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Milliken, Jr. is the board chair and owns Milliken Realty Co., an Ann Arbor commercial real estate brokerage firm which he founded in 1996. Laney College and The Citizen do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, military or veteran status, disability, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition, and immigration status. For more information on the Board of Trustees and their role at PCCD, please visit the districts website. Malcolm is a current full-time Campus Services Employee at WCC, and also works full-time as a local real estate agent in Washtenaw County. Candidate. Current Council Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Nicole Brown, a Democrat who beat out other city leaders in the primary, faces nonpartisan candidate Amber Fellows and Libertarian Mark Alan King. State elections officials recommend requesting an absentee ballot in-person to avoid postal delays within two weeks of an election. However, the turbulent aspects of her tenure were also taken into account when considering which candidate to endorse. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Read more: Republicans seek to unseat two Democrats on University of Michigan Board of Regents. Ultimately, we felt that it was time for a change for the Area 5 trustee seat. The newsroom voted unanimously to endorse Louis Quindlen for the Area 3 seat on Peraltas governing board. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. A nonpartisan write-in candidate, Dylan Manna, has also filed for the race but will not appear on the ballot. ANN ARBOR, MI - One challenger is seeking to unseat one of the two incumbents running on the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees this fall. Read more: Ann Arbor Democrat faces Ypsilanti-area Republican in Michigan Senate race. She was also the Board President when the infamous grand jury report identified problematic board behaviors such as infighting and misconduct. Trustee Ruth Hatcher spent 30 years as a staff member of the English department at WCC. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Still, during Reiss term, the district rose up one notch to a warning accreditation status. Candidates in this contest and votes received: Debbie Macon (31.0%), Thomas Patrick Sulli (29.6%), Christopher P. Malon (21.0%), Sherry Cormier-Kuhn (17.0%), All Other Votes (1.5%), Total Votes Cast (0.0%), and Total Ballots Cast (0.0%). These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Sheweet Yohannes Nebai Esaias | Staff Writer. Davis: Dissension is a cancer which can disable any successful organization from its core. Below you will read personal opinions and the newsrooms observations for the candidates running in Areas 3, 5, and 7 all written by individual staff writers and editors. Challenging an established incumbent is never easy, particularly for a down-ballot school board seat. For full statewide listings of recommendations, you can check out the MEA Voice 2022 Election Guide or see press releases on MEA.org for state and local candidates. Under her leadership, the district made progress in its accreditation rating. Read more: Ypsilanti City Council will see new faces after the Nov. 8 election. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. 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. Malcolm: Support programs and courses that help non traditional and dispossessed students obtain the education needed to enter the workforce and compete in a global work environment. //]]>. Increase trade programing. Your guide to L.A. Community College District Board of Trustees candidates Nine of 11 candidates for the L.A. Community College District Board of Trustees. Reiss also oversaw a board that approved new high-paying administrative positions in the wake of declining enrollment, some of which went to people who live outside of the district and even out of state an ongoing issue that members of the Peralta community have condemned. We wanted to understand his knowledge of what issues the district faces. The Editorial Board is made up of opinion journalists with wide-ranging expertise whose consensus opinions and endorsements represent the voice of the institution - defined as the board. Washtenaw County voters in Chelsea and Sylvan Township will help decide the race for the new 46th District, stretching west to cover Jackson. I do not think schools should be places where firearms are, he said. We have also provided our endorsements and a brief summary of why we made them. Davis is also the owner of Davis Jewelry Collections and works at TJMaxx in Ann Arbor. October 7, 2020. Ann Arbor District Library Board of Trustees. All rights reserved (About Us). Mich. election information including candidate listings and absentee voter resources can be found on the Secretary of State website. On Tuesday, Grand Rapids Community College held a forum that was broadcasted on YouTube interviewing three candidates, Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, Brandon Sinclair, and Daniel Williams, to fill two positions on GRCC's Board of Trustees. Democrats seek to keep slim majority in Michigan State Board of Trustees election. Iino ran in a special election