I’m running for the school board position because I feel we've gotten away from the basics of putting our children’s education first. It is just that simple. Parents entrust teachers with their most loved children and the top two things we as parents expect in return are that our children are safe and receive top notch education. As a parent, I have a personal interest in preserving the school system, protecting our teachers and my background in budgeting can influence the fiscal health of the district and ensure funding is used to support those priorities.

My career has allowed me to work with a diverse group of America’s finest, men and women serving in the Armed Forces and civilians working alongside them. I have a great deal of experience in reaching common ground among those with varying opinions by focusing on the overall goal.

I'm also a realist who knows that for any of that to come to fruition we need to ensure those charged to accomplish what we as parents want for our children is to provide them with the necessary resources they need. Those resources include training, uninterrupted time to plan, in-class support for teachers, and especially the pay to recruit and keep teachers in the district.