Mayor Joan Feinstein has a long and distinguished career of public service. She has served as Mayor of the Village of Rye Brook since 2008. Prior to being elected Mayor, Joan served as a Trustee (from 2004-2008) and Deputy Mayor (from 2005-2008). She was a member of the Village of Rye Brook Zoning Board of Appeals from 2002-2004, a member of the Blind Brook-Rye Board of Education from 1993-1999, and President of the Board of Education for two years. Prior to being on the School Board, Joan served on numerous committees of the Blind Brook Schools, such as the Strategic Planning Committee and as Chair of the Playground Committee, and was involved with the PTA where she served as Treasurer for two years. Joan has been actively involved with UJA for over fifteen years and has served in many capacities, including chairperson of the Rye-Rye Brook-Port Chester Women’s Division and a member of the Westchester Women’s Cabinet.

Joan has resided in Rye Brook for 30 years. She is a corporate attorney and for the last 25 years has been counsel to the New York City and White Plains law firm of Wertheimer Fredman, LLC. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester, a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and earned a Master’s Degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law.  Joan is married to Paul, a financial executive. They are the parents of a 29-year old son, Ross, a graduate of Blind Brook High School, who currently resides in Washington, D.C.