to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees to represent Seat No. Whitmers education budget proposal and continued commitment to students. We recommend voters go with one incumbent Andra Hoffman in Seat 1 and three newcomers, Gerry Anderson in. Your email address will not be published. In protest the League held two sit-ins in 1935. Just click on the link below to view the Washtenaw Community College Trustees recording, and on the right you will see a list of the. Prop 3 fight eclipses $50 million: Yes outraising No and polling ahead, What narrowing polls in Michigans midterms really mean for voters. Two Washtenaw county attorneys are vying to become the next Washtenaw County Trial Court judge, competing for an open spot on the bench created by Judge Archie Browns retirement. Trustees are, however, invited to participate in prospective officer personnel interviews and thus have a voice in who makes up the administration and how the relationships are struck between the executive branch and departments of the College. The four-candidate race also includes Martin Thomas, manager of campus services. Gamble was the only candidate to attack his opponent and Quindlen did not shy away from criticizing the districts decisions and failures. 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However, the turbulent aspects of her tenure were also taken into account when considering which candidate to endorse. Still, during Reiss term, the district rose up one notch to a warning accreditation status. AboutFAQSAdvertiseNews SuggestionSubmit an event. To do so go to your city or township clerks office before polls close on Election Day, with the required documents. By Sabrina Edwards. This file photo shows inside the Ward 1 polling place at Ann Arbor Community High School in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News. Dave DeVarti held a seat on Ann Arbor city council as a Democrat representing ward four from April 1987 to April 1988. Our STEM students are accepted to the University of Michigan and other 4-year institutions to future their educational career. His answers to our questions werent evasive or uninformed they were exactly the type of answers you might rehearse in front of a mirror before speaking to a group of student journalists. Voice File Photo. Davis: Washtenaw Community College has become the forerunner of community colleges in producing the finest students in this area. In Ward 5, Democratic City Council candidate Jenn Cornell, who ousted an incumbent in August, faces nonpartisan candidate Jonathan Hoard. Candidate Forums: Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees No views Sep 22, 2022 Angela Davis, David S. Malcolm and William G. Milliken, Jr. discuss their priorities as. We have a very strong support for community college across the county, DeVarti said. Candidates in the Nov. 8 general election are vying for seats on the state's university boards, and on the State Board of Education, a panel with advisory input over the state's k-12 schools. Not authorized by any candidate. But my heart is telling me I need to do something, just like anyone else who said Ive had enough and Im taking action, said Thomas. Skip to main content. He was. 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. 6) See the links below for MLive/The Ann Arbor News coverage of all the contested races for local, county, judicial, state House, state Senate and Congressional races, as well as tax proposals that will be on the ballot in Washtenaw County. When asked if PCCD should drop the mask mandate, Gamble gave a one-word answer no, missing another opportunity to provide his opinions on a solution. Thanks for this, which was the only coverage of these races I could find! In Barton Hills Village, seven candidates are also running for four open nonpartisan trustee seats. Jerry Brown. Ann Arbor voters will see two contested city races in the general election, with most contests decided in the August primary. The Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District sets the goals and spending priorities for the nine college campuses that make up the largest consortium of. As a future trustee, we believe that doing your homework on what the board has been discussing is critical to being an acceptable replacement. Each year Oakland County Times gives candidates for any office an opportunity to do a video interview. We commend Quindlens pursuit of improving the governance of the Board and his focus on serving Peralta students. Or call us at 866-MEA-HELP, var Comm100API=Comm100API||{};(function(t){function e(e){var a=document.createElement("script"),c=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];a.type="text/javascript",a.async=!0,a.src=e+t.site_id,c.parentNode.insertBefore(a,c)}t.chat_buttons=t.chat_buttons||[],t.chat_buttons.push({code_plan:253,div_id:"comm100-button-253"}),t.site_id=48834,t.main_code_plan=253,e("https://vue.comm100.com/livechat.ashx?siteId="),setTimeout(function(){t.loaded||e("https://standby.comm100vue.com/livechat.ashx?siteId=")},5e3)})(Comm100API||{}), 2021 Michigan Education Association . 