Speech Improvement Chapter Representatives

Below are the names and phone numbers of your elected chapter leaders. If you have a question, please call our hotline between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m., 212-598-7774. During other times, you can reach out directly to one of the board members, but please be considerate: don’t call after 9 p.m. or in the mornings when we are getting ready for work.

Chapter leader
Mindy Karten Bornemann
212-598-7774
mbornemann@uft.org

Assistant chapter leaders
Katherine Lewis: 212-598-7774, 718-379-0836
Sandra Robinson: 212-598-7774

High school representatives
Bronx — Stephen Lowenstein: 718-548-6070
Brooklyn/Staten Island — Charlene Tuff
Manhattan — Celeste Norman: 610-868-9101

Citywide program representatives
Bronx — Velma Sifontos: 347-365-8116
Brooklyn — Danita Susi: 718-442-6457
Manhattan — Carole Bonhomme: 570-730-5663
Queens — Linda Albert: 516-496-8499
Staten Island — Donna Brown: 718-442-1233

Borough representatives for district programs
Bronx — Jennifer Knight: 718-881-5758
Brooklyn East — Nikki Newman: 718-253-4067
Brooklyn West — Brenda Caquias: 718-370-2868
Manhattan — Lorraine Cade: 718-365-2002
Queens — Lisa Arian: 516-569-5063
Staten Island — Deborah Poleshuck: 718-448-2647

Delegate Assembly delegates
Lorina Allert, Lisa Arian, Carole Bonhomme, Lorraine Cade, Brenda Caquinas, Sylvie Cucui, Ava Geddis, Jennifer Knight, Katherine Lewis, Stephen Lowenstein, Cleo Lucas, Nikki Newman, Sandra Robinson, Velma Sifontos, Danita Susi, Charlene Tuff