Complex sentence: Prior, he served as CUNY's Vice Chairperson, from 1999 to 2003, and in 2006, Governor George Pataki reappointed Schmidt to the position of Chairman of CUNY's Board of Trustees for a another seven-year term.
Split into simpler sentences: Prior, he served as CUNY's Vice Chairperson, from 1999 to 2003. In 2006, Governor George Pataki reappointed Schmidt to the position of Chairman of CUNY's Board of Trustees for a another seven-year term.