*In the fall of 2010, Julia Willebrand ran for comptroller of New York, but lost to Thomas DiNapoli. Information is from 2010.

Biography

Willebrand is one of 10 who grew up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.  She ran unsuccessfuly for State Senate on the Upper West Side in 1998 and for mayor of New York in 2001.

Occupation— Fulbright Professor, Hungary; Assistant Professor, Center for Labor Studies, SUNY

Education— TESL, Teachers College, Columbia University, Ed.D; American Studies, City College of New York, B.A.

Organizations— Chair, Manhattan Citizens’ Solid Waste Advisory Board, Citywide Recycling Advisory Board (CRAB), Conservation Committee, Appalachian Mountain Club Delegate