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seven years on a church board dealing not only with people issues but financial issues as well. I am a former business owner. I spent 26 years working with kids in various ministry positions such as camp counselor and teacher. I graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma University number one in the school of business in December 1996, I am a retired Design Engineer with AT&T. This job included dealing Hayes - I want to serve the community and give back a little of with people and solving problems on a daily basis. what's been given to me. I went through the Howe School system Leakey - I have been an engineer from 1st through 12th grade and project manager for more than graduating in 1982. 10 years, managing projects Leakey - I would like to serve the exceeding a million dollars. The work experience can bring a students and taxpayers in Howe different outlook into the board’s ISD. I have personal and decision-making process. I don’t professional experiences that can add a valuable perspective to many know everything about education, but I do know a good deal about of the decisions that come before https://www.txfb-ins.com/insurance/agent/Grayson/23242/LorettaAnderson projects, facilities, energy the board. efficiency, and numbers. I have served in leadership positions in Brockelman - It’s quite simple various organizations from high really. I have a strong desire to school until now. Some of these serve our community. And being that I care deeply about the success include: 1. Serving on city council in my hometown 2. Managing an of our community’s children, am Engineering department 3. extremely passionate about Commanding and training education and care deeply about our community's future, serving as nationally ranked drill teams in my high school JROTC unit 4. Serving a board member seems like a natural fit to me! I would consider as a volunteer, consultant, and member of the board of directors for it a privilege to help guide the a local soup kitchen. decisions that will impact our children, families, and community Brockelman - As a person who has as a whole today, and into the owned and operated a small future. business for most of my adult life, I Question: What particular skills know first-hand the challenges that come with planning for now and or experiences qualify you to serve as a school board member? into the future, how attention to detail can make or break you, how failure to plan can leave you in the Shadden - After 32 years of teaching in Howe, I retired in 2016. dust and how a bad decision can have lasting consequences. But, also While teaching I was a mentor to teachers and served on our Campus how good decisions today can lead to lasting positive effects for years and District Improvement Committees. I have 3 children who to come. attended Howe Schools, Kindergarten through graduation. I’ve started a trucking business, making one hundred percent of the Currently, I substitute at our day to day decisions, growing that Elementary Campus and do after business into profitability and being school tutoring. recognized as a superior service Doty - My 25-year career has been provider in my field. I later in various finance managerial roles followed that success into an additional career path as a financial at many companies. These range planner, planning and managing from small companies with 300 investments for individuals and employees with $20 million in annual revenues to ones with over families, while also managing day100,000 employees with over $10 to-day operations of the firm. billion in revenues. I’ve learned to adapt to each unique situation and Throughout all of my experiences, I recognize that having a strong how businesses are properly educational background in business managed through budgeting and monitoring revenue and expenses. and finance, never settling for the status quo and having a curiosity for Without proper oversight in both the way the things work has the budgeting and monitoring processes, funds entrusted to your certainly contributed to my abilities and helped guide my decision care have a chance of being mishandled. My career has focused making. on finding ways to use funds in the I believe these experiences have most efficient manner. prepared me well to serve as a school board member. Being on school board also requires evaluation and leadership. A board member must look past all Question: How long have you lived in this school district? the cheering, smiles, and handshakes to make a fair and Shadden - I have lived in Howe for honest determination of how the 58 years. district is performing through evaluations and feedback. Through my leadership experiences both as Doty - I have lived in the Howe a professional and as a volunteer, I school district since 1995. have learned how to work with Hayes - 32 years. cross-functional teams to find creative, effective solutions for Leakey - 6.5 years. complex challenges. I plan to use those experiences to help Brockelman - While my wife, Tela strengthen our district. has lived in the Howe School district since she first came to this Hayes - I hold four degrees, country as a seven-year-old, as a Marketing, Business Administration, Computer page 5 Networking and Theology I spent need to ensure we have pay parity comparative to other AAA districts in Grayson County or other counties within driving distance. While our schools are doing a great job, we should always strive to be better. I hope to bring fresh ideas and perspectives that will help continue Howe ISD’s great history of success.
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