October 14 is the Deadline

November 8 is Election Day

Learn where to go, what to do and who to support right here. Then MARK YOUR CALENDAR for Tuesday, November 8, 2011 to vote and be heard.

GET READY TO VOTE

1 Mark your calendars for November 8
2 Know your voting location click here
3 Learn about the candidates below (you will choose 4)
4 Bring your ID to the voting location
5 On your ballot, vote for the School Board first

Meet the Candidates

Mary Adams

Party Affiliation(s): Democratic

Key Information:

Research nurse at the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at the University of Rochester Medical Center
Graduate of the University of Rochester
Member of the Community Education Task Force Slate for Educational Change
Mother of three children

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Melisza Campos (Incumbent)

Party Affiliation(s): Democratic; Working Families; Independence

Key Information:

Vice President of Operations and Instruction for the Dale Carnegie Rochester office
Graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo
Elected to the School Board in 2007
Mother of two children

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Howard Eagle

Party Affiliation(s): Green Party

Key Information:

Retired RCSD teacher of 23 years
Graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport
Member of the Community Education Task Force Slate for Educational Change
Parent of four children

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Malik Evans (Incumbent)

Party Affiliation(s): Democratic; Independence

Key Information:

Vice President at M&T Bank
Graduate of the University of Rochester
Elected to the School Board in 2003 and currently serves as the President
Father of one child

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Mia Hodgins

Party Affiliation(s): Working Families

Key Information:

Fundraising professional at WXXI
Graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego
Board Member of the Rochester Education Foundation
Also running on the Rochester’s Parents United line

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Willa Powell (Incumbent)

Party Affiliation(s): Democratic; Working Families

Key Information:

Retired Captain and Personnel Officer with the U.S. Army Reserves
Graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology
First elected to the School Board in 1997; Re-elected in 2003 after an 18-month hiatus
Mother of four children

For More Information:

Candidate Website
WXXI Interview
Democrat & Chronicle Article [PDF]
Democrat & Chronicle Candidate Response [PDF]

Wallace Smith

Party Affiliation(s): Green Party

Key Information:

Community Activist and former RCSD employee
Co-founder of the Freedom School in Rochester
Member of the Community Education Task Force Slate for Educational Change
Parent and grandparent of RCSD students

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Glenny Williams

Party Affiliation(s): Working Families

Key Information:

Local activist that began career working with F.I.G.H.T.
Participated in the creation of Wilson Magnet High School and founded the Union of Parents
Chaired the RCSD Budget Advisory Committee
Parent

For More Information:

Rochester Families’ Empowerment Alliance

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