As of August 2, 2024, Teresa A. Connor did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

As of July 31, 2024, Teresa A. Connor did not have a website.

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Teresa A. Connor

Shea is from Tallahassee, Florida. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in health care management from Florida A&M University.

Shea works as an exceptional children teacher at Movement School. She specializes in children's mental health, and has worked as a qualified mental health professional in this field. She was also a foster care case manager and a substitute teacher. 

Che'z (Shea) Adams previously ran for the Gaston County board of education in 2020, but did not win.

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Promises to install safe sports facilities for students.

- Promises to install safe sports facilities for students.

Believes parental involvement is crucial for student growth and success.

Promises to collaborate with the community to advocate for students in Gaston County.

- Believes parental involvement is crucial for student growth and success.
- Promises to collaborate with the community to advocate for students in Gaston County.

As of August 23, 2024, Che'z (Shea) Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports saving arts programming in schools.

- Supports saving arts programming in schools.

Believes in the "extreme importance" of comprehensive mental health services and programs within the school system.

Believes in the importance of comprehensive mental health services and programs within the school system.

Supports child well-being through involvement in arts-based boards and committees.

- Believes in the importance of comprehensive mental health services and programs within the school system.
- Supports child well-being through involvement in arts-based boards and committees.

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Che'z (Shea) Adams

What Title IX means to Gastonia basketball legends Cheryl Littlejohn, Nicole Woods

Cheryl is from Gastonia. She previously attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where she played on the women's basketball team. She also attended the FBI National Academy. 

Cheryl currently works as a life coach a Executive Coaching LLC and at Legacy Event Center. She owns 2 local businesses, Smith’s Soul Food Bistro and Legacy Event Center. She is a former head basketball coach at the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities and a former assistant coach at the University of Alabama and North Carolina State University. 

Cheryl Littlejohn's campaign for member of the Gaston County Board of Education is her first run for public office. 

As of August 23, 2024, Cheryl Littlejohn did not have a website or any information online.

Cheryl Littlejohn

Janna is from Oak Ridge, Tennessee but attended middle and high school in Gaston County, graduating from Ashbrook High School. She has a bachelors degree in liberal studies and elementary education from Belmont Abbey College and a masters degree in human resource development from Clemson University. Janna and her husband have twin boys. She volunteers on the Camp Horizon Committee of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte, as a Guardian Ad Litem of Gaston County, a board member of Queen City Power Connections, and as a board member of the Providence Plantation Home Owners Association. 

Janna is the director of enrollment and product development for Pierce Group Benefits. Previously, she has worked in small business employee development for OneAmerica, as a recruiting coordinator for Darton Group Consulting, as a promotional consultant and trainer for BMG, and an accounts payable coordinator
for Little & Co. Commercial Property Management. 

Janna Smith's campaign for Gaston County Board of Education Member is her first entry into politics. 

As of July 31, 2024, Janna Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Janna Smith

As of August 2, 2024, Tim Taylor did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

As of July 31, 2024, Tim Taylor did not have a website or any information online.

Tim Taylor

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 