Sean Malone, Carmella Williams, Kim Bixenstine and Nancy Moore have been elected to the Shaker Heights City Council.
The four were elected from a field of six candidates that also included Geoff Lake and Jane Arnoff Logsdon.
Malone received 22 percent of votes and Williams received 21 percent. Bixenstine and Moore each received 19 percent of votes cast. All four elected candidates were endorsed by the Shaker Heights Democratic Club.
The coming four-year term, beginning next year, will be Moore’s sixth, Malone’s third and Williams’ second.
Williams expressed her excitement to continue to work with the community. “I appreciate the voters of Shaker giving me another opportunity to serve on council, and I look forward to working with the residents of Shaker Heights,” she said.
Bixenstine, Malone and Moore could not immediately be reached for comment.
Kim Bixenstine has lived in Shaker Heights for 40 years and fights for issues such as reproductive rights, healthcare policy and equitable economic development. She has served on the Minority Outreach Committee of the Cleveland Bar Association, at University Hospitals as Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, and her own firm, Bixenstine Resolutions LLC, among others.
Sean Malone is the current vice mayor, and a third generation resident of Shaker Heights. He worked on projects such as the Lee Road Action Plan and the creation of the Diversity, Equity Inclusion office and the Sustainability Committee in Shaker Heights. He has chaired the Climate Change Task Force, the Finance and Administration Committee and the Recreation and Health Committee. He values diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as sustainability (as the current chair of both of these committees), in addition to creating a sense of community throughout the Shaker neighborhoods.
Nancy Moore has served five four-year terms on the Shaker Heights City Council. Previously, she served as president of the Shaker Heights Board of Education, and on several other boards such as the Shaker Heights Democratic Club. She is currently president of the Doan Brook Watershed Partnership. Her goals include planning strategically with the schools and the library, financing repairs to streets and sewers and fighting for laws that protect human rights in Shaker.
Carmella Williams is a current City Council member and Neighborhood and Economic Development Committee Chair. She also is a U.S. Navy veteran and 20-year Moreland resident. According to Williams, she originally ran for City Council to bring new perspectives and ideas. She is co-president of the Moreland on the Move Community Association, and serves on multiple committees and planning teams, including the Shaker Heights School District’s Leading for Equity Cohort.
