Montgomery County Board of Education Candidates 2022
Find your district and select a candidate below to read their responses to our questionnaire. The Maryland general election will be held Nov. 8, 2022. * Candidates displayed in italics did not respond to our survey.
At large (Vote for one):
Karla Silvestre
Email: karlasilvestre2018@gmail.com Website: https://www.karlasilvestre.com/ Age: 50 Employment: Montgomery College, Director of Community Engagement Education: Master’s of Education, University of Pennsylvania Why are you running for the school board? I am running for reelection to the Board of Education because I…
The following candidate did not respond
District 1 (Vote for one):
Esther L. Wells
Campaign email: VoteForEsther@gmail.com Website: www.voteforesther.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Esther4BOE Age: 35 Employment: Certified public accountant and senior tax manager for Washington Gas Light Co. Education: Master’s in Taxation from D’Amore McKim School of Business, Northeastern University Why are you running for the…
The following candidate did not respond
District 3 (Vote for one):
Scott Joftus
Campaign email: scott@fourpointeducation.com Website: https://joftus4boe.com/about/ Age: 54 Employment: Member, Board of Education; founder and president, FourPoint Education Partners; adjunct professor, George Washington University Education: Doctorate of Education Policy and Leadership, George Washington University Why are you running for the school…
Julie Yang
Campaign email: Yang4education@gmail.com Website: www.Julieyang.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julieyang4boe Age: 52 Employment: I am a full-time candidate who serves on the board of The Arc Montgomery County. I was an MCPS high school college & career counselor prior. Education: Master of Education,…
District 5 (Vote for one):
Valerie Coll
Campaign email: Val4Boe@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ValerieColl4boe/ Age: 62 Employment: Retired Education: B.S. Elementary Ed, University of Massachusetts-Boston Why are you running for the school board? I want to apply my 32 years of work in the system to supply much needed…
Brenda Wolff
Brenda Wolff Campaign email: brenda@brendawolff.com Website: www.brendawolff.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrendaWolffForBoardOfEducation/ Age: 70 Employment: President, Montgomery County Board of Education Education: Juris Doctor, Suffolk University School of Law Why are you running for the school board? I am running to serve a…