2026 New York General Election

Professionally, I bring decades of experience in administration, finance, operations, and organizational leadership. I currently serve as a Business & Employee Relations Administrator for the Archdiocese of New York's Drug Abuse Prevention Program, where I oversee payroll, human resources, benefits administration, compliance, and government reporting.

Previously, I owned and operated a licensed home care agency in White Plains, worked at the White Plains Public Library, and spent more than 25 years as a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase.

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Kathy Guglielmo currently works as a Business & Employee Relations Administrator for the Archdiocese of New York's Drug Abuse Prevention Program. She previously owned and operated a licensed home care agency in White Plains, worked at the White Plains Public Library, and was a vice president at JPMorgan Chase.

John Cambareri & Kathy Guglielmo for White Plains Common Council

Kathy Guglielmo and John Cambareri have had their signature petitions approved to be on the ballot to challenge the two councilpersons appointed by Mayor Justin Brasch to replace two council persons who left the Common Council in the last two months of 2025.

Mis Guglielmo is a first time candidate. She is a long time resident of White Plains.

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As of October 22, 2026, Kathy Guglielmo did not have a website or any information online.

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We’re running together because we believe White Plains deserves practical leadership focused on affordability, public safety, responsible development, and transparent government. Together, we are committed to putting residents first and building a stronger future for our city.

Kathy & John for White Plains

Prioritizes affordability and responsible development in White Plains.

- Prioritizes affordability and responsible development in White Plains.

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Prioritizes public safety in White Plains.

- Prioritizes public safety in White Plains.

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Kathy Guglielmo

As of October 22, 2026, Kathy Guglielmo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Valerie Simmons is a lifelong White Plains resident and community advocate with more than three decades of public service. Educated in the White Plains Public School system, she began her career through the AmeriCorps VISTA program, where she helped build capacity for local anti-poverty organizations with a focus on affordable housing during the height of Urban Renewal.

Common Council — Valerie Simmons

A longtime behind-the-scenes advocate, Valerie has dedicated her life to supporting communities impacted by systemic and bureaucratic barriers. She is a long-standing member of the NAACP and the Greenburgh–White Plains Chapter of the Black Women’s Political Caucus, serves on the White Plains Youth Bureau Board, and is a District Leader for the White Plains Democratic City Committee.

Valerie Simmons is a lifelong White Plains resident. She was educated in the White Plains Public School system. She is a member of the NAACP and the Greenburgh–White Plains Chapter of the Black Women’s Political Caucus, and serves on the White Plains Youth Bureau Board.

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Valerie Simmons is a lifelong public servant who has spent more than five decades removing barriers between people and the institutions meant to serve them. Simmons began as a VISTA volunteer, where she helped faith communities navigate urban-renewal programs, connected families to services and legal aid, and helped mobilize support for the creation of the Thomas H. Slater Center.

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Valerie spent ten years with the White Plains Community Action Program as an Office Administrator and Community Organizer, playing a key role—alongside CAP Director Jerome “Bump” Robinson and community partners—in advocating for the construction of the Slater Center following the loss of the Carver Community Center.

During her 36 years with the White Plains Housing Authority, she became a trusted resident advocate, managed public housing, resolved resident concerns, and helped people navigate systems that felt inaccessible.

During this time, she also held multiple elected union leadership roles. Valerie retired after 36 years of service and remains active with the CSEA Retirees’ Local 921.

Valerie Simmons is retired. She previously worked for the White Plains Housing Authority and as an office administrator and community organizer for the White Plains Community Action Program. She began her career as a VISTA volunteer.

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Valerie is retired. She previously worked for the White Plains Housing Authority and as an office administrator and community organizer for the White Plains Community Action Program. She began her career as a VISTA volunteer.

The mayor was joined by Council President Victoria Presser and Common Council members Evelyn Alicea-Santiago, Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, Thomas Caruso, Valerie Simmons and Nicholas Wolff.

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Valerie serves as a member of the White Plains Common Council.

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As of October 22, 2026, Valerie Simmons did not have a website or any information online.

Valerie spent ten years with the White Plains Community Action Program as an Office Administrator and Community Organizer, playing a key role—alongside CAP Director Jerome “Bump” Robinson and community partners—in advocating for the construction of the Slater Center following the loss of the Carver Community Center. She later joined the White Plains Housing Authority, serving as Resident Relations Coordinator and ultimately Property Manager for 352 units of low-income housing.

Advocated for construction of the Slater Center after the Carver Community Center closed.

- Advocated for construction of the Slater Center after the Carver Community Center closed.

Valerie Simmons supported Brasch as the “change” White Plains needs at a time of transition in leadership. “I’ve always been on the sideline and this time I’m getting involved,” she said. Simmons likes Brasch’s focuses on sustainability and affordable housing. “Lord, we have enough market rate housing,” she added. The Primary Election is set for June 24.

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She is also a founding member of the Coalition for Addition Without Subtraction (CAWS), focused on equitable redevelopment of the White Plains Galleria Mall, and continues to support numerous civic and social justice organizations.

Opposes additional market-rate housing, saying, “Lord, we have enough market rate housing.”

Co-founded the Coalition for Addition Without Subtraction, focused on equitable redevelopment of the White Plains Galleria Mall.

- Opposes additional market-rate housing, saying, “Lord, we have enough market rate housing.”
- Co-founded the Coalition for Addition Without Subtraction, focused on equitable redevelopment of the White Plains Galleria Mall.

Valerie Simmons

- Co-founded the Coalition for Addition Without Subtraction, focused on equitable redevelopment of the White Plains Galleria Mall.

As of October 22, 2026, Valerie Simmons’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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