Tim Jennings:
CLASS OF 1974
Gloversville High SchoolClass of 1974
Gloversville, NY
SUNY at Buffalo - LawClass of 1990
Buffalo, NY
SUNY College at PlattsburghClass of 1986
Plattsburgh, NY
SUNY at Albany - Japan Studies ProgramClass of 1986
Albany, NY
Fulton - Montgomery Community CollegeClass of 1980
Johnstown, NY
Tim's Story
LIFE:
Current Occupation: Private practice attorney, Rochester, NY. Happily married to Susan Sturman since 1994. No children yet. After 10 years of working in Washington, DC we love living closer to our families in upstate New York.
CERTIFICATIONS:
New York State - Licensed Attorney
Pennsylvania - Licensed Attorney
District of Columbia - Licensed Attorney
Federal Court for Western District of New York - Licensed Attorney
Notary Public
EDUCATION:
1974 - Graduated Gloversville High School - NYS Regents Diploma with High Honors - One of ten students in class of 290 to graduate with straight A average. Top 4% of class.
1974 - Graduated BOCES - Computers and Advanced Business Machines
COLLEGE:
8/87 - 5/90 SUNY Buffalo Law School - Juris Doctorate.
9/84 - 12/86 SUNY Plattsburgh - B.A. in Political Science. Focus on National Security and Economics.
8/85 - 8/86 Japan Foreign Exchange Student - SUNY International Studies Program, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan. Concentrations in Political Science (National Security), Japanese language, Economics and Martial Arts.
9/78 - 5/80 Fulton-Montgomery Community College - A.A.S. in Graphic Arts.
HONORS, ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS:
Former Assistant District Attorney - Monroe County NY
Presidential Appointee - Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs Officer - Washington DC - 1993-2000
Special Assistant to U.S. Secretary of Labor - 1993
President Clinton Transition Team Member - 1992-1993
New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) - Executive Board Member - Genesee Valley Chapter (GVCLU) June 2010-Present
Monroe County Democratic Party Member 2000-Present
Progressives In Action - Member
Damascus Shriners of Monroe County NY - Member
2013 SCUBA Diver of the Year - New York State Divers Association (NYSDA)
Photo and Awards Chairman - New York State Divers Association (NYSDA) 2008-Present
CPR Instructor
First Aid Instructor
YMCA Gold Star SCUBA Instructor
SCUBA Divemaster
Lifeguard
Water Safety Instructor
SCUBA Lifesaving and Accident Management (SLAM)
Uechi Ryu and Shotokan Karate
Judo
SUNY - Japan Foreign Exchange Student - Kyoto and Osaka Japan
American Legion - Member
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge - Associate Member
NRA Member
Shooters Committee On Political Education (SCOPE) Member
Civil Defense SCUBA Search and Rescue Team Diver
Enlisted in U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard in time of war
Vietnam Era Veteran
National Defense Service Medal Recipient
1996 Personal Assistant to General Preston M. Taylor
2012 Ted O'Brien for NY State Senate - Campaign Volunteer
2006 Eric Massa for Congress - Monroe County Deputy Veterans Coordinator
2005 Edward Flynn for Boston City Council - Veterans Coordinator
2004 Veterans for Kerry for President - Buffalo and Western NY Coordinator
2001 Thomas Vasile for Monroe County Sheriff - Campaign Volunteer
2000 and 2004 Christine Saltzberg for 130th NY State Assembly District Representative - Campaign Volunteer
2000-2014 Louise Slaughter for Congress - Campaign Volunteer
2000 OCIA Exceptional Job Performance Award, Washington, DC
1999 White House World Trade Organization Team â Staffed President & Members of Congress
1998-2000 White House Toll Free System Team
1998-2000 White House Dislocated Worker Team
1999 OCIA Special Achievement Award, Washington, DC
1998 Recipient of two Vice President Gore Reinventing Government Awards
1996 NYS Veterans for Clinton-Gore National Desk Officer, Washington, DC
1996 President's Democratic National Convention Team, Chicago
1995-2000 White House Defense Base Realignment And Closure Commission (BRAC) Member
1994-1996 Presidentâs Pacific Northwest Timber Task Force
1993-1995 White House Disaster Relief Task Force
1992â1993 Presidential Transition Team
1989 International Labor Organization (ILO) - Ford Foundation Scholarship Finalist, Geneva, Switzerland
1987-1990 Exec Director of Award-Winning Legal Education Program
1987-1990 National Lawyers Guild Steering Committee
1988 Public Interest Law Fellow
1988 Co-Founder of Labor Law Society â SUNY Buffalo Law School
1988 Co-Founder of Environmental Law Society â SUNY Buffalo Law School
1984 Vice President - Political Science Association - SUNY Plattsburgh
1980 One of America's youngest YMCA SCUBA Instructors
1974 National Defense Service Medal - U.S. Coast Guard
2004 Regional Coordinator - Western New York Veterans for John Kerry for President
1995 - 2000 White House Defense Base Realignment And Closure Commission (BRAC) Task Force
