CNC Nominates Lee, Pekarek and Samwick for Village Trustee

Citizen's Nominating Committee Chairman David Irwin announced that the committee has nominated three candidates to serve as Scarsdale Village Trustee. At their 1/22 meeting, the committee selected David Lee, Deborah Pekarek and Mark Samwick as its nominees for the three open positions on the Scarsdale Village Board.

Trustee David Lee is completing his second year on the Village Board and is being re-nominated for a second two-year term. During his first term as a Village Trustee, David has served as chair of the Board's Law and Recreation Committees and served as liaison to numerous Village councils and organizations. He has coached for many years for the Village's recreation leagues as well as for travel and little leagues. David is a lawyer specializing in the area of trusts and estates. Commenting on the news, Trustee David Lee said, "I'm really delighted to be given a further opportunity to serve on Village Board. The Board's work is both interesting and, at times, quite gratifying when we develop solutions to some of the more challenging issues that our community faces. I also take great pleasure in working closely with the high-quality people we have both on the Board and on our Village professional staff.

Deb Pekarek has extensive experience as a volunteer for Scarsdale organizations. These include, among others, serving as President of the Greenacres Neighborhood Association, 1st Vice President of the League of Women Voters, Co-Chair of the Scarsdale Forum's Sustainability Committee, Secretary/Treasurer of the Scarsdale Bowl Committee and a number of positions with the Junior League of Central Westchester. Professionally, Deb has worked as a teacher and in various other educational positions. About her nomination, Pekarek said, "I am thrilled to have been nominated and look forward to continuing to serve Scarsdale."

Marc Samwick is a real estate investor and developer whose real estate investment activities are concentrated in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Marc has extensive volunteer experience with Little League baseball. He just completed three years of service on the Board of Scarsdale Little League and he has coached over 20 Little League teams over the past 15 years. Marc also currently serves on the Finance Committee of Westchester Reform Temple and as an Alternate on the Scarsdale Planning Board. Reached today, Marc said, "I am happy and honored to receive the support of the Citizens Nominating Committee. I look forward to having the opportunity, if elected, to serve our community as a Village Trustee and I will strive to meet the high standards established by the Village Trustees, Mayor and professional staff."

If elected, the two new nominees will fill the seats of Trustees, Kay Eisenman and Jon Mark, who will complete two years of service on the Board of Trustees this spring. The village-wide election is scheduled for March 18, 2014.