Appointment Info & Demographics

Appointment Info

Board member name (nominating party): year current term expires 

1. Cynthia Rodriguez (Borough President Gibson): 2026
2. Richard Reynoso (Borough President Gibson): 2026
3. Veronica Castro (Borough President Gibson): 2026
4. Hazel Miura (Council Member Feliz): 2025
5. Harry Santaella (Borough President Gibson): 2025
6. Edgar Aguirre (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
7. Kadian Allen (Borough President Gibson): 2025
8. Ryan Barthel (Borough President Gibson): 2025
9. Francis Steve Benitez (Council Member Feliz): 2026
10. Patrizia J. Cambria (Council Member Marmorato): 2026
11. Junior Campbell (Borough President Gibson): 2025
12. Staceyann Deleon (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
13. Dr. Toutou Moussa Diallo (Borough President Gibson): 2025
14. Angel Diaz (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
15. Mary Elhakam (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
16. Alex Ellefson (Council Member Marmorato): 2026
17. Avril Francis (Borough President Gibson): 2025
18. Rabbi Moshe Fuchs (Borough President Gibson): 2025
19. Kenneth Gelnick (Council Member Velázquez): 2026
20. Wendy L. Hewlett-Betts (Borough President Gibson): 2025
21. Dewon Jones (Borough President Gibson): 2025
22. Debra Kawalick (Council Member Velázquez): 2026
23. David Leavitt (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
24. KaDarra Lowe (Council Member Riley): 2026
25. Juan Luciano (Borough President Gibson): 2025
26. Jacqueline Lutnick (Council Member Marmorato): 2026
27. Dammag Nasser (Borough President Gibson): 2025
28. Naomi Pemberton (Council Member Riley): 2026
29. Susan Perez (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
30. Shradhanand Pirtam (Council Member Feliz): 2026
31. Juanita I. Randall (Borough President Gibson): 2025
32. Eliezer Rodriguez (Borough President Gibson): 2026
33. Joanne Russo-Rubino (Borough President Gibson): 2025
34. Oral A. Selkridge (Borough President Gibson): 2026
35. Lisa Soto (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
36. Dierre D. Taylor (Council Member Marmorato): 2026
37. Joseph A. Thompson (Council Member Feliz): 2025
38. Sandra Unger (Council Member Velázquez): 2025
39. Lisa Velella (Council Member Marmorato): 2026
40. Janice Walcott (Borough President Gibson): 2026
41. Dwayne Williams (Borough President Gibson): 2026
42. Jeanette Wilson (Council Member Velázquez): 2026

Demographics*

Category (raw total): percentage of total board members

1. Total Board Members (42): 100%
2. Ages (as of December 31 this calendar year)
   • 16-17 (0): 0%
   • 18-24 (2): 5%
   • 25-44 (10): 24%
   • 45-64 (19): 45%
   • 65+ (11): 26%
     
3. City Employees (7): 17%
4. Disability (4): 10%
5. Education (highest level)
   • Graduate Study/Degree (24): 57%
   • Undergraduate Study/Degree (15): 36%
   • High School or GED (1): 2%
   • Undeclared (2): 5%
6. Gender Identity
   • Men (20): 48%
   • Women (22): 52%
   • Transgender (0): 0%
   • Other Gender ID/Undeclared (0): 0%
7. Languages (other than verbal English) Spoken
   • Albanian (0): 0%
   • American Sign Language (1): 2%
   • Arabic (2): 5%
   • Bambara (1): 2%
   • Cantonese (0): 0%
   • French (1): 2%
   • Guyanese Creole (1): 2%
   • Hebrew (1): 2%
   • Italian (0): 0%
   • Malayalam (0): 0%
   • Mandarin (0): 0%
   • Spanish (13): 31%
   • Yiddish (1): 2%
     
8. Racial Identity
   • African American/Black (15): 36%
   • Caribbean/West Indian (6): 14%
   • Caucasian (14): 33%
   • Latino(a)/Hispanic (13): 31%
   • Middle Eastern (2): 5%
   • Native American (0): 0%
   • South Asian (0): 0%
   • Other (0): 0%
9. Sexual Orientation
   • Heterosexual (38): 90%
   • LGBQ+ (2): 5%
   • Undeclared (2): 5%
10. Union Members (12): 29%
11. Veterans (2): 5%

*This information is voluntary and not necessarily fact-based.