The Edgemont School Board Nominating Committee (“SBNC”) will hold its Open Nominating Meeting on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:30 pm at Seely Place Elementary School Room 206 to receive nominations for candidates for the Board of Education of the Edgemont School District. (In case of excess snow, the meeting will be online with a link posted at www.edgemontecc.org). Three vacancies on the Board of Education will be filled at the general election on May 20, 2025. These vacancies will be created by the expiration of the terms of office of Grace Lin, Nareen Jabbour, and Nilesh Jain. Grace Lin and Nareen Jabbour will be completing their first term of 3 years on the Board of Education. Nilesh Jain will be completing his third term, totaling 7 years on the Board of Education. All three incumbents will be seeking another term.
The SBNC invites all Edgemont residents to participate in the nominating process by urging qualified residents of our community to seek nomination to the Board of Education and to submit nomination letters for candidates.
Members of the Board of Education, in a spirit of community volunteerism, serve without compensation. Members are required to attend two public meetings per month (and more at budget time), attend executive sessions, attend committee and ad hoc meetings, and undertake appropriate preparation for these functions.
The nomination of a candidate to the Board of Education must be made in a letter to the SBNC chair and must be received before 7:30 pm on January 30, 2025. Nominating letters may also be presented in person at the open meeting that evening. The letter may be written by any qualified voter of the Edgemont School District other than a member (or spouse of a member) of the SBNC. In addition to the name and home address of the candidate, the letter must contain a brief biographical sketch of the candidate including the candidate’s education, occupation, participation in civic affairs, length of time the resident has lived in the Edgemont School District, the schools and grade levels of any children presently enrolled in school, and the years of attendance of any children who formerly attended Edgemont School District Schools. The letter must also contain a statement that the candidate has been consulted and is willing to serve if nominated and elected. Under SBNC rules, any letter that fails to include these items cannot be accepted. Please address nominating letters to Lauren Lappen, SBNC Chair, 5 Chedworth Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.
Members of the SBNC for the 2024-2025 school year:
| Central Park Avenue Neighborhood: | Suri Singh | ||
| Cotswold Neighborhood: | Tamim Nazif | Sissi McEvoy | David Stone (alternate) |
| Edgemont Community Council: | Thomas Leung | Gillian Beck | |
| Edgemont High School: | Abhinav Ganesh | ||
| Fort Hill Neighborhood: | Vinay Rao | Martha Lee Mellis | Garrett Evers (alternate) |
| Greenridge Neighborhood: | Shula Darviche | Amy Liszt | |
| Longview Neighborhood: | Meredith Cohen | Judy Seiff | Adam Lessler (alternate) |
| Northern Greenville Neighborhood: | Iraida Gonzalez | Jenny Luker | |
| Old Edgemont Neighborhood: | Sharyn Lewis | Lauren Ricci Warren | Lisa Brasile (alternate) |
| Southern Greenville Neighborhood: | Michael Leto | Krista Cassaniti | Christine Nayal (alternate) |
The undersigned has been appointed chair of the SBNC by the Board of Directors of The Edgemont Community Council pursuant to its Nominating Committee Rules and Procedures.
Lauren Lappen
SBNC Chair
SBNC@EdgemontECC.org