Biographical Information
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202-930-0782
QUALIFICATIONS: How does your background prepare you for the duties of this office?
I am employed with Accenture Federal Services, where I use a combination of Lean Six Sigma techniques to reduce waste and streamline policies, programs, and processes for Federal Agencies. While consulting for the U.S. Dept of Education, I developed course materials and trained thousands of Cust Serv Reps. I will utilize my MBA acumen to decipher MCPS finances and develop transparent metrics. I will leverage my leadership skills from more than a decade as a Naval Officer and Veteran. I'm Ready!
PARENTAL INPUT: What is your position on allowing parents to opt their children out of classroom instruction and materials that those parents might consider inappropriate?
Let's take a closer look at why some Parents are seeking to Opt their children out of classroom instruction. The Opt out action is only the symptom, the root cause is that parents see certain aspects, topics, or perspective that does not align with family values, moreover, would instigate conflicts with family values should it be applied, spoken, used, or perpetuated by their children, with respect to cultural sensitivities, religious beliefs, customs, community values and moral standards.
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS: What programs and policies, if any, do you propose or support to help our schools address the ongoing concerns around student mental health?
The rise in mental health awareness is tremendously beneficial to any community. In the past, individuals with deviations to the shared mental state would be outcast or avoided; we see this throughout history and documented in Biblical texts and historic accounts. We are all humans. Some of us experience issues that arise out of our control and we need assistance to maintain our dignity. What factors affect mental health issues? Environment, hereditary, drugs, or life choices. Normalize help.
OPPORTUNITY GAP: What specific initiatives, if any, do you propose or support to ensure that all students have equitable access to resources, challenging courses and effective teachers and administrators?
We currently have CTE Districts designed to shift students around the county, to mitigate over-population at the higher demand school clusters. I would like to propose coalescing to regional Career and Technical Education clusters, where most, if not all, career tracks are offered within the geographical area. This would reduce barriers, such as excessive travel away from home, to attend a specific desired track. CTEs are critical for students that want to thrive in Montgomery County.
TEACHERS: What strategies would you support to attract and retain effective teachers and administrators?
Teachers will gravitate to where they see their value and effort appreciated. Teachers are answering a calling; where parents entrust the minds and future of their children to a set of proxy guardians. It takes a village to raise children, always has. Children are our future. Teachers need an environment where they are supported by the administration, live in a safe community, minimized travel, and are financially solvent. We gladly pay Day Cares exorbitant fees, but not our public schools?