2000 OCIA Exceptional Job Performance Award
1999 White House World Trade Organization Team - Staffed President and Members of Congress, Seattle WA
1999 OCIA Special Achievement Award
1998 - 2000 White House National Toll-Free Job Training Assistance Internet Development System Team
1998 - 2000 White House Dislocate...Expand for more
d Worker Internet Assistance Development Team
1998 Recipient of two Vice Presidential Awards for Reinventing Government
1997 Fairfax County Coordinator - Veterans For Don Beyer For Governor of Virginia
1996 Personal Assistant to General Preston M. Taylor
1996 National Desk Officer - New York State Veterans For Clinton - Gore
1994 - 1996 White House President's Pacific Northwest Timber Initiative Task Force Member
1994 - 1995 White House California Earthquake Disaster Relief Task Force Member
1994 U.S. Department of Labor Special Achievement Award
1993 - 1995 White House Mid-West Flood Disaster Relief Team
1992 - 1993 Presidential Transition Team Member
1988 Public Interest Law Fellowship - Buffalo Public Interest Law Program (BPILP) UB Law School
1982 Diver of the Year - Colonial Aqua Nuts SCUBA Club
ACTIVITIES:
YMCA SCUBA Instructor - Youngest YMCA Gold Star SCUBA Instructor in America
New York State Divers Association (NYSDA) - Photo & Awards Chairman
Karate and Judo
Skydiving
Hunting, Fishing, Shooting and Archery
Classic Mustangs and other Muscle Cars
New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) Genesee Valley Chapter - Executive Board Member - June 2010-Present
Monroe County Democratic Party Member
Progressives In Action - Member
American Legion - Member
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge - Associate Member
Damascus Shriners of Monroe County NY - Member
ACADEMIC HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:
Fellow - Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellowship - UB Law School
Executive Director - Prison Task Force - 3 years as Director of largest public interest law school program in New York State
1990 New York State Bar Association Ethics Award for UB Law School Prison Task Force
Co-Founder - Labor Law Society - UB Law School
Co-Founder - Environmental Law Society - UB Law School
Steering Committee - National Lawyers' Guild (NLG) - UB Law School
Editorial Board - In The Public Interest Law Journal - UB Law School
President - Political Science Association - SUNY Plattsburgh
President and Co-Founder - Students For Peace - SUNY Plattsburgh
Student Organizer - Democratic Party - SUNY Plattsburgh
SUNY - Japan Foreign Exchange Student - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
Organizer - International Human Rights Project - Amnesty International - SUNY Plattsburgh
WORK:
2005 - Present Private Practice Attorney, Rochester, NY
2004 - 2005 Assistant District Attorney - Monroe County District Attorney's Office, Rochester, NY
2002 - 2004 Union and Employee-side Labor Lawyer - Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Salisbury & Cambria, LLP, Buffalo, NY
2001 - 2002 Civil Rights Attorney - Legal Aid Society, Rochester, NY
1993 - 2000 Presidential Appointee - Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Officer - U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C.
1992 - 1993 Clinton-Gore Presidential Transition Team Member, Washington, DC
1991 - 1992 Tax Lawyer - Arlington County Commissioner of the Revenue, Arlington, VA
MILITARY SERVICE:
Enlisted U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard in time of war. Vietnam-Era Veteran. Honorable Discharge.
FAVORITE QUOTES:
I HAVE A DREAM - DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
THOSE WHO WOULD TRADE ESSENTIAL LIBERTY FOR TEMPORARY SAFETY DESERVE NEITHER AND WILL LOSE BOTH - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. AFTER THIS, THERE IS NO TURNING BACK. YOU TAKE THE BLUE PILL - THE STORY ENDS, YOU WAKE UP IN YOUR BED AND BELIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BELIEVE. YOU TAKE THE RED PILL - YOU STAY IN WONDERLAND AND I SHOW YOU HOW DEEP THE RABBIT HOLE REALLY GOES - MORPHEUS
"THE 9/11 COMMISSION WAS SET UP TO FAIL" - FORMER GOVERNOR THOMAS KEAN (9/11 COMMISSION CHAIRMAN) AND LEE HAMILTON (9/11 COMMISSION VICE-CHAIRMAN) IN THEIR BOOK: "WITHOUT PRECEDENT: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION"
ALL THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS THAT GOOD MEN DO NOTHING - EDMUND BURKE
HE IS A MAN OF COURAGE WHO DOES NOT RUN AWAY, BUT REMAINS AT HIS POST AND FIGHTS AGAINST THE ENEMY - SOCRATES
WHEN MEN YIELD UP THE PRIVILEGE OF THINKING, THE LAST SHADOW OF LIBERTY QUITS THE HORIZON - THOMAS PAINE
CONDEMNATION WITHOUT INVESTIGATION IS THE HEIGHT OF IGNORANCE - ALBERT EINSTEIN
We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together. - FIVE STAR GENERAL AND TWO-TERM REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
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