Why I am running for Town Board
Over the past few years, the Town of East Greenbush has been run by an administration in secret for the benefit of a select few. I am running for the Town Board, as a member of the EAST GREENBUSH First ticket. If elected on November 3rd, we pledge to provide the Town of East Greenbush with a government that is open, transparent and responsive to ALL the people of East Greenbush. Please consider Jack Conway, Tina Tierney and myself when you go to the polls on Election Day. Thank you and God Bless America!
EAST GREENBUSH First
...is a strong and innovative team, and we have chosen to run an independent campaign that is not associated with existing political parties. We are determined to represent all residents, and to change the way our town is managed. An effective change process requires good ideas, and a collaborative approach to shape and implement change. Jack Conway, Tina Tierney, and I are committed to working together to improve our community through transparent, honest, and proactive government.
About Me
- I presently work on a part-time basis as a Mediator and Restorative Justice Practitioner, as a Certified Correctional Auditor for the American Correctional Association and as a Technical Consultant to the television series Law & Order: SVU. I am a retired New York State Parole Board Commissioner and was a Legislative Director in the New York State Senate.
- Throughout my thirty three year governmental career, I worked on a daily basis with the Governor’s Office, the Office of Court Administration, both Houses of the State Legislature and with a wide range of Public, Private and Not-For-Profit organizations and individual constituents on a variety of issues and concerns.
- I directed the development and implementation of program and budget initiatives and was deeply involved in the promulgation of Agency Rules and Regulations.
- I served as the official spokesperson for both the New York State Division of Parole and the Board of Parole.
- I am a member of the Board of Directors of Mediation Matters; the Restorative Justice Commission of the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese; the Family and Friends of Homicide Victims; the New York State Dispute Resolution Association and the Rensselaer County Re-Entry Task Force.
- I earned my undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Arts) from the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh and my graduate degree (Master of Science) from the State University of New York at Albany.
- I am a member of the Friends of the East Greenbush Library; a former member of the Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights Pastoral Council and had the privilege of participating for a number of years as a volunteer coach in the East Greenbush/Castleton Little League and as an assistant game commissioner and announcer for East Greenbush Pop Warner.
- I am married to the former Eileen Sweitzer. We are the proud parents of two adult sons: Tom and John.