On June 26 the Kiwanis International Council confirmed the election of New Yorker Peter J. Mancuso as president of Kiwanis International for 2021-22.

Mancuso, by rule the only candidate standing for the seat, is a member of the East Meadow club and a distinguished past governor of the New York District. He will take office Oct. 1.

Above he addresses those attending the event in person and online following his election.

Mancuso was nominated by current New York Gov. Brenda Leigh Johnson.

The council session took place during the Kiwanis International Leadership and Education Conference in Salt Lake City. The conference was conducted in place of the annual Kiwanis International Convention due to the pandemic.

Also at Saturday's meeting, the council confirmed the election of Bert West of the Rocky Mountain District as president-elect for the coming year.

Five candidates stood for the office of vice president. The winner was Katrina J. Baranko of the Georgia District.

Elected to 3-year seats on the board of trustees were Gary Graham of the Louisiana-Mississippi-Tennessee District, Linda Lawther of the Michigan District, and Dan Leikvold of the Minnesota-Dakotas District.

The International Council, which consists of the KI Board of Trustees, officers, past international presidents, district governors and leaders of the affiliated organizations, met as a result of the pandemic, replacing the usual House of Delegates which would normally take place at an International Convention. The meeting took place at the International Leadership Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, which replaced the annual convention. Council members were able to vote in person and remotely.