Season 4, Episode 10, March 30, 2024 • Reed Byers, Candidate for Cabell County Board of Education

From his website:
Running for Cabell County Board of Education is my way of continuing to pay it forward. It is an opportunity to use my energy, passion, community organizing, and leadership skills to ignite action and drive positive change in the community.
  I believe that every child deserves to be loved and supported.
  I believe that the stronger our families are the healthier our communities will be.
  We all must play an active role in building a shared vision for our future.
  Trust that every decision I will make that affects Cabell County will be made to support a healthy, thriving community.
This means:
• Doing more of what works, less of what doesn't, and being courageous enough to ask hard questions and reimagine the way we operate.
• Making proactive investments that address the root causes of systemic issues, instead of reactively backpedaling to clean up shortsighted mistakes.
• Reducing waste and incentivizing success.
• Creating a welcoming culture that includes families and community members prioritizes encouraging and empowering youth.
 
Reed's broad professional experience spans grant writing and evaluation, policy review, developing youth programs, non-profit and social impact consulting, creating curriculum, delivering trainings, facilitating community conversations, and directly serving youth and families as a recovery coach and race director. He has held over 10 positions with various Boards of Directors and committees, from the Chamber of Commerce to the Community Service Council and Boys and Girls Club, which speaks to his commitment to service and competency as an executive leader. His philanthropic efforts have helped raise over $50,000 for West Virginia communities and his tenacity for positive change has impacted thousands of people across Appalachia.His web presence:
https://sites.google.com/view/votereedbyers/home
https://www.facebook.com/votereedbyers
Email: info@votereedbyers.com