Ahmed holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of the District of Columbia. He also holds a Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management and System Security from George Washington University.

Ahmed has two children and lives in Fairfax County, VA.

Ahmed has 22 years of experience with leadership and management positions in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Ahmed Mahdi Hussein's campaign for school board member is his first entry into politics.

As of June 1, 2025, Ahmed Mahdi Hussein’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Plans to examine reasons for why Fairfax County Student’s SAT scores have dropped despite significant investment.

Wants to enhance the implementation of Fairfax County Public School policies and programs for special education needs.

Promises to ensure that teachers and administrators have the training and tools to ensure effective special education programs.

Wants to ensure that students attending all schools have the opportunity at school expense to enroll in community college courses.

- Plans to examine reasons for why Fairfax County Student’s SAT scores have dropped despite significant investment.
- Wants to enhance the implementation of Fairfax County Public School policies and programs for special education needs.
- Promises to ensure that teachers and administrators have the training and tools to ensure effective special education programs.
- Wants to ensure that students attending all schools have the opportunity at school expense to enroll in community college courses.

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Wants to expedite the construction of facilities for students’ safety.

Plans to equip schools for 21st century learning.

- Wants to expedite the construction of facilities for students’ safety.
- Plans to equip schools for 21st century learning.

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Ahmed Mahdi Hussein

Cassandra has a bachelor's degree in business management from Virginia Tech. She lives with her husband in Renton. They have two children.

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Cassandra is the chief of staff at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Cassandra R. Aucoin's campaign for school board is her first entry into politics.

As of June 1, 2025, Cassandra R. Aucoin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports returning teaching only basic subjects such as math and reading for all of elementary school.

Wants to recruit and retaining highly effective teachers and keep politics out of the classroom.

Plans to empower  parents to be involved in every aspect of their children’s education.

Wants to encourage parent-teacher partnership.

Promises to protect the rights of parents to be heard.

- Supports returning teaching only basic subjects such as math and reading for all of elementary school.
- Wants to recruit and retaining highly effective teachers and keep politics out of the classroom.
- Plans to empower  parents to be involved in every aspect of their children’s education.
- Wants to encourage parent-teacher partnership.
- Promises to protect the rights of parents to be heard.

Promises to focus spending on students’ education and safety.

Plans to be a good stewards of taxpayers’ money.

- Promises to focus spending on students’ education and safety.
- Supports eliminating wasteful spending.
- Plans to be a good stewards of taxpayers’ money.

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Cassandra R. Aucoin

Ilryong was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1957 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1974. He graduated from Harvard University and William and Mary Law School. He has two sons.

Ilryong was a Board Member at EduTutor of Virginia. He was also an Advisory Board Member at NAKS-Washington Association for Korean Schools and at Northern Virgnia Community College. Ilryong was a member of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine’s Urban Policy Task Force.

Ilryong Moon ran for the Braddock District seat in Fairfax County’s first ever school board election and won in 1996. He served as an At-Large Member of Fairfax County School Board from 2004 to 2019. During his tenure, he served as the chairman and vice chairman for three terms each. Ilryong was a member of Affordable Housing Advisory Committee of Fairfax County.

Wants to ensure that students have a safe and healthy learning environment.

Supports providing schools more resources such as counselors and psychologists to be able to deal with safety and mental health issues.

Plans to implement and expand middle school sports.

Promises to strengthen education related to drug use and improve dialogue with families and communities on drug use.

- Wants to ensure that students have a safe and healthy learning environment.
- Supports providing schools more resources such as counselors and psychologists to be able to deal with safety and mental health issues.
- Plans to implement and expand middle school sports.
- Promises to strengthen education related to drug use and improve dialogue with families and communities on drug use.

Supports providing all students fair and equitable opportunities and programs meeting their needs to help them achieve their potential.

Wants to offer more learning and enrichment opportunities during summer, winter, and other breaks.

Promises expanding preschool programs and early access to reading.

Supports ensuring our special needs students—ones with disabilities, in poverty, or learning English as a non-native language-are provided with appropriate services, including inclusion practices.

Wants to expand programs for ‘Trades for Tomorrow’ where students are introduced to and learn practical job skills needed in the job market.

- Supports providing all students fair and equitable opportunities and programs meeting their needs to help them achieve their potential.
- Wants to offer more learning and enrichment opportunities during summer, winter, and other breaks.
- Promises expanding preschool programs and early access to reading.
- Supports ensuring our special needs students—ones with disabilities, in poverty, or learning English as a non-native language-are provided with appropriate services, including inclusion practices.
- Wants to expand programs for ‘Trades for Tomorrow’ where students are introduced to and learn practical job skills needed in the job market.

Supports increasing opportunities for parents and community members to provide input in developing policies and budget.

Wants to work with the local and state governments to secure increased funding to renovate and build schools in more timely manner.

Plans to maximize the efficiency of use of construction fund.

- Supports increasing opportunities for parents and community members to provide input in developing policies and budget.
- Wants to work with the local and state governments to secure increased funding to renovate and build schools in more timely manner.
- Plans to maximize the efficiency of use of construction fund.

Ilryong Moon

Linda has a bachelor's degree in environmental science from George Washington University.

Linda is a writer and editor at Metropolitan Arts. She used to be a member of the Community Action Advisory Board for Fairfax County from 2003 until 2008.

Linda A. Pellegrino's campaign for school board member is her first entry into politics.

As of June 1, 2025, Linda A. Pellegrino’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Linda A. Pellegrino

Maureen has a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics from the University of Maryland. She lives in Springfield.

Maureen is news and copy chief at Leader's Edge Magazine. She is also a freelance writer and copyeditor at Money-Media.

Maureen T. Brody's campaign for school board is her first entry into politics.

