GOVERNOR ELIOT SPITZER AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON ANNOUNCE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS

Governor Eliot Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor David Paterson today announced nominations for several key administration positions.

George B. Alexander is nominated to serve as Chairman of the State Board of Parole and Chief Executive Officer of the New York State Division of Parole. Mr. Alexander currently serves as Director and Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Probation and Youth Detention Services. From 1993 to 2000, he served as Deputy Director in the Parole Violation Unit at the New York State Division of Parole. Prior to that, Mr. Alexander was a Senior Parole Officer and a Parole Revocation Specialist. Mr. Alexander received his B.A. from Buffalo State College.

As Chairman of the State Board of Parole and Chief Executive Officer of the New York State Division of Parole, Mr. Alexander’s annual salary will be $120,800.

Astrid C. Glynn is nominated to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Transportation. Ms. Glynn currently serves as Director of Capital Planning for the Massachusetts School Building Authority. From 2005 to 2006, she was Deputy Chief in the Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development. Previously, Ms. Glynn served in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation in a number of capacities, including Deputy Secretary for Planning, Executive Director in the Office of Transportation Planning, Deputy Secretary for Capital Planning and Multimodal Transportation and Director of Intermodal Transportation. Ms. Glynn earned her B.A. from Bennington College and her J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University.

As Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, Ms.Glynn’s annual salary will be $136,000.

Judd Levy is nominated to serve as Chairman of the Boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the State of New York Mortgage Authority. Mr. Levy has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Community Development Trust since 1998. Previously, Mr. Levy served as President for Local Initiatives Managed Assets Corporation and for Hemlock Enterprises, INC. From 1978 to 1988, he was Managing Director of the Housing Finance Department for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets. Mr. Levy received his B.S. from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania.

As Chairman, Mr. Levy will not receive a salary.

Amy Barasch is appointed to serve as Executive Director of the Office of the Prevention of Domestic Violence. Ms. Barasch has worked in the New York City Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence since 2002. While there, she served in a number of capacities, including her most recent post as Executive Director of the New York City Family Justice Center. Prior to that, she was Project Director of the Domestic Violence Response Teams from 2002 to 2005. Previously, Ms. Barasch was an Associate at Lansner and Kubitschek from 2001 to 2002 and the Director of the Family Court Legal Program at Pace Women’s Justice Center from 1999 to 2001. Ms. Barasch received her B.A. from Brown University and her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

As Executive Director of the Office of the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Ms. Barasch’s annual salary will be $121,019.