2022 Election: Alicia Unusan, Holmdel Board of Education

HOLMDEL, NJ — Alicia Unusan is one of eight candidates seeking three full seats on the Holmdel Board of Education in the Nov. 8 general election.

In these profiles, based on the questions, the candidates give the voters an account of themselves and their positions on the issues. The patch spreads to each person until the election.

It is part of the Education First panel, which includes candidates Matthew Weisfeld and John Lam and, as the name suggests, is more focused on challenging careers in the district. Unusan is also concerned about the school environment and issues such as bullying. “Specifically, more needs to be done around curriculum, budgeting, and wildlife that weakens our educational environment,” he said.

Read more from the candidate Alicia Unusan:

Name: Alice Unusan

Age: 46

Town of inhabitants; Holmdel

Position sought: Holmdel Board of Education

Are you an incumbent or do you have previous school board or civilian experience? No

Do you have a campaign design or scrap? Education First

Campaign website: www.holmdeleducationfirst.org

Family: Husband, Eso; and two sons, Greyson, 10 and Ellery, 5

Education: BA, Manhattan College; MS, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ

Occupation; Mother and freelancer in corporate voiceovers

What do you want to run for school board and what in your experience or stage prepares you for the election:

I am the mother of two students, one at Indian Hill and one at the Village School. I have my master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and I believe we need a renewed focus on children’s emotional and social well-being.

I want my children to know that I have done everything to improve the current educational climate. As a class parent, member of PLG and PSA, as well as a designated Board member of PSA, we encounter the lack of infrastructure, policies, rules and procedures that wreak havoc on teachers and students and ultimately impact. the education that our students receive.

From bullying on the bus and the use of cell phones in the classroom, to the lack of enrichment classes and programs experiencing vapor, our schools have become dark and disorganized and education has become a secondary goal to managing behavior issues and creating infrastructure.

The previous board allowed many supervisory roles in the harmful game of musical chairs to be removed and allowed a temporary superintendent to play chess with our students for 18 months.

The newly appointed members have shown promise and are working hard to improve Holmdel schools for our students. They need more like-minded members who value education above all else to join them in their endeavor. In particular, more needs to be done about the curriculum, budgeting and wildlife that weakens our educational environment. Children don’t learn if they don’t feel safe.

I value the individual advanced level in the sciences, the structure and the way my institution is structured, and I recognize the values ​​of the positive school culture.

Qualifications of candidates:

Our first board is Education. Mat Weisfeld, Joanne Lam, and I are all committed to restoring a cutting-edge STEM/STEAM curriculum that will rival technical schools, improve fiscal transparency for revenue and students alike, and restore a positive culture in this post-pandemic environment. society to provide education for our students and their future.