Victoria Stanton Sweeney
Telephone: (518) 431-5409E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Victoria Stanton Sweeney has lived in the Town of Bethlehem since 1989. She uses her maiden name, Victoria Stanton, professionally.
Victoria M. Stanton currently serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Farm Family group of insurance companies. Since joining Farm Family in 1991, she has held various officer positions with responsibility for the legal, corporate secretary and human resources functions at Farm Family. Prior to joining Farm Family, Ms. Stanton was an attorney with Rogers & Wells (now known as Clifford Chance) in New York City and McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams in Albany, New York. She also managed an independent insurance agency prior to becoming an attorney.
Ms. Stanton received a Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Rochester, a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Albany Law School and a Masters of Law (LL.M.) in taxation from the New York University School of Law. She also has earned the insurance designations of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU). Ms. Stanton is admitted to practice law in New York.
Ms. Stanton has served on the Board of Trustees of Albany Law School since 2000 and the Board of Directors of each of the Farm Family insurance companies since 2004.
Ms. Stanton is active in industry and community organizations including the Life Insurance Council of New York and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association, the American Society of Corporate Governance Professionals and the Society for Human Resource Management.
