Dr. Vincent Tamagna is a conscientious administrator, advisor, and scholar who is an expert in public sector values-based leadership, responding to the societal needs of diversity, equality, and environmental justice. He provides leadership in public policy development through a reflective and responsible process and capacity building that emphasizes honesty, integrity, and humility as core public service values.
Dr. Vincent M. Tamagna’s career spans three decades. He has been a part of local government with regional and national public sector experience and worked as a private industry executive. Vincent Michael Tamagna was elected to public office in Putnam County (1995-2012) and served as a Putnam County Legislator, District 1, representing the Towns of Philipstown and Putnam Valley and the Villages of Cold Spring and Nelsonville in New York State. He served as Legislative Chairman from (2011-2012). He currently is serving as Director of Transportation in the Putnam County Department of Planning, Development and Public Transportation with duties that include: Climate Smart Coordinator, Project Manager, Putnam County Soil & Water Conservation District Manager, Off Track Betting Board-Putnam representative, East of Hudson Watershed Council, East of Hudson Sportsman Advisory Council member, President and Chairman of the Constitution Island Association Museum a not-for-profit organization established in 1916 to focus on the life and legacy of the Warner Sisters on Constitution Island in partnership with the United States Military Academy at West Point. He also serves as the Rector’s Warden for Father Steve Schunk at St. Mary-in-the-Highlands Episcopal Church in Cold Spring.
He is a subject matter expert in leadership, serving as the Leadership Navigator for the Hudson River Valley through the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College. Dr. Tamagna serves as the Leadership Navigator and the Hudson River Navigator, a part of Executive Order 13061, the American Heritage Rivers Initiative Federal Register American Heritage Rivers, and White House Executive Order 13061, President William Jefferson Clinton. He is an alumnus of Marist College (2015) and MPA (2017); he continued an academic marathon at Concordia University and was conferred a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Concordia University Chicago (2023).
Dr. Tamagna’s work focuses on Kraemer’s values-based leadership applied to public sector leadership. ProQuest published “How State and National Political Leaders Employ Values-Based Leadership in Service of Passing Policy Initiatives, Building Consensus, And Building Followings” in May 2023. A collegial leader with demonstrated integrity, good judgment, and high public service ethical standards and senior executive service qualities of leadership through personal energy, flexibility, self-confidence, work ethic, positive approach, and inclusive interpersonal skills.
Dr. Tamagna is an expert in leadership, planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and coordinating the implementation of the budget, finance, contracts, grants, information technology/management, space and facilities management, health and safety, personnel security, emergency response, labor and employee relations, human capital, training, EEO/Civil Rights, Integrity Act, audit management, and records management programs.