Fuehrer and Rublin Nominated to Run for Scarsdale Board of Education

Pamela Fuehrer and Arthur Rublin have been nominated to run on the nonpartisan slate for election to the Scarsdale Board of Education, the 2015 School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) announced.

Currently, the two are the only candidates for the two seats that are up for election, which are held by board president Mary Beth Gose and trustee Lewis Leone, Jr. Both Gose and Leone are completing their second and final terms and cannot seek re-election.

The election for Rublin and Fuehrer will be held during the general school budget vote and school board election on Tuesday, May 19, and if elected the two new trustees would assume their roles effective July 1.

From a press release about the nominations:

The SBNC is a committee comprised of 30 voting members and 4 non-voting members, all of whom are residents of the Scarsdale School District. The thirty voting members serve staggered 3-year terms and are elected directly by the residents of their election units, which correspond to the five elementary school neighborhoods. The 4 non-voting members consist of a Chair and Vice Chair who are selected from the previous year’s graduating voting members, and one appointee each from the Town and Village Civic Club (TVCC) and the Confederation of Scarsdale Neighborhood Association Presidents (SNAP). Collectively, the SBNC undertakes the process of recruiting and vetting prospective candidates to serve as trustees on the Board of Education.

Over the course of six meetings between January and March, this year’s SBNC interviewed and conducted due diligence on all applicants. Through thoughtful discussion and careful consideration, and pursuant to the SBNC Resolution, the SBNC then judges and selects individuals “solely on their qualifications to serve the community.” This engaging practice has resulted in the nomination of two outstanding citizens, Arthur Rublin and Pamela Fuehrer.

The SBNC congratulates the nominees and thanks all applicants who went through the process. The SBNC Chair Diane Baylor and SBNC Vice Chair Dana Matsushita also wish to extend heartfelt appreciation to to all the members of the 2015 SBNC who served with dedication and professionalism in furtherance of our nonpartisan system.

For more information on the SBNC, including the governing Resolution, information on the nonpartisan system, and a list of the current SBNC members, please visit the SBNC website at http://scarsdalesbnc.com or contact the SBNC Chair.

Bio for Fuehrer:

Fuehrer is currently President of Scarsdale PT Council, having previously served as a PT Council officer over many different years as Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and was separately on the PT Council executive committee during her terms as President of the Edgewood PTA and President of the Middle School PTA. She has served on the board of directors for the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale, the Junior League of Central Westchester, the Drake Edgewood Neighborhood Association, the Scarsdale Task Force on Drugs and Alcohol, and the Scarsdale High School PTA Scholarship Fund for College. She holds a BA in political science from Wellesley College and an MBA with a nonprofit management concentration from Columbia Business School. Her prior work experience includes management consulting at KMPG and advisory services, health care sector at Ernst & Young.

Bio for Rublin:

Rublin is a Managing Director and Senior Counsel at BlackRock, the asset management firm. He and his wife Erika have lived in Scarsdale for over twelve years, and have three sons – one in fourth grade at Greenacres, one in second grade at Greenacres, and one that will be entering Kindergarten in September. Rublin has a BA from Harvard College and a law degree from Columbia Law School.

Commenting on his nomination, Rublin said, “I am truly honored to have received the SBNC’s nomination. If elected, I look forward to serving a community that my wife Erika and I cherish being a part of.”

Photo: Pamela Fuehrer, left, and Arthur Rublin

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