The New York State Legislature elected Adrian I. Hale and re-elected Judith Chin and Aramina Vega Ferrer to the New York State Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents is comprised of 17 members elected by the Legislature for five year terms. One member is elected from each of the state’s 13 judicial districts and four members serve at-large.
Adrian Hale (Judicial District 7) has more than 16 years of leadership, economic and workforce development and education advocacy experience. Hale currently serves as director of economic and community development for Foundry Digital. Hale also worked at the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce where he oversaw workforce development initiatives and led the chamber’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Hale also served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years, and afterward enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserves where he served for three more years.
Judith Chin (Judicial District 11) was elected to the Board of Regents in 2015. A lifelong educator, Regent Chin spent more than three decades working for the New York City Department of Education where she served as a teacher, principal, and numerous other leadership roles including as a supervising superintendent for more than 230 schools across the five boroughs. Regent Chin most recently served as the project leader for strategic development for the Reading and Writing Project at the Teachers College at Columbia University.
Aramina Vega Ferrer, Ph.D., (Judicial District 12) was elected to the Board of Regents in 2021. Dr. Ferrer taught in elementary and secondary education for over 30 years and developed and implemented innovative instructional programs for culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. She has also taught at several colleges and universities throughout New York City before becoming an associate professor and chair of the Department of Literacy and Multilingual Studies at Mercy College School of Education. Dr. Ferrer also served as founding director of the School of Education Bronx Parent Center, an initiative working with Bronx families and educators to increase student achievement in pre-K through 12th grade and ensure college access.
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