The college is sponsored by Rensselaer County and is part of the State University of New York system. The college is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees, which is appointed by the Governor (4), the Rensselaer County Legislature (5), and elected from among the student body (1).

To contact the Board of Trustees, please call Assistant Secretary to the Board Suzanne Kalkbrenner at (518) 629-4530 or email s.kalkbrenner@hvcc.edu.

	Neil J. Kelleher '91 Chairman Term Expires: 2017 Appointed by: Rensselaer County Legislature
	Joseph A. Kapp Vice Chairman Term Expires: 2022 Appointed by: Rensselaer County Legislature
	Judith H. Breselor Term Expires: 2021 Appointed by: Rensselaer County Legislature
	Catherine I. Conroy Term Expires: 2018 Appointed by: Governor
	William F. Fagan '73 Term Expires: 2016 Appointed by: Governor
	William C. Jennings Term Expires: 2020 Appointed by: Governor
	Conrad H. Lang, Jr. Term Expires: 2018 Appointed by: Rensselaer County Legislature
	Wayne L. Pratt Term Expires: 2019 Appointed by: Rensselaer County Legislature
	Brian Zweig Term Expires: 2016 Appointed by: Governor
	Manik Elahi S. Student Trustee 2016-17
	George J. Raneri Secretary to the Board
	Suzanne Kalkbrenner Assistant Secretary to the Board