Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Four candidates are running for two seats in the Nov. 5 election for Warren Board of Education. An * indicates an incumbent.
RHONDA BENNETT
Home: 633 Hoyt St. NW.
Education: Warren Western Reserve High School graduate, attended Kent State University, Franklin University in Columbus, earned associate degree from ETI Technical College in Niles.
Employment: home-care worker.
Family: Husband, Richard, two daughters and a grandson.
Priority: The development of our children and getting back to physically teaching. We have a technical generation but not an educational generation. Many are leaving school and can’t fill out a checkbook.
ROBERT FAULKNER SR.*
Home: 2798 Randolph St. NW.
Education: DuBois High School, Kentucky; Hiram College.
Employment: Retired from Delphi Packard Electric.
Family: Wife, Joyce; three children.
Priority: Provide personnel and essential tools to increase academic performance, increase graduation rates, work with community organizations to assist with after-school and summer programs.
RODERICK LEWIS JR.
Home: 2040 Stewart Drive NW.
Education: Warren G. Harding High School, Art Institute of Pittsburgh Culinary Arts.
Employment: Boost Mobile office manager.
Family: None
Priority: Try to reduce dropout rate and improve results of Ohio Graduation Test.
REGINA PATTERSON*
Home: 2311 Tod Ave. NW.
Education: 1975 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, attended Kent State University at Trumbull.
Employment: Retired after 23 years at Copperweld Steel.
Family: Husband, Valdeoso; two children.
Priority: To monitor and hold accountable those who are in charge of making sure students are career- and college-ready when they graduate from high school.