Lee Tawney nominated to lead BHCA, with new officers and board

Lee Tawney, a 44-year resident of the neighborhood and founding leader of BHCA’s summer Arts in the Parks music series, has been nominated to become the next president of the community association.

Officer and board elections will take place at the BHCA annual membership meeting on Tuesday, May 7 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Unity Hall. All are welcome.

Amy Sheridan, BHCA’s president for the past two years has chosen to step down. Other nominated officers going forward are David Nyweide, a past president, as first vice president; Elizabeth Peters, currently a board member and the designer for The Bulletin, second VP; and incumbents Linda Stirling, secretary, and Chris Kingsley, treasurer.

Biographies for all nominees can be found here.

New board members nominated for two-year terms include Barbara Cates, Don Feuerstein, Maya Lee, John Leith-Tetrault, Oge Okoli and Jeff Thompson. Returning members for two-year terms include Barbara Francis, Stuart Galonoy, Florencia Gutierrez, Susan Haun, Thecla Meyer, Jason Perrotti, Marcus Pratt and Lisa Savage.

Nominated to fill one-year terms were John Butz, Beth Cole, Michael Flanigan, Steve Howard, Jim Prost, John Timson and Jacqueline Fiore.

The nominating committee was led by Margaret De Arcangelis and included Barbara Francis, Bill Hamilton, Christine Kent, John Murphy, and Lisa Savage.