Desiree Drindak

Desiree Drindak, director of the veteran and military resource center at SUNY Empire State University, is a military spouse and has worked in military education for more than 20 years. Most recently she was the military academic development coordinator for the Office of Veteran and Military Education and a military advisor for the Center for Distance Learning at Empire State University. Previously she served as an on-base advisor and Navy college counselor in Norfolk, Virginia. Ms. Drindak holds an M.Ed. in psychology with a concentration in student personnel administration in higher education from Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Ms. Drindak received the Patriot Award from the United States Department of Defense, is a past president of the New York State Advisory Council on Military Education, and served as a subcommittee chair on the SUNY Veteran and Military Action Council.  She currently serves as a member of SUNY’s Council for Advancement of Military Students.