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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New Castle
Kent
Sussex


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: tashiba4appo@gmail.com
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: info@DrTim4Appo.com
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WITHDRAWN 3/27/2023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: lockeml@aol.com
3/2/2023
At-Large
Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Raymond Joseph Petkevis
Address: 115 Zachary Ln
Middletown DE 19709

Email: raypetkevis@gmail.com
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WITHDRAWN 3/20/2023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: shanika.perry@bsd.k12.de.us
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: rgackerman@gmail.com
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: cacgilbert513@aol.com
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: doug@douglasdangermanley.com
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: lou4schoolboard@gmail.com
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: Lukepeng4de@gmail.com
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: rhandysr@gmail.com
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: whitelisa2007@gmail.com
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: aenglishwynn@gmail.com
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: jingonboard@gmail.com
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: schoolboard@shulli.org
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: carlucciforredclay@gmail.com
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: jose4redclay@gmail.com
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: tprophetbrink@gmail.com
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: nicolehillcr@gmail.com
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: emilyphelan13@gmail.com
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: sean.christiansen1@verizon.net
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: jordan.mccloskey@lf.k12.de.us
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: ashconnell89@gmail.com
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: dndeinert@gmail.com
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: vic33elz@aol.com
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: dinae.woodside@msn.com
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: ljmassotti@comcast.net
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: fontainemarie64@yahoo.com
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: bjwebber1@comcast.net
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: jessica@tyndalls.org
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: bowdenconstructionde@gmail.com
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: Dawn4Delmar@gmail.com
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: Michael@DrBE.org
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: ljdiii20@hotmail.com
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: ivandneal7@gmail.com
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: leolgawright@gmail.com
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: Ivy@everychildwhole.com
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: taylorisler427@comcast.net
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: ssg9922@comcast.net
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: davidtull13@gmail.com
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: JWA913@msn.com
2/3/2023

 


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* 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

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.