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Allison Cundiff earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia, and after working in the private sector, returned to school to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching (specializing in Middle Grades) from Mercer University. 

Allison is a veteran public school teacher. She began her career in 2017 at Duluth Middle School in Gwinnett County as a Special Education (SPED) teacher.

As of March 11, 2026, Alison Cundiff’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Crew S. Heimer has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) from the University of Maryland.

Crew currently works as a Senior Project Manager at Intellectual Concepts, He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Georgia and West Virginia.

As of March 11, 2026, Crew S. Heimer did not have a website or any information online.

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Jamison E. Murphy attended Morehouse College and has a master's degree in teaching from Georgia State University. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Phaylicia, and they have a son. 

Jamison is currently a teacher and STEM coordinator. 

As of March 11, 2026, Jamison E. Murphy’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Sonja Payne Szubski has lived in DeKalb County the majority of her life and has settled in Tucker with her two children. 

As of March 11, 2026, Sonja Payne Szubski’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to take a deep dive into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.

- Plans to take a deep dive into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.

Sonja Payne Szubski

Tracy L. Brisson earned a bachelor's degree in public affairs from Syracuse University and a master's in economics and finance from New York University. She is a mother.

Tracy previously owned a wedding and elopement company for over ten years, was the founder and president of a career-coaching and recruitment consulting company for nine years, and worked in the New York City Department of Education for over ten years. She is also the author of a book aimed at helping teachers improve their hiring process.

Champions better dashboards and tracking systems so every parent can clearly see their child’s progress and resolve issues more effectively.

- Champions better dashboards and tracking systems so every parent can clearly see their child’s progress and resolve issues more effectively.

Wants to transform middle schools by adopting best practices for instruction, and focuse heavily on student mental health to ensure kids stay and thrive through graduation by introducing mandatory unstructured breaks for middle school students and better teacher working conditions.

- Wants to transform middle schools by adopting best practices for instruction, and focuse heavily on student mental health to ensure kids stay and thrive through graduation by introducing mandatory unstructured breaks for middle school students and better teacher working conditions.

Thinks DeKalb currently has too many empty seats, but mass school closures are not the answer, instead advocating for "expert-led, cluster-by-cluster plans."

Promises to fight for a bill that clearly lists every project and closure upfront.

Prioritizes appointing a permanent superintendent with the "experience and integrity to fix long-standing problems."

Wants to eliminate waste and disclose all potential conflicts of interest.

- Thinks DeKalb currently has too many empty seats, but mass school closures are not the answer, instead advocating for "expert-led, cluster-by-cluster plans."
- Promises to fight for a bill that clearly lists every project and closure upfront.
- Prioritizes appointing a permanent superintendent with the "experience and integrity to fix long-standing problems."
- Wants to eliminate waste and disclose all potential conflicts of interest.

Promises to do her part to codify 30 minutes of daily, unstructured break time for all elementary students into Board policy.

Wants to limit personal devices based on research and review standards for Chromebook use.

- Promises to do her part to codify 30 minutes of daily, unstructured break time for all elementary students into Board policy.
- Wants to limit personal devices based on research and review standards for Chromebook use.

Believes in "more teachers, less bureaucracy."

- Believes in "more teachers, less bureaucracy."

Tracy L. Brisson

As of March 11, 2026, Tracy L. Brisson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Isaac Brickman

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

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