Ten Things You Don’t Know About President Kathleen Sweet

By Jennifer Andrus

June 1, 2025

Ten Things You Don’t Know About President Kathleen Sweet

6.1.2025

By Jennifer Andrus

1. Kathleen grew up in Clarence, New York, the middle child of three daughters of David and Jane Sweet.

2. The Sweets are multi-generation, diehard Buffalo Bills fans. Kathleen’s mom took her to games in any weather: rain, sleet or snow.

             

3. She is a member of the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame.

4. Kathleen inherited her love of the Red Sox and the Celtics from her grandfather, Stanton Sweet. She looks forward to the NYSBA Game at Yankee Stadium on August 22.

5. Musical favorites include Whitney Houston, Adele, Pink and the Goo Goo Dolls.

6. Kathleen met her husband Brian Fredericks at a happy hour arranged by mutual friends who thought they should meet.

7. The craziest thing she ever did was go parasailing in Florida.

8. Kathleen’s two grown children are: Caroline, who just graduated from law school and is a NYSBA member, and Michael, who is an analyst for a defense contractor at the Pentagon.

9. Kathleen’s most prized possessions are her dogs and her family photo albums.

10. Kathleen and Brian enjoy the theater. Her favorite musical has always been Wicked.

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