Pat Costello
Profession and company: IBEW Local 43 (Retired)
How do you celebrate your Irishness? I am on the Board of Directors of The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley and a thirty-year member of The John C Devereux Division of the AOH.
Name a hero you admire and why? I admire President Bill Clinton for all he did during the peace process in the North of Ireland.
Something people would be surprised to know about me... I was the Grand Marshal of the Utica St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2012 - a great trill for my family.
Biography: I have held numerous positions in the labor community in Central NY, BOCES Advisory Board, numerous positions within the Whitestown Youth Associations, Irish Cultural Center Board Member, AOH member for over 30 years, Member of the IBEW for over 49 years, on our Local United Way Board for over 12 years, on the Boards of NYS United Way and NYS 211, on many other not for profit Boards in the Utica area, volunteer and Area Coordinator for the Project Children Intern Program for 20 years, and proud father of four great kids and equally as proud of my four grandkids.
