Dr. Mary Bediako, President began her tenure on the board in July 2020. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Ghana, and her Masters and Doctorate degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Dr. Bediako began her tenure with the Uniondale Board of Education on July 1, 2020. She is a retired educator, with over 40 years of service to public school children and parents, beginning her career as a math teacher and later as a school district administrator. She was the first Director of Personnel for the Uniondale Public Schools, and some of the teachers she recruited then are still with the Uniondale School District. For 22 years, Dr. Bediako was the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel for the Freeport School District. For 19 of those years, she also served as the Board's District Clerk until her retirement in 2019.

Dr. Bediako's career also included:

1. Serving as Chief Examiner for the "Public Certification, Education and Human Resources," Bureau of Fire Prevention, New York City Fire Department; and 2. Serving as Director of Documentation and Evaluation at "Ventures In Education," a non-profit educational consulting firm in New York City.

Dr. Bediako is recognized for her passion, expertise and commitment in her professional practices in areas of personnel management, staff development and program evaluation. She is a trained Curriculum Management Auditor.

Dr. Bediako has been a resident of the Uniondale School District for 39 years and is well known in the community. She attends Saint Martha Roman Catholic Church, where she is a lector and Eucharistic Minister. She credits the successes of her three grown children to the great foundation they received from the Uniondale Public Schools. Her children attended Harvard University, Cornell University and Lynchburg College.

Ms. Natalie J. Longsworth, J.D. , Vice President

Ms. Adelina Blanco-Harvey, Trustee, affectionately known as Addie, began her tenure on the board in July 2019. She is a product of the Uniondale school system having lived in the district for over 40 years. Four of her and her husband’s children are proud graduates of Uniondale High School. She believes that a well-rounded education incorporates developing academic skills along with nurturing aptitude in critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and other enrichments within the curriculum. She was elected Board President by the board during the 2021-2022 academic year, making her the first Latina to be elected as President of the board in the Uniondale School District. She was re-elected as board trustee for a second term in May 2022.

Some of her accomplishments are:
· Serves and advocates for the educational needs of children for over 3 decades
· Served on PTA, PTSA, and PTA Council for over 2 decades
· Career mentor for students of Uniondale for over 15 years
· Resource for parents
· Community advocate
· Served as member of Comité Civico Salvadoreño for over a decade serving the Salvadoran community of Long Island
·NYSMP (New York State Mentoring Program) Latina Mentoring Program 2022

Mrs. Blanco-Harvey is the Regional Manager at Premier Endodontics of Long Island with oversight of five offices. She started her career with Premier Endodontics of Long Island 19 years ago as a dental assistant. She worked her way up through the ranks ascending to numerous roles first as Public Relations Coordinator, then being promoted to Manager subsequently Regional Manager.  She is a graduate of Nassau Community College and received her Bachelor's Degree in Childhood Elementary Education with Bilingual and Special Education Extension from SUNY Old Westbury. She has extensive training through The Levin Group for Public Relation Coordinator and Management relating to the management in the dental field. She is passionate in her belief that a school board must be responsive, representative and receptive to parents, staff, and stakeholders of the community they serve. She and her husband are honored that their children thrived, graduated from Uniondale High School and are pursuing their college degrees. They also look forward to their younger children graduating from Uniondale High School.

Mrs. Charmise P. Desiré, Trustee, began her tenure on the board in July 2018 and was re-elected to another 3-year term in 2024 and 2021. She was elected Board President by the board during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years.

She was elected Board President by the board during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years.

A resident of the district since 2000, Mrs. Desiré has been a parent advocate and community supporter who has found various ways over the years to use her skills to support the Uniondale School District and community. She has served in various capacities such as: PTA member, founding President of the Uniondale HS Football Parent Booster Club, served on various district interview committees, Uniondale HS Character Education Committee, District Technology Committee, District Pupil Capacity Focus Group, and as a Computer Instructor for the Adult Education Program. She is also an engaged member in various civic organizations in the Uniondale community and a graduate of the Parent Leadership Institute of Long Island, in association with the Childcare Council of Nassau County.
Always proud to represent her community in any arena, Mrs. Desiré was elected to serve on the Nassau County Executive Committee of the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association from March 2020-December 2023; she also served as Secretary/Treasurer during 2023. At the state level, she was appointed to serve on the Resolutions Committee of the New York State School Boards Association from January 2021 - December 2023 to represent Nassau County board members; she served as the committee's chair in 2023 working in collaboration with their Governmental Relations team. In January 2024, she began serving as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the New York State School Boards Association.

As a former member of the Board of Directors of the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island, Mrs. Desiré strongly believes in the value of community outreach and engagement to help strengthen the reputation and branding of a community. She attends Kingdom Family Ministry in Uniondale where she is an active part of the ministerial staff, worship team and enjoys motivating and inspiring young people of all ages. She and her husband are honored to be parents of two sons who were educated in the Uniondale School District, one of whom graduated from Princeton University and one working in the education field.

She received two master's degrees from Hofstra University and a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Albany.