The Mid-City West Community Council (MCWCC) filled two open seats on its board on Tuesday — with former board member Stephani Poretz elected as a renters’ representative, and Matthew Peskay elected to serve as a nonprofit representative.

MCWCC chair Scott Epstein said Poretz was the only candidate to express interest in the renters’ position, and three candidates — Peskay, Allison Hendrick and Kristen Shepherd – competed for the nonprofit position.

Poretz is well known in the local community and has been active in programs helping the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division, as well as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s blood drive programs.

“She’s great, and she’s been very active,” Epstein said. “She resigned late last year because of personal issues, and now she’s back.”

Epstein said Peskay is a Miracle Mile resident who works for the Knowledge is Power Program, a nonprofit that oversees charter schools in Los Angeles.

The board is also looking to fill three additional seats that became vacant after members resigned during the past month.

The open seats are for an additional nonprofit representative; the Zone 7 representative, who covers the area south of Wilshire Boulevard and east of Fairfax Avenue; and the Zone 3 representative, who represents the Beverly Grove and Burton Way neighborhoods.

Epstein said anyone who works for or represents a nonprofit organization in the local area is welcome to seek the nonprofit position. Zone representatives must live in the neighborhood they represent.

Any interested candidates should attend the council’s meeting on Sept. 9 at the National Council of Jewish Woman/Los Angeles council house, 543 N. Fairfax Ave.

Epstein said the council is interested in having more non-resident stakeholders participate, and the council will also examine ways to get more people involved at the meeting.

For information, visit www.midcitywest.org.