Rensselaer County Local Treasurer Latasha Gardner, left, hands out census information to SUNY Upstate Local activist Ali Cottrell at the recent NYS Association of Black & Puerto Rican Legislators Conference in Albany, where a group of CSEA leaders and activists made our union’s voice heard. (Photo by Therese Assalian)
Therese has been working as the Capital Region Communications Specialist since 2002 handling all facets of internal and external communications for the region. Therese started her career at a Madison Avenue Public Relations firm and held several positions in public relations, marketing and event planning in corporate and non-profit roles in New York and Pittsburgh prior to moving to the Capital Region in 1999. Therese holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Communication Studies and is also a published freelance writer on travel, food and the arts.
