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Nancy Cozean
American journalist and mayor
Nancy J. Cozean (born November 22, 1947) was mayor of the city of Poughkeepsie, New York, USA from 2004 to 2008.[1] During her tenure the city has experienced significant economic growth and its first sustained population growth in nearly 50 years (State of City reports 2003–2006). A Democrat,[2] she made her first venture into politics in 1996, challenging the Republican incumbent NY State Assemblyman Tom Kirwan, and was narrowly defeated.
Before being elected mayor, she was a television news reporter and anchor in places such as Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Missouri and Evansville, Indiana, and at WNYT in Albany, New York and WTZA TV (WRNN), in Kingston.[3] She has received numerous awards for her journalistic contributions (Associated Press, 1981).
Cozean earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Stephens College, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.[4] She has also worked as an adjunct professor at Marist College, SUNY New Paltz and Dutchess County Community College.