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Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (D/WFP-125AD, Tompkins/Cortland) announced that her nomination to the New York State Board of Regents, former Ithaca teacher Susan W. Mittler, was elected as the new Regent from the Sixth Judicial District. The Board of Regents is responsible for overseeing all educational activites within the State of New York.

"It has been a great honor for me to be able to nominate this wonderful teacher and advocate for all our children and their teachers," said Lifton. "It is gratifying to see her elected as the new Regent for the Sixth Judicial District, where I know she will do a superb job making sound policy for all the schoolchildren in our state."

Mittler taught for 33 years in the Ithaca City School District as an elementary school teacher and was elected for nine two-year terms as President of the Ithaca Teachers' Association. Mittler has also served on many professional committees at the state level, including 27 years as an active member in the New York State PTA, including nine years as its Vice-President. She has authored numerous articles and columns on education. She retired in 2013, but has continued to teach at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

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