Arlington School & Family Magazine May/June 2016 | Page 31

studies, strategic planning, audit and more. It has
been my great privilege to volunteer in Arlington
for many years. I served on the Dance Theatre
of Arlington Board and the Library Board. I
work in my church Sunday School and help
with Vacation Bible School. I have concentrated
most hours volunteering to serve our schools.
Together with great leaders, I founded the North
Arlington Education Alliance to connect people
and mobilize ideas that helped the AISD. I served
as the manager of financial planning and analysis
for an international aerospace firm and Lockheed
Martin. My college sweetheart, Gerald, and I just
celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary. We have
two wonderful kids who are the light of our lives.

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Did you have access to world-class fine arts
training or a chance to sing in Carnegie Hall?
• Could you take junior and senior-level
university STEM classes as a high school
student?
These programs are not part of some future hope,
these tax-efficient, leading-edge opportunities are
here right now, and they are thriving!

In addition, I am thrilled to see public education
return to the wisdom of guidance counseling and
career tech education. We still have plenty of work
ahead. Before you know it a new AISD Career
and Technical Center will grace our city and serve
more than 2,000 kids per day! Our exceptional
superintendent, Board, city leaders, Chamber of
WHAT MAKES YOU SO PASSIONATE ABOUT Commerce, AISD Education Foundation and many
THE AISD?
more are leaning in and joining forces with our
magnificent AISD educators to make the AISD the
We often evaluate public school based on our own
very best place to grow, learn and work!
experience growing up. I encourage you to take
a good look at the AISD in 2016! It’s easy to get
excited…
• Were you able to graduate high school as a fully
employable fire fighter in a city that welcomed
your application to work?
• Were you able to graduate with an associate
degree and a high school diploma at the same
time?
• Could you have attended a school where mastery
of piano and multiple languages were simply
standard?

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