INDY staff

Name: Rachel Waltz Age: 46 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: www.rachelfordurhamschools.com Occupation and employer: System Improvement Advisor, Community Solutions 1. What is your past or current involvement with Durham Public Schools? What makes you qualified for this job? I love Durham and love Durham Public Schools. I’m a DPS parent and have led my son’s […]

Name: Peter Crawford Age: 42 Party affiliation: Unaffiliated Campaign website: www.petefordurhamschools.com Occupation and employer: Operations, Acre Labs, Inc. 1. What is your past or current involvement with Durham Public Schools? What makes you qualified for this job? My experience over the past several years has firmly grounded me in our community and its public schools. […]

Name: Gabrielle Rivero Age: 33 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: gabby4durham.com Occupation and employer: Founder & CEO for Express & Release Therapeutic Dance 1. What is your past or current involvement with Durham Public Schools? What makes you qualified for this job? I bring more than thirteen years of experience working with public schools by […]

Name: Xavier Cason Age: 63 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: https://www.vote4cason.com/ Occupation and employer: Sr. Manager, Durham Public Schools Foundation 1. What is your past or current involvement with Durham Public Schools? What makes you qualified for this job? I have spent more than three decades working in and alongside Durham Public Schools as an […]

Name: Kristy Moore Age: 49 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: https://www.votekristymoorefordurham.org Occupation and employer: Program Manager, The Hunt Institute  1. What is your past or current involvement with Durham Public Schools? What makes you qualified for this job? I am a parent of a DPS graduate and a current DPS student, a former DPS teacher, […]

Name: Jerome Leathers Age: 56 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: Jerome Leathers for School Board Occupation and employer: Assistant Principal in Danville Public Schools  1. What is your past or current involvement with Durham Public Schools? What makes you qualified for this job? I am a product of Durham Public Schools and have spent my […]

Name: Satana Deberry Age: 56 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: www.facebook.com/deberry4da Occupation and employer: 16th Prosecutorial District Attorney – State of North Carolina 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the District Attorney’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? Looking back over the past four years, […]

Name: Jonathan Wilson Age: 42 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: www.wilsonfordurham.com Occupation and employer: Attorney, J Wilson Law PLLC 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the District Attorney’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? One of the most important issues facing the District Attorney’s Office […]

Name: Sheriff Clarence Birkhead Age: 65 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: https://www.birkheadfordurham.com/ Occupation and employer: Sheriff of Durham County  1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the Sheriff’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? Continuing to reduce crime throughout the County. While crime is down in […]

Name: Johnny D. Hawkins Age: 58 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: JHawkinsforDurham.com Occupation and employer: Interim Director of Safety & Security – Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the Sheriff’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? 1) Stabilize […]