The Albany Academies Leadership

Ann Wendth is a Director of Institutional Advancement at The Albany Academies and Chief Advancement Officer at The Albany Academies and is based in Slingerlands, New York. She has worked as Director of External Affairs at The Albany Academies, Senior Vice President at Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Marketing and Public Relations Associate at CDPHP. Ann studied at MODIVCARE INC.

David Lester is a Graduate Student at Alabama A&M University and Chief Human Resources Officer at The Albany Academies and is based in Hudson, New York. He has worked as Senior Vice President Global Human Resources at Taconic Biosciences; President at Juniper Consulting Group Inc; and Manager, Training & Organization Development at EASTMAN KODAK CO. David attended Rochester Institute Of Technology (RIT) between 1983 and 1985 and Boston University between 2007 and 2007.

Strategic thinker with strong problem solving skills. Currently responsible for the School’s finances and operations: $15m annual budget; monthly financial reporting; legal; risk management; Human Resources; financial aid; third party vendors; contracted services; buildings and grounds; and capital construction. As a member of the leadership team work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees to deliver mission driven programming.