Patricia “Patti” Dwyer joined the SGR Executive Recruitment team in 2020. Patti is the founder and owner of a municipal consulting firm established in 2017 to serve public and private sector clients.

Prior to launching the firm, Patti had a rewarding career as a professional municipal manager, from which she retired in 2018. Ms. Dwyer is renowned for having been the youngest municipal official ever appointed to a CEO position as a municipal manager. Her successful and storied career was launched at age 23 when she was employed as the Village Manager of Walden, New York. From that year forward through over 30 consecutive years, she served as either the appointed CEO/Manager or CAO/Administrator for local governments in the State of New York.

Since 2007, Patti has also served part-time as an adjunct Associate Professor at Pace University, her alma mater. She lectures on the graduate level, specializing in courses such as Intergovernmental Relations, Organizational Theory, Municipal Management, and Public Administration. Ms. Dwyer obtained master's degrees in accounting and in public administration from Pace University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. In 2012, Patti was appointed to serve on Pace University’s Dyson Board of Advisors and remains active on that Board.

On January 1, 2018 Ms. Dwyer was appointed to a four-year term as Executive Director of the New York State City/County Management Association (NYSCMA). The Association provides educational and professional support to municipal managers and their affiliated communities throughout the state of New York.

Originally from Queens, New York, Patti's leisure time is spent enjoying the people, sights and sounds of Westchester and New York City. Her hobbies and passions include recreational cycling, golf, and rooting for her beloved New York Mets. Patti will work with SGR to assist local governments in New York with their executive recruitments.