2 Candidates Endorsed for the TA Board; Other TA Members May Petition

NOTICE TO ALL RESIDENTS

The Board of Directors of the STPCV Tenants Association endorses two candidates for positions on the board as recommended by the Nominating Committee. The election date is May 23, 2023.

Candidates endorsed by the Board include:

Ana Lombardo: A longtime STPCV resident and a Building Leader for the TA, Ana is proud to have been part of the effort to shut down the fossil fuel Combined Heat and Power plants management planned for the property. Most recently, she co-founded ARRFF (Association of Responsible Residents & Furry Friends of STPCV) to try to address the needs and assimilation of the rising number of households that include pets into the STPCV community. Ana is a filmmaker and prop and set dressing foreperson for television and major motion picture studios, including HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Columbia Pictures.

Susan Steinberg (incumbent): Currently president of the Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association, Susan spent her career as marketing director for major architectural and engineering firms in New York City. Elected to the board of the TA in 1996, she served in several officer’s roles before being elected president in 2015. Susan is a member of Community Board 6, serving on the Housing and Homeless, Business Affairs and Licensing, and Land Use and Waterfront Committees. Other community activities include the East Side Coastal Resiliency Construction Advisory Committee and the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center Community Advisory Committee. In 2013, Susan received a Woman of Distinction award from New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, and in 2019 and 2022, from New York State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein.

PETITIONING

The petitioning period to be a candidate for the board is now beginning for those who did not apply during the interview period. Interested candidates who are current members of the TA may seek a place on the ballot by submitting a petition signed by a minimum of thirty (30) members of the TA who are current in their dues. No more than one candidate’s name may be included on any one petition.

Candidates should be prepared to:

• spend at least 20 hours each month on TA business;
• commit to a monthly board meeting and other phone, remote video, or in-person TA meetings as needed;
• serve on one or more TA committees.

Petitions must include signature, printed name, address, apartment number, and email address or phone number. The Nominating Committee will judge the validity of all petitions. Petitioning ends on April 7, 2023.

Petition forms are available for download on the Tenants Association website. In addition to the petition, candidates must submit a document that includes:

• their name, address (including apartment number), telephone, and email;
• a statement that they are 18 years of age or older; and
• a summary of their qualifications in 100 words or less.

On Saturday, April 8, 2023, TA representatives will be available at the Community Center (449 E 14th St., First Avenue Loop) 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. to verify the membership status of petition signers. 

Petitions and accompanying documentation should either be—

• mailed to Nominating Committee, ST/PCV Tenants Association, P.O. Box 1202, New York, NY 10009-1202, and received at the post office no later than April 7, 2023, OR
  
• sent in PDF form via email to [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m., April 7, 2023, OR
  
• dropped in our drop box at Oval Services or at the Community Center (449 East 14th Street, First Avenue Loop), no later than 5:00 p.m., April 7, 2023.

Posted 3/30/23