Pataki Appoints Two Trustees in Last-Minute Senate Meeting
by Advocate Staff
In a last minute Senate meeting on December 13th, 2006, purportedly called to finish a bill on civil confinement for sexual predators, the former Governor George Pataki and the New York State Senate confirmed two appointments to the CUNY Board of Trustees: Jeffrey Wiesenfeld and Solomon A. “Sam” Sutton.
Solomon A. Sutton, the newest member of the CUNY Board of Trustees is a graduate of Yeshiva University and is the Executive officer of Accessory Exchange Incorporated, a company that produces and distributes fine leather goods. He is also President of the Sephardic Community Federation, and the Vice-President of the Education Association for Children in New York State. In addition to Sutton’s many business and civic activities he is a certified foster parent and has fostered at least a dozen children from New York State over the years.
The other appointment, Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, is a former member of the counterintelligence department of the FBI, a current sitting member of the CUNY Board of Trustees and is a principal with Bernstein Global Wealth Management. Wiesenfeld was originally appointed by Pataki in 1999. His tenure is set to expire in 2013.
Of the sixteen members of the CUNY Board of Trustees, seven are appointed by The New York state Governor at the approval of the State Senate and five are appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. The remaining two members include the chairs of the CUNY Faculty and Student Senates.
