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Westchester County, NY May 19, 2009 Election
Member, Board of Education; Mount Vernon City School District Voter Information

3 Year Term. Salary: None

Results as of Jul 30 2:37pm
Candidates (Vote for 4)
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Lynn Carol Frazer-McBride Click here for more information about this candidate 1269 votes 10.9%

  • Occupation: Retired NYCDOE Teacher, Lehman Adjunct, NYCDOE Consultant
  • Queens College-MLS, Iona-MBA, CCNY-MS, NYU- MA
  • Elected-to the Westchester Putnam School Board 2006. Elected to the Associtation of Small City School Districts 2007.
  • Received the National School Boards Association-Award for Distinguished Service 2001 & 2005.
  • Recieved the NYCDOE Chancellors Teacher Recognition Award 2006 .
Priorities:
  • Improve Student Performance & Close the Achievement Gap For Special Education, ELL's, & Minority Students
  • Increase the H.S. Graduration Rate
  • Seek out additional Grant Money , Alternative Funding sources, & Community Based Partnerships
Delia Farquharson 1215 votes 10.4%
Elias S Gootzeit Click here for more information about this candidate 1163 votes 10.0%
  • Occupation: Attorney / Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R)
  • Incumbent Mount Vernon School Board Trustee
  • MSW Fordham University 1978/CSW since 1979
  • JD-Pace University-1993-Admitted to practice law in NYS February 1994
  • Past President AB Davis PTA
Priorities:
  • Sound Basic Education under NYS Constitution requires ADEQUACY of Resources and Adequacy of Outcomes
  • NYS MUST COME UP with a finance system that recognizes the needs of children
  • NYS must come up with a financing system for schools that recognizes the inability of the tax base in Mount Vernon to pay for its school system
Carolyn V. "Carol" BenReuben Click here for more information about this candidate 1145 votes 9.8%
  • Occupation: clinical social worker
  • BA- Political Science-SUNY at Purchase, N.Y.
  • Masters in Clinical Social Work, Fordham University at Tarrytown, N.Y.
  • Retired employee of Westchester County DSS, presently employed part-time, at Family Services of Westchester, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
  • Past President of Mt. Vernon CAG Day Care, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
  • Past President and Vice-President of Westchester CO-OP Policy Council
  • 2 year President and 3 year Vice-President of Mt. Vernon Board of Education,
Priorities:
  • School Safety
  • Higher academic achievement on the Secondary Level
  • Inadequate funding from the State and Federal Governments based on the high needs (social, academic) of the school district
Adelaide W. "Ronnie" Cox 1089 votes 9.3%
Deborah A. Pritchett 1085 votes 9.3%
Autumn Lopez 1044 votes 8.9%
Brenda L. Crump 963 votes 8.2%
Brenda Silvera-Milligan 776 votes 6.6%
Gary Fuller, Sr. Click here for more information about this candidate 724 votes 6.2%
  • Occupation: Paralegal/Social Worker
  • Bachelor, Social Work
  • Certificate, Paralegal
  • Chair, City of Mount Vernon Board of Ethics
Priorities:
  • Enactment of affirmative strategies to reduce incidents in and around our schools.
  • Introduction of resolutios leading to school board members gaining more effective problem solving skills.
  • Promoting tax payer value for property owners through tax payer focus groups
Kathie J "Brewington" Brewington Click here for more information about this candidate 643 votes 5.5%
  • Occupation: School Volunteer / Retail Sales
  • PTA President, Mt. Vernon HS
  • Past PTA President, A.B. Davis Middle School
  • Past PTA President, Edward Williams School
  • Member, NAACP
Priorities:
  • School Safety, Youth Interventon, Increased Communications
  • Academic Achievement & Increased Parental Involvement
  • 100% Accountability for Parents, Taxpayers, & Residents
Marc Stuckey 559 votes 4.8%

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