2025 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Higher Education
February 25, 2025
9:30 AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany

Transcript Pending
Testimony
John King Jr.
Chancellor
State University of New York

Felix V. Matos Rodriguez
Chancellor
City University of New York

Dr. Guillermo Linares
President
New York State Higher Education Services Corporation

Betty A. Rosa
Commissioner
New York State Department of Education

James Davis
President
Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Local 2334

George Cushman
Chair
New York Community College Trustees

Andrew Sako
President
Faculty Federation of Erie Community College

Bradley Hershenson     (Testimony Pending)
Business Agent
Graduate Students Employees Union Of the Communications Workers Union 1104

Frederick Kowal
President
United University Professions

Gabriella Lerner
President
Empire State University Student Government Association

David Covington
Director
CCNY Alumni Association

Daniel Reden     (Testimony Pending)
CUNY Senate Chairperson & Trustee
University Student Senate CUNY

Gio Harvey
President
State University of New York Student Assembly

Ruth Genn
Executive Director
Literacy Academy Collective

Chris Lacrosse
Director
New York State Police Benevolent Association

Donna Stelling-Gurnett
President
Association of Private Colleges

Lola Brabham
President
Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities

Erinn Elisabeth Espinosa
Director
Catholic Charities Tri-County Services

David Adams
General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Kaplan

Blair Horner
Executive Director
New York Public Interest Research Group

Deidra Nesbeth
Director
Fostering Youth Success Alliance

Samuel Rowser
Executive Director
On Point for College

Jeff Smink     (Testimony Pending)
Deputy Director
REACH NY

Elizabeth Altman     (Testimony Pending)
Partnerships
Friends of the NYS Liberty

Dr Renaldo D Alba
President
Association for Program Administrators for CSTEP & STEP

Written Testimony
The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.

New York State Radiological Society

Hunt Institute's The Path Forward initiative

Fordham University

The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (SCAA)

New York State Academy of Family Physicians

Community Pharmacy Association of NYS

New York State Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NYSANA)

The Business Council

New York American College of Emergency Physicians (New York ACEP)

Dr Muhammed Tekanyi
University Student Senate (USS CUNY)

Vincent Mirabella
University Student Senate (USS CUNY)

New York Health Foundation (NYHealth)