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VAUGHAN COUNCIL

MAYOR

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Bola, Parveen	Mailing Address 76 Torgan Trail Vaughan ON, L4H 3X6 Email Address parveen.bola@proton.me Website www.voteforparveen.ca	July 11, 2022
Del Duca, Steven	Email Address contact@stevendelduca.ca Website www.stevendelduca.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/delducasteven Twitter www.twitter.com/stevendelduca Instagram www.instagram.com/stevendelduca	August 16, 2022
DeSantis, Danny	Mailing Address 27 Roytec Road Woodbridge ON, L4L 8E3 Email Address danny@electdesantis.ca Website www.electdesantis.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/electdesantis Twitter https://twitter.com/DeSantisVaughan Instagram www.instagram.com/electdesantis LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/danny-de-sanits-a2337838 Phone Number 647-402-7411	August 10, 2022
Donofrio, Paul	Email Address info@pauldonofrio.ca Website www.pauldonofrio.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/donofrio4mayor Twitter www.twitter.com/donofrio4mayor Instagram www.instagram.com/donofrio4mayor LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/paul-donofrio-ceo-canadian-truck-warranty-inc-14aa7058 Phone Number 437-916-9420	August 19, 2022
Gulassarian, Robert	Mailing Address 7300 Yonge Street, #203 Vaughan ON, L4J 7Y5 Email Address robertgulassarian@gmail.com Website www.robertgulassarian.com Phone Number 647-248-9182	June 8, 2022
Mancinella, Lino	Twitter www.twitter.com/mancinellamayor Instagram www.instagram.com/mancinellaformayor	August 16, 2022
Schulte, Deb	Nomination Withdrawn – August 19, 2022	August 10, 2022
Patel, Hiten	Nomination Withdrawn – July 25, 2022	June 9, 2022
Yeung Racco, Sandra	Phone Number 647-680-7128 Email Address team@voteyeungracco4mayor.ca Website www.voteyeungracco4mayor.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/voteyr4mayor Twitter http://mobile.twitter.com/VoteYR4Mayor Instagram www.instagram.com/voteyr4mayor	July 19, 2022

LOCAL AND REGIONAL COUNCILLOR

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
DI Nardo, Mario	Website www.votemariodinardo.com Facebook www.facebook.com/votemariodinardo Instagram www.instagram.com/votemariodinardo	August 19, 2022
Ferri, Mario	Mailing Address 65 Marwood Place Maple ON, L6A 1C5 Email Address mario@marioferri.ca Website www.marioferri.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/marioferri Twitter www.twitter.com/mariofferri Instagram www.instagram.com/mariofferri84 Phone Number 647-693-5633 Campaign Office Address 2563 Major Mackenzie Drive, Unit 9 Maple ON, L6A 1W2	May 2, 2022
Jackson, Linda D	Email Address votelindajackson@gmail.com Website www.lindadjackson.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/lindajacksonvaughan Instagram www.instagram.com/reallindajackson Phone Number 437-265-VOTE (8683)	June 2, 2022
Liddy, Carrie	Mailing Address 20 Caldari Road, Unit 2 Concord ON, L4K 4N8 Email Address info@voteliddy.com Website www.voteliddy.com Facebook www.facebook.com/liddy4vaughan Twitter www.twitter.com/liddy4vaughan Instagram www.instagram.com/liddy4vaughan Phone Number 647-255-7167	August 19, 2022
Pinto, Nick	Email teampinto@nickpinto.ca Website www.nickpinto.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/TeamPinto2022 Twitter www.twitter.com/TeamPinto2022 Instagram www.instagram.com/TeamPinto2022 Phone Number 647-948-6662 Campaign Office Address 9931 Dufferin Street Maple ON, L6A 1S2	August 19, 2022
Racco, Mario G	Mailing Address 21 Checker Court Thornhill ON, L4J 5X4 Email Address vote@mariogracco.ca Website https://www.mariogracco.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/votemariogracco Instagram www.instagram.com/votemariogracco Phone Number 416-419-3017	May 2, 2022
Rai, Mandy	Email Address vote.mandyrai@gmail.com	July 14, 2022
Rosati, Gino	Mailing Address 9591 Weston Road, Unit 6 Woodbridge ON, L4L 3A5 Email Address info@ginorosati.com Website www.ginorosati.com Facebook www.facebook.com/voterosati Instagram www.instagram.com/voterosati Phone Number 905-303-3211	May 30, 2022
Santoro, John	Mailing Address 1401-9235 Jane Street Maple ON, L6A 0J8 Email Address votejsantoro@gmail.com Facebook www.facebook.com/votejsantoro Instagram www.instagram.com/votejsantoro Phone Number 647-928-1593	August 18, 2022

