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As I run for the School Board, my focus is simple, we need to ensure every dollar and every minute of classroom time is delivering measurable value for our students. When elected, I won’t just be a voice at the table—I’ll be an advocate for data-driven decisions that lead to academic improvements. Here are four of the key items I intend to drive: 1. Connecting Goals to Results We have set goals. Building off the progress we’ve made on the “belonging” and “retention” goals, w

Hi, Pelham. On February 26, 2026 the Council on Aging hosted a Meet the Candidates night. Here is an edited video of that night with only my responses to the questions. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment. Thank you!

Hi, Pelham! In the attached video, I've edited the entire night down to just my responses. I've also added additional commentary to expand on some of the answers I gave that night. Thank you and vote March 10, 2026.

Pelham, I'd love to know your thoughts on the following information, which shows that local school tax is almost 60% of our tax bill. School administrators have had the same four goals (belonging, math, reading, retention) for the past 2 years. Where is that money going? Well, based on the Superintendent office's analysis, the FY27 budget consisted of $745,952 of "new requests". Of that total, 42.1% is attributable to the belonging goal, and only 7.7%, 21.9%, and 2.7% are att