Our Policy Board

According to New York State Education Law 316, each teacher center is governed by a policy board which is composed of 51% teachers. Other board positions must include representatives from boards of education, higher education, private schools, business and industry, and parent organizations.

 

Representatives of the Bargaining Unit

• Abbott: Barbara Galvin, Lisa Marinaro
• Byram Hills: Ann-Marie Pasquale, Lila Horn
• Blind Brook-Rye: Betsy Murphy, Elizabeth Connolly
• Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls: Joseph Choma, William Howie
• Mt. Pleasant: Ann Reilly [Policy Board Chair], Karen Griffin
• Mount Vernon: Anne Marie Kiernan [Policy Board Vice-Chair], Carene Domato
• Port Chester: Christine Zidik, Frances Cepeda
• Rye Neck: Steven Halper, Joe Perlman
• Valhalla: Steve Reich, Roxanne Franquelli

Representatives of Administration

• Valhalla: Dr. Diane Ramos-Kelly [LEA Superintendent]
• Byram Hills: Marie Kish
• Port Chester: Dr. Eileen Santiago

Representative of Business/Industry

• Bill Graspo

Representative from Non-Public Schools

TBD

Representative from Higher Education

• Dr. Saul Yanofsky, Westchester Community College

Parent Representative

• Catherine Rosenfield

Board of Education Representative

• James E. Miller, Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls UFSD