Sitting trustee Barbara K. Miller was the Central Property Owners Association's (CPOA) Nominating Committee's unanimous choice for the position of village trustee from the central section as of April 2002. She is a 22-year resident of Garden City and resides on Tenth Street with her husband, Russell Miller, an orthopedic surgeon. They have two grown children, Nadia and Randy, and a grandchild, 14-year-old Amber Miller, a ninth-grader at Garden City High School.

Dr. Miller has been a nurse for over 39 years. For the past 30 years, she has been in the role of academic and for over 25 years, has combined this role with her role as a researcher, author/editor, consultant and therapist. For example, Miller received tenure at two different institutions and developed and chaired a graduate program; she has conducted and received funding for over 16 research studies; has been the editor/author of an internationally acclaimed psychiatric nursing text; and authored numerous articles in referred journals and book chapters.

During this past year, she contributed two chapters to an award winning research text and published an article in a nationally known mental health journal. She is a consultant on curriculum evaluation and competency-based education, evidence-based practice and professional image. Miller's private psychotherapy practice is in Garden City.

In addition to her private practice, she is a visiting professor at New York University School of Education Division of Nursing's graduate program in the psychiatric-mental program she teaches in. Her active involvement in professional organizations remains an important part of her professional career. She is the immediate past president of Teachers College, Columbia University's Nursing Education Alumni Association and immediate past treasurer and board member of the Nurses Association of the Counties of Long Island and the Alliances for Education in Public Policy. Dr. Miller received the 1999 NY Nurses Association's Nurse Educator Award and Columbia University Teachers College Nursing Education Alumni Associations (NEAA) Achievement 2000 Research and Scholarship Award.

Prior to being elected village trustee in March 2000, Miller served for three years as president of the CPOA. Prior to that, she was elected to the CPOA's Nominating Committee where she served as their elected chairperson. Garden City laws stipulate the role of village trustees.

During her first year as trustee, former Mayor Hal Hecken appointed Trustee Miller to Fire Commissioner and a member of the Traffic Commission (TC). In addition, she was appointed a member of the Public Information and Human Services Committees. During the second year of her term, under Mayor Robert Lewis, Miller assumed additional responsibilities. She was appointed Deputy Mayor, commissioner of Public Works, chair of the TC, chair of the Environmental Advisory Board (EAB), member of the Audit Committee, chair of the Committee on Public Information, chair of the Board of Ethics and a member of the Executive Staff Compensation Committee.

In addition to the related roles and responsibilities of her trustee assignments, Miller regularly attends CPOA board meetings. She updates the CPOA board on the major issues/projects that are before the board of trustees and reports on the activities/outcomes of her commissions, boards, committees and liaison role to the executive staff. Moreover, Miller brings residential concerns and issues to the attention of the board of trustees.

As Fire Commissioner, she had the responsibility at board of trustees meetings of administering the oath of office to newly hired or promoted firefighters, which she did perform several times during her term. She also conducted, along with Fire Chief Larry Nedelka, the inspection of personnel and equipment at the annual fire prevention ceremony.

Trustee Miller is one of four trustees on the TC who are the voting members of the commission. In addition, the director of Public Works and chairman of the Board of Police Commissioner are also assigned to this commission, which is responsible for traffic control operations and devices in the village. It also reviews and makes decisions regarding requests for parking related signs. Input to the commission on related issues affecting each section of the village is done so with the assistance of four POA representatives who attend the monthly TC meetings. Miller was a member of the TC for the first year of her current term and was appointed chairperson of the TC during her second year by Mayor Lewis.

The Deputy Mayor is appointed by the mayor and assumes the authority and responsibility of the mayor if the mayor were out of the country or incapacitated. Since her appointment by Mayor Lewis as Deputy Mayor, Miller has accepted a number of assignments that he was unable to fulfill. For example, Deputy Mayor Miller offered remarks on behalf of Mayor Lewis at the following events: Annual Eagle Scouts Award ceremony, Village Staff Recognition Day and most recently, at the Garden City Hotel's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

As chair of the TC and EAB, Miller conducts monthly meetings. As chair of the Public Information Committee, she and the committee assist Village Clerk Brian Ridgway in the preparation of this year's annual report and, if requested, will develop Village Facts on matters of importance to residents.

As Deputy Mayor, Miller was asked to chair the first Volunteer Recognition event. Executive staff member Village Clerk Ridgway was assigned to coordinate the event, which was held Oct. 29 at the Casino. Miller expanded her committee to include trustees Brian Murray and Jon Segerdahl, who are both members of the Public Information Committee.

The tribute evening was dedicated to current and past volunteer appointed members of the village's standing commissions and boards as well as the volunteer elected officers and directors of the POAs. These individuals were recognized for the amount of time and talent they offered to the village. Deputy Mayor Miller will chair the committee for the trustees' upcoming testimonial dinner, which will honor immediate past Mayor Harold Hecken, Jr., and former Trustee Bruce Torino.

Trustee Miller's leadership is evidenced by the manner in which she conducts and completes the objectives of the various commissions and boards she has been assigned to by two different mayors, according to CPOA Nominating Committee members. She remains committed to enhancing the communication process among the trustees, among trustees and the administrator/executive staff of the village, and most importantly, among the trustees and village residents. Deputy Mayor Miller also promotes communication and a working relationship between the trustees and the village's four POAs as well as between the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in order to maintain and improve the delivery of high quality services to the community.

Miller is a strong advocate of residents joining their respective POAs. She recognizes the essential role that the POAs play in implementing Garden City's unique community agreement form of government. For example, the POAs carry out the nomination process for bringing forth candidates for village trustee. Candidates are then confirmed/cross endorsed at the four POA resident electors' meetings every January. Once endorsed, the candidates' names are forwarded to the village for placement on the ballot for the March village-wide election. Another important function of the POAs is to keep their respective residents informed on issues/projects that impact their quality of life. Trustee Miller encourages residents to pay the modest dues collected by the POAs.

