Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays.

The League of Women Voters of Scarsdale continues to study Scarsdale's nonpartisan systems: in December we held our annual Information and Consensus Meeting on the Citizens Nominating Committee election, and in January, we will hold our annual Information and Consensus Meeting on the School Election System.

We also look forward to our winter fundraiser event. All are invited!

I encourage you to stay involved and be active participants in our local government. Your participation will serve to enhance and strengthen our democracy!

Thank you, 

Heedan Chung

Voter Registration Information

Political Party Membership Registration Deadline:

Are you registered to vote? Voter registration goes on all year long, with different deadlines for each election that takes place. However, the deadline for choosing or changing political party membership for primary elections is February 14. Changes to party enrollments after February 14 will take effect after the primary.

Not sure of your current status? 

You can check your registration status here.

If you are eligible but not yet registered to vote:

You can register by mail or in person using the NYS voter registration form. This is also the form to use if you would like to choose or change your political party membership.

For complete information about registering to vote in New York, visit the NYS Board of Elections Voter Registration Process webpage.

School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) Election Results

On December 5, 2024, voters in Scarsdale voted for candidates to serve on the School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC), and for proposed amendments to change the SBNC Resolution. The results of that election can be viewed on the SBNC website.

January 2025

• 1/6, Monday:
• 9:15 a.m. Board Meeting, Scarsdale Public Library
• 1/21, Tuesday:
• 10:00 a.m. Gen Membership/Consensus Meeting (SBNC Election), location TBD
• 1/25, Saturday:
• 5:00 p.m. LWVS Winter Social, Private Home

February 2025

• 2/10, Monday:
• 9:15 a.m. Board Meeting, Scarsdale Public Library
• 11:15 a.m. Gen Membership/Consensus Meeting (Local, County, and State Programs), Scarsdale Public Library

March 2025

• 3/10, Monday:
• 9:15 a.m. Board Meeting, Village Hall
• 3/17, Monday:
• 11:00 a.m. Gen Membership/Consensus Mtg (School Budget), Scarsdale Public Library
• 3/18, Tuesday:
• 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Village Election, Scarsdale Public Library
• 3/21, Friday:
• 10:00 a.m. Gen Membership/Consensus Mtg (Village Budget), Village Hall

LWVS Information Session and Consensus Meeting on the

School Election System

NEW DATE: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

10 am at a venue TBD



and via Zoom

Meeting ID 818 7780 6568

Passcode 327654

On Monday, January 27, 2025, at 10 am at Scarsdale Public Library Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 10 am at a venue TBD and via Zoom (Meeting ID 818 7780 6568, Passcode 327654), LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) election. Christine Weston, SBNC Administrative Committee Election Chair and other designated representatives have been invited to answer questions. The information session will be open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

Links to the Information Session Agenda, the Consensus Questions, and the resulting LWVS Consensus Statement will be posted here when available.

For more information, please contact Seema Jaggi, LWVS School Election System Chair, at LWVS.ses@gmail.com.

LWVS Winter Cocktail Fundraiser and Social

Saturday, January 25, 2025

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Private Home

Enjoy a fun and festive evening with good food and League friends

All are welcome!

$50 per person

Students Inside Albany (SIA) Conference

Sunday, May 18, 2025, through Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Conference takes place in Albany

Deadline for Application: Monday, February 3, 2025

LWVS SIA 2025 Application and Instructions

In keeping with longstanding practice, LWVS invites high school students to submit applications to attend the Students Inside Albany (SIA) Conference. Any 10th grade, 11th grade, or 12th grade student who attends Scarsdale High School or who resides in the school district is eligible to apply. 

This year, the New York State League Education Foundation and the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale will fund the expenses for one highly qualified Scarsdale student, selected from an outstanding pool of applicants. The conference will continue to be free for students to attend.

