To the editor:

We write to urge our fellow Pelham voters to support Eileen Miller’s bid for reelection to the board of education. Collectively, we have known and served with Miller on the Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham Together, PTA Council, site-based council, the Pelham Education Foundation and have worked with her as a Novel Night host, among other community-based organizations and projects. We all strongly believe that Miller has served the Town of Pelham well during her time on the board of education.

She ran for the school board in 2018 because she wanted to be involved in the second strategic plan, after being on the committee that worked on the first strategic plan in 2015. She was chairwoman of the strategic planning committee, which produced an updated plan that is student-focused and representative of the many voices in our town who care about our schools—the students, teachers, staff and neighbors. She has also worked on the advocacy and community outreach committee, which resulted in a commitment to full foundation state aid funding over the next three years—aid that had been funded at about 50% for years.

Miller is thoughtful, respectful, organized, responsible, an excellent listener and fair-minded. Miller has no personal or private agenda; her only reason for running for reelection is to continue to contribute her energies, intellect, business acumen and common sense to the board of education. Miller has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and understands how to assess the district’s financials and make fiscally-responsible decisions that will propel us forward. Perhaps equally importantly, Miller has the ability to spend the enormous amounts of time that serving on the board of education requires.

We know that Miller will not pre-judge, will set aside her personal preferences for the good of the community, will hear out all of the arguments before making a decision and is able to collaborate, share and disagree while always being polite and kind.  We understand that the present board of education is very collaborative, and that Miller has worked well with her colleagues.

Miller is diligent and hardworking and has shown throughout the past three years that she is also capable of making difficult decisions.

She is exactly what the Pelham community needs at this time. Please join us in supporting her and vote on May 18 for Eileen Miller for the Pelham Board of Education.

Judy Shampanier

263 Pelhamdale Ave.

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Annemarie Garcia

Jose Garcia

Nandini Anandu

Sanjay Naik

Linda Woodward

Ken Woodward

Ethan Miller

Joshua Miller

Jennifer Volpe

Carlo Volpe

Marjut Herzog

Debbie Winstead

Darius Kingsley

Marni Pedorella

John Pedorella

Christian Anderson

Michele Anderson

Mike Bowen

Eileen Proffitt

Boyer Proffitt

Anna Shampanier-Bowen

Louise Kelly

Adam Levenson

Vanessa Felgner

Alexa Kazim

Claire Allen

RoseAnn Colkin

Elizabeth Wagner

Lisa Horten

John Horten

Anne Fredbeck

Rachel Cullen

Brian Bober

Imelda Davis

Monica Rodriguez

Ruben Rodriguez

Emily Glickman

Jeanne Radvany

Dave Radvany

Gayle Potter

Everett Potter

Cathy Csukas

Suzanne Wies

Peter Wies

Laura Caruso

Chris Caruso

Mark Finegan

Jerry Levy

Zach Levy

Romina Levy

Jill Orlando

Maura Monaghan

Christopher Morris

Flannery Monaghan-Morris

Quinlan Monaghan-Morris

Holly McNamara

Liz Farrell

Jonathan Lesser

Aileen Dose

Tim Dose

Linda Collins

Lexi Russello

Tara Lyons

Andrew Lyons

Brian Eccleston

Carla Eccleston

Stephen Handelman

Dawyuan I. Lo

Henry T. Chao

Melissa Mulrooney Deighton

Mimi Steinberg

Mell Crowley

MaryBeth O’Keefe

Michael Plunkett

Melissa Eustace

Alicia Carmona

Michael J. Casey

Liz Massie

Suzanne Shannon

Kathleen Nanda

Laura Hupprich

Maryanne Joyce

Jadzia Tirsch

Noel Tirsch

Stephanie Anderson

Andrea Spunberg

Bertrand Spunberg

Liliana Arabia

Eileen Gregware

Ryan Gregware

Karen Kringel

Mercedes Maldonado

John Fronce

Jack Fronce

Sophia Fronce

Erika Krauss

Rene Parmar

Jane Courtney-Evans

David Eliezer

Moira Moderelli

Heather Eliezer

Jen Silvester

Seth Jacobs

Amy Conway

Luca Capeci

Kristy Rebele

Jim Rebele

Lauren Dunkelberger

Colleen Zale

Kathy Potocki

Jay Anderson

Grace Anderson

Tami Altschiller

Jon Altschiller

Beth Wall

Lori Lahn

Michael Lahn

Dana Bober

Mary DeYoung

Stephen Tahbaz

Elaine Chang

Aimee Linn Kaplan

Peri Zale

Bernadette Russo

Lucas Fredbeck

Silmara Sucena

Ron Sucena

Tracey McFarland

Anique Scharf

Aaron Scharf

Brittany Fleming

Connor Fleming

Daniel Tahbaz

Carly McNamara

Daly Walsh

Kayleigh DiNatale

Morgan McLean

Elizabeth Bewley

Heidi Carey

Suzann Michailoff

Jessica Wang

James Spencer

Athena Longoria

German Longoria

Dafne Ginn

Gabriella Rodriguez

Michael Ginn

Mayuri Gonzalez

Sara Jane O’Connor

Joey Silva

Josh Timmermans

Lindsay McNamara

Sean Holley

Sam Plunkett

Theresa Mohan

Ryan Chang

Nic Shotkoski

Henry Gutch

Sharene Jones

Andi Cork

Peter Cork

Megan Segaric

Tom Segaric

Yung Lie

Bret Holley

Ellie Turner

Scott Turner

Debra Puchalla

John Puchalla

Erin Apmann

Michael Apmann

María Inés Raij

Suzanne Snyder

Van Snyder

Lisa Hill-Ries

Danielle Marrero

Alyssa Marrero

Yvette Marerro

Braulio Marrero

Nancy Tsang

Harriet Savage

Peggy Nicholson

Louise Muller

Megan Garufi

Dave Garufi

Justin Woodward

Peter Giarrizzo

Philip Shiffman

Becky Ross

Tom Ross

Joanie Paradis

Mike Leak

Erin Blakeley Ginsburg

Gabe Sucena

Kathie O’Callaghan

Windsor Ting, MD

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David Gottfried

Mark Kindig

Sheila Kindig

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Kenny Terrero

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Stephen Bryan

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