Other Candidates
Bridget Shea Westfall is a district parent, former social worker, and public servant working at the Administration for Children and Families. Shea Westfall supports increased transparency and accountability on the board, including increasing opportunities for community input and being more transparent about how decisions are reached. Additionally, she’s passionate about returning students safely to in-person classes and runs the Open ACPS Facebook Group. She will work to address the district’s capacity issues and maintenance of school buildings.
Tammy S. Ignacio is a former ACPS teacher at Francis C. Hammond Middle School and Alexandria City High School–Minnie Howard Campus and assistant principal at Alexandria City High School. No information about her policy proposals was available at the time of this guide’s publication.
Deborah “Debbie” Ash is an ACPS parent. She supports school voucher programs, which put public money into private schools. She opposes requiring masks or vaccinations. She supports the teaching of the racist 1776 Project in schools and supports the reinstatement of School Resource Officers, which disproportionately harm Black and Brown students.
PreeAnn Johnson is the Former Principal of Polk Elementary. No information about her candidacy was available at the time of this guide’s publication.
Ricardo Roberts is a former DC teacher charged and acquitted of a sex abuse scandal. No information about his candidacy was available at the time of this guide’s publication.
Other Candidates
Bridget Shea Westfall is a district parent, former social worker, and public servant working at the Administration for Children and Families. Shea Westfall supports increased transparency and accountability on the board, including increasing opportunities for community input and being more transparent about how decisions are reached. Additionally, she’s passionate about returning students safely to in-person classes and runs the Open ACPS Facebook Group. She will work to address the district’s capacity issues and maintenance of school buildings.
Tammy S. Ignacio is a former ACPS teacher at Francis C. Hammond Middle School and Alexandria City High School–Minnie Howard Campus and assistant principal at Alexandria City High School. No information about her policy proposals was available at the time of this guide’s publication.
Deborah “Debbie” Ash is an ACPS parent. She supports school voucher programs, which put public money into private schools. She opposes requiring masks or vaccinations. She supports the teaching of the racist 1776 Project in schools and supports the reinstatement of School Resource Officers, which disproportionately harm Black and Brown students.
PreeAnn Johnson is the Former Principal of Polk Elementary. No information about her candidacy was available at the time of this guide’s publication.
Ricardo Roberts is a former DC teacher charged and acquitted of a sex abuse scandal. No information about his candidacy was available at the time of this guide’s publication.