SJSD School Board to review filings to fill board vacancy
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The St. Joseph School District Board of Education will hold a Special Board of Education meeting to review and possibly select a candidate to fill Rick Gehring's spot on the Board.
The Special Meeting agenda came in right after filings closed at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, where seven candidates have shown interest in the position.
The Special Meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, at the Troester Media Center, located at 3401 Renick St.
Dr. William (Bill) Couldry is a retired educator and has experience in the teaching field as an educator and administrator.
Tom Richmond works at Altec and has served on various boards throughout St. Joseph.
Cassandra Veale, who also ran for the Board's two open positions in April, is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at the Samaritan Counseling Center.
Jacob McMillian, who has previously run for the Board of Education, serves in many positions throughout the community. McMillian has been a PTA Board Member at Pickett Elementary, and has served on the Vision Forward Committee for SJSD. He is also a Lead Pastor at Journey Baptist Church and has a Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Preaching.
Katherine Seufert was a former employee at SJSD, and is currently an actor for the Performing Arts Association. Seufert taught at all four middle schools in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Department.
James Young served in the United States Army and Air National Guard and has obtained a degree in History and Political Science from Missouri Western State University, as well as a Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Young has worked as an educator in both the Platte City School District and SJSD.
Kenneth Reeder has previously served on the Board of Education and currently owns different rental, Airbnb and VRBO properties in the area. Reeder has attended, taught and lived in the SJSD his entire life.
Wednesday's agenda notes the "Review and Possible Selection" as well as the "Possible Swearing in of New Board Member".
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