Nicholas F. Laino

Nicholas F. Laino serves as Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance at Herkimer College since 2005 and holds an Adjunct Associate Professor appointment. Previously served as interim president (2014-2015) and officer-in-charge (2014, 2008). External roles include vice chairman of the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority Board and chairman of its Audit and Finance Committee, plus community director for the Bank of Cooperstown.

Educational background:

• A.A.S. in Business Administration from SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
• B.B.A. in Business and Public Management from SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
• M.S. in Business Management from SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome

Research focuses on Business Administration, Financial Management, Public Administration, and Higher Education Administration, emphasizing practical applications in institutional leadership and fiscal operations within higher education contexts.

Professional affiliations include vice president of the New York State Community College Business Officers Association (former Education Committee chairman), Middle States Commission on Higher Education evaluator, and SUNY Shared Services Steering Committee member. Formerly part of SUNY Strategic Planning "Group of 200".