The following members of the CPOA Nominating Committee brought forth the unanimous vote for Barbara K. Miller as village trustee from the central section: Tom Simpson, chairperson; Kathleen Donnelly-O'Brien, vice chairperson; Kathleen Horton, Kathleen Galgano and Catherine Somerville.

Kenneth J. Monaghan, the current president of the Garden City Board of Education, was the CPOA's Nominating Committee's unanimous choice for the position of Board of Education trustee from the central section as of April 2002. Monaghan is a cofounding managing director and portfolio manager for ING Ghent Asset Management LLC, an investment advisor in New York with over $1.5 billion in high yield corporate bonds under management. Prior to cofounding ING Ghent's predecessor in 1995, Monaghan was a director with Salomon Brothers for 13 years. He earned both a MBA and a MPA from New York University; his undergraduate degree is from Colgate University.

Monaghan joined Garden City's school board as the CPOA-nominated member in July 1999. His fellow board members elected him president back in July 2001. Prior to that, he served as a member of the Ad Hoc Citizen's Advisory Committee to the school board, which revamped the plans and budget for the $38 million school construction bond later approved by voters. In 1999, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce honored the Ad Hoc Committee members as Citizens of the Year for their work. In 1994, Monaghan served as the CPOA-nominated member on the school's district's Ad Hoc Demographics Committee, which analyzed the future space needs of the school system.

The Hemlock School was reopened and planning began for school reconstruction and space additions as a result of the committee's work. A CPOA director from 1995-97, Monaghan also served two years on the CPOA Nominating Committee.

He first came to Garden City in 1978 when his family moved to Franklin Court the summer before he started college. Monaghan returned to Garden City after graduating from Colgate University and lived in town while completing his graduate work at New York University. After spending several years living in Brooklyn Heights, Monaghan and his wife Meg moved to London for five years. They and their four children, Sean, Caitlin, Connor and Emily, have lived in the central section since returning from London back in 1991.

All of the Monaghan children began their Garden City school education at Locust School; Emily is currently enrolled at Stewart, Connor and Caitlin are at the middle school and Sean attends Garden City High School. Monaghan and his wife have both been active in town as coaches (baseball and soccer respectively). Monaghan also served as an assistant Scoutmaster and quartermaster.

"We have made tremendous strides in the Garden City schools during the last four years. We recruited new senior administrators, completed additions to and the renovation of two elementary schools, began rebuilding the middle school and high school, planned the renovation of our three primary schools, improved our scores on the state's standardized assessment tests and introduced new academic programs," Monaghan said.

"Prior to my joining the board, previous school boards did a yeoman's job of maintaining academic standards despite the crumbling infrastructure. My goal is to work with the current board and administration, as I have during my first term, to finish the rebuilding work and not only maintain but elevate our school district's level of academic achievement."

The following members of the CPOA Nominating Committee brought forth the unanimous vote for Kenneth J. Monaghan as Board of Education trustee from the central section: Tom Simpson, chairperson; Kathleen Donnelly-O'Brien, vice chairperson; Kathleen Horton, Kathleen Galgano, Dr. Russell Miller and Catherine Sumerville.

The 15 member nominating committee of Garden City's Estates Property Owner's Association (EPOA) nominated John Mauk to continue as village trustee for a two-year term. Mauk was originally appointed to fill the remaining term of Larry Kettner and was elected for a one-year term last year.

Mauk and his wife, Ellen Schuler Mauk, have two children, both of whom attend Garden City schools. A resident of the village since 1978, Mauk has been involved in many aspects of the community, including the Village Planning Commission, the Ad Hoc Committee for the school bond issue and currently serving as a village trustee.

As a member of the Ad Hoc Committee, he received the Garden City Chamber of Commerce's "Citizen of the Year" award. He served on the EPOA's 15 member nominating committee and coached both boys and girls traveling and intramural soccer for a number of years.

He also serves as an advisor to the Building Committee for the Garden City Community Church. As a trustee, Mauk has served as liaison to a number of village departments/committees and was chairman of the trustee subcommittee to consider a Business Improvement District (BID).

The Western Property Owners Association's (WPOA) Nominating Committee has completed the nominating process for the position of village trustee. Members of the Nominating Committee include Joe Calamari, Matt Flanagan, Frank Tauches, Bob Bolbruch, John Blair, Bernie Hunt, Dorothea Warren, Brian Murray (secretary) and Ken Rode (chairman). The committee members respectfully thank the three candidates for their unselfish commitment to making Garden City a better place to live.

The Nominating Committee interviewed three candidates for the trustee position, including John Watras, Larry Quinn and Rob Alvey. Watras has been involved with the WPOA for six years. He has served the western section of Garden City most recently as WPOA president. He is a local businessman involved in many charitable activities both locally and island-wide. Quinn is the director for Traffic, Fire and Safety for the WPOA, a volunteer firefighter and is involved in many other community groups. Alvey is chairman of the Land Use Committee of the Garden City Environmental Advisory Board and is the president of the Garden City Bird Sanctuary, which he initiated in 1995. The committee proposed John Watras as the candidate by a majority vote.

A general meeting is scheduled for Jan. 15 at 8:00 p.m. at Stratford School in the library at which time any additional nominations may be made by petition, filed at the meeting and signed by no less than 15 electors who reside in the village's western section. Such petitions shall also set forth the addresses of the signers and the names and addresses of the persons proposed as candidates for nomination and for which office they are proposed.

If there are no additional nominations made at this meeting, the person proposed by the nominating committee, John Watras, may be designated as the nominee of the western section.