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School Board Election 5/9/2023

Filed Candidates by School District
Updated on 5/1/2023 9:46 AM

The Candidates listed below are the qualified, filed School Board Candidates for the 2023 School Board Elections, as determined by the State Election Commissioner pursuant to 14 Del. C. §§ 209, 1052, and 1075. This list of Candidates is final and there are no additional individuals awaiting a qualification determination by the Commissioner.

PLEASE NOTE: An individual seeking election to a school board is not considered an "official" candidate until (1) the individual files a completed, notarized filing form that is accepted by the Department of Elections; and (2) the Commissioner of Elections determines that an individual is qualified under 14 Del. C. § 209 (criminal background check and Delaware Child Protection Registry check) and under 14 Del. C. § 1052 (citizenship and residency requirement), as required under 14 Del. C. § 1075. A candidate's name will be added to the Department's online "filed school board candidates" list only after such determinations are made by the Commissioner of Elections, and the individual's candidacy filing date will be noted as the date the filing form was first submitted to the Department of Elections.

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Disclaimer:
The information on this list is entered by the agency that accepted the nomination. The list is periodically updated. Filings received on a day may not be reported until the next business day.

Table of Contents

New Castle County

Appoquinimink School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Tashiba A. Graham
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (267) 984-5000 		2/24/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Timothy W. Johns
Address: 312 Blue Heron Ct
Middletown DE 19709
Email: [email protected]
 3/1/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Madeline L. Locke
Address: 1297 Bohemia Mill Rd
Middletown DE 19709
WITHDRAWN 3/27/2023
Email: [email protected]
 3/2/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Raymond Joseph Petkevis
Address: 115 Zachary Ln
Middletown DE 19709
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 685-4042 		3/2/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Shawn Rohe
Address: 107 Marble House Dr
Bear DE 19701
WITHDRAWN 3/20/2023 		3/1/2023
Brandywine School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts A and C
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Shanika Perry
Address: PO Box 25142
Wilmington DE 19899
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 588-5800 		3/2/2023
Nominating District C Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Ralph G. Ackerman
Address: 27 Lawson Ave
Claymont DE 19703
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 798-8526 		1/6/2023
Christina School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts C and E
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
Nominating District C Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Christine A. Gilbert
Address: 353 Mourning Dove Dr
Newark DE 19711
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 463-0264 		2/22/2023
Nominating District C Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Donna J. Hitchner
WITHDRAWN 3/17/2023

 3/3/2023
Nominating District C Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Douglas Danger Manley
Address: 4 Eaton Pl
Newark DE 19711
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 898-3269 		1/10/2023
Nominating District E Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Y.F. Lou
Address: 19 Montague Rd
Newark DE 19713

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 722-5193 		2/15/2023
Nominating District E Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Yong Peng
Address: 108 Syracuse Dr
Newark DE 19713
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 650-3894 		3/3/2023
Colonial School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts A and C
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Ronald D. Handy Sr
Address: 26 Halcyon Dr
New Castle DE 19720
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 983-6980 		2/23/2023
Nominating District C Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Ja'Lisa K. White
Address: 500 S Dupont Hwy Apt 230
New Castle DE 19720
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 438-9289 		3/2/2023
Red Clay School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts A and D
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Aje English-Wynn
Address: PO Box 3505
Wilmington DE 19807
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 635-9251 		2/21/2023
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Jing Han
Address: 2911 N Broom St
Wilmington DE 19802
WITHDRAWN 4/10/2023
Email: [email protected]
 2/28/2023
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 John Shulli
Address: 1704 N Bancroft Pkwy
Wilmington DE 19806
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 709-1975 		3/3/2023
Nominating District D Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Carlucci Coelho
Address: 241 Westmoreland Ave
Wilmington DE 19804
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 657-9491 		3/2/2023
Nominating District D Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Jose Matthews
Address: 34 Richard Ave
Wilmington DE 19805
Email: [email protected]
 3/1/2023

