Canzoneri-Callahan to Run in Malverne Special Election

Patricia Callahan's time on the Malverne village board may extend beyond the nine months she agreed to serve when she was selected to fill the vacant seat of her late husband, Jim Callahan, in July.

According to fellow trustee and Independent party member Michael Bailey, "Patricia Canzoneri-Callahan has accepted the party nomination" for the special election that will be held in March. At this time, no other candidates have been announced for the election, which would be for the remaining three years of Jim Callahan's term as a village trustee.

Canzoneri-Callahan, a lifelong Malvernite, was sworn into office by her faither and former Malverne Mayor Joseph Canzoneri on July 6, less than two months after her husband suddenly passed away from cancer at the age of 42. 

She agreed to fill his seat on the board after speaking with her children and deciding that this would be a good way to honor their father and her husband, by continuing to work on the goals he had set for his fourth term in office.

Canzoneri-Callahan holds a Master of Law degree in taxation from New York University School of Law. Additionally, she graduated Cum Laude from St. John’s Law School and Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. John’s College of Business Administration. 

Currently, she is a partner at a law firm that is involved with estate planning, trust and estate administration, real estate and income tax planning.  As a certified public accountant, she has worked with well-known firms, such as Arthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche. She also serves on the board of the Nassau County Sewer and Storm Water Finance Authority.