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Honorable Kathy M. SheehanOVERVIEW
Under the City Charter, Albany’s Treasurer is the City’s “Chief Fiscal Officer.” The Treasurer is responsible for the collection, receipt, care and custody of all taxes and monies due the City and is also responsible for payment of all vouchers, claims, payroll and other authorized disbursements. As Albany’s Chief Fiscal Officer, the Treasurer oversees investment and debt management as authorized by State and local law. The City Treasurer is responsible for the preparation of the City’s financial statements. In addition, the Treasurer supervises Albany’s Parking Violations Bureau and computer services department. Contact Information
City Hall, Room 109
24 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 434-5036
Fax: (518) 434-5041
Email: sheehank@ci.albany.ny.us BIOGRAPHY Kathy M. Sheehan became Albany’s City Treasurer on January 1, 2010. She came to office with a strong record of success in her career and a history of involvement in the community. She is a member of the New York State Government Finance Officers’ Association, the New York State Conference of Mayors and the New York State Bar Association.
Kathy has significant private sector experience, most recently as a member of the senior management team at Intermagnetics General Corporation (Nasdaq: IMGC), which is now a division of Philips Medical Systems. Prior to being acquired by Philips in 2006, IMGC had annual sales in excess of $300 million. As vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Kathy participated in strategic planning and key decision-making regarding the direction of the business. She also advised the company and its board of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment issues and other legal matters.
Kathy currently serves as a Trustee of Albany Law School, as a member of the Stakeholder’s Council for Albany’s Promise and on both the Board and the Executive Committee of Proctors Theatre, which has a management relationship with Albany’s Capital Repertory Theatre.
For nearly ten years, Kathy served on the board of the St. Vincent DePaul Apartments, a HUD housing project for senior citizens and disabled adults located on Yates Street in Albany, and as a trustee of St. Vincent DePaul Church. She formerly served as treasurer of the New Scotland Elementary School (formerly School 19) PTA, on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Albany and the Deans Advisory Council at Albany Law School. Kathy received the 2006 Albany Law School Distinguished Alumni Award and was a 2002 recipient of the Business Review’s “40 under 40” Award.
Kathy is a magna cum laude graduate of Albany Law School, where she distinguished herself as a note and comment editor for the Albany Law Review. She received her B.S. in Journalism, cum laude, from Bowling Green State University.
Kathy and her husband, Bob, were married at St. Vincent DePaul Church in Albany in 1992. They live in the 8th ward with their son, Jay, and their dog, Ozzy. Kathy is an avid reader and frustrated gardener who enjoys swimming, skiing, ice skating and hiking.
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