THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:	The Cultural Education Committee
FROM:	Carole Huxley
SUBJECT:	Appointment of Barbara Brinkley to APT Board
DATE:	December 8, 2005
STRATEGIC GOAL:	5
AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Consent Agenda

 

Appointment of Barbara A. Brinkley to a three-year term on the Archives Partnership Trust Board beginning on December 8, 2005.

 

Reason(s) for Consideration

 

Required by State Statute
         

Proposed Handling

 

For discussion and approval by Cultural Education Committee and forwarding to full Board via Consent Agenda

 

Procedural History

 

NA

 

Background Information

 

          The Archives Partnership Trust is a 501 (c) (3), public benefit corporation for the sole benefit of the New York State Archives.  The Trust provides private funds, services and support to sustain the excellence of the State Archives, particularly in the areas of education, public programs and preservation, and to ensure that one of New York’s most highly valuable cultural assets is available for future generations.  The Trust is governed by a Board of leading citizens, appointed by the Governor, Legislature and the Board of Regents.   It is requested that Barbara A. Brinkley be appointed to a three-year term beginning on December 8, 2005.

 

Barbara A. Brinkley of Jay, New York, is a retired investment banking executive, having left a position as Senior Vice President at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in 2001 to pursue pro bono volunteer projects and activities.  Since that time, Ms. Brinkley has worked with coalitions of local organizations in the Kingston, NY area to found, organize and produce Governor’s Observance Day honoring the first NYS Governor George Clinton and to rename the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge for Gov. George Clinton.   She also organized a successful coalition to produce the Celebration of the 225^th Anniversary of the New York State Constitution of 1777 in Kingston in 2002.  Ms. Brinkley has served as Regent of the National Society, DAR, New York Chapter; Directress General of the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames; Board member of the Daughters of the Cincinnati; Trustee of the Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York; and Trustee of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery Historic Landmark Fund.  In 2004, she was honored as Volunteer of the Year by the Conference of Historic and Patriotic Societies.  Ms. Brinkley holds a BA degree from Smith College, Northhampton, MA.

 

 

Recommendation

 

It is recommended that the Regents approve the appointment of  Barbara A. Brinkley for a three year term, commencing December 8, 2005.

 

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

Immediate