On Nov. 5, 2024, the highly anticipated election will be held all over the country. There will be no school in Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) and the ballots will include Presidential, State Senator, State Representative, local proposals and much more. One of the local positions in Ann Arbor will be for the school board. There are four open positions on the school board. One is to extend the term of an interim school board member and the three others are to fill open positions for a full term.
This year there are a total of seven people running for school board positions. Torchio Feaster is currently the president of the school board and is filling the position of a member who did not complete their term. He is running to complete his school board term and is the only candidate running for this particular seat.
There are six other candidates running for three open spots on the school board to complete a full term.
Megan Kanous is an AAPS parent and an active member of the Haisley Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) council. Professionally, she has a background in retail and sales.
Ernesto Q. Querijero is a current member of the Board of Trustees running for re-election. He has served on the board since 2020 and is a full time faculty member at Washtenaw Community College.
Eric Sturgis is an AAPS graduate and a former student at Clague Middle School. He was a college and high school tennis coach and has also worked as a substitute teacher in AAPS.
Don Wilkerson is an AAPS parent and served on the PTO council at STEAM. Professionally, he leads the Risk Advisory Services Practice at Rehmann, a certified public accounting firm.
Leslie Wilkins is an AAPS parent who has served on various PTO councils. Professionally, she is a marketing executive for Part D Advisors.
Glynda T. Wilks is a former teacher at Burns Park Elementary and a former AAPS parent who served STEAM and Clague PTO. Prior to becoming a teacher, she was a journalist for the Detroit Free Press and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Candidates will be elected to a four year term and will begin serving in January of 2025.
