Board of Trustees

David J. Males, Chair 
David Males was appointed to the Board of Trustees in November 2016 by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo. He served for two terms as Vice Chair, from 2021-2023, before being elected Chair in 2023.  He currently serves as the Trustee representative on the Middle States Steering Committee and spent the last two years as chair of the Academic & Educational Services Committee and member of the Facilities Committee. He previously served for two years on the Personnel Committee and as the Trustee Representative on the Jefferson Faculty Student Association Auxiliary Board of Directors. Trustee Males enjoyed a forty year career in the broadcast industry, retiring 2021 from the position of Vice President and General Manager of WWTI/ABC 50 in Watertown.  

Cindy F. Intschert, Vice Chair
Chair – Academic & Educational Services Committee
Member – Personnel Committee
Cindy Intschert was appointed by the Jefferson County Board of Legislators to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Trustees in December 2020. She was elected Vice Chair in 2023. She has previously served on the Facilities Committee and Personnel Committee and as the Trustee Representative on the Jefferson Faculty Student Association Auxiliary (JFSAA) Board of Directors. Trustee Intschert enjoyed a thirty-year career with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, retiring from the position of District Attorney in 2015. She is a graduate of Jefferson Community College and was honored as a Distinguished Alumna in 2000.

Taylor M. LaClair, Student Trustee
Member – Academic & Educational Services Committee
Tye LaClair was elected in May 2023 by the student body to serve as Student Trustee on the JCC Board of Trustees for the 2023-2024 year.  Trustee LaClair, a graduate of Watertown High School, is enrolled in the humanities and social sciences degree program at Jefferson where she also serves as secretary of the Tau Xi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Pamela S. Beyor-Murtha
Member – Facilities Committee, Personnel Committee
Pam Beyor-Murtha was appointed to the Board of Trustees in March 2016 by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo. She has previously chaired the Facilities Committee and the Academic & Educational Services Committee, as well as served on the Budget & Planning Committee and as the Trustee Representative on the Faculty Student Association Board of Directors. Additionally, she served as a member of the 2016-2017 Presidential Search Committee. Trustee Beyor-Murtha enjoyed a nearly thirty-year career as an architect and CEO with BCA Architects and Engineers until her retirement in 2014.

Michael W. Crowley
Member – Finance & Audit Committee, Nominating Committee
Michael Crowley was first appointed to the Board of Trustees by the Jefferson County Board of Legislators in 2008 and was reappointed in July 2023 to his fourth term as Trustee.  He served as Chair of the Board from 2012-2014 and Vice Chair from 2010-2012.  Previously, he has chaired the Personnel Committee, Audit Committee and Budget & Planning Committee, as well as served as a member of the Facilities Committee. He chaired the College’s Presidential Search Committee in 2016-2017. He is a certified public accountant and principal of Crowley & Halloran CPAS, P.C. in Watertown.

Damon Draught
Chair – Finance & Audit Committee
Member – Personnel Committee
Trustee Representative – JCC Faculty Student Association (FSA) Board of Directors
Damon Draught was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in December 2020 by the Jefferson County Board of Legislators to fill an unexpired term. He was reappointed to a full term in August 2021. He has served as a member of the Personnel Committee and the Audit Committee and chaired the Budget & Planning Committee (now Finance & Audit Committee).  Trustee Draught retired from the U.S. Army in 2012 after twenty years of service as a Human Resources Noncommissioned Officer, with his last assignment at Fort Drum. He is a franchisee-owner of several Dairy Queen Grill & Chill locations in New York and Rhode Island.

Elizabeth C. Fipps
Chair – Personnel Committee
Trustee Representative – Jefferson Faculty Student Association Auxiliary (JFSAA) Board of Directors
Beth Fipps was appointed to the Board of Trustees in April 2016 by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo. She has served on the Personnel and Facilities Committee and as the Trustee Representative on the JCC Foundation Board of Directors. Trustee Fipps spent 24 years in the banking industry rising to the rank of senior vice president with HSBC. Since 2011, she has served as Vice President of Foundation and Community Services at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown.

Judith L. Gentner
Member – Academic & Educational Services Committee, Finance & Audit Committee and Nominating Committee
Judy Gentner was appointed to the Board of Trustees in March 2016 by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo. She served two terms as Chair, from 2021-2023 and prior to that she served three terms as Vice Chair, from 2018-2021. Trustee Gentner co-chaired the 2022-2023 Presidential Search Committee. Previously she has chaired the Personnel Committee and the Facilities Committee and has served as the Trustee representative on the Jefferson Faculty Student Association Auxiliary Board of Directors and on the College’s Strategic Plan Steering Committee. She retired in 2011 from a 30+-year civilian career in the US Army, including her last 14 years as Deputy to the Garrison Commander on Fort Drum.

Nathan P. Hunter
Chair – Nominating Committee
Member – Finance & Audit Committee, Facilities Committee
Trustee Representative – JCC Foundation Board of Directors
Nate Hunter was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in January 2015 by the Jefferson County Board of Legislators. He was reappointed to a second term in 2020. Trustee Hunter served as Vice Chair from 2016-2018 and as Chair for three terms from 2018-2021.  He has chaired the Personnel Committee, Budget & Planning Committee and Audit Committee and co-chaired the 2022-2023 Presidential Search Committee. Previously, he served as a member of the JCC Foundation Board of Directors. A certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner, Trustee Hunter is Senior Vice President and CFO of Northern Credit Union.  Trustee Hunter is a graduate of Jefferson and received the Rising Star Award from the Alumni Association in 2014.

Stephen Todd
Chair – Facilities Committee
Member – Academic & Educational Services Committee
Steve Todd was appointed to the Board of Trustees by the Jefferson County Board of Legislators in November 2022.  He has served on both the Academic and Educational Services Committee and the Facilities Committee, and as a member of the 2022-2023 Presidential Search Committee. Trustee Todd is a former teacher and principal in the Watertown City School District and has served as the District Superintendent and CEO of the Jefferson-Lewis- Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) since 2014.