Members of The Board
Appointed by the Mayor
- Patricia Harris, a deputy mayor
- Edward Skyler, a deputy mayor
Appointed by borough presidents
- Delores Fernandez, appointed by Ruben Diaz, Jr. (Bronx)
- Carlo Scissurra, appointed by Marty Markowitz (Brooklyn)
- Jimmy Yan, appointed by Scott Stringer (Manhattan)
- Dennis Walcott (President of the Board), appointed by Helen Marshall (Queens)
- Edward Burke, appointed by James Molinaro (Staten Island)
Borough presidents appointed Board members in a meeting with Mayor Bloomberg on July 1, 2009. Four presidents chose appointees that are expected to support the mayor's education policies. Diaz appointed a representative that is anticipated to be independent of the mayor's perspective.
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