I met Tara Lamar 11 years ago when our daughters attended kindergarten together at McDowell Mountain Elementary School. I remember Tara volunteering her time in the schools to assist teachers and students in the classrooms. Her fun, outgoing personality and contagious laugh drew me to her to become friends.

As time went on, her determination to be a champion for students and teachers really shined when she was president of the PTO. I recall Tara exemplifying this with her PTO Board initiative that merged McDowell Mountain Elementary School into Falcons unifying our district into one mascot. Tara has a way of bringing people together to create a connected community.

Later, I was honored to work with her on the FH Athletic Booster Board where she once again proved her commitment to our district and our athletes. During this time, she assisted our Booster Club to raise thousands of dollars to give back to all of our sports programs. You can always count on Tara to attend our sporting events and see her cheering on our Falcons.

Please join me and vote for Tara as I know she will continue to be a champion for our Falcon students, staff, and parent community. I am confident that she will be an asset to our School Board and make fair decisions on the topics that face our district today.