As a lifelong Attleboro resident, a child of a career AHS teacher, and a parent of two kids in the Attleboro public school system, I am deeply committed to seeing the schools here work for all kids as well as they worked for myself and my family.
As a little boy, I watched my Dad walk to the High School and back every day, briefcase in one hand, lunchbox in the other. When I was 18, and a college freshman, I realized how my time in the Attleboro Schools had prepared me for the academic challenges I was facing.
As a new parent, I walked my oldest child to Willett Elementary every day for kindergarten. Now, I’m overwhelmingly proud as well as astonished to see my two children, growing into young adulthood, as some of the first students at our new High School, receiving the same first class public education that I did.
Along the way, I’ve been active in youth sports, coaching football with the Attleboro White Hawks and basketball with the AYBA. My son Scott and I even worked together with some friends of ours to coach two AYBA teams this year, with Scott as a High School kid serving as a capable assistant coach. We live in Ward 3, next door to my parents house, and I want my kids to be able to settle in Attleboro, if that’s what they choose.
My political beliefs are simple. Put people first; keep ideology out of the classroom; and seek evidence based, common-sense solutions to problems. I’m a committed moderate with friends on all sides of the political spectrum, and as such, I believe that we should seek solutions that unite rather than divide.
I’m running for School Committee because it’s the best way that I can bring value to the city that I love. My job as a manager in Information Technology Services at Clark University has equipped me with attention to detail, leadership skills, and experience with managing complex projects.
Attleboro’s been great to me and my family. It’s time to give back.
