Susan Siegel 2011
August 8, 2011 - Spotlight Content
Name: Susan Siegel
Title: Town Supervisor
Company: Town of Yorktown
Location: 363 Underhill Ave., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Family: Married, 3 children, 2 grandchildren
College: MA/Univ. of California/Berkley; MPA/Pace Univ.; BA/Brooklyn College
First job outside of real estate: Director of Communications, Direct Marketing Assoc.
First job in real estate or allied field: Elected town supervisor in November, 2009
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Yorktown is a town of 36,000 people located in northern Westchester. An annual budget of $50 million provides an array of services, including public water and sewer, police, snow removal, garbage collection, fire protection, park facilities, recreation programs for all age groups, a library, senior services and more.
Hobbies: Attending the opera and knitting
Favorite book: When I have the time, getting through The New York Times
Favorite movie: Films from the 1930s and 1940s
Person you admire most (outside of family): Elected officials who have the courage to lead and vote for what they know is right, even if that means voting against what is popular in the short term.
Key to success: Doing the best job one is capable of doing, and always trying to do more
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? At age 71, I anticipate that being Town Supervisor may be my last "profession." I am currently running for a second two-year term.