The Pound Ridge Democratic Committee

Volunteers are blanketing Pound Ridge, carrying petitions to get our candidates on the November ballot.

If you are a registered Democrat in Pound Ridge and haven’t heard from us, please drop us a line and we’ll be sure to get your signature.

Alison Boak, our candidate for Town Board, has taken her campaign online.

You can visit Alison’s campaign web site, follow her campaign on Twitter or join her on Facebook.

Alison Boak and Andrew Brodnick

The Pound Ridge Democratic Committee is  pleased to announce the candidacies of Alison Boak for Town Board and Andrew Brodnick  for Town Justice.

Alison serves on the Pound Ridge Ad-Hoc Committee for Sensible Airspace and leads a community effort aimed at protecting residents’ well water from pesticide contamination from the Pound Ridge Golf Course. She was appointed to the Bedford Central School District’s Budget Advisory Committee by Superintendant Dr. Jere Hochman. Alison, a mother of four daughters — who attend Pound Ridge Community Church Play School, Pound Ridge Elementary School, and Fox Lane Middle School — also volunteers as leader of the Pound Ridge First Grade Brownie Troop.  A Fulbright Scholar and former Peace Corps volunteer,

Alison is currently co-founder and president of the International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA), a non-profit group dedicated to preventing child slavery and trafficking.

“I am honored to accept the Democratic Town Committees nomination and am running to make a difference in Pound Ridge for my children and for all of us,” Alison Boak said. “I plan to be an accessible board member and to be responsive to community needs in a way that is urgent, efficient, and focused.”

Andrew Brodnick has been a member of the Pound Ridge Planning Board for 13 years, and previously served on the Pound Ridge Landmarks Commission for 5 years. He joined the Pound Ridge Lions Club in 2002, and will begin serving as president of the Lions Club in July. Since 2005, he has been in-house general counsel for Camarda Realty Investments, LLC.

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