Position sought: Moon Area school director

E-mail address: Ozone5@verizon.net

Phone: 412-299-1499

Address: 1727 Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township, PA 15108

Family: Wife, Cheryl; sons Doug, 16, Jason, 13, and Michael, 3; daughter, Jodi, 10

Education: Bachelor of science in marketing, Duquesne University; bachelor of science in nursing, Carlow University

Occupation: Vice president of business development and satellite operations at Ohio Valley General Hospital

Related experience: No political experience

What is the primary reason you are running for this office? We all have conversations regarding politics and such. This puts us in the enviable position of being able to do something, rather than just talk about it.

What will be your single most important priority if you get elected? Transparency of process to the community  

What sets you apart from the other candidates? Experience with large budgets and managing people.    

What's your favorite thing about the school district? While we are a large community acreage-wise, it is still small enough to know a lot of people in the community.

What is the biggest problem facing the school district? Burgeoning debt.