TROY - Four people are running for three Troy Board of Education seats in the May 21 election.

Three candidates will be elected to three-year terms starting July 1 and expiring on June 30, 2022.

The public is invited to attend a Town Hall Meeting to learn about the 2019-20 budget and meet the candidates at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Troy Middle School, 1976 Burdett Ave. The forum is facilitated by Rensselaer County League of Women Voters.

The school district provided this information on the candidates (listed in the order in which they appear on the ballot):

Incumbent Michael Tuttman is serving his third term, originally elected in 2010. He is a graduate of HVCC and Union College and employed as a professional civil engineer in Albany. Tuttman is on the district's safety committee and the executive board of the NYS Association of Small City School Districts. He and his wife Kristen have three daughters; one is currently enrolled in the district and two are graduates of Troy High School.

Incumbent Ann M. Apicella is serving her second term, originally elected in 2013, and a member of the policy committee. She is a lifelong resident of Troy and a retired teaching assistant of 26 years in the district. She attended Catholic Central High School, Hudson Valley Community College and Maria College. Apicella is vice president of the St. Mary's Auxiliary. She was active in the former St. Joseph's PTA, former School 12 PTO and past vice president of the Troy Teachers Association. She and her husband Paul have two daughters and two grandsons.

Incumbent Anne Wager-Rounds is serving her fourth term, originally elected in 2007. She is currently the board vice president and is on the policy and capital project advisory committees. She has held past board positions of president, vice president, parliamentarian and chair of the facilities committee. Wager-Rounds is a lifelong Troy resident and graduate of Troy High School Class of '73. She is a retired business owner and is currently the office director for the American Legion Department of New York headquarters. She and her husband Sam Rounds have a daughter who is a 2009 graduate of Troy High School.

Ebony Pompey-Conway is a Troy resident and first-time candidate seeking election to the board. She is a graduate of Troy High School and holds a bachelor's and master's degree from The Sage Colleges. She is a strategic program manager at KeyCorp where she has been employed for more than 20 years. She volunteers for KEYWN, an organization that supports women's causes. Pompey-Conway and her husband Whitney Conway have two children; a 3-year daughter and a 7-year son who attends School 14.

The budget vote and board election is 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 21 at Schools 2, 12, 14, 16, 18 and Carroll Hill. For more information about polling sites, call 518-328-5070 or visit www.troycsd.org.