Public Service History
Gennaro began his career as a senior policy adviser to then Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr., and as an adjunct professor of political science and environmental public policy at Queens College. He also served as President of the Jamaica Estates Association and as a member of Queens Community Board 8.
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