Jamie is a fourth-generation resident of the town of Clarence in northern Erie County. He has been

married to his wife Tracey for 28 years and has two sons: Patrick and Nathan. 

He has worked for the Town of Clarence since 1992 when he was employed part-time in the parks

department while in college.  Jamie took a full-time job “temporarily” in 1995 and never left.  He worked his way through the department and was appointed to deputy superintendent in 2013 and was elected to Superintendent of Highway later that same year.

Jamie has been elected to superintendent of highways in November 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025. He is a life member of The Clarence Fire Company where he has held many elected firematic and administrative positions during his last 25 plus years of service.   Jamie is also very involved in the community through the Clarence Presbyterian Church as well as various political and service organizations within Western New York. Jamie is currently the President for NYSAOTSOH was formerly the secretary of the Town Highway Association of Erie County for ten years.  He was recently appointed to the Cornell Local Roads Program/NYSLTAP Advisory Panel. Jamie believes the greatest reward of the job is being able to work with various community leaders, neighbors and friends to make Clarence a better place to live, work and raise a family.

Jamie is very hardworking and motivated to help other highway superintendents throughout the

State of New York get the funding, education and tools that they need to improve themselves and

their departments. The town of Clarence is one of the fastest growing communities in Western New

York, growing to over 33,000 residents since the mid 1980’s. The Clarence Highway Department

currently maintains 129 center lane miles of town roads and plows & de-ices 55 miles of roads for

Erie County. The town of Clarence covers an area of 53 square miles and is situated 14 miles east of

the City of Buffalo.