Appointment Info & Demographics

Appointment Info

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

1. Bernadette Ferrara (Council Member Feliz): 2024
2. Albert D'Angelo (Borough President Gibson): 2024
3. Veronica Castro (Borough President Gibson): 2024
4. Hazel Miura (Council Member Feliz): 2023
5. Malcom Gray (Borough President Gibson): 2024
6. Junior Campbell (Borough President Diaz Jr.): 2023
7. Chun Chun
8. Christine Culpepper (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
   
9. Avril Francis (Borough President Diaz Jr.): 2023
10. Rabbi Moshe Fuchs (Borough President Diaz Jr.): 2023
11. Kenneth Gelnick (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
12. Debra Kawalick (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
13. Maleny Lahoz (Council Member Gjonaj): 2023
14. David Leavitt (Council Member Velázquez): 2023
15. Roger McCrossan (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
16. Serena Muñiz (Borough President Gibson): 2024
17. Phyllis Nastasio (Council Member Gjonaj): 2023
18. Naomi Pemberton (Council Member Riley): 2024
19. Shradhanand Pirtam (Council Member Feliz): 2024
20. Keith Ramsey (Borough President Diaz Jr.): 2023
21. Juanita I. Randall (Borough President Gibson): 2024
22. Richard Reynoso (Borough President Gibson): 2024
23. Cynthia Rodriguez (Borough President Gibson): 2024
24. Eliezer Rodriguez (Borough President Gibson): 2024
25. Joanne Russo-Rubino (Borough President Diaz Jr.): 2023
26. Harry Santaella (Borough President Gibson): 2023
27. Oral A. Selkridge (Borough President Gibson): 2024
28. Lisa Soto (Council Member Gjonaj): 2023
29. Joseph A. Thompson (Council Member Feliz): 2023
30. Sandra Unger (Council Member Gjonaj): 2023
31. Janice Walcott (Borough President Gibson): 2024
32. Dwayne Williams (Borough President Gibson): 2024
33. Jeanette Wilson (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
34. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
35. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
36. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
37. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
38. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
39. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
40. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
41. (Borough President Gibson): 2023
42. (Council Member Velázquez): 2023
43. (Council Member Velázquez): 2023
44. (Council Member Velázquez): 2023
45. (Council Member Feliz): 2023
46. (Council Member Riley): 2023
47. (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
48. (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
49. (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
50. (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
51. (Council Member Feliz): 2024
52. (Council Member Velázquez): 2024
53. (Borough President Gibson): 2024

Demographics*

Category (raw total): percentage of total board members

1. Total Board Members (44): 100%
2. Ages (as of December 31 this calendar year)
   • 16-17 (0): 0%
   • 18-24 (2): 5%
   • 25-44 (9): 20%
   • 45-64 (21): 48%
   • 65+ (11): 25%
3. City Employees (4): 9%
4. Disability (2): 5%
5. Education (highest level)
   • High School or GED (1): 2%
   • Undergraduate Study/Degree (23): 52%
   • Graduate Study/Degree (17): 39%
   • Undeclared (3): 7%
6. Gender Identity
   • Men (22): 50%
   • Women (22): 50%
   • Transgender (0): 0%
   • Other Gender ID (0): 0%
7. Languages (other than verbal English) Spoken
   • Albanian (0): 0%
   • American Sign Language (1): 2%
   • Arabic (1): 2%
   • Cantonese (1): 2%
   • Guyanese Creole (1): 2%
   • Hebrew (1): 2%
   • Italian (1): 2%
   • Malayalam (0): 0%
   • Mandarin (1): 2%
   • Spanish (14): 32%
   • Yiddish (1): 2%
8. Racial Identity
   • African American/Black (13): 30%
   • Caribbean/West Indian (7): 16%
   • Caucasian (15): 34%
   • Latino(a)/Hispanic (16): 36%
   • Middle Eastern (1): 2%
   • Native American (0): 0%
   • South Asian (0): 0%
   • Other (2): 5%
9. Sexual Orientation
   • Heterosexual (39): 89%
   • LGBQ+ (2): 5%
   • Undeclared (3): 7%
10. Union Members (10): 23%
11. Veterans (2): 5%

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