Vanessa Gibson
| Vanessa Gibson | |
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 16th District | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Helen Foster |
| Member of the New York State Assembly for the 77th District | |
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In office June 16, 2009 – August 31, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Aurelia Greene |
| Succeeded by | Latoya Joyner |
| Personal details | |
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March 19, 1979 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
University of Albany (B.S.) Baruch College (M.P.A) |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | Official website |
Vanessa L. Gibson (born March 19, 1979) is the Council member for the 16th District of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat. The district includes Claremont Village, Concourse, Concourse Village, Crotona Park, Highbridge, Longwood, Melrose, Morris Heights, Morrisania, Mount Eden and University Heights in The Bronx.
Gibson currently serves as the City Council Member for District 16 and serves as chair of the Public Safety Committee.
Gibson is a lifelong resident of New York City and was raised in The Bronx neighborhood of Morris Heights. She graduated from Murry Bergtraum High School in 1997. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the State University of New York at Albany in May 2001. Gibson then received a M.P.A. from Baruch College (City University of New York) in May 2009.
In her senior year of undergraduate studies, Gibson began interning for Assemblywoman Aurelia Greene. Two years later, in November 2003, Gibson was promoted to the District Manager for Greene's 77th District. She was subsequently elected to the New York State Assembly in a June 2009 special election. Her assumption was in succession of her mentor Greene, who had joined the cabinet of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. earlier that year.
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