September 3, 2010

Election info

  1. August 22, 2010

    Mark Kosior files his candidacy for LaPorte School Board

    Mark Kosior

    Mark Kosior

       Mark Kosior, a LaPorte native and longtime resident, has filed his candidacy for the LaPorte Community School Corporation School Board.

       “I am excited to declare my candidacy for the LaPorte School Board,” Kosior said in a press release. “As a parent of children currently in our school system, I am deeply invested and passionate about helping our children reach their full potential. I want to give back to the community that has been so good to me and my family.”

       Kosior said his vision for the school corporation is to ensure a safe environment, drive academic excellence, exercise fiscal responsibility with taxpayer dollars, and restore trust with the community.

       Mark serves on the LaPorte Hospital Foundation Board and is chairman of the Tour de LaPorte Committee. He has coached in many local children’s athletic programs, including LaPorte Turbos Swim Club, YMCA basketball, KVA baseball, and Pop Warner football. He is an active member of Sacred Heart Church.

       A graduate of LaPorte High School, Kosior earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and minored in economics at Wabash College. He completed his Master of Business Administration at Purdue University Calumet in 2005.

       He has been employed in the field of pharmaceutical sales since 1995 and is currently a Hematology Oncology Consultant with Celgene Corporation.

       Mark and his wife Amy, a teacher, are the proud parents of two children currently in the LaPorte Community School System.

       He looks forward to talking with the community, teachers, and all school personnel regarding their views and concerns about the future of our schools. Contact Mark’s campaign at Kosior4schoolboard@gmail.com.

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  2. August 19, 2010

    Ellen Kyes files candidacy for LaPorte School Board

    Ellen Kyes

    Ellen Kyes

       Ellen Kyes has filed her candidacy for membership on the LaPorte Community School Corporation Board of Trustees. Kyes has worked in issues surrounding children and education for most of her professional life.

       Kyes is currently employed by the University of Notre Dame, as an administrator and instructor. She is the director of the Take Ten program, a curriculum teaching school students in grades K-12 how to resolve conflict peacefully. She oversees implementation, instruction and evaluation of the program in four school districts, working with teams of teachers, principals and college students. She teaches a seminar at Notre Dame that focuses on youth and violence issues and has also taught other community college courses.

       Kyes serves as president of the Board of Prevent Child Abuse St. Joseph County and serves on the United Way Community Educational Impact Committee. She earned a B.A. in Political Science from Ohio University and a Juris Doctor from the American University’s Washington College of Law.

       Her husband, Lew, a computer technician, works for the LaPorte schools and they reside in LaPorte.

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  3. August 18, 2010

    Mike Kellems seeks LP School Board post

    Mike Kellems headshot

    Kellems

       The Committee to elect Mike Kellems to the LaPorte School Board, chaired by Greg Fruth, is proud to announce that longtime LaPorte County Sheriff’s Sergeant Mike Kellems will seek a seat on the LaPorte Community School Board.

       Kellems, who is currently assigned to LaPorte High School as the Police Liaison Officer, has had a long history and association with schools in LaPorte County, including serving as a D.A.R.E. officer, a varsity assistant swim coach, and for 18 years as an instructor at the Indiana Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Camp. In 2000 he was one of two police officers selected from across the United States to serve as a mentor and counselor at a camp held for children of police officers killed in the line of duty.

       “Having long held the belief that our students deserve the best we can offer in education and having a career filled with great opportunities to work with our schools and students, I have decided to take the next natural step and seek a seat on the LaPorte Community School Board of Trustees,” Kellems said in a press release. He added that he hopes his lifetime of service to the citizens as a police officer will be a good indicator of his willingness and dedication to serve the citizens and students who are a part of LaPorte Community Schools.

       Kellems is a lifelong LaPorte resident and a graduate of Howe Military School, Vincennes University and the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. In addition to his 24 years of service in the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department, he also served as a volunteer firefighter for 10 years with the Center Township Fire Department and works as a freelance photographer.

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