Dr. Mindy S. Kole (she/her/hers) lives in Kingston, NY and is an Associate Professor of Business and Chair of the Business Department at SUNY Ulster, teaching and developing curriculum in Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management, Leadership and Business Ethics. Mindy has worked with faculty and staff to implement SUNY Ulster’s microcredential program with the support of SUNY guidelines.  Recently Mindy was part of a team that developed SUNY Ulster’s New Start for Women program, designed to help women in Ulster County with economic challenges to come back to school, earn a one-year business certificate, as well as skills and a professional network needed for living wage employment and economic mobility. 

Mindy is an entrepreneur, founding and operating The Marketing Department, LLC, a marketing and advertising company that served small and medium sized businesses located throughout the Hudson Valley, from 1996-2016.  She is a former vice president of marketing at Citibank.

Mindy earned her PhD in Organizational Management and Management Education at Capella University in 2016 and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.  Mindy is certified by the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative as an  Ice House Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator.