Candidate Biography (submitted by campaign):

Vote for Greg McElveen for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board.  He brings proven experience, new perspectives, and a commitment to make goals become reality.
Family

• Grew up in a military family, living all around the world
• Moved to Chapel Hill in 1995 from Palo Alto, CA
• Married to Karen Green-McElveen, a life long resident of Chapel Hill
• Two daughters (Kae and Jai) currently in high school
• Four children (Greg Jr., Wesley, Emily, and Adelle) who have graduated from Chapel Hill / Carrboro schools, went on to college at Brown University, University of Chicago, and UNC-Chapel Hill, and have now embarked on their careers.

Service in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District

• Member, Board of Education since December 2008, when appointed unanimously by the
  Board to fill a vacant position
• Mentor in district's Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate program
• Active in the district for over 10 years
• Chapel Hill High School PTSA Board,  School Governance Committee, and Minority Student Achievement and Support Committee
• District Strategic Planning Committee, Minority Student Achievement Network team

Service in the Community

• Leader and teacher at First Baptist Church in Chapel Hill
• Active in the NAACP

Work Background

• Owner, McElveen Research, a market research and strategy consulting firm
• Previously managed strategy, planning, and market research activities at IBM & other corporations

Educational Background

• MBA, Stanford University
• AB in Economics with Distinction, Stanford University

Leadership Approach

• Collaborative
• Open to ideas and suggestions
• Responsive to concerns
• Focus on action and results
• Passionate about meeting the needs of all children

My name is Greg McElveen, and I am running for election to continue serving on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board of Education.  I have had the privilege of serving on the Board since December 2008, when I was appointed to fill a vacant position. After many years of volunteer work in the schools, I saw this as an opportunity to bring a new perspective to help our district meet our children's needs.  I look forward to continuing to work with our community, our parents, our teachers, our staff, and our Board to help all of our children reach their full potential. 

We have one of the best districts in the state, but there are areas we can do better.

• We can better engage, challenge, and equip all students to achieve their potential for excellence -- including students across the academic spectrum -- from currently struggling to gifted
• We can accelerate the closing of the minority achievement gap
• We can enhance responsiveness to children with special needs
• We can create an environment in which students love to learn and in which all feel welcome
• We can maximize parent and community participation
• We can recruit, retain, support, and reward excellent teachers and staff
• We must care deeply, challenge rigorously, and teach creatively.
• Finally, we must follow-up:  We must make plans become reality

TOGETHER WE CAN HELP ALL OF OUR CHILDREN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE!

Thank you for your support!