representative for the Non-Instructional Employees Union
  • Rachel Bornn, Professor, English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language and Faculty Association Representative

Get in Touch

President's Office

Guenther Enrollment Services Center, President's Suite
(518) 629-4530