Our Team
Maralin Falik, President
Maralin Falik has more than thirty years experience in election administration, helping manage and conduct over seven thousand elections. Most of her professional career (1981-1999) was spent at the Honest Ballot Association, a not-for-profit organization founded by Theodore Roosevelt, where she was Executive Director.
Because of her extensive experience in providing complete election management solutions to key private sector clients, including labor unions, associations and cooperatives / condominiums, she has been named chair-person of ESS's Mediation and Arbitration Division.
Her perfect record reflects the quality of her work when defending challenged elections before the Department of Labor and the courts. Maralin has also testified as an "election expert" to the courts and various oversight groups.
To reach Maralin directly: 516.356.2556
John Matthews, Chairman, Director
John W. Matthews has been intimately involved in the world of elections since 1985. He served as Chairperson of the Nassau County Democratic Committee for seven years, Vice Chair of the New York State Democratic Party and as Commissioner of Nassau County Elections for six years. He was elected to the Board of Election.com in 1999.
Of particular importance is John's membership on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Corporate Governance for the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Matthews has also served on the board of American Medical Alert and was a trustee of St. John's University for six years.
Between 1968 and 1990 John was President and CEO of Island Insulation Corporation, both involved with commercial and residential construction. In the 1990's, John was President of Ameritcorp International Corporation, an insurance company.
Along with his business and political commitments, John was New York State Chair of the White House Conference on Small Businesses and board member of Cancer Care Inc.; SUNY College Council at Old Westbury, and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
To reach John directly: 516.857-0843
Sandee Tovin, Vice President
As an Election Administrator (EA) Sandee has primary responsibility for day-to-day project management. She has successfully supported over 2,000 elections in a career that has spanned more than 20 years in the election business. She is a skilled member of the project team working implementing detailed requirements, making sure all tasks and deliverables are completed on time, and that the client is continually informed on all aspects of the project. ESS typically assigns a primary and in many cases several secondary EA’s depending on the size of the engagement to ensure the client always has an educated point of contact available for consultation. Coordination responsibility extends to print and mail, internet, telephone, and any special requirements that may arise.
Sandee has been the Election Administrator for a number of very large recent projects including International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1021 SEIU and International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
To reach Sandee directly: 516.384.5069
Gloria Jenkins, Senior Election Coordinator
Gloria is responsible for the day-to-day “help desk” line by telephone or email provided to members. She and her selected team have handled over 500 different assignments and both understand the importance of exact record keeping and documentation required. In addition, Gloria has been supervising elections from Nominations to Tabulation for the last four years.
To reach Gloria directly: 1 800 864 1263
Joel Young, Election Coordinator
Joel works side by side with Gloria insuring that all members receive proper help whether voting by mail or electronically. Joel is a problem solver and was responsible for all communications during the six month IBT Delegate election period in 2011. Joel has also supervised select elections over the past year.
