Board of Trustees
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Executive Committee
Lucille Werlinich
Chair, Purchase College Foundation Board of TrusteesWerlinich Family FoundationExecutive Committee, Chair
Investment Committee, Member
Finance Committee, Member
PAC Advisory Council, MemberDavid M. Fleisher, Esq. ’75
Vice Chair, Purchase College Foundation Board of TrusteesPrincipal, Law Office of David M. Fleisher, P.C.Executive Committee, Vice Chair
Audit Committee, Co-Chair
Nominating and Governance Committee, Chair
Alumni Engagement and Development Committee, Member
Finance Committee, MemberMichelle C. Ifill
Vice Chair, Purchase College Foundation Board of TrusteesRetired, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Verizon Corporate Services Group, IncExecutive Committee, Vice Chair
Nominating and Governance Committee, MemberWilliam Klingenstein
Secretary, Purchase College Foundation Board of TrusteesPresident, Klingenstein Capital, LLCExecutive Committee, Secretary
Student Success Committee, Co-Chair
Finance Committee, MemberJudith A. Riggs
Treasurer, Purchase College Foundation Board of TrusteesFounder and President, Judith Riggs & Company, Inc.Executive Committee, Treasurer
Finance Committee, Chair
Audit Committee, Member
Nominating and Governance Committee, Member
Student Success Committee, MemberPeggy Luy
Ex-Officio Trustee, Purchase College Foundation; Ex-Officio Member, The PAC Advisory CouncilInterim Executive Director, Purchase College Foundation and Interim Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Purchase College, SUNYExecutive Committee, Ex-Officio
Nominating and Governance Committee, Ex-Officio
Alumni Engagement and Development Committee, Ex-Officio
Finance Committee, Ex-Officio
Investment Committee, Ex-Officio
Student Success Committee, Ex-Officio
PAC Advisory Council, Ex-OfficioMilagros “Milly” Peña
Ex-Officio Trustee, Purchase College FoundationPresident, Purchase College, SUNYExecutive Committee, Ex-Officio
Nominating and Governance Committee, Ex-Officio
Investment Committee, Ex-Officio
PAC Advisory Council, Ex-Officio
Student Success Committee, Ex-Officio
Trustees
Clifford H. Aronson
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationPartner, SkaddenAudit Committee, Co-Chair
Investment Committee, MemberUmran Beba
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationPartner, August LeadershipAlumni Engagement and Development Committee, Member
PAC Advisory Council, MemberVicki Gillespie
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationSVP and Global Process Executive for PepsiCoAudit Committee, Member
Finance Committee, MemberRuth Hinerfeld
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationCivic Leader and an InternationalistStudent Success Committee, Member
Suellen McAvoy Peluso ’77
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationUniversity of New HampshireAlumni Engagement and Development Committee, Chair
Nominating and Governance Committee, MemberRichard A. Muskus, Jr.
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationChief Revenue Officer, Carver Federal Savings BankFinance Committee, Co-Chair
Audit Committee, MemberGeri E. Pell
Trustee, Purchase College Foundation and Chair, The Performing Arts Center Advisory CouncilChief Executive Officer, Pell Wealth PartnersInvestment Committee, Co-Chair
PAC Advisory Council, ChairJohn Ramberg ’76
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationRetired executive, Northrop GrummanAlumni Engagement and Development Committee, Member
Debra Roth
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationExecutive Director, Head of Compliance Regulatory Group, Morgan StanleyAlumni Engagement and Development Committee, Member
Audit Committee, MemberSanjay S. Santhanam
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationPrivate Investor and Retired Partner, Galleon GroupInvestment Committee, Co-Chair
Gerhard Seerbacher
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationOwner, Boulder Hill LLCFinance Committee, Member
Investment Committee, MemberPeter J. Wise
Trustee, Purchase College FoundationFounding Partner, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLPStudent Success Committee, Member
Emeritus Board
Emily Grant
Emerita TrusteeEmerita Trustee of the Purchase College Foundation and Chair of the Purchase College Foundation Emeritus Board
In Memoriam
Donald Cecil (1927-1920)
Beloved former member of the Foundation’s Board of TrusteesFounding partner, Cumberland Associates