Letter to the Editor: In Support of Erica German for BOE

(The following letter was submitted by Irena Turner)

Dear Scarsdale 10583,

I am writing to share my enthusiastic support of Erica German in her candidacy for the Scarsdale Board of Education. She brings the right balance of experience and skills needed to successfully fill the Board role and has proven her commitment to Scarsdale.

Erica’s dedication to the community has been demonstrated through her consistent involvement by taking on progressively more complex responsibilities within Scarsdale. More recently she has served as Scarsdale’s PTC President and formerly served as Quaker Ridge’s PTA President, to name only a few of her roles in the town.

Analytical Mindset - During her time as Scarsdale’s PTC President-Elect I had the privilege to work with Erica while I served as the PTC Budget Study Co-Chair. Erica consistently challenged us with thoughtful questions on priorities and the budget overall. She brought an analytical mindset to each use-case and encouraged us to think deeper and stay clear on student focused priorities.

Dedicated – Erica’s commitment to the community can be seen in some of these key roles she held in Scarsdale: PTC President (2025-2026), PTC President-Elect (2024-2025), QR PTA President Elect and PTA President (2022-2024), Scarsdale Schools Mental Health Restart Committee (2020), PTA Nominating Committee (2018-2019), VP of Class Parents(2016-2018), and serving on the Interview Committee for the Middle School Principal Search (2017).

Informed –Erica is a trusted and valued advisor to all who know her. She is willing to share her wealth of information that comes from her experience of raising her 4 children, ages 10, 15, 18, and 22.

In conclusion, Erica is the type of person we need on the Scarsdale Board of Education with her proven dedication to the community, analytical mindset, ability to navigate the community and proven track record of getting things done well for Scarsdale. She is trusted, informed and student focused and she knows how to always ‘be on’ with ease and genuine warmth.

Please join me in Voting ‘Yes’ for Erica German on the May 19th Board Election.

Regards,

Irena Turner
8 Spruce Lane