For former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, the announcement was upbeat.
"Senator Alfonse D'Amato is pleased to officially announce that Erie County Executive Joel A. Giambra will be joining Park Strategies, LLC as a Managing Director effective January 1, 2008. Giambra will be heading up the firm's new Buffalo office and will be focused on providing strategic advice to companies in the Western New York area."
But the arc of Giambra's public career received a poignant description a few days back in this Buffalo News piece.
The story quotes Nassau Executive Tom Suozzi saying: "Joel had his share of problems at home... but he was very effective at pointing out problems with state government and the culture of Albany, and how that affected local governments in a negative way.”
Dan Janison