Adele Murray and Dr. Mary Giuffra Nominated by Bronxville Non-Partisan Committee as Candidates for School Board
Apr. 9, 2014: The Bronxville Committee for the Non-Partisan Nomination and Election of School Trustees ("NPC") has nominated two candidates for trustee of the Bronxville Board of Education, Dr. Mary Giuffra and Adele Murray. If elected in the May 20 school budget and school board trustee election, they will fill the seats of outgoing school trustees Pierre de Saint Phalle and Dr. James Hudson.
A reception to meet the candidates will be held on Wednesday, April 30, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Bronxville Field Club. Bronxville residents are urged to attend this informal gathering, where the two candidates will be available to answer questions from the community.
In commenting about the candidates, NPC chair Anne Cox said, "The NPC was very pleased with the high caliber of the applications we received. Our deliberations were thorough, and we feel confident our nominees will complement the skills of the current board and serve the school and the community well."
A biography of each of the candidates is set forth below.
Mary Giuffra, PhD
Dr. Mary Giuffra and her husband, Bob, have been residents of Bronxville since 1976. They raised their four children here, and all of them attended The Bronxville School.
Mary is a couples and family psychotherapist with a private practice in Bronxville. She has served as a tenured associate professor in parent/child health and education at New York University. In 2005, NYU honored her with its Distinguished Alumna Award. Mary was the founding director of the nursing program and a tenured full professor at the College of Mount St. Vincent, which bestowed upon her an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.
She has served as a consultant to Berkeley Carroll School in Park Slope, Brooklyn; the Farmingdale School District in Long Island; and the New York City Board of Education. In addition, she has served as consultant in curriculum development and evaluation at The University of Alabama, The University of Vermont, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Mary brings a wealth of board experience to this role. She served on the board of governors of Lawrence Hospital Center and chaired the board of directors of the Home Nursing Association of Westchester. In the latter role, the formerly separate boards of Jansen Memorial Hospice and the Bereavement Center of Westchester were successfully integrated into Lawrence Care.
In 2013, she completed 12 years as founding vice president and executive board member of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. Since 2006, she has served on the Dean's Council of the NYU/Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She has served on the boards of Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center.
Mary holds her PhD from New York University, where she was honored with the Founders' Day Award.
Adele Murray
Adele Murray and her husband, Michael, have been residents of Bronxville since 2000. Before moving here, they lived in New York City. They have three children in The Bronxville School: a son in sixth grade and daughters in fifth grade and kindergarten.
Adele is currently the chief compliance officer and deputy general counsel for Caspian Capital L.P., a long/short credit hedge fund. Prior to this, she served in similar roles with XE Capital Management LLC and Perseus-Soros Management LLC. Before joining the financial sector, Adele served as CEO and general counsel for Medicalogic/Medscape, Inc. and as an attorney for Olsten Corporation.
Adele has been a member of The Junior League of Bronxville. She has also held a number of Bronxville PTA roles, including serving on the music committee, as a class mom, and as a volunteer for various Memorial Day events. In her PTA service, Adele has often acted as a legal consultant and reviewed contracts for the Memorial Day carnival, BASC programs, and the PTA benefit.
Adele earned her BA in government from the University of Notre Dame and attended the New York Law School, where she earned her JD and graduated cum laude.
About the NPC
The NPC was formed in 1936 to foster the election of trustees of The Bronxville School on a non-partisan basis. The NPC, which consists of three elected representatives from each of Bronxville's seven election districts, solicits qualified residents who are interested in serving as school trustee and nominates a slate of candidates to run in the school district election each May. The NPC is a volunteer organization. Its modest budget is underwritten entirely by public donations. Thank you for your support.
For additional information, please contact NPC chairperson Anne Cox at
Pictured here (L to R): NPC candidates for the Bronxville Board of Education, Dr. Mary Giuffra and Adele Murray.
Photo by A. Warner
