Kathleen Achibar

achibar@boltonstjohns.com

Managing Director of Western New York Government Relations

Kathleen Achibar

Kathleen started her journey in politics in 2017, working on a Judicial re-election campaign for Buffalo City Court Judge Betty Calvo-Torres, the first Latina to serve on the Buffalo City Court bench appointed by mayor Byron W. Brown. During her time in politics, Kathleen has worked on numerous political campaigns in Western New York at the federal, state, and local level. As a political staffer, she has worked for New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer.
Kathleen was raised in Syosset, NY, and is a graduate of the University at Buffalo. She is the Western Vice President of the New York State Young Democrats and serves on the Eleanor’s Legacy Innovation Council.