Our Students. Their Opportunities. Our Future.

About The Candidate:

I am a mother to 2 children in District 5, granddaughter of immigrants, sister of a teacher, classroom volunteer, a mentor to students and women in tech and an innovative leader. I’m running for School Board because I have a passion for working with people to create educational opportunities for every student.

• I see students struggling daily with class size, burned out teachers and a lack of leadership starting at the very top.

• Students are struggling to the point where parents are forced to seek additional help outside of the school district.

I believe that I can solve these problems.

I have over 20 years of experience in organizational management from partnering to create a strategic vision to day-to-day people and operation leadership.

I believe in empowering teachers to teach and students to learn/achieve in key skill areas. I will use my skills to reduce teacher administrative workloads and bring resources and innovative programs to bear on student achievement.

I have extensive education, volunteer and diverse leadership experiences.

On top of my executive leadership skills, I am a Policy Fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and have an MBA from the Carlson School, University of Minnesota. I have 20+ years as an elementary classroom volunteer, youth sports coach, mentor to high school students and connector of students to career pathways.

I have been involved in diverse education-focused non-profits for several decades including Minneapolis Public School reading and math volunteer, Room to Read, Africa Classroom Connection, Twin Cities RISE, Civic Leadership Programs for Students and Aangan India.

I am a strong believer in the benefit of mentorship and bringing not only resources but partnerships to bear on educational access and attainment for all students especially those from disadvantaged populations.