12/12/13 - Familiarity with the district and a background in marketing were the deciding factors as the Pinckney Board of Education appointed its newest member last week. A seat on the board was opened up by the resignation of Laura Burwell, who decided to leave the board for personal reasons last month. The board only had one meeting scheduled between her resignation and the deadline to fill the position, after which the responsibility would fall to the intermediate school district. Last week, the board interviewed all six applicants to the position and unanimously voted to appoint Deb Reynolds to the open seat. Along with being a mother of two elementary students in the district, Reynolds is already involved in activities in several school buildings. Additionally, board members responded positively to her strong background in marketing and advertising. All of the candidates for the position identified the public image of the district as one of the challenges facing the board, and Board President Anne Colone says she believes Reynolds has the kind of expertise they will need to help turn that image around. Reynolds will sit on the board through December 31st of next year, with an election for the next six-year term to be held in November. She will be ceremonially sworn into office at the board's first January meeting. (TD)
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