Yonkers Insider: STATEMENT: SENATOR MAYER RESPONDS TO THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. LESTER YOUNG, JR. AS CHANCELLOR OF NYS BOARD OF REGENTS.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2021

 

 

SENATOR SHELLEY MAYER'S STATEMENT REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. LESTER YOUNG, JR. AS CHANCELLOR OF NYS BOARD OF REGENTS.

“I am so pleased to congratulate Dr. Lester Young, Jr on his historic appointment as Chancellor of the NYS Board of Regents. Dr. Young is an outstanding educator who has committed his entire career to public school students throughout the state, beginning in New York City schools as a teacher. He has led the effort to expand educational opportunities for students living in poverty, particularly in developing and promoting the extraordinarily successful My Brother's Keeper initiative in New York State. I first met Dr. Young through his work implementing the program in Yonkers providing support, mentoring & services for young men of color throughout high school. It is my great pleasure to congratulate Dr. Young, who will be the first African American to lead this important body. I look forward to our continued collaboration to make lives better for all New York State's students."

About Senator Shelley B. Mayer 

Senator Shelley B. Mayer is Chair of the NYS Senate Education Committee. She was elected to the New York State Senate to represent the 37th District in an April 2018 Special Election, and she was subsequently re-elected in November 2018 and 2020. The 37th State Senate District includes the Cities of Yonkers, White Plains, Rye and New Rochelle; the Towns of Bedford, Eastchester, Harrison, North Castle, Mamaroneck, and Rye; the Villages of Bronxville, Larchmont, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, Rye Brook, and Tuckahoe; and the unincorporated hamlets of Katonah, Bedford Hills, and Armonk. Click here to read more about Senator Mayer.