Dozens of residents gathered at Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church, located at 312 S 8th Ave, Mt Vernon, for the MV NAACP and Greater Centennial hosted the 2025 Mount Vernon City School District School Board Trustees Candidates Forum on Thursday, May 8th.
The seven candidates running are Adriane Saunders, Lorna Kirwan, Orville Gayle, Sakai Brown, Chara Gladden, Erica Peterson, and Randolf Scott (listed in order as they appear on the ballot). The forum was moderated by Rev. Stephen W Pogue, pastor of Greater Centennial, and MV NAACP Executive Committee member Andre Coleman. MV NAACP President Kathie Brewington gave final words before the crowd dispersed.
You can see the full forum in the video below.
This was the first of several school board forums. The next will be hosted by the Mount Vernon PTA Council on Tuesday, May 13th, from 6 to 7 PM at Graham School, located at 421 East Fifth Street (see flyer below).
The Budget Vote and School Board Election will take place on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. This will also include the election of Mount Vernon Public Library Board Trustees as well. Candidates and voting locations can be found below.
School Board Candidates (three seats available)
1A – Adriane Saunders,
2A – Lorna Kirwan
3A – Orville Gayle
4A – Sakai Brown
5A – Chara Gladden
6A – Erica Peterson
7A – Randolf Scott
Public Library Board Candidates (two seats available)
1A -Cynthia Crenshaw
2A – Jonathan Davis
3A – Cynthia Dickerson
4A – Tamara Stewart
5A – Hudson Trader
The annual budget vote for the fiscal year 2025-2026 by the qualified voters of the Mount Vernon City School District, Westchester County, New York, will be held at:
Voting Locations
Lincoln School, 170 East Lincoln Ave. (ED # 1)
Cecil H. Parker School, 461 South 6th Ave. (ED # 4)
Hamilton School, 20 Oak St. (ED # 5)
Traphagen School, 72 Lexington Ave. (ED # 6)
Edward Williams School, 9 Union Lane (ED # 7)
Graham School, 421 East 5th St. (ED # 9)
Rebecca Turner Academy, 625 4th Ave. (ED # 14)
Pennington School, 20 Fairway (ED # 11)
Mount Vernon Honor Academy (Formerly Holmes School), 195 North
Columbus Ave. (ED # 17)
Grimes School, 58 South 10th Ave. (ED # 22)
For more information or to become a member of The NAACP – Mount Vernon, NY Branch #2161, follow them on Facebook.
