Qualifications/Experience
PhD Cell and Molecular Biology-Purdue University; B.A Biology (concentration Genetics, Minors in History and Religion)-Ohio Wesleyan University
Involvement in Community
School volunteer
Slogan
An Independent Voice
My desire to work with the School District started 3 years ago when I began volunteering in the Cedar Hill Elementary library. It was eye-opening to see the growth and development of my children’s 3 respective grades through that time. I also saw firsthand the amount of hard work that teachers and administrators put into educating our children, not to mention the multitude of issues they must deal with daily. My professional role requires me to balance the needs of my company for ensuring supply of drugs for clinical trials, with the safety and compliance requirements of the FDA. Being in that position requires me to listen to the needs of both my company and the regulatory agency, to problem-solve any gaps in understanding between the two sides, and to brainstorm solutions that allow potentially life saving drugs to be provided to the clinic, while keeping patient safety and regulatory compliance as the top priority. Ultimately, one must PLAN AHEAD and anticipate future issues using a risk-and fact-based approach to address issues before they happen. Finally, I am running my campaign alone, without donations, without any ideological tilt.
Being a naturalized citizen myself, I'm particularly sensitive to current events involving ICE. Their activities directly impact entire families. Therefore, at the very least, ICE agents should inform schools of their intention because picking up parents means an entire school community could be affected. It could mean a child's school career will be over. This way, the school can proactively step in and provide some modicum of support, emotional and social, for the children impacted.
Economist Thomas Sowell said “There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.” We must realize that, under the current economic climate, with the ending of federal funding like ESSER, and lower state funding, we must make tough decisions. This could mean cutting back in small segments on a combination of items, such as sports (introducing more pay -to-play requirements), administration personnel by boldly working to hold on to the top performers, and/or after-school programs. Administration staff may need to reduce as well so that remaining leaders can take on more responsibilities. Ultimately, we should listen, brainstorm, and problem-solve our budget issues with parents and the larger community in forums outside of the BOE to force us to dedicate more time towards budget discussions. I would suggest diving deeper into individual line items and discussing whether there is an opportunity to re-assess and either cut down on expenses or remove them all together. We can perform effectiveness checks to see if any programs, especially long-running programs, are providing value anymore.
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