School Boards Get in Gear

Several school board members in the East Hampton, Springs, Sag Harbor, and Wainscott districts were re-elected as board officers during recent organizational meetings, while a number of new members have been added to the mix.

In Springs, Liz Mendelman was re-elected as board president on July 13. The 2015-16 school year will be her third as president of the Springs School Board; she was first elected in 2011. Tim Frazier was elected to his first term as vice president of the Springs board.

On the East Hampton School Board, J.P. Foster and Christina DeSanti were re-elected as president and vice president on July 14. It will be Ms. DeSanti’s second year as vice president; she was first elected in 2011. Mr. Foster, who began serving on the board in 2013, will be in his second year as president.

In Sag Harbor, Susan Kinsella was elected president and Chris Tice was re-elected as vice president on July 13. Ms. Kinsella, who is in her seventh year on the board, begins her first year as a board officer. Ms. Tice, who won re-election to the board in May, begins her sixth year on the board and her fourth year as vice president.

In Wainscott, David Eagan was re-elected president on July 8. He began serving on the board in 2006 and was its president during the last two school years.

The Sagaponack School Board officers for the 2015-16 school year are Brian Villante, president, and Cathy Hatgistavrou, vice president. This will be the first time Mr. Villante has served as a board officer. Ms. Hatgistavrou was president last year.