Dear Neighbour,
I am running for School Board Trustee simple because I believe that every single student can be successful regardless of their circumstances. That’s been the narrative of my own life: using public education to overcome modest beginnings.
I was raised in the public school system and got a great education. I came from humble beginnings and being raised in a low-income background in a single parent household, I graduated from high school and went on to obtain a University degree, and later a college specialization, start a career eventually purchase my own home.
As a School Board Trustee, I will bring a diversity lens to the table. I understand what it means to be an immigrant child of colour, being raised and educated in a foreign land. I understand what it means to make your family and community proud when you graduate from high school and continue on to obtain a University Degree. I understand what it means to navigate the school system as a parent. I understand what it means to navigate the school system as a single parent raising a boy, a black boy, a child with a “learning disability”. I understand what it means to be a community member advocating for those whose voices are not heard.