As of June 1, 2025, Maureen T. Brody’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Promises that students will graduate ready to serve the country, earn a living w﻿age, or get a degree.

Plans to prioritize phonics, math, coding, scientific method, and grammar.

Supports parent involvement in the education of children.

Wants to add back languages, accelerated learning, and academic clubs and programs that have been systematically reduced.

Supports academic and extracurricular enrichment programs.

- Promises that students will graduate ready to serve the country, earn a living w﻿age, or get a degree.
- Plans to prioritize phonics, math, coding, scientific method, and grammar.
- Supports parent involvement in the education of children.
- Wants to add back languages, accelerated learning, and academic clubs and programs that have been systematically reduced.
- Supports academic and extracurricular enrichment programs.

Wants to end the waste and focus resources on academics and security.

Promises to fund bringing clean water, putting high speed internet, and vocational technologies in every school.

- Wants to end the waste and focus resources on academics and security.
- Plans to conduct an independent audit.
- Promises to fund bringing clean water, putting high speed internet, and vocational technologies in every school.

Maureen T. Brody

Peter has a bachelor's degree in math and electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in computer science from Princeton University. He lives in New Alexandria.

Peter is a teacher and lab director at Thomas Jefferson High School.

Peter C. Gabor's campaign for school board is his first entry into politics.

As of June 1, 2025, Peter C. Gabor did not have a website or any information online.

Peter C. Gabor

He has degrees in public finance, administration, and state and local government from George Mason University and American University. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Herndon.

Kyle is a captain at Jet Aviation and a certified flight instructor. He used to be a partner at Dwel Serviced Residences and a policy director at Fairfax County Government.

R. Kyle McDaniel's campaign for school board is his first entry into politics.

Wants to establish a Blue Ribbon Commission to study school shootings and draft recommendations for School Board consideration.

Plans to conduct a top-down review of physical security measures to ensure facilities are safe.

Promises to enhance red flag policies, procedures, and training.

Supports gun control: Plans to "Set an aggressive legislative agenda supporting common sense gun reforms."

Wants to work closely with mental health partners to get kids and families the help and support they need.

- Wants to establish a Blue Ribbon Commission to study school shootings and draft recommendations for School Board consideration.
- Plans to conduct a top-down review of physical security measures to ensure facilities are safe.
- Promises to enhance red flag policies, procedures, and training.
- Supports gun control: Plans to "Set an aggressive legislative agenda supporting common sense gun reforms."
- Wants to work closely with mental health partners to get kids and families the help and support they need.

Wants to enhance career and technical education options.

Supports expanding STEM paths to align with emerging career fields.

Plans to create elective courses on global business, and entrepreneurship.

Supports to Decreasing fees, and eliminating where possible, to expand access to after school programs and extracurricular activities.

- Wants to enhance career and technical education options.
- Supports expanding STEM paths to align with emerging career fields.
- Plans to create elective courses on global business, and entrepreneurship.
- Supports to Decreasing fees, and eliminating where possible, to expand access to after school programs and extracurricular activities.

Promises to set aside dedicated maintenance funding to free up bond capacity for additional construction and renovations.

Plans to retrofit existing buildings to incorporate more open space, art, and environmentally sustainable practices.

Supports providing consistent pay increases, and exploring retention bonuses.

Wants to target resources to ensure every child has a vibrant learning environment.

- Promises to set aside dedicated maintenance funding to free up bond capacity for additional construction and renovations.
- Plans to retrofit existing buildings to incorporate more open space, art, and environmentally sustainable practices.
- Supports providing consistent pay increases, and exploring retention bonuses.
- Wants to target resources to ensure every child has a vibrant learning environment.

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R. Kyle McDaniel

Ryan lives with his wife, Xuan, and their 2 daughters in McLean. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from the University of Virginia. He also holds a Master's Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.

Ryan is the Associate Director of John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution since 2013. He is also a Managing Director and Founder of Global Leaders of Fairfax County since 2020.

Ryan L. McElveen was a Member At-large at Fairfax County School Board from 2012 to 2020.

Plans to provide high-quality mental health resources that meet the needs of  students and staff.

- Plans to provide high-quality mental health resources that meet the needs of  students and staff.

Plans to offer 21st century curriculum, academies, and high-quality music, theater, arts, and world language programs in every school to prepare students to thrive in the workforce of the future

Wants to implement universal high-quality pre-K programs that prepare students to enter kindergarten ready to learn.

- Plans to offer 21st century curriculum, academies, and high-quality music, theater, arts, and world language programs in every school to prepare students to thrive in the workforce of the future
- Wants to implement universal high-quality pre-K programs that prepare students to enter kindergarten ready to learn.

Wants to competitively compensate and retain a high-quality workforce that knows our students by name and by need​.

Promises to build and maintain educational environments and facilities that are safe, inclusive, healthy, sustainable, and inspire learning.

- Wants to competitively compensate and retain a high-quality workforce that knows our students by name and by need​.
- Promises to build and maintain educational environments and facilities that are safe, inclusive, healthy, sustainable, and inspire learning.

Ryan L. McElveen

Saundra has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Colorado State University, a master's degree in health care administration, and a master's degree in gerontology from the University of Southern California. She lives with her husband and three children.

Saundra used to be the director of a secure memory care unit in a nursing home.

Saundra T. Davis' campaign for school board is her first entry into politics.

As of June 1, 2025, Saundra T. Davis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to increase the number of schools in the county that participate in the Purple Star program for military-connected students.

Promises to return the school curriculum's focus from politics to academic rigor.

- Wants to increase the number of schools in the county that participate in the Purple Star program for military-connected students.
- Promises to return the school curriculum's focus from politics to academic rigor.

Saundra T. Davis

- The school board runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the county government. 
- School board members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some school board members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- School board members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

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