The program is designed to immerse students in the process by which public policy is proposed, enacted and changed in New York State and educate them as to how they can influence and affect this process. Traditionally, the conference brings approximately 60 students from across the state to Albany to get a first-hand education about their state government. The highlight for most students is the opportunity to shadow their state representatives, with many students getting the opportunity to attend a session on the chamber floor.

Scarsdale students who attended this program in the past were unanimous in their enthusiasm about the program. Follow this link to read two articles written about SIA written by Scarsdale’s two student representatives who attended the in-person conference held in 2024: Maya Barmecha and Mason Levy. For more information, view LWVNYS’s recap of the conference held in 2023 and LWVNYS’s SIA 2025 brochure. 

Please contact LWVSyouthprograms@gmail.com for more information.

LWVS General Membership and Consensus Meeting:

2025-26 Programming for our

Local, County, and State Leagues

Monday, February 10, 2025

11:15 a.m.

Scarsdale Public Library

and via Zoom

Meeting ID: 868 8577 8764

Passcode: 097621

Please join the LWVS on Monday, February 10 at 11:15 a.m. for a general membership and consensus meeting to discuss programming for LWVS and suggestions for programming for the Westchester and State Leagues for the upcoming 2025-26 year.

The recommended program for LWVS will be proposed for adoption by League members at the Annual Meeting in May 2025. Suggestions for the Westchester and State League programs will be communicated to the Westchester and State League Boards.

For more information, please contact Heedan Chung at lwvspresident@gmail.com.

LWVS Information Session and Consensus Meeting on the

Village Election System

On Monday, December 9, 2024, LWVS held its annual information session and membership consensus meeting regarding the Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC) election. The Information Session Agenda with PC Responses and Consensus Questions were distributed via eblast, website posting, and social media in advance. Procedure Committee Chair Heath Sroka and Vice Chair Ralph Geer presented their report and answered questions.

The information session is now available for viewing on the LWVS YouTube channel and on the Local Programs and Positions page of our website.

The resulting LWVS consensus statement will be finalized and published in the near future.

LWVS Annual Finance Drive

Please support your local league by donating to the

League of Women Voters of Scarsdale!

We need your support! Please be generous.

Your contribution will directly support our programs:

Voter Information

Candidate Forums

They Represent You

Students Inside Albany

Speaker Programs

and

Our studies on local issues and budgets

Membership Renewal Reminder

It's a new membership year! Rejoin the League today!  

It’s time to renew or join the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale (LWVS)! Whether you are new to our distinguished organization or have been involved for years, the LWVS invites you to become a member for the 2024-2025 year. Your membership in the LWVS automatically grants you membership in the county, state and national leagues. 

Follow the link below to learn about the benefits of membership or simply to rejoin. If you have any questions, please contact LWVS Membership Chair Diksha Mudbhary at LWVSmembership@gmail.com. 

LWVS Nominating Committee 2024-25

The LWVS Nominating Committee 2024-25 is calling for nominations to fill League Board Officer and Director positions for the 2025-26 year. The LWVS Nominating Committee will also fill off-board member positions on the Nominating Committee 2025-26.

If you would like to nominate yourself or a friend to be considered for the League Board or the LWVS Nominating Committee 2025-26, kindly contact Nominating Committee Chair Amber Yusuf at amber.yusuf@gmail.com. 

Here is a list of our 2024-25 Nominating Committee members, all of whom are able to receive nominations for discussion and consideration:

Amber Yusuf (Chair)

Erika Rublin (Off-Board)

Shilpa Spencer

Debbie Bhatt

Additional Off-Board member TBD

Thank you

I would like to thank League volunteers who contributed significant time and energy during the month of December to ensure our community was informed and engaged.

Thank you Diane Baylor and Beth Cukier for all of their work on the CNC Information Session and Consensus Meeting.

Thanks to Diksha Mudbhary for her work as Membership Chair and to Beth Cukier for her work as Membership Statistician. Thanks to Trish Chen for her precise work as Treasurer as well as her assistance with our fall membership renewal.

