Board Of Directors
Meet the passionate individuals driving our community and global initiatives forward.
Eugenie Rosenthal
President
Jeannie Rosenthal is a community organizer and the founder of Let’s Get Ready, a college access nonprofit that has mobilized college students to help more than 60,000 low-income high school students get into and through college. She is active in work around community cohesion and economic justice.
Serkan Ceylan
Immediate Past President
Serkan Ceylan has worked in different organizations internationally as operations manager, business development coordinator, consultant & CEO for 25 years. He created & organized 150+ successful trade shows, leisure events, business meetings & congress organizations in more than 30 countries. He has been a proud Rotarian for twenty years.
Dan Gerardi
Treasurer
Dan Gerardi is a retired educator and the former Superintendent of Schools of Caldwell-West Caldwell, New Jersey. He has been a Rotarian for twenty-four years, the past president of two local Rotary Clubs, and was recognized twice as a Paul Harris Fellow.
Miriam Pappo
President
Miriam Pappo is the former Director of Clinical Nutrition at Montefiore Medical Center. She is an expert in general nutrition and consumer health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, geriatrics, weight loss and healthy cooking.
Robert Zohn
Director
Robert Zohn is the founder of Value Electronics in Scarsdale Village. He has been an active member of the Scarsdale Rotary Club for thirteen years and has served as its president.
Elise Walton
Membership Chair
Elise Walton is a consultant and advisor specializing in corporate governance, strategic organization design, change management, and executive leadership. She has taught in the executive MBA programs of Columbia University, the NYU Stern School, and the Yale School of Management.
Geraldine Gerardi
Foundation Chair
Alice has extensive experience connecting with local partners to foster impactful service projects.
Richard Reuter
Sergant -at-Arms
Benjamin excels at creating innovative strategies that address global challenges with compassion.
Claire Civetta
Public Image Coordinator
Clair Civetta
Howard Chavis
Mental Wellbeing Committee
Dr. Howard Chavis, an Albert Einstein College of Medicine graduate, is a board-certified psychiatrist who treats the entire age spectrum. His unique therapy, working with literally “the whole person,” is more profound and effective than a psychological, intellectual approach and allows him to minimize or totally avoid prescribing medication. He has been a Scarsdale resident for 10 years
Karin Shilelds
Family & Educational Support Committee
Karrin Shilelds
Richard Cantor
Environment Committee
Richard Cantor is a triathlete who made the USA Age Group Triathlon Team and represented our country at the World Championships, he is a veterans advocate, he served as the commanding officer of a Special Forces A Team, he is a Board Certified Security and Life Safety expert, the CEO of one of the most prestigious security companies in the country, served on a Secret Service Task Force, taught at the NYPD Police Academy, was a member of the FDNY Industry Advisory
Board, Founded the NY Electronic Security Association, and is a strong advocate for environmental action.
