Sam Teresi was elected in 1999, re-elected in the years 2003 and 2007. He is on the Board of Directors of the Babe Ruth Baseball World Series, Inc. The mayor is on t he Executive Advisory Board, Jamestown Professional Baseball, Inc. He attends St. James Roman Catholic Church. Sam is the past president of the Kiwanis Club. He was the recipient of the “40 under 40” which is an award recognizing the top 40 business and community leaders in Western New York under the age of 40. He also was awarded the Jamestown Community College Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has been married for 25 years to Becky Peterson and has an 18 year old son named Joe and a 16 year old son named John.