Melinda Treadwell is SUNY Geneseo’s 14th president, bringing eight years of presidential leadership at Keene State College and a distinguished background as a toxicologist, public health policy advisor, and academic executive. A first-generation college student from Maine, she earned a PhD in pharmacology and toxicology from Dartmouth Medical School and has built her career around ethical decision-making and science-informed leadership. At Geneseo, she focuses on expanding access to the transformative power of public liberal arts education and building a bold, inclusive future for the College.