“So, my goals and aspirations are to uh, I think of, you know, what I would want to achieve, there's four main pillars. So student achievement, student opportunity, student safety and uh success for the broader community at large. So those would be like the four things that I would particularly focus on. And hopefully work with all of you towards those goals.”

“My process of making a decision is kind of a pyramid game of which way do we go? Make notes decide what is the protocols? What is the best way to pursue for us, our district, our students and our teachers and our future and we have to build board of that and working together with that and bouncing ideas off of each other. What is the best way we can do what we can do on that note?”

“Restoring community faith in our school board is a critical piece needed to keep growing a strong district culture of learning. For me, this will be a one-year focus. I will not run for school board again.”

“Um very young age, my father told me there's very few things in life that are worse than a liar. Um so I believe in honesty uh and trusting people. Uh, and I I have a tendency to give trust before I I receive it.”

“The legacy that I would aspire to leave is one of integrity, transparency, and long range stability for Forest Lake Area Schools. Um, I want my time on the board to be remembered for strengthening trust. That's trust between families in the district, trust in the decision-making process, um trust that the school board hears the priorities of the community, and that trust that our schools are putting students first.”

“My main contribution is to enable the district and its people to get out of the way of the superintendent to oversee the educational activities of our kids which benefits the community. And as we build that community and that education model follows, we have strong schools. And so my job here and you guys's job, which I you're doing a great job of, is to make sure that that way is clear.”