District 9

Cortlandt, Croton on Hudson, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Peekskill

Before becoming a county legislator, Borgia served as the Town Supervisor of Ossining since 2009.  In that time, she engineered a financial turnaround of the Town, including two consecutive tax cuts for all Ossining taxpayers by reducing expenses; increasing the “rainy day” fund balance to the NYS Comptroller-recommended level of 20% of budget; and using innovative management practices to restore the Town to financial health in the worst economic climate since the Great Depression.  She increased government transparency and increased community participation in several new committees including the Citizen’s Finance Advisory Committee and the Green Ossining Committee.

Prior to becoming Town Supervisor, Borgia worked for seven years as chief of staff to NYS Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and served four years on the Ossining Village Board.  A long-time community volunteer, Borgia co-founded the Ossining Microfund, and also serves on the boards of the Rotary Club of Ossining, the Junior League of Northern Westchester, Ossining Communities that Care, and the Teatown Advisory Board. Prior leadership roles have included the PTA, Girl Scouts, the Westchester County Youth Board, and the United Way of Westchester/Putnam.  Borgia has an MBA from NYU-Stern School of Business and a BA from Binghamton University (SUNY). She lives in Ossining with her husband, Craig Johl, their two daughters, and one rambunctious dog.

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