Meet Your Town Board

Town Board members are elected officials who serve four year terms.
Tony Hay

Tony Hay, Town Supervisor

Tony Hay is serving his third four-year term as Town of Southeast Supervisor since his re-election in 2019. Tony served 19 years as a Putnam County Legislator, during which time he served for three terms as Chairman of the Putnam County Legislature and seven terms as Chairman of the Putnam County Audit Committee.  For 36 years he was a self-employed businessman in the Town of Southeast before retiring in 2007. Tony is a US Marine Corps Combat Veteran who served in Vietnam where he earned a Purple Heart.  Tony is a 61 year Southeast resident who graduated from Brewster High School in 1965.

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Edwin Alvarez, Town Councilman

Edwin is serving his third term on the Town Board, having been elected in 2012 for a three-year term and re-elected to a second and third term in 2015 and 2019 respectively. Prior to serving on the Town Board, he served on the Town of Southeast Planning Board for four years. He is a U.S. Army Veteran and has worked 25 years in the Healthcare industry as a Radiology Administrator with a Master’s in Healthcare Administration/Minor in Health Informatics. Edwin is a 21 year Southeast resident, married 25 years with one child, who graduated from Brewster High School and is now attending Northeastern as a pre-med student.  Edwin also is on the Board of Directors of Hudson Valley Regional Community Health Centers. Edwin is the Town Board liaison to the Architectural Review Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

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Eric Cyprus, Town Councilman

Elected in 2021, Eric is serving his first term on the Town Board.  Prior to serving on the Town Board, he served on the Town of Southeast Planning Board and the Architectural Review Board.

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Eric Larca, Town Councilman

Elected in 2018 and 2021, Eric is serving his second term on the Town Board. Prior to serving on the Town Board, he served on the Town of Southeast Planning Board for two years. Eric and his wife Jeanette are both lifelong residents of Southeast and both graduated from Brewster High School. They are looking forward to raising their daughter, Antonia, in the community they know so well. Eric has over 15 years of corporate work experience and is currently the Director of Business Analysis specializing in business process improvement and data analysis. Eric is Town Board liaison to the Planning Board and Special Districts Department.

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​John O'Connor, Town Councilman

John is serving his first term on the Town Board. John has served as the Chairman of the Putnam County Safety Committee since 2014, and as a member of the Putnam County Traffic Safety Board since 2015. John is also the Vice-Chairman of the Putnam County Local Emergency Planning Committee and is one of the founding members of the Putnam County Technical Rescue Team. John served the Town of Southeast previously as a part time Fire Inspector and has been with the Emergency Services community throughout the Lower Hudson Valley for the past 30 years. John holds a Masters of Public Administration with a concentration in Emergency and Disaster Management. John and his wife, Miwa, have three children in the Brewster Central School system. John is also active with the Brewster Elks, Putnam Emerald Association and the Knights of Columbus.