VAC is comprised of sixteen (16) Commissioners, nine (9) of whom are
appointed and seven (7) of whom serve as ex-officio members, representing
various governmental offices or bodies. All Commissioners serve without
compensation.
The appointed Commissioners represent various groups that are
under-represented in voter registration and voting, civil/voting rights
organizations, disabled groups, public agencies and offices, and the business
community. VAC's day-to-day operations are conducted by the Coordinator.
Three (3) Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and six (6) are appointed
by the New York City Council. The Mayoral and Council appointees are as
follows:
Dr. Jeffrey F. Kraus, Chair - Associate Provost
and Professor of Government and Politics, Wagner College (Mayoral
Appointee)
Ms. Jane Kalmus, Vice Chair - Executive
Director, National Non-Partisan Voter Registration Campaign (Council Appointee -
Manhattan)
Vacant - (Council Appointee - Bronx)
Ms. Loretta E. Prisco - Educator, Pace
University (Council Appointee - Staten Island)
Mr. Morshed Alam - Department of Environmental
Protection (Council Appointee - Queens)
Ms. Nayibe
Nunez-Berger - Supervisor, Queens Family Court, Mental Health
Services (Mayoral Appointee - Queens)
Mr. Glen D. Magpantay - Staff Attorney, Asian
American Legal Defense & Education Fund (Council Appointee - Citywide)
Mr. Robert J. McFeeley - (Mayoral Appointee -
Staten Island)
Vacant - (Council Appointee - Brooklyn)
Seven (7) Commissioners serve as ex-officio members and they are as
follows:
Hon. Carol Robles-Roman - Deputy Mayor for
Legal Affairs
Hon. Mark Page - Director, Office of Management
and Budget
Hon. Bill de Blasio - Public Advocate
Hon. Michael A. Cardozo - Corporation Counsel,
NYC Law Department
Hon. Joel I. Klein - Chancellor, NYC Department
of Education
Hon. Joseph P. Parkes, S.J. - Chairman, NYC
Campaign Finance Board
Vacant - Executive Director, Board of Elections
in the City of New York