 A Welcome from the Chairman
John Buono
Welcome
to the New
York State
Canal System
Website!
The Canal
Website
offers its
users a
unique look
at the
524-mile,
177-year-old
New York
State Canal
System.
Redesigned
in May of
this year,
this new
user-friendly
Website
places Canal
education
and vacation
planning at
the users' fingertips.
Here,
users can
view
suggested
itineraries
and
photographs
of Canalside
towns,
parks,
wildlife
preserves,
wineries,
battlefields,
museums,
festivals
and the
Canalway
Trail for
hiking and
biking. This
site also
can help you
plan a
vacation on
the Canal;
learn how to
start a
business
along the
Canal; allow
you to view
the Canal
Corporation’s
Calendar of
Events;
catch up on
Canal news
and much
more.
So please
take some
time to
browse our
Website and
learn more
about the
many
services and
amenities
New York
State’s
historic
Canal System
has to
offer.
Biography
John L. Buono is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
the New York State Thruway Authority and its subsidiary, the
New York State Canal Corporation. He was nominated to the post
by Governor George E. Pataki and confirmed by the New York
State Senate on June 20, 2002. His term will expire in 2011.
Mr. Buono was named president of Hudson Valley Community
College in 1998. It was a homecoming of sorts for the city of
Rensselaer native, who graduated in 1968 from Hudson Valley
Community College before earning his bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from the University at Albany. Mr. Buono retired from
Hudson Valley Community College on December 31, 2003.
Mr. Buono has made a career of public service. Following a
two-year period in which he served as an administrator and
teacher at St. Agnes School in Loudonville, he served in the
mid-70’s as Commissioner of Employment and Training for
Rensselaer County, overseeing vocational and job skills
training programs. From there, he was appointed Deputy County
Executive.
He was elected Rensselaer County Clerk in 1978, and he held
that position until deciding in 1985 to run for Rensselaer
County Executive. Mr. Buono served as Rensselaer County
Executive from 1986 to 1995, and during that time he helped
streamline county government and maintain excellent bond
ratings. He was frequently at the forefront of consolidation
and regionalization efforts, and actively lobbied on behalf of
the county at the state and national levels.
In 1995, Governor Pataki appointed Mr. Buono to direct the
New York State Dormitory Authority. As one of the largest
municipal bond issuers and public construction agencies in the
country, the Dormitory Authority has a combined portfolio of
outstanding bonds totaling more than $24 billion.
Mr. Buono spent three years as executive director of the
Authority. During that time, he worked to consolidate two
other agencies – The Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency
and the Facilities Development Corporation – into the
Dormitory Authority. This reduced the size and cost of the
three agencies, while also providing one-stop service for
project financing and construction.
In 1998, Mr. Buono was asked to assume the presidency of
Hudson Valley Community College. He worked to expand the
college's role in the Capital Region and actively sought out
collaborative initiatives with local businesses and civic
organizations.
Mr. Buono has been honored on numerous occasions. Among
other honors, he received the Troy Good Scout Award from the
Twin Rivers Council of the Boys Scouts of America, the
President ’s Award from the Urban League of Northeastern New
York, the Distinguished Alumni Award from SUNY Rockefeller
Institute, the National Association of Counties Achievement
Award, and the SUNY Golden Anniversary Chancellor’s
Recognition Award.
Mr. Buono and his wife, Roberta ("Bobbie"), have two
children, Christine and Nicholas.
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