16 Facts About Joanie Mahoney

Joanne M "Joanie" Mahoney was born on 1965 and is the fifth president of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in Syracuse, New York.

Joanie Mahoney's father, Bernie Mahoney, was a member of the Syracuse Common Council and then the New York State Assembly.

Joanie Mahoney is married to Marc Overdyk and has four children.

Joanie Mahoney worked as an attorney with the Harris Beach law firm as well as a criminal prosecutor in the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office.

Joanie Mahoney left the position in 1997 to become a full-time, stay-at-home mother, but decided to run for a seat on the Syracuse Common Council.

Joanie Mahoney won election to the Syracuse Common Council in November 1999, and served from 2000 until 2002.

Joanie Mahoney decided against running for re-election to the Common Council, choosing to spend more time with her children.

Joanie Mahoney decided to run, but failed to win the endorsement of the Onondaga County Republican Party.

Joanie Mahoney decided to seek the Republican nomination in a party primary held on September 18,2007.

Joanie Mahoney campaigned on bringing a "fresh start" to the county, while Magnarelli campaigned on the grounds that he was more experienced than Joanie Mahoney.

Joanie Mahoney was endorsed by Syracuse Tomorrow, the political action committee of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce; The Post-Standard, the local newspaper in Syracuse; and Republican presidential-hopeful Rudy Giuliani, who is popular in upstate New York.

On November 19,2007, Joanie Mahoney announced the names of her transition team that would ease the switch from Pirro's administration to hers.

Joanie Mahoney was inaugurated as Executive of Onondaga County on January 1,2008.

Joanie Mahoney was reelected in 2012, and again in 2016.

In September 2018, Joanie Mahoney announced her resignation as county executive, midway through her third term, to take a position as chief operating officer with the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Joanie Mahoney was appointed as the fifth president of ESF on November 4,2020.