NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
Dear Member,
The annual meeting of members of The Business Council of Westchester will be held virtually by a Zoom meeting on December 17, 2025 at 9am. Please CLICK HERE to register for the meeting. (Registration closes at noon on December 15, 2025).
Instead of attending the Zoom meeting, a member may vote by proxy. To vote by proxy, please CLICK HERE. Your proxy must be received by noon on December 16, 2025.
To ensure that we have a quorum, your participation in the Zoom meeting or by proxy is greatly appreciated.
The purpose of the meeting is to elect directors.
The Business Council of Westchester’s 2025 Nominating Committee, chaired by Heidi Davidson of Galvanize Worldwide, is pleased to present the slate of nominees listed below to join our Board of Directors in 2026. The nominees are nominated for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2026 and continuing through December 31, 2028. We’re proud to have the best of the business community representing our organization and thank the members of the Nominating Committee for their hard work in selecting such fine candidates.
Thank you for your support.
Marsha Gordon
President & CEO
NOTICE
ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Nominating Committee, appointed pursuant to the bylaws of The Business Council of Westchester has met, deliberated, and filed the slate of nominees listed below for election or re-election to the Board of Directors.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE NOMINATED WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY SERVED:
Robert Cordero
Partner
PKF O’Connor Davies
Anne de Graaf
Senior Vice President/Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Heineken USA
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE BOARD CLASS OF 2025 AND STANDING FOR RE-ELECTION:
Daniel Blum
ENT and Allergy Associates
Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson
Thompson & Bender
Dr. Heidi Davidson
Galvanize Worldwide
Taryn Duffy
Tarsam Public Affairs/Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts
Jim Giangrande
Altium Wealth
Wiley Harrison
Business of Your Business
Peter Herrero
NY Hospitality Group
April Horton
Verizon
Sarah Jones-Maturo
RM Friedland
Anthony Justic
Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
Wilson Kimball
Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers
George Lence
Nicholas & Lence Communications
Joseph McCoy
Valley National Bank
Dr. Belinda Miles
SUNY Westchester Community College
Eon Nichols
Cuddy & Feder LLP
George Poth
Regeneron
James Schutzer
Alera Group
Patricia Simone
Simone Development Companies
Douglas Singer
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP
Jane Solnick
Con Edison
Mark Weingarten
DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Nominating Committee
BY: Heidi Davidson
Heidi Davison
Chairman, Nominating Committee
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