Office sought: Lyon County School Board of Trustees
Age: 60
Number of years in office: None
Occupation: Retired from DaimlerChrysler
Address: 1225 Mountain Rose Dr., Fernley, NV 89408; moved to Nevada in spring 2005
Phone number: (775) 575-1116
Family: Wife, Brenda; two children
Education: Bachelor's, juris doctor from Wayne State University, Detroit
Previous experience: Trustee for two years on Chippewa Valley School Board of Trustees in Macomb County, Mich.; Detroit Public Schools leadership positions in parents organization; various regional organizations.
Religious or civic organizations you belong to: Michigan organizations include Clinton Township Goodfellows (mission is to raise funds to ensure "No Child Without A Christmas"); Macomb County Interfaith Center for Racial Justice; Clinton Township Zoning Board of Appeals
Reason for running: "I believe that public education is one of the greatest gifts we can offer our children, and I want to work with the administration, teachers and parents to make sure we provide our children the best possible education. I believe that, in addition to teaching children to take tests, we need to develop their critical-thinking skills. This is vital to ensure that our children can effectively compete in the global economy; and to be effective, our democracy requires an educated electorate than can evaluate public policy issues objectively."