Linda R. Barley, York - Vice-President, Senior Colleges

Now in her sixth year as York College’s Director of Athletics, Dr. Barley oversees the college’s thirteen-sport intercollegiate athletic program and recreation and intramural programs. Dr. Barley has been a faculty member of York College since 1981.

During her tenure with City University of New York, she has served in several capacities: as faculty in the Department of Health & Physical Education and Gerontological Studies & Services, Faculty Fellow at CUNY Central serving with the University Dean for Health Sciences, as Dean for Academic Affairs at York College, and most recently as Chair and Athletic Director at York College. Prior to joining the City University of New York, Dr. Barley served as a hospital administrator for the [then] Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Barley was raised in California where she attended Villa Cabrini Academy in Glen Oaks. Dr. Barley earned a BA in Liberal Arts from St. Francis College, located in Brooklyn, MS in Health Sciences from Hunter College, and a Doctorate in Health Education and Gerontology from Columbia University.

Under her leadership, York College expanded its intercollegiate athletic program by adding Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Women’s Softball. In the past five years, the York College Cardinals have earned two CUNYAC Soccer Championships, five CUNYAC Track & Field Championships, and one CUNYAC Men’s Volleyball Runner Up Trophy. The Cardinals have enjoy eight All America Track & Field athletes, and in Spring 2004, Men’s Volleyball earned a birth in the NECVA Championship.