In August, the WCAT's interview team met for half an hour with each of the ten Ann Arbor Public School Board of Trustees candidates for the November 4, 2014 election. Candidates for two, six-year terms Abraham, 46, is a certified public accountant and resident of Royal Oak. My next focus is advocating for young women to enroll in non-traditional vocations (skilled trades) and our STEM program. Martin Thomas, manager of campus services facilities, has been an employee of the college for 45 years. Gilmore expressed concern about the districts use of unarmed security guards, saying there are times where we need to protect ourselves in a more dramatic way. Gilmore stood out in our forum as one of the best informed and most well-spoken candidates. MARK GAFFNEY is the Free Press' pick for one of the two open seats on the Wayne State University Board of Governors. This recording and 7 others are available for you to watch. CAMPUS. Then new 47th District stretches west from Ann Arbor to Jackson, looping in Dexter, Manchester and rural parts of both Washtenaw and Jackson counties. Closing the Culinary Arts program, the Construction Programing, the Family education building have all had a negative effect on our students, faculty and community. Member of the Employee Engagement and Development Committee. Read more: The race is back on for a State House seat covering Jackson, Washtenaw County, Democrats pull support for candidate running for Jackson, Washtenaw County state House seat, Democratic candidate for Jackson, Washtenaw County state House seat ends campaign, Candidate for Jackson, Washtenaw County state House seat is re-entering the race. It is responsible for conducting elections to elect members of the ACC Board of Trustees, to levy taxes, and for annexation issues. The current Board Members for 2021-2022 are: David Vela, President (Seat No. Under her leadership, the district made progress in its accreditation rating. If you have a specific questions, please write to the List of Candidates State, Federal & Judicial County, Community College, City, Township & Village School & Library . YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. After deliberation, Yohannes won the endorsement of our staff and editors by a single vote. Meanwhile, land preservation millages are on the ballot in Dexter, Northfield and Scio townships. The Board of trustees needs to always be mindful of the generosity of their constituents and spend responsibly. To view current and previous meeting agendas, visit We have also provided our endorsements and a brief summary of why we made them. ":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}}function B(){var b={},c;c=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(!c.length)return{};var a=c[0];if(! Given his dedication and experience, we at. Skip to main content. Board of Trustees Lansing Community College is directed and governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of seven members, elected at large in the community college district on a nonpartisan basis. You can learn more about the Trustees, view meeting schedules andagendas and find a list of Board Policies with a click of your mouse. While our newsroom found strengths and weaknesses in each of them, we ultimately chose to endorse Louis Quindlen, Saleem Gilmore, and Sheweet Yohannes. Read more: Ann Arbor-area state rep faces GOP challenger in Nov. 8 election. The other three candidates are Sara Duvall, Sherrie Kossoudji and John Schaeffer. Manchester Village Trustee races are not contested and neither are races to fill seats on the villages Charter Commission, part of its path to cityhood. Both candidates appeared to be combative. From Gambles remarks, it was unclear whether he was aware of similar programs that are already implemented by the district. The four-candidate race also includes Martin Thomas, manager of campus services. State elections officials recommend requesting an absentee ballot in-person to avoid postal delays within two weeks of an election. Four Washtenaw County townships have contested elections for partial terms triggered by vacancies this November. For a complete list of proposals and all of MLive/The Ann Arbor News coverage, click the link below. Dave DeVarti held a seat on Ann Arbor city council as a Democrat representing ward four from April 1987 to April 1988. Challenging an established incumbent is never easy, particularly for a down-ballot school board seat. I think there should be a teacher on the board, someone who has been in the classroom at WCC. She also served as the English/Writing Department chair, was president of the faculty union, director of the Writing Center and interim Vice President of Instruction. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). 2006 Nov 7 :: General Election :: College Board of Trustees Partial Term :: Washtenaw Community College District. There was no mention of how to specifically fix the districts security issues beyond throwing more money at the problem. And, if need be, agree to disagree on topics that are irreconcilable and move on with the mindset that the most important asset to protect at WCC are the students and their future. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Kansas Association of Community College Trustees Liaison. Seth Steward has the credentials, and he was happy to tell us all about them. LIVE CHAT NOW! Water commissioner Our staff writers, editors, and student leadership convened immediately after the forum to discuss our observations and conclusions about the interviews we conducted with each candidate. gave Quindlen our unanimous vote, the only candidate to receive it. Democratic Ypsilanti Township Trustee Jimmie Wilson Jr. hopes voters in this new Ypsilanti-area district will send him to Lansing, though he faces opposition from Ypsilanti Republican Martin Church. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. EDITORS NOTE: This story has been updated to correct biographical information. Read more: This years Ann Arbor mayoral race now includes one more candidate, Ann Arbor mayor candidates discuss priorities ahead of Nov. 8 election, Write-in candidate in Ann Arbor mayoral race says city has gotten too corporate. I am a 30-plus year insurance agent, 20-plus year real estate agent and owner of RCS-Janitorial.com, a Michigan-based commercial janitorial company. While Tarrell Gamble provided measured answers to many of our questions, we were specifically disappointed in his comments on whether he would be willing to recuse himself if the board voted on contracts that could benefit his campaign contributors, friends, or close associates. The field for the citywide seats includes Council Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Dean Girbach, Council Member Janet Dillon, Nicole Rice, Brian Cassise and Robert Cameron. She seemed more accessible, and for lack of a better term more real. Additionally, the basis of any successful board, team, organization, and company hinges on the ability to listen to the objectives, plans, and desired outcomes and work out a viable solution to reaching the end result. A huge waste of financial resources have also been made over the past few years. It is quite a list. When asked about his strong support for gun ownership (Gilmore founded the MOW gun club in Oakland and established the Oakland chapter of the National African American Gun Association), Gilmore said he supported gun ownership for personal defense but disagreed with the NRAs advocacy of arming teachers in the classroom. As human as Yohannes sounded, she was not able to confidently answer all of the questions asked of her, raising some concern as to her preparedness and ability to handle the role of trustee. Thomas owes his experience to his longevity at the college where he manages his department using four different budgets. 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Cindi Reiss did not join us at our Trustee Candidate Forum. Read more: 2 vying for new Michigan House seat from Ann Arbor to Plymouth. Voters will have their pick from among six candidates to fill three Ann Arbor District Library Board of Trustees seats on Nov. 8. With the stakes so high in this years election, MEA is recommending a record 330 candidates for preK-12 school boards, as well as 11 candidates for community college boards of trustees and six candidates for library boards. Trustee Ruth Hatcher spent 30 years as a staff member of the English department at WCC. A nonpartisan write-in candidate, Dylan Manna, has also filed for the race but will not appear on the ballot. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Across Greater Lansing, voters have begun to cast ballots for the 2020 general election - absentee ballots are being sent out, with in-person voting to follow on Tuesday, November 3 .