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January 15, 2026 Meeting Summary

Brooklyn Law School Subotnick Center & Zoom, January 15, 2026, 6:45 pm

Seamus Campbell, president of IND, called the meeting to order at 6:54 pm.

Seamus called for additional nominations for next year’s Executive Board. There were no additional nominations.
The slate of officers and Executive Board members was then elected unanimously. They include:


President
Julia Elmaleh-Sachs
First Vice President
Matthew Fairley
Second Vice President
Karen Johnson
Treasurer
Vicki Eastus
Corresponding Secretary*
Aileen Doherty
Maya Kornberg
Recording Secretary
Lyn Hill

Board Members-at-large

Steve Brounstein
Jan Cmbopiano
Cheryl Cook
Arielle Elmaleh-Sachs
Bridget Farrell
Hal Friedman
Javed Basu-Kesselman
Arthur Levy
Ilyssa Meyer
Joan Millman
Gregory Monte
Susannah Pasquantonio
Jason Shelly
Ira Weinstock

The new president, Julia Elmahleh-Sachs, then took over presiding over the meeting.
The following candidates for office made presentations to the membership and asked for the Club’s endorsement:

  • Drew Warshaw (NYS Comptroller)
  • Brad Lander (Congressional Representative, District 10)
  • Lydia Green (Assemblymember, District 52)
  • Nickie Kane (Congressional Representative, District 10)
  • Jo Anne Simon (Assemblymember, District 52)
  • Antonio Reynoso (Congressional Representative, District 7)
  • Tom DiNapoli (NYS Comptroller)
  • Dan Goldman (Congressional Representative, District 10)
  • Claire Valdez (on Zoom) (Congressional Representative, (District 7)