Leadership

President Duffy works closely with her staff and the SUNY Adirondack Board of Trustees to ensure a bright future for SUNY Adirondack.

Dr. Duffy is SUNY Adirondack's seventh president. She has significant experience in New York state higher education. She served for seven years as vice  president of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Onondaga Community College and six years as dean of Enrollment Management at Cayuga Community College. Before that, she held positions in high school counseling and college admissions in the Capital District.  

She holds an Ed.D. in Executive Leadership from St. John Fisher College. Her research centered on student retention at community colleges and her dissertation was "A Mixed Methods Study of Community College Students on Academic Probation: The Limiting Effect of Academic Doublespeak." She also earned a M.S. in Guidance and Counseling from Russell Sage College and a B.S. in Business Administration from  SUNY Brockport. 

Dr. Duffy assisted the college in securing and investing nearly $45 million in federal, state, county and private gifts and grants to improve nursing, science, athletic and student service-related facilities, as well as improved direct support services to students. Nearly 90,000 square feet of facilities have been constructed or renovated and the college’s state-of-the-art Culinary center and student-run restaurant, Seasoned, opened in downtown Glens Falls in September 2018. 

She is involved with the community through several board positions. She is a member of Warren County Economic Development Council, Saratoga Economic Development  Council, Glens Falls National Bank and the Upstate Agency board of directors. She serves on the Rural Community College Alliance, and as past-president of the New York State Community College Association of Presidents. She has also served on the boards of Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce and Greater Glens Falls YMCA.

She was honored with the Community Champion award from Hudson Headwaters Health Network in 2016. 

In May, she announced she will retire in July 2025.