What you see is what you get with Zefy

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To the Editor:

In all the years and through all the different ways I have known Zefy Christopoulos, I have learned that there is no one more hardworking, dependable, fearless, and tenacious than she. I have seen her fight the good fight, regardless of its popularity.

I have watched her avoid the easy way out of a situation and barrel through the ethical way. I have heard her declare her beliefs and defend her reasoning but also listen to opposing arguments and revise her opinions when warranted.

Zefy knows the problems our community faces because she has lived them — personally and professionally — for over 30 years. There were her days fighting for the children of Glen Cove through the PTA and as a formidable face in the crowd at school board meetings (Oh, how the superintendents did cringe). There were the nights at the podium in City Hall where she spoke knowledgeably and passionately for or against the controversy de jour with a prepared statement at her fingertips or with extemporaneous commentary off the top of her head when she heard something that didn’t ring true (“I didn’t plan on speaking tonight but ...”).

As editor of the Glen Cove Record Pilot, she worked tirelessly for a decade to report what was going on in the city, which is fortunate for us, as many of our current issues were taking form in those days and are just now coming to fruition. She was there then; she is here now.

When she earned her spot in the mayor’s office, she wore a number of hats through a number of administrations, then moved on to Mineola, where she continued to hone her skills working with members of the county Legislature.

Now Zefy is poised to take her place at the dais as our elected representative of the 11th Legislative District. She understands the issues because she has studied the circumstances and knows the answers because she has asked the questions.

She’s a thinker and a doer; a dreamer and a realist. And that’s the way it is.

Carla Santella

Glen Cove