The Greater New York Bridge Association (GNYBA) will hold its Annual Membership Meeting during the December Regional Tournament.
Date: Saturday, December 26, 2026
Time: 2:50 p.m.
Location: New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square
2027 Board of Directors Election
The GNYBA Nominating Committee has nominated the following candidate for a one-year term on the Board of Directors, beginning January 1, 2027:
- Peggy Ellis
Additional Nominations by Petition
Under the GNYBA bylaws, members may nominate additional candidates by submitting a petition containing 50 signatures supporting their candidacy.
Members interested in running for the 2027 Board should contact Alan Davidson at alan.davidson@gmail.com and submit their petition by December 16, 2026.
Qualified petition candidates will be added to the slate of nominees.
In the absence of additional petition candidates, the nominated candidate will join the continuing and returning directors to constitute the 2027 GNYBA Board, effective January 1, 2027.
The Annual Membership Meeting will also consider the following proposed slate of officers and directors.
Proposed Slate of Officers
- President: Melanie Petsch
- Vice President: Lee Lin
- Vice President & Secretary: Alan Davidson
- Treasurer: Jeffrey Rothstein
- Tournament Co-Chair: Philip Lentz
- Tournament Co-Chair: William Sigward
Proposed 2027 Board of Directors
Beginning a New One-Year Term
- Peggy Ellis
Completing a Two-Year Term
- Yasmine Guenancia
- Maya Jonas-Silver
- Tom Romeo
Beginning a New Two-Year Term
- Josh Allen
- Lisa Anderson
- Jeff Bayone
- Stephannie Culbertson
- Alan Davidson
- Phil Lentz
- Stephen Levine
- Lee Lin
- Richard Marchione
- Rachael Moller
- Adam Parrish
- Melanie Petsch
- Amy Rhodes
- Jeffrey Rothstein
- William Sigward
- Aaron Silverstein
- James Southern
- Scott Spitze
- Deborah Tormey
- Norman Trabulus
- Barbara Ullman
- Abigail Weinshank
- David Yoon
We encourage GNYBA members to attend the Annual Membership Meeting and participate in the association’s governance.