About Tom Coakley
ABC Public Member, 2000-present
ABC public member Thomas F. Coakley, a below knee amputee for over thirty-seven years, serves as the senior public member on ABC's Board of Director. A wounded veteran from Vietnam, Tom considers himself reasonably well treated compared to the public at large and has dedicated considerable time and energy to raising the standards of amputee patient care to those less fortunate.
In his day job as Vice president for Administrative Operations at St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, Tom oversees the administration of numerous university facilities and departments. Tom came to St. Lawrence in 1982 as a visiting lecturer in economics, for what he believed to be a year "to figure out where he was headed next." Prior to leaving the faculty side of the house Tom served on University Faculty Council.
Tom was born and raised in Canton, the home of St. Lawrence University. He earned his bachelor's degree at Brown University, served in the US Army in Vietnam, and returned to earn his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Tom is married to Nellie Coakley, a former Army nurse, also serving in Vietnam. They have four children, Kristen and Sean, who are St. Lawrence graduates, Erin a senior at St. Lawrence, and , Brian, a Hamilton College graduate. In addition to his ABC responsibilities, Tom serves on several civic boards, currently serving as President of the County Chamber of Commerce and Treasurer of the Canton Potsdam Hospital.
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