Kim Kucharski Muller, daughter of Eugene and Arlene Kucharski of Apalachin, is the first woman mayor of the city of Oneonta. She was elected last November to a four-year term which ends in 2002.

Kim graduated from Owego Free Academy and SUNY-Binghamton where she earned a B.S. degree in Geology. She served four terms on the Otsego County Legislature before running for mayor. Kim is married to Peter Muller, a Professor of Geology at the State University College at Oneonta. They have two daughters, Hannah and Chloe.