Common Council - President

Van B. Robinson President Syracuse Common Council Term:  January 2010 - December 2013

Committee Assignment: 
Chairperson:  Charter, Rules, Procedure & RFP 

Contact Information

Community Service Involvement

• Past President of the Syracuse/Onondaga County Branch of the NAACP
• ACT-SO
• Serves on the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army
• F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse
  
• Elmcrest Children’s Center
• Serves on the Advisory Board of the Kidney Foundation and Hope for the Bereaved, Inc.  

Professional Background

• GHI Insurance

Special Interests and Concerns

• Comprehensive Planning and long-term investments in our City
• Neighborhood preservation and revitalization
• Public Safety and quality-of-life improvements
• Creation of a superior place for all people who work, visit and play in our fine city
• Common Council President Van Robinson has always been actively involved in the Civil Rights Movement on a National, State and Local level.  In 1977 he was instrumental in reactivating the local Syracuse/Onondaga Chapter of the NAACP.  He served as the local NAACP Branch Secretary, Chair of the Political Action Committee, First Vice President and was elected to six terms (12 years) as Branch President.  Van Robinson was also appointed by the President of the New York State NAACP to the title of NYS Western Region Director, where he was responsible for the progress of the NAACP branches throughout Upstate New York.