The New York City Voter Assistance Advisory Committee (VAAC) is proud to announce the addition of three new members: Joseph C. Borelli, Joan P. Gibbs and Virginia Wong.
Mr. Borelli has been the Chief of Staff to Council Member Vincent Ignizio since 2007. He was appointed by City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and will serve a five year term. Ms. Gibbs is the General Counsel for the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College. She was appointed by the borough presidents and will serve a four year term. Ms. Wong is the president of the Chinese American Voters Federation. She was appointed by the Comptroller and will serve a three year term. Short biographies on these new members, and other members of the VAAC, are here.
The new members will join VAAC this Monday, December 12 at the Committee's public meeting and post-election hearing. The meeting will begin at 5PM, and will be immediately followed by the public hearing at 5:30PM. The meeting and the hearing will be held at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, Richard Harris Terrace, located at 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.
If you would like to testify at the hearing, please contact Stewart Armstrong at (212) 306-5281.
The agendas for the meeting and the public hearing are below.
New York City
Voter Assistance Advisory Committee
Public Meeting Agenda
December 12, 2011
- Approval of Minutes from October 17, 2011
- Report of the Chair
- Report of the CFB Executive Director
- Report of the Director of Voter Assistance
- Discussion of legislative proposal from Citizens Union
- 2012 Meeting Schedule
New York City
Voter Assistance Advisory Committee
Public Hearing Agenda
December 12, 2011
5:30 Elected Officials
- Council Member Gale A. Brewer, New York City Council
- Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz, New York State Assembly
5:45 Agency-based Voter Outreach
- Patricia L. Gatling, NYC Commission on Human Rights
- Heriberto Barbot, Department of Youth and Community Development
- Ashwini Chhabra, Taxi & Limousine Commission
6:00 Community Groups
- Gene Borsh, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society & Local Russian Émigré Organizations
- Rebecca Ain, Care for the Homeless
6:15 Civic Groups
- Neal Rosenstein, New York Public Interest Research Group
- Adrienne Kivelson, League of Women Voters
- Chi-Ser Tran, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
6:30 Technology
- To Be Determined
6:45 Public Comment
The agenda is subject to change, and any modifications prior to the meeting may be posted to the NYCVotes! Twitter feed, @NYCVotes.
Live and archived video streams of VAAC meetings can be found at http://www.nyccfb.info/live/.