Profiles in Service - April 3, 2017

Kathy Jimino

 

Board Member
County Executive, Rensselaer County, N.Y.

Years in public service: 38

Education: B.A., mathematics, Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y.; M.A. social policy, SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

The hardest thing I’ve ever done: Propose a budget that includes both layoffs and increased property taxes.

The most adventurous thing I’ve ever done is: Take a jeep tour of the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.

My favorite way to relax is to: Read a novel on the beach.

I’m most proud of: My children who are now responsible adults and even pay their own bills.

You’d be surprised to learn that: I am not a fan of winter even though I live in the great Northeast!

Every morning I read: The Times Union and The Record.

My favorite meal is: Lobster.

The last book I read was: Inferno by Dan Brown.

My favorite movie is: Gone with the Wind.

My favorite music is: Billy Joel.

My favorite U.S. president is: Abraham Lincoln.

My county is a NACo member because: County voices are most effective when we work together to educate and influence the decisions of policy makers at the national level.