Tom joined the Gazette in 1990 after serving as a sports reporter for The Record in Troy and then managing editor for The Capital District Business Review. In addition to editing and design work, Tom oversees the production of Your Clifton Park and Your Niskayuna. Tom graduated from Mechanicville High School in 1981 and earned a bachelor's degree in English at Siena College in 1985. He attended St. Bonaventure University for a year before transferring to Siena.