Orange County honors administrative staff for keeping government running smoothly

Orange County marked Administrative Professionals Day with an annual breakfast honoring the clerks, assistants, receptionists and office managers whose work keeps county government moving at 255 Main Street in Goshen.

The recognition came on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the day set aside each year as Administrative Professionals Day, which falls on the Wednesday of Administrative Professionals Week. In 2026, that week ran from April 19 through April 25, a calendar slot that put a spotlight on the office staff residents often do not see but rely on every day.

Orange County Government said the breakfast was meant to recognize the employees who help keep departments organized and serving residents. Their work sits behind the public-facing services that shape daily life in Orange County, from routine phone calls and scheduling to the paperwork and coordination that help county offices function without delay.

The county’s own priorities make that work especially important. County Executive Steve Neuhaus has said Orange County’s focus includes improving public health and safety, infrastructure and budget stability, all of which depend on steady administrative support inside county offices. Neuhaus, who took office on Jan. 1, 2014, is the county’s sixth county executive since the office was created in 1970.

That role is especially visible in Goshen, where Orange County Government is based at 255 Main Street, in a county that dates to 1683 and remains one of the original counties of the Province of New York. The address is more than a mailing point. It is the place where residents connect with the machinery of county government, from the Orange County Executive’s Office to the departments that process requests and keep records moving.

Administrative Professionals Day itself was started in 1952 by the International Association of Administrative Professionals to give office support workers a collective voice. The observance now includes administrative assistants, executive assistants, secretaries, receptionists, office managers and other support staff whose work rarely makes headlines but shapes how well local government performs when residents need it most.