Our biggest challenge is building trust between the board, staff, and community. Despite recent progress, I want to further bridge that gap by setting clear expectations and improving how we communicate My solution is simple but difficult in practice: remain visible, approachable, and actively engaged with the community. This means being responsive to constructive feedback - positive or negative and understanding the group or person’s perspective. Trust is built through presence and showing up matters. This includes a regular presence at schools, events and local organizations like the PTA and Booster Clubsf

My philosophy with effective board governance is first and foremost a policy-based approach to ensure our actions consistently reflect the shared vision of our school and community In addition, the group provides a strategic direction for education, facilities, staff and budget. We would listen to the experts working in those district positions and work with them to ensure we are holding ourselves accountable to be in the best interest of the taxpayers, parents, staff and the community. Effective board governance requires community engagement; I expect members to be active, accessible, and responsive to all stakeholders

With all of us facing inflationary pressures, the district’s upcoming budget priorities should focus on three core areas: supporting staff, maintaining facilities, and advancing curriculum development. To address these, I would support continuing compensation analysis to ensure Germantown offers competitive wages & benefits. For facilities, I would support the ongoing items in our 5 year capital improvement plan so we don’t wait until something fails before addressing it while providing an exceptional physical environment. The third focus would be curriculum development to ensure that our students have the knowledge and skills to give them the best chance for success