Joanna Palumbo didn’t always envision herself with a life in government, or in East Williston. But that changed when life unexpectedly pushed her into her family’s path of public service.
“In 1997, we lost our mom. I was only 20 years old,” Palumbo said. “I was working in retail. My mother, even on her deathbed, was like, ‘Please go back to school for something else.’ After she died, I pivoted.”
