Candidates '09
Wanda E. Zygmuntowicz for Town Council
WANDA ZYGMUNTOWICZ will offer Clifton Park solid experience in business and community leadership, and bring a new perspective, energy and ideas to the Town Council as a business owner and entrepreneur. Zygmuntowicz is the managing partner and President and Chief Operating Officer of CUSTOMERicity™, a successful women-owned idea company that focuses on collaboration. Her passion for creating new ideas, coupled with extensive marketing experience and knowledge has increased sales nationally and worldwide for a wide range of products and services. Her company is also dedicated to helping communities thrive and has extensively supported local education and law enforcement initiatives. For over 30 years, her considerable business management expertise has been applied to leading results-oriented programs and strategies for a variety of industries – from financial services, telecommunications and retail, to travel, technology and packaged goods. This broad perspective provides her with an ability to quickly see challenges and opportunities from all angles and truly work in a collaborative fashion.
Zygmuntowicz graduated with highest honors from the College of Commerce of DePaul University in Chicago, where as the outstanding commerce graduate she earned dual degrees in Marketing and Management. Her pro-bono work with Volunteers of America in Chicago and the Threshold Center for Alternative Youth Services in Rochester led to her long-term involvement with The Advertising Council of Rochester as a member of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. She was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Medaille College in Buffalo and a member of the Leadership Buffalo Class of 1999 and its Community Facilitation Team, and has served as Vice President and as Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Spaulding Lake Association in Clarence, New York.
Zygmuntowicz is a current member of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Southern Saratoga County Chamber, and the Chamber of Schenectady County. Active in the international Women’s President Organization and the American Marketing Association, she has also served on the Board of Directors of the Albany Kripalu Yoga Center and is a member of the Human Rights Campaign. Zygmuntowicz also volunteers her time supporting the local Care Links Community Caregivers program for seniors and is a member of the St. Anne Institute Foundation Board of Trustees in Albany. She and her partner of 14 years, a high school teacher, are homeowners in the Barberry Fields neighborhood.
"Now more than ever, our Town needs representation by those who not only know how to think strategically, but also how to make things happen – for the benefit of ALL residents. I truly believe town government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of our community. I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system and allows fresh thinking to responsibly and respectfully enter the open governing process. I look forward to providing a balanced perspective in guiding the growth of our Town."
