Alumni and Friends

“I co-founded Sustainable Saratoga, now a fully independent 501c3 organization dedicated to deploying education and advocacy initiatives to take action on natural resources protection and the establishment of sustainable practice. As Mayor, my administration secured “$3.5M in federal and state grants toward creating the Saratoga Greenbelt Trail, a 24-mile recreational trail network, which is contributing to making the city more pedestrian and bike friendly.”

“Hartwick’s professors were a model for me when it came time to teach and to eventually teach/ mentor teachers. They also emulated the teaching philosophy I adopted which is that we can all learn something from everyone as well as treating my students as equals when it comes to the creative process.  As artists, we are lifelong learners. Learning through mistakes, hard work, and dedication are not just things on a syllabus,but benchmarks for the rest of our creative lives.

Hartwick’s campus beauty is a surprise no matter how many times I woke up to it or how many times I visit. However, it is the inner beauty of its people and connections that has sustained me.”