Kent County

Caesar Rodney School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Tawanna Prophet Brinkley
Address: 40 Plica Circle
Magnolia DE 19962
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 526-6033 		1/20/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Nicole Hill
Address: 124 Howe Dr
Dover DE 19901
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 423-7939 		2/24/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Emily Phelan
Address: 35 Cole Ct
Magnolia DE 19962
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 244-4608 		3/1/2023
Capital School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Sean P.M. Christiansen
Address: 216 N Caroline Pl
Dover DE 19904

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 222-2275 		2/17/2023
Lake Forest School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Jordan McCloskey
Address: 2004 Williamsville Rd
Houston DE 19954
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 423-4144 		2/3/2023
Milford School District **
Up for Election: District A, B* and At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Ashlee Connell
Address: 7698 Wells Rd
Milford DE 19963
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 858-9405 		1/20/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Danielle Deinert
Address: 8945 Clendaniel Pond Rd
Lincoln DE 19960
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 228-8885 		2/13/2023
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Victor "Butch" Elzey III
Address: 199 Jenkins Pond Rd
Milford DE 19963
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 632-2295 		1/30/2023
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Dinae Woodside
Address: 310 Waterway Dr
Frederica DE 19946
WITHDRAWN 3/10/2023
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 559-7352 		2/23/2023
Nominating District B One-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2024*		 Jennifer Massotti
Address: 56 Broad St
Houston DE 19954
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 222-8251 		1/24/2023
Smyrna School District **
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Marie Fontaine St Pierre
Address: 14 Wheeler Circle
Smyrna DE 19977
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 373-9012 		2/3/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Bobbi Jo Webber
Address: 3652 Sudlersville Rd
Clayton DE 19938
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 632-0887 		1/4/2023

Sussex County

Cape Henlopen School District
Up for Election: District A
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Shawn L. Lovenguth
Phone: (302) 381-4133 		2/28/2023
Nominating District A Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Jessica A. Tyndall
Address: 24673 Tyndall Farm Lane
Milton DE 19968
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 841-4142 		1/12/2023
Delmar School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Shane Bowden
Address: 16212 Whitesville Rd
Delmar DE 19940
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (410) 726-6427 		2/2/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Dawn M. Turner
Address: 10802 Dorothy Rd
Laurel DE 19956
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (410) 726-2184 		2/2/2023
Indian River School District
Up for Election: District 2 (1 Seat) and District 3 (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
District 2 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Michael R. Bellerose
Address: 26183 Tuscany Drive
Millsboro DE 19966

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (603) 391-8685 		2/23/2023
District 2 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Leo J. Darmstadter III
Address: 28 Haven Dr.
Georgetown DE 19947
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (856) 207-7955 		3/2/2023
District 2 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Ivan D. Neal
Address: 24780 Peterkins Rd
Georgetown, De 19947
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 933-0430 		3/3/2023
District 3 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Leolga T. Wright
Address: 28272 Warwick Rd
Millsboro DE 19947

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 945-0830 		1/31/2023
Laurel School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Ivy Bonk
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 245-0479 		3/3/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Sabrina Isler
Address: 427 Center Street
Laurel DE 19956
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 875-0503 		2/28/2023
Seaford School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Armore Rice
Phone: (302) 344-3276 		3/1/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Stephanie Smith
Address: 780 Huston Street
Seaford DE 19973
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 841-8244 		2/22/2023
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 David Tull
Address: 27007 Ellis Mill Road
Seaford DE 19973
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (302) 745-2849 		2/8/2023
Woodbridge School District **
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027		 Jeffrey W. Allen
Address: 19183 Wesley Church Rd
Bridgeville DE 19933
Email: [email protected]
 2/3/2023

* Fills balance of original unexpired term
** School District crosses county boundaries. Smyrna and Milford School Board Elections and Referenda are both handled by Department of Elections - Kent County Office. Woodbridge School Board Elections and Referenda are both handled by Department of Elections - Sussex County Office