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Sneed is a CMS parent and a lawyer who has worked with employment law, expertise she says will be valuable during a superintendent search. She also spent two years on the board of Bradford Prep, a Charlotte charter school.
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Clara Kenedy Witherspoon is a graduate of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. She worked for CMS as a school counselor and graduation coach.
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Thelma Byers-Bailey currently serves as the vice chair of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board.
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Melanie Freeman is a musician and homeschool educator running for a seat on the Cabarrus County Schools Board.
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Rhonda Cheek has served on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board since 2009. She faces four challengers for her seat representing District 1.
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Lisa Cline has 39 years of experience in education. More than 29 of those years were in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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Melissa Easley was a teacher for 14 years, 10 in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and is a CMS parent.
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Trent Merchant is a former at-large school board member.
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Monty Witherspoon is a member of the African American Faith Alliance, which was critical of Winston’s leadership and the board’s failure to act more effectively for children of color. He says it’s time for new leadership that can restore community confidence.
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Carol Sawyer is a former CMS parent who has been advocating for equity in education for two decades, co-founding a group called OneMECK and serving on the CMS Equity Committee in the early 2000s.