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Kristine D. Duffy, Ed.D.

Kristine D. Duffy, Ed.D., age 59, was appointed a Director of the Company in November 2024; she also served as a Director of the Company’s subsidiary banks, Glens Falls National Bank and Saratoga National Bank, now named Arrow Bank, since 2019 and 2022, respectively; and as a Director of the Company’s insurance subsidiary Upstate Agency, since 2020. Dr. Duffy has served as the seventh President of SUNY Adirondack since 2013 and will retire from that role in July 2025. Before her current position, she served as Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Onondaga Community College and as Dean of Enrollment Management at Cayuga Community College. Dr. Duffy holds a Doctor of Education in Executive Leadership from St. John Fisher College, a Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling from Russell Sage College and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from SUNY Brockport. Dr. Duffy currently serves on the Warren County Economic Development Corporation. With more than 35 years of New York state higher education experience, Dr. Duffy brings personnel, strategic planning and capital fundraising expertise to the Board.