Joseph E. O’Hara

303 Twin Hills Drive

Syracuse, NY 13207

(315) 634-3712 (Office); (315) 470-3300 (Business); (315) 422-9573 (Residence)

Email: johara@peace-caa.org

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2001-Present: P.E.A.C.E., Inc. Syracuse NY

Executive Director

Responsible for administration of Onondaga County’s Community Action Agency (Annual Budget over $20 million, 400 employees at 51 sites)

1996-2001 Syracuse Area Catholic Charities Syracuse NY

Director of Communications and Development

¨ Responsible for Agency Communications, Governmental Affairs, Marketing and Public Relations

¨ Responsible for fundraising including bequests, wills, and direct mail campaigns

1988-1995 NYS Governor’s Office for Regulatory Reform and Albany NY

Management Assistance

Deputy Director

¨ Directed agency communications program

¨ Assisted in the administrative operations of the agency

¨ Directed local government Mandate Relief Programs and Inter-governmental Affairs

1984-1988 NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Syracuse NY

Deputy Commissioner

¨ Directed agency marketing and communications programs including responding to media, legislative and executive branch inquiries

¨ Administered Frontier for Agriculture Study and Seal of Quality Program, and;

Director, New York State Fair

¨ Directed administrative operations of the fairgrounds including programs, concerts, special events, and capital improvements.

¨ Responsible for attracting corporate sponsors

¨ Coordinated Budget and contract negotiations

1980-1984 State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville NY

Assistant to the President/Director of Continuing Education

¨ Administered the continuing Education Program, Inter-governmental Relations, and Academic Grants Program

¨ Liaison and Acting Director of the Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center

1974-1979 Onondaga County Probation Department Syracuse NY

Probation Officer/Coordinator of Special Programs

¨ Coordinated Probation Reading Program, and Volunteers in Probation

¨ Prepared Pre-sentencing Investigations and supervised probationers

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1971-1974 Onondaga County Department of Social Services Syracuse NY

Caseworker

¨ Assisted in the design and implementation of the County’s Crisis Intervention Unit for abused and Neglected Children.

¨ Served as a caseworker for Public Assistance recipients

EDUCATION

1981-1983 Syracuse University Syracuse NY

Graduate Studies – Higher Education Administration

1979 Fordham University Bronx, NY

Master of Arts – Sociology

1974 College of William and Mary Williamsburg VA

Graduate Assistant

24 Graduate hours completed - Government

1971 Providence College Providence RI

Bachelor of Arts – Political Science

PREVIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE

¨ Chairman, Education and Human Development Committee – City of Syracuse

¨ City of Syracuse Common Council – Councilor at Large

¨ Providence College Board of Governors

¨ St. Patrick’s Parade (Syracuse) Board of Directors and Chairman of Parade

¨ Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce

¨ Media Unit Board

PAST TRUSTEE:

¨ St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center

AWARDS:

¨ Waterford Crystal Award – St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, Syracuse

¨ Outstanding New Yorker Award – New York State Jaycees

¨ SUNY Morrisville College Citation for Exemplary Service

¨ Syracuse University Doctoral Study Scholarship

¨ Graduate Assistantship at William and Mary

¨ Providence College Alumni Award/Faithful Friar Award

¨ Syracuse Grammar Coach of the Year

PERSONAL: Married: Wife: Ann

Children: Erin

Mary Margaret

Michael

Patrick