This year a whopping 13 candidates are vying for four open seats on the Seward Park Cooperative Board of Directors. The candidates are:
#1 – Guido Hartray
#2 – Craig Lehner
#3 – Maria Ibanez
#4 – Lee Slater
#5 – Willow Ayers
#6 – Darcey Gerstein
#7 – Karen Suss Wolfson
#8 – Laryssa Shainberg
#9 – Jessica Kramer
#10 – Nicole Napolitano
#11 – Rachel Wilkerson
#12 – Kenneth Fried
#13 – Phung T. Nguyen
Darcey, Karen and Jessica are all incumbents seeking reelection. The fourth seat is being vacated by Betsy Jacobson, who was appointed recently to fill the vacancy left by Carol Anastasio’s resignation. Lee Slater previously served on the Board from 2006-2008. None of the other candidates previously served, although Nicole Napolitano is the spouse of former director Charles Liberman and Kenneth Fried is the child of former director Freda Fried.
Guido Hartray, Maria Ibanez and Richel Wilkerson have already circulated materials to a select group of shareholders saying they are running as a slate. So far, no other slates have emerged.
Thank you to all my fellow candidates! I am enjoying chatting with my neighbors about our ideas. Good or bad, we are all looking to keep our wonderful community affordable for all and well maintained.
The best way to accomplish that is collective effort. Whether you choose to to just send a short missive or volunteer for a project. The effort move us forward.
Here’s to many more years enjoying our co-op.