Oneida County Executive appoints new County Attorney and Personnel Commissioner
UTICA- Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. announced this month that he has appointed Amanda Cortese-Kolasz as County Attorney and Chuck Klein as Commissioner of Personnel.
“Amanda Cortese-Kolasz and Chuck Klein have served integral roles in Oneida County Government for years and have been essential to its successful operation,” Picente said.
“Amanda’s legal expertise, management and negotiating skills have helped guide us through challenging times and Chuck has been indispensable in increasing the efficiency of our workflow, improving our customer service and securing our processes. I am certain they will excel in their new positions and continue to take this government to new heights.”
Cortese-Kolasz and Klein assumed their new roles last-month. During her county career, Cortese-Kolasz has served as lead counsel for labor and employment issues for Oneida County and Mohawk Valley Community College, counsel for the county’s Griffiss International Airport, handled administrative and contractual matters for all departments in county government and has litigated several civil and family law matters.
“I am grateful to County Executive Picente and honored for the opportunity to continue to serve his administration and Oneida County in this new position,” Cortese-Kolasz said.
“I thank him for his confidence and trust in me and am eager to take on this challenging role to assist in executing his vision for this county.”
Klein joined Oneida County as Manager of Network Services in 2018, was promoted to Deputy Director in 2019 and became Director of Information Technology. Before joining the county, he spent 24 years working in the student loan industry for Xerox, where he held many leadership roles including the role of Director of Information Technology for its education services.
“I’m honored to be selected for the opportunity to lead the Department of Personnel,” Klein said.
“I am excited to leverage my management, customer service and IT background to fulfil County Executive Picente’s vision of continuing to improve upon the valuable services provided by this office to both Oneida County Government and the local jurisdictions.”
Klein has an Associate degree in Computer Information Systems from Mohawk Valley Community College.
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