Mark P. Pattison was appointed by Secretary of State Robert Rodriguez as the Deputy Secretary for Local Government at the Department of State. He has previously served as Deputy Commissioner for the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities

Mr. Pattison also previously served as a Deputy Comptroller for the Office of the State Comptroller.

As Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government, Mr. Pattison oversees the Division(s) of Local Government Services, Building Standards and Codes, Cemeteries and other duties as assigned. He is the Governor’s Alternate for two federal Commissions, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Northern Borders Regional Commission (NBRC).

Mr. Pattison has spent many years in public service. He was Mayor of the City of Troy from 1996 through 2003. Mr. Pattison worked at the Rensselaer County Chapter of the Association for Retarded Citizens for 20 years, including 12 years as its Director of Residential Services.

He served as Vice-President of the City of Troy’s School Board, President of Vanderheyden Hall, Vice-Chair of the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of the Hudson Mohawk Heritage Area Commission and President of the New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies. He was a trustee and faculty member of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and has served on many community boards, including the Center for Economic Growth, the Troy Rehabilitation Improvement Program (TRIP) and the Commission for Economic Opportunity.

Mr. Pattison studied political science, economics and urban policy at the State University of New York at Oswego. He has a Masters Degree in Organization and Management from Antioch University, Antioch New England Graduate School. He lives on Troy’s East Side with his wife, Laura Amos, and has two children, Edward and Mary.

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