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. ), Jump to: Community College Recommendations | Other Local/Judicial Recommendations | Statewide Recommendations. Milliken, Jr.: The role of the board of trustees is that of a policy board. The Washtenaw County Democratic Party held its endorsement meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, August 11th at 6:30 p.m. to endorse candidates for the November 2020 General Election. Quindlen came off as the better candidate, and it appeared to the newsroom that he could be a real advocate for students, faculty, and classified professionals on the Board of Trustees. 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. Heres whos running, Will Dexter elect 2nd mayor in city history or keep incumbent? committing time, energy, and personal resources to the work of the College. My goal always is to keep tuition rates as low as we can.. Gilmore is running a strong race, however, and has won endorsements from several labor unions including SEIU and the Peralta Federation of Teachers (PFT 1603). It does not store any personal data. If he truly has the best interest of the students and the district in mind, he would be a force on the Board of Trustees. We wanted to know that he actually cares. Thomas owes his experience to his longevity at the college where he manages his department using four different budgets. Gilmore stood out as a candidate that could address some of the districts issues with a much needed fresh perspective. !b.a.length)for(a+="&ci="+encodeURIComponent(b.a[0]),d=1;d=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.i&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(B())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),c=!0);C=a;if(c){d=b.h;b=b.j;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(r){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(D){}}f&&(f.open("POST",d+(-1==d.indexOf("?")?"? convened to vote on whether they would endorse one candidate, both candidates, or neither candidate for the three open positions on the districts governing board. The meeting agenda for the next Board meeting will be posted online by 5 p.m. on the ":"&")+"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(! In the past decade I have seen a shift that I do not like. Yohannes on the other hand, while seemingly a little underprepared for the types of questions we would be asking her, and a knowledge base of current district issues that left a little more to be desired, did give the impression to our newsroom that she was running for the right reasons. 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Term expires in 2024. Required fields are marked *. We asked each candidate the same questions. Washtenaw County Commissioner Jason Morgan, a Democrat, faces Wayne County Republican Richard Sharland for the seat. The Congressman's Site WCGOP Twitter Account Washtenaw GOP Tweets Closing the Culinary Arts program, the Construction Programing, the Family education building have all had a negative effect on our students, faculty and community. 0:00. If re-elected, I would suggest the Board to have both parties come together a representing member of the faculty to address the issues at hand; vet out the underlying reasons behind the conflict(s), work to develop a solution with a clear open line of communication and total transparency. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Ann Arbor Democrat Carrie Rheingans faces Republican Tina Bednarski-Lynch, a Grass Lake Township trustee, in the race for the seat. Michigan Democratic Party's Endorsed Candidates: Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson Attorney General: Voters across the state will have their pick of 23 candidates running for elected leadership roles on the governing bodies of the states three largest public universities. 5) Kelsey K. Iino , 2nd Vice President (Seat No. October 10, 2022. 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. She is a tech consultant with her own LLC. I constantly look at how to improve upon my scope of responsibilities for the betterment of the company or organization. This critical work, as Reiss described it in her email response to. While this confrontational behavior could bring real change to the board, it could also prove to be another disastrous chapter in the boards struggle to overcome infighting. Democrat Sue Shink, currently the Washtenaw County boards chair, faces Republican Tim Golding, a trustee in Jackson Countys Grass Lake Township. Definitely. Our staff spent over an hour deliberating over the pros and cons of each candidate their policy objectives, their overall knowledge of the district and its problems, and their delivery. For over 60 years, WDET has provided an independent voice for Detroit through a mix of news, music and cultural programming that's unique as the city and region we serve. He also believed that the permanent Chancellor should live in the district (or at least in the state of California). MACOMB DAILY FILE PHOTO. Read more: Meet the candidates for the Washtenaw County Trial Court judge seat. I bring that experience as well as I negotiated on the other side several times.. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Board of Trustees Member, Washtenaw Community College (vote for no more than TWO): There are 10 candidates running for 2 six-year terms on the board. //]]>//

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