COUNCILLOR – WARD 1

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Abraham, Sony	Mailing Address 191 Timber Creek Blvd Kleinburg ON, L4H 3X8 Email Address info@electsonyabraham.com Website www.electsonyabraham.com Phone Number 416-457-2104 Business Phone Number 905-887-2152	July 20, 2022
Aslam, Maeda	Mailing Address 45 Arctic Grail Road Kleingburg ON, L4H 4T4 Email Address vaughan@electmaedaaslam.ca Website www.electmaedaaslam.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/vaughan@electmaedaaslam.ca Twitter www.twitter.com/vaughan@electmaedaaslam.ca Instagram www.instagram.com/vaughan@electmaedaaslam.ca Phone Number 647-625-5540	August 18, 2022
Fefer, Stephen	Email Address stephenfefer1@gmail.com Facebook www.facebook.com/StephenFeferWard1 Twitter www.twitter.com/stephenfefer Instagram www.instagram.com/vote4stephenfefer LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-fefer	August 18, 2022
Iafrate, Marilyn	Email Address marilyn@marilyniafrate.ca Website www.marilyniafrate.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/marilyn.iafrate Twitter www.twitter.com/marilyniafrate Instagram www.instagram.com/marilyniafrate Phone Number 416-543-6815	August 18, 2022
Piersanti, Justin	Mailing Address 10-445 Edgeley Blvd Concord ON, L4K 4G1 Email Address info@justinpiersanti.ca Website www.justinpiersanti.ca Twitter www.twitter.com/justinpiersanti TikTok www.tiktok.com/@justinpiersanti Phone Number 289-256-2076	August 19, 2022
Scaramuzzo, Vince	Email Address vscaramuzzo@rogers.com Website www.vincescaramuzzo.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/vince.scaramuzzo.79 Twitter www.twitter.com/ScaramuzzoTeam Instagram www.instagram.com/ScaramuzzoTeam/	August 16, 2022

COUNCILLOR – WARD 2

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Anand, Meera	Mailing Address 123 Colle Melito Way Woodbridge ON, L4H 1V4 Email Address airmiraj2@gmail.com Twitter www.twitter.com@MeeraAnand5 Instagram www.instagram.com/Meera.Anand.1 Phone Number 905-893-0118 Secondary Number 647-562-1208	August 17, 2022
Barbieri, Simone	Mailing Address 12 Campania Court Woodbridge ON, L4H 1G4 Email Address simonebarb351@yahoo.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/votesimonebarbieriforward2councillor Instagram www.instagram.com/simonebarbieri2	August 19, 2022
Carella, Tony	Mailing Address 504-53 Woodbridge Avenue Vaughan ON, L4L 9K9 Email Address tonycarella@rogers.com Phone Number 905-851-5948	August 17, 2022
Groulx, Bryan Gary	Email Address bryan@ward2groulx.ca Website www.ward2groulx.ca	August 18, 2022
Ibrahim, Lena	Email Address Lena.forWARD2@gmail.com Instagram www.instagram.com/Lena_forWard2 LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/lena-ibrahim Phone Number 647-998-4995	August 18, 2022
Volpentesta, Adriano	Mailing Address 54 Vita Road Vaughan ON, L4L 6L7 Instagram www.instagram.com/adrianovolpentesta	May 2, 2022

COUNCILLOR – WARD 3

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Defrancesca, Rosanna		August 18, 2022
Lacaria, Victor	Mailing Address 9200 Weston Road PO Box 92013 Woodbridge ON, L4L 3J3 Email Address votelacaria@gmail.com Website www.victorlacaria.com Facebook www.facebook.com/theofficialvictorlacaria Instagram www.instagram.com/theofficialvictorlacaria Phone Number 647-200-0580	May 2, 2022
Lorini, Tony	Website www.votelorini.ca Phone Number 647-642-8669	August 19, 2022
Nardi, Gino		August 19, 2022
Piluris, Philip James		August 18, 2022
Nguyen, Ty Ty	Email Address info@votefortyty.ca Website www.votefortyty.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/tytynguyenward3 Phone Number 647-805-2615	July 25, 2022

