Two candidates are seeking election to the South Colonie Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. 

Each position carries a five-year term ending on June 30, 2031. Incumbent Christopher Larrabee is seeking re-election to his seat, and Jennifer Jones is running for the seat currently held by Robert Mesick. Both candidates are running unopposed. 

Christopher Larrabee

Larrabee is seeking re-election to a second term on the Board of Education. He was first elected in May 2021 to fill a five-year term that expires on June 30, 2026. If re-elected, he would serve a new five-year term through June 30, 2031.

Larrabee is a Business Services Representative for the New York State Department of Labor, where he has worked for the past 20 years. A graduate of Colonie Central High School (Class of 1997), he earned an associate degree in Criminal Justice from Hudson Valley Community College and a bachelor’s degree in Business from SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica–Rome.

An active community volunteer, Larrabee has served in various roles of both village government and youth athletics. He serves as Player Agent for Colonie Little League and coaches both recreation and travel teams. He also coaches a South Colonie team in the Capital District Youth Basketball League and was appointed to the Village of Colonie Zoning Board in 2020.

Larrabee has lived in the South Colonie Central School District for the past 28 years and has one son who attends Colonie Central High School.

Jennifer Jones

Jones is seeking to be elected for her first term on the South Colonie Central School District School Board. 

Jones is a Principal Court Analyst in the HR/Fiscal/Facilities Office at the NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, where she manages personnel, hiring, accounts payable, purchasing, and budget responsibilities. Before moving to her role in the NYS Supreme court, Jones worked as a caseworker for Albany County Department of Children Youth and Families for seven years with Child Protective Services and Juvenile Justice.

She is a 30-year resident of Colonie, a Colonie Central High School graduate (Class of 2002) and earned a degree in Communication from the University at Albany. For more than 20 years, Jones also taught tap, jazz and hip hop at Tynan’s Center for Dance,  Eleanor’s School of Dance, and CKDance Company.

As a parent of a sixth grader at Sand Creek Middle School, Jones was a member of the Roessleville PTA, a Colonie Little League coach and a Colonie Junior Wolf Pack (Raiders) Football volunteer.