What are your top 3 priorities for the school board?

“My top three priorities for the school board are students – ensuring they have the resources, services, curriculum, and safety they need; teachers – ensuring they receive the support and compensation they deserve; and schools – ensuring they are equitably funded, well-represented, and are a source of pride for our county.”

What is your plan for addressing aging school facilities and providing every student with a safe, modern learning environment?

“Hamilton County has well-documented school facility needs, including schools that have been identified as priorities for improvement. Addressing those needs requires more than a one-time investment-it requires a long-term, transparent plan.

My approach starts with ensuring every school in District 9 has a current, publicly available facility assessment, not just a district-wide summary. Teachers, staff, and school employees who work in these buildings every day should be active partners in identifying the most urgent needs and helping set priorities.

From there, I would support a tiered action plan that addresses immediate health and safety concerns first, while also evaluating where renovations, upgrades, or replacement facilities make the most sense from a long- term investment standpoint.

Funding for school facilities should be part of an ongoing county budget strategy, not something addressed only when buildings reach a crisis point. Just as importantly, the process should be transparent, data-driven, and open to meaningful community input so taxpayers and families can clearly see how decisions are made and how resources are allocated.”

How can the school board guarantee our schools are continuously adapting to the evolving needs of our students?

“The board's job is to stay ahead of student needs — not just react to them. I see those needs in three areas.

Career, trade, and college readiness. The world our students are entering keeps changing. The board must ensure programming keeps pace — strengthening Future Ready Centers, expanding dual enrollment and trade pathways, and making sure every student has a competitive path forward.

Social, emotional, and intellectual development. Students can't learn where they don't feel heard. I'll push for real student feedback mechanisms, adequate in-school counseling, and accessible mental health resources in every District 9 school.
Safety, health, and wellbeing. The board should track more than test scores — attendance patterns, family needs, school-home balance. Staying connected with families is how we catch problems before they become crises.

In all three areas, I'll demand honest reporting from leadership, align the budget to these priorities, and hold the board accountable to the whole student — not just the data that's easy to measure.”

What is your most unpopular opinion?

“I think we, as a society, should ditch the narrow toe box that we are all so used to. The narrow toe box on shoes started as a fashion trend and status symbol that now leaves many people with foot ailments. A great replacement are shoes that have all five toes separated.”