School Board Elections

Ross Kirley

2/25/21

 

For those of you that don't know me, my name is Ross Kirley and I'm running for HUHS School Board of Education. I'm running first and foremost to make sure the High School continues in the direction it's heading. Secondly, I'm running for the students, I want to give each and every student the BEST possible education and make sure they have every opportunity to continue their education at either a college, tech school, military or in the trades. In my opinion, average is ok, but you want to strive to be the BEST! So I'm asking for your vote on April 6th. You can also check out my Facebook page "Kirley for HUHS school board" for more information. 

Bio:

• Born and raised in Hartford.
• Graduated from HUHS.
• I live in the Town of Erin.
• Married for 19 years to my wife Stephanie.
• I have 2 children, Courtney, a junior at HUHS and Ethan is in 7th grade at Erin.
• I work for the City of Hartford. (Electric Department) for 20 years this May.
• I'm very involved in sports. I've coached youth football for the past 4 years. I've coached girls softball, girls soccer, and an assistant coach for the Richfield Rockets baseball.
• I've also traveled a lot of the midwest for my daughter's volleyball.

James Gumm

 2/25/21

My name is James Gumm and I hope to earn your vote for Hartford Union High School Board on April 6th. My desire is to serve you, your families and our community 

My wife Joy and I live in Richfield and will be married 20 years this year.  We have two teenage boys, Mason is a Sophmore at HUHS and Brody is in the 7th grade at Holy Hill Area School.  

I am in my 24th year of service at the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office.  I have served in many capacities at the Sheriff’s Office including Deputy, Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Inspector and my current rank of Inspector.  As Inspector I oversee all of the law enforcement and corrections operations of the Sheriff’s Office, which is comprised of 375 employees and a 44 million dollar budget.  I have a great deal of experience dealing with problem solving, contracts, disciplinary decisions, policy development and legal negotiations.

From 2015-2018 I taught part-time in the evenings at Waukesha County Technical College in the Associates Degree program for Criminal Justice.  

I earned a Bachelor's Degree from UW-Milwaukee in 2007 and a Masters Degree from Marian University in 2012.

Thank you for taking the time to learn a bit about me.  My commitment to you will be prioritizing:

- Fiscally responsible decision making

- Safety and security within the school

- Well-rounded learning opportunities that take advantage of public/private partnerships in technical trades, STEM and academics.

- Ensuring HUHS can attract and retain quality educators

- Transparent decision making that puts parents and families first 

- Timely response to questions/concerns at Gummjames0910@yahoo.com

Please vote James Gumm for School Board on April 6th 

       Bio:

• Married to Joy Gumm
• Children: Mason(16), Brody(13)
• Reside: Richfield, Wi
• Employment: 24 years with the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office. Current rank: Inspector, oversight of 375 employees and 44 million dollar budget
• Education: Menomonee Falls High School 92’, UW-Milwaukee, Bachelors Degree 07’, Marian University, Masters Degree 12’

I believe children need a safe environment to learn and grow. I believe in investments in well rounded and educationally diverse opportunities. A commitment to academics, technical trades, sciences, athletics, and the arts offer the best opportunity for our children to achieve the success we all want for them. I am running for this position because I care deeply about future opportunities for our children and our community.

Todd Doerfert

2/25/21

Residents of the HUHS district will have an opportunity to pick 2 new school board members. In many ways each of us are very similar. We all have a passion for this community and all care deeply about HUHS and want HUHS to be recognized as a great school. This election should be more than a popularity contest, the residents of the HUHS district deserve to know how each candidate thinks. The residents deserve to know how each candidate would approach actual issues.

As I talk with people during this campaign, a common question I hear is “What can be done to make HUHS better?” or “What would you do to fix the problems we are hearing about?” My response to questions like these is to say the most effective changes come from within. Great success happens when the people who actually power the organization have a say in what changes are made and are involved in the implementation of those changes. Teachers and students are the two most important groups in any high achieving school; they must be involved in the process. Without motivated teachers, even the best lessons can seem stale or forced and students will pick up on their instructor’s lack of spirit. Teachers and students must be part of the solution. We will not improve through administrative changes alone.  

Bio: 

I live in Rubicon where my wife Laura and I raised our two daughters. I grew up in Hartford, attended St. Kilian grade school and HUHS. After high school, I trained to be a tool & die maker. I completed an apprenticeship and I still work in that trade. In my spare time, I’m an avid and frustrated golfer. In the winter months, I enjoy snowboarding and hiking. I feel the Hartford community in general, and HUHS in specific gave me many opportunities. I see becoming a member of the HUHS school board as a way to serve a community that gave me and my family so much.

Bill Savage

2/25/21

 

During a conversation with a District Administrator in the area, he stated that the perception is that if one was to go to sleep for a hundred years when they woke up everything around them would have changed... Except for public education. Of course, the reason that we have that perception is because if you went to sleep for a hundred years, everything would be different, except public education. There are several reasons that I attribute to the resistance to change but only one solution. That solution is for the community to demand that their educational dollars are spent efficiently. The community should demand that their schools offer parents and students a wide range of programs and opportunities that reflect the contemporary needs of the world in which we live. My decades of experience at both the state and local level give me the tools necessary to help bring about those positive changes. 

Bio: 

• Married to Tina, four children
• Degree in Economics and Psychology – UW-Oshkosh
• Began career in Restaurant management – Bought Bar and Grill in 1990
• By 1999 owned two Taverns and a Steakhouse
• 2005 started as a legislative aide to State Representative Don Pridemore
• Served as Committee Clerk for Assembly Committee for Education Reform
• Served as Committee Clerk for Assembly Committee for Urban Education
• Served as Top Advisor for Campaign to elect Don Pridemore Superintendent of Public Education
• Served six years on Hartford Joint1 School Board
• Served six years on Hartford Union High School Board of Education