President's Staff

 

JOHN DELATE, PH.D. delatej@sunyacc.edu​
Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment

  • More than 22 years of experience in higher education at public institutions in New York and New Jersey
  • Served as associate vice president for Student Services at Monroe Community College
  • Was associate dean of Student Affairs at Purchase College
  • Served as executive director of Residence Life at Montclair State University
  • Served in the Peace Corps in Liberia, West Africa
  • Coached college football
  • Adjunct professor of communications at Purchase  
  • Bachelor's degree in Social Services, Manfield University
  • Master's degree in American History, Clark University
  • Doctorate in American History, Clark University

CORNELIUS GILBERT, Ph.D. gilbertc@sunyacc.edu​
Chief Diversity Officer

  • Worked as a college advisor
  • Taught at Northern Illinois University and University of St. Thomas
  • Member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the nation's first black Greek collegiate fraternity
  • Bachelor's degrees in History and Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Master's degree in Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Doctorate in Education with a focus on History, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

MARY E. HAND handm@sunyacc.edu
Chief Information Officer at SUNY Adirondack

  • Previous positions include vice president of Information Services at Albany Medical Center and director of Information Services at Glens Falls Hospital
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Siena College
  • Master of Business Administration, The College of Saint Rose
  • Member of SUNY Student Information and Campus Administrative Systems and SUNY Security Operations Center Executive Boards

JOHN E. JABLONSKI, Ph.D.

JOHN E. JABLONSKI, Ph.D. jablonskij@sunyacc.edu
Vice President for Academic Affairs

  • Was president of Clinton Community College
  • Served as president of Fulton-Montgomery Community College
  • Ph.D. Educational Policy and Leadership, Advanced Graduate Certificate in CC Leadership, University at Albany
  • Master of Science in Engineering (Bioengineering), University of Pennsylvania
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Union College
  • Associate of Science in Engineering Science, Fulton-Montgomery Community College

RACHAEL HUNSINGER PATTEN pattenr@sunyacc.edu
Chief Advancement Officer and Executive Director of SUNY Adirondack Foundation

  • Thirty years of experience in fundraising and higher education
  • Served as executive director of Development, Alumni Relations and SUNY Adirondack Foundation from 2012 to 2018
  • Worked at organizations including Skidmore College, Albany Law School and Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC)
  • Bachelor's degree from Ithaca College

 

ANN MARIE SCHEIDEGGER, M.B.A.

ANN MARIE SCHEIDEGGER, M.B.A. sommaa@sunyacc.edu
Vice President for Administrative Services and Treasurer

  • More than 19 years of higher education administrative leadership experience at public and private institutions
  • Vice president of the New York State Community College Business Officers Association
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Siena College
  • Master of Business Administration, Siena College
  • Member of the Town of Bolton Planning Board and serves on the United Way Allocations Committee