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The Board of Trustees is responsible for the policy direction of Russell Sage College and its educational and administrative organization, as required by law. The institutional authority of the Board is paramount in all matters affecting Russell Sage College. Specifically the Board provides oversight of all fiduciary and policy matters, and is responsible for hiring and evaluating the President.
Board of Trustees 2020-2021
Christopher Ames
President
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY
John Bellardini ’96
(Vice Chair)
Chief Financial Officer
The Widewaters Group, Inc.
Jamesville, NY
John Bennett, MD
President & CEO
CDPHP
Albany, NY
Therese Bentley ’82
Elverson, PA
Jeanne Cioppa-Mosca ’82
Senior Vice President
City University of New York
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Christopher Dahl
President Emeritus
Ann Arbor, MI
Caroline Leavitt DeCota ’84
Retired
North Attleboro, MA
Kathryn Diamond ’60
Retired
San Francisco, CA
Ann Duffield
President
Ann Duffield & Colleagues
Westchester, PA
Francine Ebersman ’79
Controller
Scottsdale Hangar One
Cave Creek, AZ
Marilyn Miller Fowler ’69
Retired
Concord, CA
Eileen Witzman Goldblatt ’67
President
LBD Systems, Inc.
New York, NY
Julia Greenstein-Bleicher ’78
Retired
West Newton, MA
Catherine Hill
Founder & Acting Partner
CooperHill
Loudonville, NY
Belinda Hilton ’97
(Secretary)
Director of Finance
The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
Guilderland, NY
Jeff Mirel
Executive Vice President
The Rosenblum Companies
Albany, NY
Kevin O’Bryan ’88
Retired
Troy, NY
Deborah Onslow
Retired
Rochester, NY
Chester J. Opalka, Jr.
(Vice Chair)
Retired
Averill Park, NY
Ronnye Berg Shamam
President/Owner
Shamron Mills, LLC
Troy, NY
Patricia Timpano Sparrell ’78
(Chair)
Retired
Oakton, VA
Robin Livingston Taubin ’74
Retired
New York, NY
Nancy Valley ’81
Retired
Wynantskill, NY
Christine Ward ’71
Retired
Troy, NY
Benita Zahn
Co-Anchor
NewsChannel 13
Clifton Park, NY