District 29: Mark E. Grimm

Committee Assignments: Ranking member on Audit and Finance, Personnel, Rules Reform 

 

Since his first day in office in January 2016, Mark Grimm has focused on helping his constituents in any way that he can. 

 

He was re-elected to the Albany County Legislature in November 2019 and began his second four-year term on January 1, 2020. The 29th District represents residents and businesses in the Carman Road/Western Avenue area of Guilderland.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Mark was on the Guilderland Town Board from 2008-2011. He was also an adjunct media professor at St. Rose or Siena for 11 years. He is past president of the Stevens Farm Homeowners Association, was the volunteer Master of Ceremonies for the first ever Stakeholders’ GOBY awards and was a founding committee member for Operation Welcome Home, established during the 1991 Persian Gulf War to help provide a successful homecoming experience for returning vets.

 

Mark is a Magna Cum Laude Siena College graduate where he was named the Conlin Scholar, the top English major award. He received his master’s degree in Public Communications from the prestigious Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

Mark, his wife Karen, and their daughter live in the Carman Road area of Guilderland. Mark is one of nine children. 

 

Personal Mantra: “Nothing is impossible”