TOP STORY: Region 18 Board of Education Candidates Respond to Our Questions

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OLD LYME–There are 10 candidates for five open spots on the Region 18 Board of Education in this year’s hotly contested race. 

All five open spots are for four-year-terms.

The candidates were asked to respond with a 350-word limit to four questions (below) that we posed. We thank those that responded for doing so in a timely fashion and adhering to our rules.

1. Why are you running for the Region 18 Board of Education, and what skills or experiences make you the right candidate for that role?
2. In order of importance, what do you see as the top three challenges facing Region 18 over the next four years?
3. How can the school board help keep costs under control while maintaining the district’s reputation for academic excellence and extracurricular opportunities?
4. Amid the ongoing national debate over parents’ rights, how should the Board of Education handle conflicts between parents and the district over curriculum, instruction, learning materials or student support?

Click on each name to read the candidate’s responses and learn more about them in their own words. 

The eight candidates running for the four Old Lyme spots open on the Region 18 Board of Education are:

Jarod Bushey (R)

Brandy Campbell (R) 

Michael J. Hansen (D)  

Jason L. Kemp (D-incumbent)

Shaun Mastroianni (R)

Cynthia Love McCollum (D)

Carlos Piña, (U—endorsed by the RTC)

Sheryl Shyloski (D)

The two candidates running for the single Lyme spot open on the Region 18 Board of Education are:

Anna James (D-incumbent)

Lannie Mossberg (U—endorsed by the RTC)