Village of Colonie

Michael Aidala
Mike Aidala has a long history in the Village of Colonie.

*Current Deputy Mayor

* Attended Colonie Village Elementary School and was the first Graduate of Colonie Central High School.

* Past Co-President-Forest Park Elementary & Sand Creek Junior High School PTA.

* Assistant Scoutmaster- Boy Scouts of America Troop 278

* Manager- Our Lady of Mercy Church Little League Team

* Past President -Capital District Chapter, Association of the US Army and a Member of the Board of Governors, Association of the US Army

* Member 210th Armor Association

* Retired Lt. Colonel- Army of the United States

* Member of the West Albany Italian Benevolent Society

* Member of the Albany Polish-American Citizens' Club

* Member of Zaloga Post, American Legion

* Social Member -Colonie Fire Company

* Albany County Legislator, 27th E.D.

Mike is the father of Edward Aidala and Linda Lee Lawton. He is the grandfather of Rebecca and Victoria Aidala and Cole and Kennedy Lee Lawton. Mike knows that as a Village Trustee, he can continue to make our Village "A Place to Be Proud Of."

Patty Schwarz Lockart
Patty Schwarz Lockart was born and raised in the Village of Colonie. She was elected in 2014 to Village Trustee and is currently liaison to the Senior Citizen Center, the Outreach Center, Village Hall Staff and the Security / Police Division.

Patty has been an employee of the Colonie Police Department since 1983 as a Victim Specialist. She assists in the investigation and prosecution of sexual offenses and crimes against vulnerable populations.

* Founder and Advisory Board Member of the Colonie Youth Court

* Second-term Legislator; Albany County Legislature's 26th District

* Graduate of SUNY Albany

* Town of Colonie Senior Network Advisory Board Member

Jack Murphy
Jack Murphy, a Trustee of the Village of Colonie since 1995, has always been committed to the many youth-oriented projects throughout the Village. Jack is very proud of the new Family Recreation Center and hopes it will be enjoyed by many Village youths and their families. An inductee himself to the Albany Twilight League and Christian Brothers Academy Halls of Fame, he has devoted many years to coaching St. Clare's basketball, Colonie Little League and Colonie Babe Ruth baseball. Jack has recently resumed coaching taking on a 7th and 8th grade modified team. Jack also enjoys spending time with his boys and his three grandchildren.

Tom Tobin
* Current Village Trustee; elected in 1998

* Deputy Mayor 2001 - 2016

* Liaison to Sign Review Committee, Colonie Fire Company, Inc., Family Recreation Center Committee and Amphitheater Committee

* Member of the Streetscape Committee for Central Avenue

* Served as a member of the Colonie Master Plan Committee

* Served 10 years as a member of the Village Planning Commission

Tom has been employed by the NYS Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance for the past 28 years as a Computer Programmer/Analyst.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from SUNY Albany. He served with the United States Marine Corps and is a Vietnam Veteran.

Tom is married to Lyn (Praga), a retired registered nurse from The Stratton VA Medical Center. They are the parents of two daughters; Erinn and Meghan.

Tom is a member of the Marine Corps League, The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1019 and The Colonie B.P.O.E. #2192. He is also a social member of both The Colonie Fire Company, Inc. and The Fuller Road Fire Department.