Dear Neighbor,
The 2025-2026 Edgemont School Board Nominating Committee (“SBNC”) will hold its Open Nominating Meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 pm at Seely Place Elementary School, Room 110 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.)
Two vacancies on the Board of Education will be filled at the general election on May 19, 2026. These vacancies will be created by the expiration of the second term of office of Jennifer DeMarrais and the expiration of the first term of office of Heather Stern. Incumbent Heather Stern will seek a second three-year term of office; Jennifer DeMarrais will not be seeking a third term.
The SBNC invites and encourages 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. In the spirit of community volunteerism, members of the Board of Education 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 an email or physical letter to the SBNC Chair and must be received before January 20, 2026. Physical nominating letters may also be presented in person at the Open Nominating Meeting. The letter may be written by any adult resident of the Edgemont School District other than a member (or family member 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 recommended and elected. Under SBNC rules, any letter that fails to include these items cannot be accepted. Please address nominating letters to Sharyn Lewis, SBNC Chair, 24 Seely Place, Scarsdale, NY 10583.
Members of the 2025-2026 Edgemont School Board Nominating Committee:
| Central Park Avenue Neighborhood: | Vasanth Gulappa | Clara Thomas | |
| Cotswold Neighborhood: | Sissi McEvoy | Tamim Nazif | David Stone |
| Edgemont High School: | Sophie Xie | ||
| Fort Hill Neighborhood: | Garrett Evers | Martha Lee Mellis | Amanda Sherwin |
| Greenridge Neighborhood: | Adam Bench | Shula Darviche | Laura Wilker |
| Longview Neighborhood: | Lesley Alpert-Schuldenfrei | Jeanette Leeds | Adam Lessler |
| Northern Greenville Neighborhood: | Iraida Gonzalez | Laura Nukho | Deborah Shane |
| Old Edgemont Neighborhood: | Lisa Brasile | Mariquita Blumberg | Lauren Ricci Warren |
| Southern Greenville Neighborhood: | Krista Cassaniti | Christine Nayal | Gaurav Tejwani |
For brief bios of SBNC members, go to: www.edgemontecc.org/sbnc/2025-2026-sbnc-representatives
The undersigned has been elected chair of the SBNC by the members of The Edgemont Community Council pursuant to its School Board Nominating Committee Rules and Procedures.
Sharyn Lewis
SBNC Chair
SBNC@EdgemontECC.org