The team of Annie Crane, Brittany Profit-Rheinwald and BoB LeSuer are announcing their candidacies for Village of Brockport offices in the election to be held June 17, 2025.
Annie Crane, current Deputy Mayor, is a candidate for Mayor, and Brittany Profit-Rheinwald and BoB LeSuer are candidates for Village Trustee. They are running under the party name Brockport Proud and say they are dedicated to enhancing the village, supporting local businesses, and fostering a vibrant community.
Annie Crane has served as a Village Trustee for the past nine years and as Deputy Mayor for the last two. She played a key role in securing the $4.5 million NY Forward grant, which will enhance the village’s quality of life, support Main Street businesses, and encourage development. She is eager to steer these projects through to fruition. Crane says her extensive involvement in various village departments and committees has given her deep insights into the community’s needs. She has worked at the Lift Bridge Book Shop for over 30 years. With her husband, Dr David Newman, she has raised two children in the village.
As President of the Brockport Community Connection (BCC), Brittany Profit-Rheinwald works to connect the community to resources like the food pantry, hygiene bank, clothing center, and warming center. She also volunteers at the Welcome Center and is active in the Canal Celebration Planning Committee and Lions Club. She has been a faculty member at SUNY Brockport for over a decade and an advocate for educators. Brittany also chairs the statewide Veterans Committee and Scholarship Development for United University Professions. She is a proud member of Alpha Gamma Delta and is actively involved with the Rochester Alumnae Panhellenic. She has lived in the village for over two decades and is committed to building a village where neighbors support each other and the community thrives.
BoB LeSuer received the Monika Andrews Creative Volunteer Leadership Award in 2023 for community service. He served on the Police Reform Task Force to ensure fair policing practices. As co-chair of the Walk! Bike! Brockport! Committee and a member of the Empire State Trail Town Steering Committee, he works to improve the village’s infrastructure for safe walking and biking. He founded a nonprofit makerspace to promote creativity and learning. He also helps local businesses and nonprofits develop their missions and strategies. As a professor at SUNY Brockport, LeSuer mentors the next generation of community builders. He teaches Judo to children and enjoys building things.
If elected, the Brockport Proud team is eager to continue their work for the community in these new roles.
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