Wesley Gordon has submitted a letter of interest to be reappointed to the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees, he said Thursday.
Starkville aldermen appointed Gordon in July 2019 to finish Lee Brand’s term, which ends in March, after Brand took a new job in Tennessee. Aldermen voted Tuesday to advertise for the upcoming vacancy on the board.
The deadline to submit a letter of interest is Feb. 26 at noon, and the board of aldermen will vote to fill the position at its March 3 meeting. No one else has submitted a letter so far, City Clerk Lesa Hardin said.
Gordon is the director of giving at the MSU Foundation and has four children in the school district. During his interview for the trustee position last year, he emphasized his experience working on various boards.
He said he has enjoyed his tenure on the board so far and is looking forward to hopefully continuing to review and supervise the district’s policies.
“I think the board is made up of really good members who have the children’s interests at heart in every decision,” Gordon said.
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