This past year on the Chatham School Board just flew by. The last several months have been busy with the Capital project and a focus on the recovery of educational outcomes for Chatham’s students post pandemic. Between those two objectives, there is still much more work to be done. That is why I am running for the School Board again. This next term I would like to put what I have learned over the last year to good use for our students. Now more than ever I see how special and unique our Chatham community is. To operate effectively, a school board needs to reflect the community it serves. My contribution to the Board is a perspective from a parental point of view, with a business background. I have a son graduating this year and another going into his sophomore year. Both enjoy attending Chatham Central School. These rural schools are the way to go. I would like to do my part to keep it going.

My husband and I are both graduates of Chatham High School. After living out of the area for 16 years, we returned home to raise our family. My three children are currently attending Chatham High School and the MED. I have a Literature degree from SUNY Purchase and am working on completing my Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from Clarkson University. As a local Real Estate Broker and volunteer in our community for various youth organizations, I have a unique perspective on the needs of our children and the community. I am running for the Chatham Central School District Board of Education to support the efforts put forth in the years before me and to ensure the school continues to support the community's children so that they may enter the world ready to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

I have spent most of my 40 years in Chatham and am vested with 5 children attending the District. I run the Chatham Coworker as a community project, and am founder of a cybersecurity software company “FortMesa” which is working to protect the privacy and integrity of information systems.  

Over the past four years I have had the opportunity to serve the district as an elected Board Member, the last two years as Board President. This year the Board oversaw enrollment of our first Universal Pre-K class (2023-2024), as well as the capstone of the planning phase for the largest update to school facilities in decades in the form of voter approval.

As a registered independent I consider it my role to facilitate a balanced and coherent vision of district goals and priorities. I look forward to continued oversight of district operations and development of future board initiatives.