District 28: Mark E. Grimm

Committee Assignments: Audit and Finance (Ranking Member), Personnel, Rules Reform

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Mark Grimm began his third four-year term in the Albany County Legislature in January of 2024. The 28th District represents residents and businesses in the Carman Road area of Guilderland and a portion of South Colonie. 

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Mark founded Mark Grimm Communications in 2002. A professional speaker, he is a frequent keynote presenter at annual conferences and provides training seminars on communication, leadership, media relations and customer service for businesses, governments and nonprofit associations. He also does one-on-one coaching in public speaking and media skills. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce and Trainer of the Year in a 20-county region for the Association for Talent Development, a leading trade group for trainers.

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Mark spent 12 years as a TV news anchor/reporter in six markets and conducted one-on-one interviews with Presidents Bush and Clinton. Mark hosted the Siena Alumni Connection radio show on FM 88.3 The Saint for 14 years. He was also an adjunct media professor at St. Rose or Siena for 11 years.

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Mark was on the Guilderland Town Board from 2008-2011. He is a Magna Cum Laude Siena College graduate where he was named the Conlin Scholar, the top English major award. He has a master’s in Public Communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

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Personal Mantra: “Nothing is impossible”