The Skidmore College Board of Trustees has authorized seats for 35 voting members, 31 of whom are elected by the trustees themselves upon the recommendation of the Trusteeship Committee. Four members are elected in conjunction with the Skidmore College Alumni Association. The president of the College and the president of the alumni association are ex-officio members. Each elected member serves a four-year term, except for Young Alumni Trustees, who serve two-year terms. Officers are elected each year; new terms begin June 1. Emeritus status is conferred upon eligible retired members by vote of the board. The full board typically meets in October, February, and May each year. Specific committees may meet throughout the year as necessary.

The responsibilities of the board are met through the action and recommendation of the standing committees. These include the Executive, Academic Affairs, Trusteeship, and Audit committees. Other committees cover investment, budget and finance, infrastructure, special programs, advancement, strategic planning, and student life.

Candidates for trusteeship usually come from among the alumni, parents, and friends of Skidmore who have demonstrated their commitment to the College’s goals through interest in and support of the institution and its programs.


Trustees 2009-10

Susan Gottlieb Beckerman '67
New York, New York
Rosemary Bourne '60
Oyster Bay, New York

Charles B. Buchanan
Glenmont, New York

William P. Dake
Saratoga Springs, New York

Dennis D. Dammerman
Wellington, Florida
Saratoga Springs, New York

Michele A. Dunkerley '80
Alumni Association Trustee
Stephenville, Texas
Terry Thomas Fulmer '76
Rye, New York 
Philip A. Glotzbach
President of the College
Saratoga Springs, New York
John W. Humphrey
Boston, Massachusetts
Maxine Isaacs '69
Washington, DC
Linda Jackson-Chalmers '73
Albany, New York
Bernard H. Kastory
Vero Beach, Florida
Polly Skogsberg Kisiel '62
Sherborn, Massachusetts
Judith Roberts Kunisch '69
President, Alumni Association
West Hartford, Connecticut
William L. Ladd '83
Los Angeles, California
Scott M. Martin '79
Vice Chair of the Board
Los Angeles, California
Elliott Masie
Saratoga Springs, New York
Barbara Kahn Moller '78
London, England
John S. Morris
Hamilton, New York
Emily C. Rover '99
Agnes Gelinas Young Alumni Trustee
New York, New York
Sara Lubin Schupf '62
New York, New York
Stephen F. Sullivan '78
Alumni Association Trustee
Stillwater, New York
S. Donald Sussman
Greenwich, Connecticut
M. Elizabeth Tidball '84 (H)
Adamstown, Maryland
Wilma Stein Tisch '48
New York, New York

Kimberly Roy Tofalli '80
Alumni Association Trustee
Larchmont, New York
Linda Toohey
Vice Chair of the Board
Saratoga Springs, New York

Julianne Cartwright Traylor '68
Alumni Association Trustee
Oakland, California
Robert Weisbuch
Montclair, New Jersey
Janet Lucas Whitman ’59
Chair of the Board
Summit, New Jersey
Susan Kettering Williamson ’59
Lyme, New Hampshire

Board Administrator
Jeanne M. Sisson
(518) 580-5664