Literacy and funding for ongoing Charlottesville City Schools infrastructure needs, including our own state of the art Pre-K Center and more…remain some of my top priorities.

And most importantly our STUDENTS

These are my priorities as I continue my work on this board and I hope you will continue to support me by voting for me in November.

In 2010 I found myself in a situation where I had to advocate for what my child needed to succeed in school - that experience and what I learned along the way, ultimately, is why I am on the school board.

The experience, wins and accomplishments for students, staff and our community I have contributed to over the last 8 years is exactly why I need to continue my work on this board.

I have an established working relationship with City Council, State and Federal level legislators - all who value and fight for Public Education.

Beyond our board work and local committees - I serve on several (VSBA) Virginia School Board Association committees.

• I have been the CCS Delegate representative since 2022 addressing state legislative priorities

• I am on the taskforce for school infrastructure needs

• I was appointed as our 2026 Federal Relations Committee member, advocating on federal issues that impact school divisions in Virginia

• Throughout the spring and summer,  I was part of the 2025 Virginia Inaugural Cohort for the Hunt State Policy Fellows - working together with policy makers from all over our state (Early Learning, K-12 Education and Higher Ed/Workforce Learning were the focus topics for our three sessions).

• On Sept. 8th I began my work with Cohort #2 through the Hunt Institute as an - EARLY LEARNING NATIONAL POLICY FELLOW. As part of this work over the next several months, I will be attending the Early Childhood Leadership Summit - an annual event that brings together state teams from across the country to network and set goals for improving early care and learning.