COUNCILLOR – WARD 4

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Ainsworth, Chris	Mailing Address 1 Krisbury Avenue Thornhill ON, L4J 8W7 Email Address electainsworth@gmail.com Website www.electainsworth.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/chris.ainsworth.965 Twitter www.twitter.com/electainsworth Instagram www.instgram.com/electainsworth LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/chris-ainsworth YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLa2Wdb497WTIJw1nGxFsg Phone Number 416-873-8588	July 25, 2022
Ginsberg, Jacob Joel	Email Address joelginsberg313@gmail.com Facebook www.facebook.com/jacobjoelginsberg Phone Number 905-886-4227	August 17, 2022
Insigne, Erlinda	Mailing Address 80 Glen Shields Avenue #6 Vaughan ON, L4K 1T8 Email Address voteinsigne@gmail.com Website www.insigne.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/insigneward4 Phone Number 416-670-4498	August 19, 2022
Rosati, Nadia	Mailing Address 4 Hillside Avenue Concord ON, L4K 1X1 Email Address 4nadiarosati@gmail.com Phone Number 647-469-8474	August 17, 2022
Sudarshan, Meenakshi	Mailing Address 152 Appleblossom Drive Thornhill ON, L4J 0E6 Email Address electsuda@gmail.com vote@electsuda.ca Website www.electsuda.ca Twitter www.twitter.com/electsuda Phone Number 416-509-0844	August 17, 2022
Weinberg, Styles Q	Mailing Address 27 Pinecone Circle Concord ON, L4K 5K5 Email Address styles@stylesq.com Website www.voteweinberg.ca www.voteweinberg.com Facebook www.facebook.com/stylesqweinberg Twitter www.twitter.com/stylesqweinberg Instagram www.instagram.com/voteweinberg LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/stylesqweinberg YouTube Stylesqweinberg @ youtube Phone Number 905-303-2303 Business Number 416-931-4555	July 25, 2022

COUNCILLOR – WARD 5

Candidate Name

Contact Information

Filing Date

Martow, Gila

Email Address

info@gila.ca

Website

www.gila.ca

Facebook

www.facebook.com/gilamartow

Twitter

www.twitter.com/gilamartow

Instagram

www.instagram.com/gilamartow

www.linkendin.com/in/gilamartow

Phone Number

416-648-5548

May 4, 2022

Shefman, Alan

Mailing Address

113 Heatherton Way

Thornhill ON, L4J 3E7

Email Address

alan@shefman.ca

Website

www.shefman.ca

Facebook

www.facebook.com/alan.shefman

Twitter

www.twitter.com/AlanShefman

Phone Number

905-709-1163

June 24, 2022

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

TRUSTEE – AREA 1 (KING TOWNSHIP & VAUGHAN WARD 1)*

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Behar, Mike	Email Address trust.mike.2022@gmail.com	August 19, 2022
Mahmood, Nadeem	Mailing Address 125 Convoy Crescent Maple ON, L6A 3H3 Email Address nadeem.m.mahmood@gmail.com Phone Number 416-477-2215	June 22, 2022
Strelchik, Simon	Email Address Simon4Trustee@gmail.com Phone Number 647-375-3390	August 19, 2022

*Note: Candidates for this office are nominated through the Clerk of the Township of King

TRUSTEE – AREA 2 (VAUGHAN WARD 2 & 3)

Candidate Name

Contact Information

Filing Date

Huskovic, Nicole

Email Address

nicole_huskovic@outlook.com

Instagram

www.instagram.com/nicole4trustee

June 29, 2022

Sinclair, Elizabeth

Email Address

elizabethfortrustee@gmail.com

Website

www.drelizabethsinclair.ca

Facebook

www.facebook.com/elizabethfortrustee

Phone Number

289-221-7416

May 16, 2022

TRUSTEE – AREA 3 (VAUGHAN WARD 4 & 5)

