The School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) election will take place on Wednesday, December 4th,

2024, from 7 – 10 a.m. and 2 – 9 p.m. in the Scarsdale Middle School (SMS) Auditorium Lobby at 134 Mamaroneck Road.

A mail-in ballot is available for those who choose not to vote in person. Mail-in ballots are available to the public in hard copy at Scarsdale Village Hall and the Scarsdale Public Library, and available in electronic form on https://scarsdalesbnc.org/ starting Monday, November 25th, 2024.

Any resident of the school district who is (i) 18 years of age or older; and (ii) a resident of the school district for 30 days prior to the election (November 4, 2024) may vote in the SBNC Election.

Completed mail-in ballots must be sent to: SBNC Administrative Chair, PO Box 172H, Scarsdale, NY

10583, and received in the SBNC P .O. Box no later than 4pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

Residents who are unable to access a ballot by either of these methods may contact the SBNC Administrative Committee Election Chair by email at SBNCElection@gmail.com for assistance. For more information about the SBNC, please visit https://scarsdalesbnc.com/.

Listed below are the candidates from each neighborhood along with their biographies:

EDGEWOOD (3 candidates running for 4 positions)

JASON ANDRUS: 2 Taunton Road

Length of Residency: 3 years

Occupation: Digital Marketing

Education: BS, Tulane University

Child/Children’s ages: 7, 10

Civic Activities: Cub Scouts

BONING LIU: 45 Jefferson Road

Length of Residency: 6 years

Occupation: Civil Engineer

Education: (not provided)

Child/Children’s ages: 6, 12

Civic Activities: Board of Architectural Review (3 years), PTA Multicultural Committee, STEM Volunteer

NICOLE STERNBERG: 57 Carman Road

Length of Residency: 15 yearsOccupation: Teacher

Education: BA, MA, St. John’s University

Child/Children’s ages: 11, 16

Civic Activities: Class parent

HEATHCOTE (4 candidates running for 5 positions)

SIMON LIEBEL: 339 Heathcote Road

Length of Residency: 2.5 years

Occupation: Company Founder & CEO, Entourage Collection

Education: BA, MA from Edinburgh University

Child/Children’s ages: 8, 11

Civic Activities: Board Member, Think Global School

JOEL STEINHAUS: 53 Brookby Road

Length of Residency: 2.5 years

Occupation: Strategy Consultant

Education: BA, Harvard; MBA, Yale

Child/Children’s ages: 10, 12, 14

Civic Activities: Appointed Elections Inspector

CINDY TRUE: 9 Seneca Road

Length of Residency: 3.5 years

Occupation: Real Estate Private Equity Investor

Education: BS, Civil Engineering, Columbia University

Child/Children’s ages: 1, 4, 6

Civic Activities: PULSES Volunteer (Parents United Learning the Special Education System)

CYNTHIA XIAOYUE LI: 8 Lebanon Road

Length of Residency: 2 years

Occupation: Attorney

Education: Georgetown University Law Center

Child/Children’s ages: 4, 6

Civic Activities: Heathcote PTA Multicultural Committee

FOX MEADOW (3 candidates running for 2 positions)

JEANNIE ADASHEK: 36 Tompkins Road

Length of Residency: 5 years

Occupation: Stay at home mom

Education: St. John’s University

Child/Children’s ages: 11, 14Civic Activities: Fox Meadow PTA President, 2023-2024

DR. ELAINE WAN: 21 Olmsted Road

Length of Residency: 2 years

Occupation: Cardiologist

Education: MIT , Columbia

Child/Children’s ages: 5

Civic Activities: (not provided)

WENCHUN WU: 12 Parkfield Road

Length of Residency: 5 years

Occupation: Property Manager

Education: Virginia Tech

Child/Children’s ages: 7, 11

Civic Activities: Fox Meadow PTA Treasury Assistant

QUAKER RIDGE (1 candidate running for 3 positions)

JAYE WEISBROD: 3 White Birch Lane

Length of Residency: 13.5 years

Occupation: Stay at home mom

Education: Masters’ Degree

Child/Children’s ages: 13, 16

Civic Activities: PTA Scholarship Fund

The School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) is a committee of residents elected from across the Village for the purpose of nominating candidates to fill vacancies on the Scarsdale Board of Education.

Members are elected from each of the five elementary school districts to serve a term of three years on the Nominating Committee and two additional years on the Administrative Committee.

The Administrative Committee would like to encourage all Scarsdale residents to support the SBNC by voting in local elections, considering a candidacy, and making a contribution. The SBNC Administrative

Committee runs the annual SBNC elections financed entirely by community support. Any contribution is greatly appreciated. Contributions may be made via Zelle and checks may be made payable to the

“SBNC Administrative Committee” and mailed to P .O. BOX 172H, SCARSDALE, NY 10583. For more information please visit https://scarsdalesbnc.org/please-donate/

SBNC Continuing Members (Nominating Committee):

Terms Ending 2025

Edgewood – N/A

Fox Meadow – Kevin Chen, David Kirshenbaum, Susan Lee

Greenacres – Arthur Rublin, Molly (Yue) Tu, Jocelyn Zoland

Heathcote – Jacob Adlerstein

Quaker Ridge – June (Xun) Deng, Jennifer Simon Tabak

Terms Ending 2026

Edgewood – Shivi Bansal, Mimi Robinson

Fox Meadow – Adam Hellegers

Greenacres – Amadally Hosseinbukus, Lisa Purcell, Kristen Zakierski

Heathcote – N/A

Quaker Ridge – Alissa Baum

SBNC Administrative Committee Members (2024-2025): Zachary Altschuler (FM), Treasurer; Sarah E. Bell (TVCC), Resolution Co-Chair; Lauren Hammer Breslow (HE); Kimberly Miller Champlin (HE); Lara Chassin (SNAP); David Fenigstein (GA), Webmaster; Lisa Gans (QR), SBNC Chair; Jennifer Goldfarb (HE); Beth Goldoff (SNAP); Claudia Green (FM); Kerry Hayes (Member at Large); Stephanie Israel (QR); Jon Lemle (SNAP), Resolution Co-Chair; Alan Meizlik (EW); Roger Neustadt (SNAP); Valerie Phillips (EW) Resolution Co-Chair; Stacey Strauss (QR); Christine Weston (EW), Election Chair; Meng Zhang (EW), Election Vice Chair; Anne Bates (EW), SBNC Vice Co-Chair, and Jennifer Zola (FM), SBNC Vice Co-Chair.

For additional information, please contact Christine Weston or Meng Zhang, at SBNCElection@gmail.com