Village Trustees
LouAnn St. Germain
Term: July 2021 – June 2025
LouAnn has lived in the Village for 28 yrs.; is married and has a son, Jeffrey. She currently works for the Baldwinsville Police Dept. as a Communications Officer; and previously worked for the North Syr. Police Dept., part-time, in this same capacity. She wants to focus on maintaining and improving the Village’s high quality Police Dept., Fire Dept., Dept. of Public Works, and the Parks while welcoming new businesses to join with our existing new ones to increase our tax base. She will look for sources to fund repairing and repaving our Village streets to help keep our Village beautified as we open our arms to welcome new families to our neighborhoods and continue to honor and value our seniors who represent the strength of our Village’s past, “yesterday’s road to the future!” She is a true animal advocate and wants to be a channel of communications to speak with those who can and for those who can’t!” She considers it a privilege to serve the residents of this extraordinary community she is proud to call home!
Contact: lstgermain@northsyracuseny.org
Patricia Gustafson – Deputy Mayor
Term: Term: July 2023 – June 2027
Pat Gustafson has lived in the Village for 45 yrs., has 3 adult children and 4 beautiful, smart grandchildren. Pat is a graduate of Crouse
Hospital School of Nursing. She retired after 30 years of being a school nurse at the NSCS district. Pat was a nurse for 30 years for the North Syracuse Central School District. She is a member of St. Rose Church and volunteers at their lunch program. Pat volunteers at several Village organizations, Festival Committee, Democratic committee, Northwest Athlete Boxing Club – earning “Volunteer of the Year” in 2014. Former member of the No. Syr. Housing Authority as well as the Lionettes. Pat is proud and happy to be able to represent the people of our Village. She represents honesty, integrity, and experience.
Contact: pgustafson@northsyracuseny.org
John Bolton – Trustee
Term: July 2023 – June 2027
John along with his wife, Christine Blaisdell Bolton have been residents of the Village of North Syracuse for 23 years; all of which has been spent living on Coolidge Road. John retired from The Home Depot in 2021 after 20 years as a District Merchandizing Manager covering stores in central and upstate New York. In John’s spare time he enjoys working outdoors maintaining his yard with beautiful flowers and shrubs. The Bolton’s have a love for birds and like watching them enjoy the numerous feeders they have. John has 5 children and 14 grandchildren that help to keep him active and on the go. He enjoys traveling to New England and having is the best seafood available. This is his opinion of course. As election season approached, John decided it was time to take the next step in helping to make a difference by running for Village Trustee.
A message from John:
I will listen to the community that I represent. I hope you will appreciate my responsiveness and attention to your concerns while working to keep our village viable and maintaining clarity when helping our residents. I’m available and more importantly responsive to the people I represent. I will thoroughly learn and understand the thoughts and concerns of the residents. We must utilize open, authentic communication with the other members of the Village board, department heads and the mayor to help ensure that each resident can have their voice heard.
Contact: jbolton@northsyracuseny.org
Christopher Strong – Trustee
Term: July 2021 – June 2025
Christopher has been a resident of North Syracuse since 2001. After earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science/Public Administration from SUNY Oswego, Christopher began his twenty plus year career in Emergency Communications. Christopher is currently a Public Safety Shift Supervisor with Onondaga County Department of Emergency Communications. Christopher is an advocate of maintaining and upgrading our critical infrastructure. Christopher has been an active volunteer in the village, including Earth Day, Family Festival, and past Chief of the village Fire Department. Christopher is interested in finding new ways to get residents interested and involved in our village, as well as trying new approaches to solving problems.
Contact: cstrong@northsyracuseny.org