Re-elect Our Community Partner Serving Denver's Children
Re-elect Our Community Partner Serving Denver's Children
In June of 2022, I was chosen to represent District 5 as a Board Member for Denver Public Schools. To be selected from the other four very qualified and impressive candidates presents me with a great responsibility to the parents and students of District 5 and all DPS. My sole motivation was to promote success for the children of DPS.
During the past year, I have focused on making well-informed, intelligent decisions, always doing what I believe to be in the best interests of the students of DPS. I have made these often-difficult choices without caving into political pressure. An example is that initially, I was the only Board member who supported bringing School Resource Officers back to our schools.
I chose to apply for this unique opportunity to serve children. I have volunteered, helping dozens of kids apply for college, taking prep classes, securing financial aid, and participating in sports and extracurricular activities. I have provided transportation, support, and guidance to my children, grandchildren, and friends as they make their way through the various schools in DPS. I have a granddaughter who teaches middle school, a daughter-in-law who has worked for DPS for more than 20 years, four children and stepchildren who are DPS graduates, and ten grandchildren who attend or have graduated from DPS
I have been a practicing attorney in Colorado since 1996. My primary focus is family law, and most clients are low-income. I have spent my legal career dealing with the social services system and have experience representing children and parents in family and neglect courts. I also do eviction defense and collection defense, mainly on a pro-bono basis. I have a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the University of Denver, and I am a certified Mediator, and I have experience and am a believer in Restorative Justic
We are all facing unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic, the many children who have lost parents and grandparents to both the pandemic and the opioid crisis. I am fighting for my young grandchildren, LGBTQIA children targeted and bullied by current political assaults on their right to exist and be included and children who missed out on critical reading and math skills.
It is my intention, if elected to continue on the Denver School Board, to do everything I can to help students of all races, ethnicities, economic backgrounds, and LGBTQIA identities to achieve success. I will strive to help DPS provide the mental and emotional support many children need. I am open to all input, discussion, and advice to achieve these goals and am thankful for his opportunity
As a family law attorney in metro Denver, I have witnessed the devastation that the Opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic have had on families and children. During the pandemic, I have also seen how virtual education has left many young children lacking fundamental skills. In the past two years, I have represented families whose teenage children have attempted suicide, cut themselves, and overdosed on drugs. For the first time in 25 years as a family law attorney, I have encountered multiple children who have lost young parents to opioids and COVID-19. These cases are heartbreaking for children who do not know what school they will attend in the Fall or which family member they will live with.
We are all facing unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic, the many children who have lost parents and grandparents to both the pandemic and the opioid crisis. I am fighting for my young grandchildren, LGBTQIA children targeted and bullied by current political assaults on their right to exist and be included and children who missed out on critical reading and math skills.
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