It is time to vote for your representatives on the Driscoll School Council!
This year we have five candidates in the election for parent representatives on the Driscoll School Council. As a reminder, the school council meets regularly with the school administration and teachers to shape school policies and programs, identify the needs of students, and review the school budget. This year we are looking to fill all four parent representatives for two-year terms. Below, you can find some brief biographical information provided by each of the candidates.
The election will run through the end of school (1:40 PM) on Friday, January 14, 2022. You may vote for up to four candidates. Each parent/guardian is entitled to one ballot entry.
Ballots will be passed out to teachers to include in student take-home folders. If you would like a paper copy mailed to you as well, please call the school at (617) 879-4250. You may send your ballots in with your student, or email your vote to driscollpto@gmail.com. You may also mail your ballot to: Driscoll School, ATTN: David Youkilis, 64 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, MA 02446.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Youkilis at 617-879-4250 or david_youkilis@psbma.org, or the Driscoll PTO at driscollpto@gmail.com. Thank you to these five fine candidates for their participation and willingness to serve!
C. Scott Ananian: C. Scott Ananian is parent of a Driscoll 3rd grader and 1st grader, both of whom attend the Driscoll Extended Day Program. Scott is a Brookline Town Meeting member, member of the Brookline Advisory Committee, was treasurer for the Campaign for Driscoll/Build Brookline's Future, and is a software developer for the Wikimedia Foundation, which is the custodian of Wikipedia and other collaboratively-edited educational projects. Scott received his PhD from MIT in 2007 and has spent over a decade working on robust and reliable systems to allow kids to discover, share, and learn.
Karina Caban: Karina Caban is a high achiever who is currently enrolled at CSU where she is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Addiction Services. Through workplace experience, she has gained crucial knowledge, skills, and personal attributes that help inspire and shape her mission of engaging, advocating and serving others.
Karina currently works for the Department of Mental Health as the Complaint Officer managing the review, assignment, and investigation of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital complaints. In her role, she collaborates with the Human Rights Officer to identify and investigate human rights violations and abuses. Prior to joining the Department of Mental Health Karina was the Program Manager for the Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities. In her role, Karina helped inspire and shape the Commission’s mission of engaging, advocating and serving the residents of Boston with disabilities. Karina was also the Operations Coordinator in the Homeless and Recovery Services Bureau at the Boston Public Health Commission that is governed by a seven-member board of health appointed by the Mayor of Boston to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable.
Karina has a passion for working and caring for the underserved. As a METCO student mom being an effective advocate, is of top priority presenting information and making requests in a focused way will assure that our children have access to necessary services that may not be available unless we request them, point out their importance, then actively work to get them.
In her spare time, Karina enjoys spending quality time with her 5-Year old daughter, baking, getting crafty, or watching a movie.
Andrew Feldman: Hello! My name is Andrew Feldman, and I am the proud stepdad to Grace, a 6th grader, and Micah, a 4th grader. We live very close to Driscoll, and since the pandemic, I have been fortunate enough to be able to walk my kids to school each morning and then to explore the surrounding neighborhood on foot. In fact, this year, I’ve walked 3,000 miles all around Brookline and Boston. I think it has truly allowed me to learn the area and community.
I grew up in New York and moved to Boston in 2009 to pursue a career in financial consulting. I met my partner, Jordanna, in 2015 through a local fitness group called November Project, and I officially moved to Brookline in 2018.
The opportunity to lend my professional skills in financial analytics (budgeting and corporate financial planning), and more, in service of the school and its fabulous community is too good to pass up. Please consider voting for me as a parent representative for the Driscoll School Council; it would be a privilege to contribute back to a community that has given me so much.
Jonathan Golden: My name is Jonathan Golden and I am a parent of a 2nd grader in 2S. As a high school history teacher at Gann Academy in Waltham for over 20 years, I have held a range of strategic leadership positions including History Department Chair, Director of Academic Operations, and Assistant Head of School. My administrative duties included the design of professional development, day to day operations of the school, mentoring of new teachers, and close cooperation with the facilities staff.
I am a graduate of Princeton University with a PhD from Brandeis University. I serve as a Brookline Town Meeting Member for Precinct 11 and I am a member of the Community Engagement Committee for Brookline’s Commission for Diversity Inclusion and Community Relations. I am a board member of Brookline Interactive Group and have had experience on a variety of non-profit boards.
I am excited by the possibility of serving on the Driscoll School Council to help develop and support the School Improvement Plan and the transition to a new building. Drawing on my professional experience, non-profit work, and public service, I would welcome the opportunity to help the wonderful Driscoll School community progress from strength to strength.
Thank you for your consideration.
Nicole McClelland: I'm Nicole McClelland, parent of a Driscoll first-grader and long-time resident of the Corey Hill neighborhood. I live by the sledding side of Corey Hill with my husband and daughter.
I'm an active volunteer in Brookline town government and have served as a Town Meeting Member for Precinct 11 since 2016. I was proud to be a part of the core campaign team for the successful Driscoll override campaign in 2019. I also serve on the Brookline Commission for Women.
In our neighborhood, I help co-lead the Corey Hill Neighborhood Association, and have been glad to join together with neighbors and community members recently to form the Driscoll Area Safety Team, which is focused on making the roadways and sidewalks in our school zone safer for all, especially Driscoll students, pedestrians and bikers.
My applicable professional background in publishing and licensing management includes experience with budgets, long-term planning, and operations. More importantly, I love the Driscoll community, and hope to join the School Council as part of a team of people working to support our students and school administration, and in making Driscoll the best it can be.