Patricia L. Acampora[1] (born December 10, 1945[2]) was appointed as a commissioner of the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) on June 16, 2005, by Gov.
[1] In December 2006, Pataki named Acampora to chair the PSC,[3] a position she held until January 2008, when Gov.
[4] On February 9, 2009, Governor David A. Paterson announced the reappointment Acampora as a commissioner of the PSC, pending confirmation by the New York State Senate.
From 1989 to 1993, she also worked as an assistant to former State Assembly-man Joseph Sawicki Jr. She is a former member of the Nassau-Suffolk Juvenile Diabetes Board, and is currently a member of the East End Women's Network and the Capital Network Women's Group.
[citation needed] Acampora was raised and educated on Long Island, graduating from New Field High School in 1963 and attending Dowling College.