Potsdam College Foundation Welcomes Joyce Yianoukos '71 & '76 of Colton, NY, as Newest Trustee
Potsdam College Foundation Announces New Board Member, Joyce Yianoukos '71 & '76 of Colton, NY
Potsdam, NY (12/15/2025) — The Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees has named Joyce Yianoukos '71 & '76 of Colton, N.Y., as its one of its newest trustees. The Foundation Board helps to foster giving in support of The State University of New York at Potsdam.
She was one of two new trustees to be named to the board at its most recent meeting, along with Richard J. Evans '73 of Clifton Park, N.Y.. Both bring decades of leadership and service experience to support SUNY Potsdam's mission.
Joyce Yianoukos '71 & '76 graduated from SUNY Potsdam with her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, mathematics and elementary education, and later completed her graduate studies with a master's degree in literacy (K-12). A member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, she continues to gather with many Alpha sisters across class years. Yianoukos worked for 36 years in many areas of education, which included staff development, curriculum development, supervision of teachers, development of education program budgets and design of specific education programs within the school districts in St. Lawrence County She began her professional career at St. Regis Falls Central School, where she taught fifth and sixth grade social studies and mathematics, and later went on to work as a compensatory education reading teacher working with educational disadvantaged children. She then moved to St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services), where she spent the rest of her career, serving as the supervisor of curriculum and instruction for BOCES' occupational education, alternative high school, adult education and alternative GED programs, the compensatory education Title I programs in St. Lawrence County and the incarcerated youth programs at the St. Lawrence County Jail.
Yianoukos has served as a leader on the state and regional level, joining and leading the New York State Reading Association's North Country Council, the New York State Association of Incarcerated Youth and the St. Lawrence County Early Childhood Education Council. She also served as a member of the New York State Association for Comprehensive Education's Region 7 Planning Team, the New York State Whole Language Advisory Council and of Delta Kappa Gamma International, an international society for key women educators.
On top of her professional achievements, Yianoukos has been deeply engaged in support of her alma mater and of the broader community. She is a past president and trustee of the SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association, and worked with her sorority sisters from Alpha Delta Kappa to establish an endowment supporting the Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy Center. Yianoukos is a past president of the Canton-Potsdam Hospital Guild and previously served on the St. Lawrence Health Foundation Board of Trustees. She is also a member and past deacon of Potsdam First Presbyterian Church. Among other honors, Yianoukos has been awarded the St. Lawrence Academy Medal, the Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award and the Leadership Through Service Award from SUNY Potsdam, as well as the St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Administrator of the Year Award. Yianoukos and her husband, Clarkson University graduate Steve Yianoukos, have two children and four grandchildren.
About the Potsdam College Foundation:
Established in 1968, the Potsdam College Foundation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to stewarding the continued growth of private giving in support of SUNY Potsdam. Its mission is to secure and manage private financial support and other gifts that build a sustainable future for SUNY Potsdam. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu/giving/pcf.
About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu.
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Joyce Yianoukos ’71 & ’76 of Colton, N.Y., has been named to the Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees.
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