Thanks to Diane Baylor, our Village Election Portfolio Chair, Recording Secretary, and Website Administrator, for keeping the Board and the community informed and engaged.

Thanks to Dana Matsushita, our Corresponding Secretary for her detailed and thorough work editing the LWVS Bulletin, coordinating our e-blasts, and press.

Thanks to Kitt Rosenthal for being our LWVW Liaison.

I look forward to all of the positive work that lies before us!

Warmly, 

Heedan Chung

Village of Scarsdale

As of December 31, 2024

Board of Trustees

Justin Arest, Mayor

  Term ends April 2025

Dara Gruenberg, Deputy Mayor

  1st term ends April 2025

Sameer Ahuja

  2nd term ends April 2025

Karen Brew

  2nd term ends April 2025

Jeremy Gans

  2nd term ends April 2026

Ken Mazer

 2nd term ends April 2026

Jeremy Wise

1st term ends April 2026

Board of Education

Suzie Hahn, President

  1st term ends June 2025

Jim Dugan, Vice President

  2nd term ends June 2027

Colleen Brown

  1st term ends June 2025

Leah Dembitzer

1st term ends June 2027

Robert Klein

  2nd term ends June 2026

Ronald Schulhof

  2nd term ends June 2025

Amber Yusuf

   2nd term ends June 2026

League of Women Voters of Scarsdale

2024-25

Officers

President: Heedan Chung

LWVSpresident@gmail.com

First Vice President: Susan Lee

Second Vice President: Diksha Mudbhary

Recording Secretary: Diane Baylor

LWVSrecsecretary@gmail.com

Corresponding Secretary: Dana Matsushita

LWVScommunications@gmail.com

Treasurer: Trish Chen

LWVStreasury@gmail.com

2024-25 Elected Board Members

Deborah Bhatt

Kathy Gray

Lauren Grossberg

Rokaya Hassaballa

Dalya Khan

Nan Eileen Mead

Abigail Ruane

Shilpa Spencer

2024-25 Appointed Board Members

May Cowan

Beth Cukier

Anne Lyons

Kitt Rosenthal

Jenny Simon Tabak

Committee Chairs

Advocacy: Abigail Ruane

Audit: Tracy Tang (Off-Board)

Book Group: Dalya Khan

Budget: Nancy Michaels (Off-Board) 

Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures: Diane Baylor

Communications:

• Bulletin Editor: Dana Matsushita 
• Eblast: Dana Matsushita  
• Publicity: Dana Matsushita 
• Social Media: Dana Matsushita 
• Website: Diane Baylor 

Development/Finance Drive: Anne Lyons

Environment/Sustainability: Lauren Grossberg

Hospitality: Kitt Rosenthal

Local Budgets:

• School Budget: Dalya Khan and Nan Eileen Mead
• Village Budget: Deborah Bhatt

Local Election Systems:

• School Election: Seema Jaggi
• Village Election: Diane Baylor and Beth Cukier



Luncheons: Anne Lyons

LWVW Liaison: Kitt Rosenthal

Membership: Diksha Mudbhary 

• Membership Statistician: Beth Cukier

Nominating Chair: Amber Yusuf (Off-Board) 

Planning and Zoning: Deborah Bhatt

Program/Education: Diksha Mudbhary 

Voter Service: Kathy Gray and Lauren Grossberg

• Candidate Forum(s)
• Naturalization Court
• Voter Registration Drive(s)

Youth Engagement:

• Civics Jeopardy: Susan Lee
• Mock Election: Susan Lee
• Students Inside Albany: Nan Eileen Mead

Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport – Get Involved!

The League of Women Voters

Creating A More Perfect Democracy 

For Over 100 Years

The League of Women Voters of Scarsdale (LWVS) is a volunteer nonpartisan political organization which promotes political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government. The League is nonpartisan in that it does not support or oppose any candidate for public office; it is political in that it takes positions on selected governmental issues after serious member study and consensus.