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Black, Paul	Mailing Address 4 Clovis Street Vaughan ON, L4J 8W6 Email Address paul@paulfortrustee.ca Website www.paulfortrustee.ca Phone Number 416-930-5654 Secondary Number 416-996-6762	June 9, 2022
Cohen, Estelle	Email Address ecohentrusteecandidate@gmail.com Website www.ecohentrustee.wixsite.com/trusteecandidate Facebook www.facebook.com/estellecohentrusteecandidate Phone Number 416-825-1717	August 16, 2022
Epstein, David	Mailing Address #44 665 Millway Avenue Concord ON, L4K 3T8 Email Address voteepstein@gmail.com Website www.voteepstein.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/voteepstein Twitter www.twitter.com/voteepsteinca LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/david-epstein-a4aa93205 Phone Number 416-838-4323	August 16, 2022
Forbes, Matthew	Mailing Address 89 Southvale Drive Vaughan ON, L6A 0Y8 Email Address mpmforbes@gmail.com Website www.matthewforbes.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/matthew.malowany.forbes Twitter www.twitter.com/VaughanPappy Instagram www.instagram.com/mpmforbes LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmforbes Phone Number 416-709-6802	August 3, 2022
Schwartz, Mishel		August 18, 2022

YORK REGION CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

TRUSTEE – AREA 1 (VAUGHAN WARD 1)

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Ciaravella, Teresa	Mailing Address 3 Sherwood Park Drive Concord ON, L4K 4X8 Email Address mtcc36@yahoo.ca Website www.voteciaravella4trustee2022weebly.com Facebook www.facebook.com/voteciaravella4trustee Instagram www.instagram.com/voteciaravella4trustee2022 Phone Number 647-267-3193	August 18, 2022
Fracassi, Peter	Nomination Withdrawn – August 19, 2022	August 10, 2022
Saggese, Angela	Mailing Address 51 Matterhorn Road Maple ON, L6A 2V5 Email Address angelasaggese9@gmail.com Facebook www.facebook.com/AngelaSaggese4Trustee Twitter www.twitter.com/angelasaggese9 Instagram www.instagram.com/angelasaggese4trustee2022 Phone Number 416-420-5592	August 17, 2022

TRUSTEE – AREA 2 (VAUGHAN WARD 2)

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Amirthanathan, Ian	Nomination Withdrawn – August 17, 2022	June 22, 2022
Barbieri, Michaela Sonya	Mailing Address 12 Campania Court Woodbridge ON, L4H 1G4 Email Address mbarbieri.ycdsbward2trustee@gmail.com Facebook www.facebook.com/michaelabarbieriycdsbward2 Instagram www.instagram.com/michaela.barbieri18 Phone Number 647-210-6259	August 18, 2022
Fracassi, Gianna	Email Address jennifrac@gmail.com Phone Number 416-400-6337	August 10, 2022

TRUSTEE – AREA 3 (VAUGHAN WARDS 3, 4 & 5)

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Cilla, Matt		May 30, 2022
De Quintal, Peter		June 9, 2022
Grella, Angela	Email Address angela@angelagrella.ca Website www.angelagrella.ca	August 18, 2022
Wigston, Jennifer	Email Address jennifer@jenniferwigston.ca Website www.jenniferwigston.ca Facebook www.facebook.com/JenniferWigston4Trustee Twitter www.twitter.com/ReElectJennifer Instagram www.instagram.com/reelect_jennifer_wigston/ Phone Number 416-835-0307	June 27, 2022

CONSEIL SCOLAIRE VIAMONDE

TRUSTEE – YORK REGION

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Bigaignon, Nicolas		August 18, 2022
Jaouich, Hanane		August 18, 2022
Forbes, Stefania Sigurdson	Mailing Address 17 Mill River Drive Vaughan ON, L6A 0Y7 Email Address stefania@gravityhub.ca Website www.gravityhub.ca LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/stefaniasigurdson Phone Number 647-971-7524	August 19, 2022

CONSEIL SCOLAIRE CATHOLIQUE MONAVENIR

TRUSTEE – YORK REGION

Candidate Name	Contact Information	Filing Date
Blais, Donald	Acclaimed Elected - August 22, 2022	July 14, 2022

Contact Information

Office of the City Clerk

Phone:
905-832-8504

Email:
elections@vaughan.ca

Location:
Vaughan City Hall
Level 100
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1

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