New Leaders Sworn in at Scarsdale Village Hall

Scarsdale’s newest leaders were ushered into office at Village Hall at noon on Monday April 3, 2023. Three trustees and the Mayor were sworn in by Village Clerk Taylor Emanuel, surrounded by their families, parents, friends, Village staff and volunteers.

The group ran in an uncontested election and the transition from one Village Board to the next was calm and celebratory. All four of the newly elected group have extensive resumes of volunteer service to the Village and are well known around town.

Village Manager Rob Cole opened the ceremony by thanking these volunteers who, he reminded the group, spend countless hours working for the benefit of residents, without pay.

Sworn in were:

Mayor Justin Arest: A former two term trustee, Arest received the nomination of the Citizens’ Nominating Committee after completing his four years in Village Hall in March 2022. Well versed in the issues before the Board he appeared poised to hit the ground running.

Trustees Sameer Ahuja and Karen Brew were re-nominated to serve additional two-year terms, having completed their first two year terms this month. They have both been active and engaged members of the Village Board and were enthusiastic about continuing to serve.

Newly minted Trustee Dara Gruenberg has already put in years of service to the Village. As the Co-Chair of the Scarsdale Library’s Capital Campaign she played a pivotal role in raising the funds and planning the extensive renovation and expansion of the Scarsdale Library. She has also served on the Advisory Council on Communication, on the Foundation of White Plains Hospital and as Vice President of Westchester Reform Temple. With years of experience on many Village committees she has in-depth knowledge of how the Village is run and is familiar with many of the challenges Scarsdale will face over the next two years.

Most notable on Monday, were the children of three of the Board members who came to cheer on their parents. Check out they photos of the next generation of leaders with their proud families.