John L. Buono
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John L. Buono is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the New York State Thruway Authority.
Buono graduated from Hudson Valley Community College
in 1968 and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from University at Albany, SUNY
. His first job was that of an administrator and teacher at St. Agnes School in Loudonville, New York
. By the mid 1970s, he had switched to civil service, becoming Commissioner of Employment and Training for Rensselaer County
and Deputy County Executive.
He was elected Rensselaer County Clerk in 1978 and Rensselaer County Executive in 1985. In 1995, George E. Pataki appointed Buono to direct the New York State Dormitory Authority. In 1998, Buono assumed the presidency of Hudson Valley Community College
. In 2002, Pataki appointed him to lead the Thruway Authority.
Buono graduated from Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College, a SUNY associated two-year college, is located in Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. Although about eighty percent of the students are from the local area, the remainder are from other parts of New York, other states and from some 30 countries around the...
in 1968 and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from University at Albany, SUNY
University at Albany, SUNY
The State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...
. His first job was that of an administrator and teacher at St. Agnes School in Loudonville, New York
Loudonville, New York
Loudonville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie, in Albany County, New York, United States. Loudonville was a census-designated place in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 US Census, but ceased to be in the 2000 Census.The area is not precisely defined...
. By the mid 1970s, he had switched to civil service, becoming Commissioner of Employment and Training for Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...
and Deputy County Executive.
He was elected Rensselaer County Clerk in 1978 and Rensselaer County Executive in 1985. In 1995, George E. Pataki appointed Buono to direct the New York State Dormitory Authority. In 1998, Buono assumed the presidency of Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College, a SUNY associated two-year college, is located in Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. Although about eighty percent of the students are from the local area, the remainder are from other parts of New York, other states and from some 30 countries around the...
. In 2002, Pataki appointed him to lead the Thruway Authority.