The Albany Port District Commission (APDC), the Port of Albany-Rensselaer’s governing body, welcomed two new Commissioners (Corcione and DeFrancesco) appointed by NY Governor Hochul, and celebrated the retirement of a third (Tagliento).
Born, raised, and a resident of Albany, Commissioner Andy Corcione serves as the Vice President of Capitalize Albany Corporation and is the Chief Operating Officer of the City of Albany Industrial Development Agency and City of Albany Capital Resource Corporation.
Commissioner John A. DeFrancesco, a Rensselaer native, serves as the 35th Mayor of the City of Rensselaer and has been with the New York State Department of Transportation since 2008, currently serving as a Bridge Trade Specialist.
NYS Assemblymember John MacDonald (D-Cohoes) joined the October APDC Board Meeting, welcomed the new Commissioners and thanked Commissioner Dominick Tagliento, recognizing his 17 years of service to the Board. Earlier in his career and in service to the city of Rensselaer, Tagliento was the Commissioner for both the Department of Public Works and the Water and Sewer Department from 2013 to 2019, and prior to that, as a Councilman representing the 5th Ward. He was also a small-business owner, operating Tagliento’s Deli in Rensselaer for more than 45 years.
Created by the laws of the State of New York in 1925, APDC consists of five members, four appointed by the Governor upon nomination of the Mayor of Albany, and one appointed by the Governor upon nomination of the Mayor of Rensselaer.
