- Said, "As School Board Director, I will prioritize focusing on rudimentary and foundational academia and work to build those students up who have fallen behind and need more equitable help."
- Intends to focus on combatting the decline in reading, math, and science.
- Emphasizes need for mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing supportive services.

School Curriculum

As of July 5, 2023, Melissa Petrini’s website did not contain information on this issue and Melissa Petrini did not complete our questionnaire.

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- Wants to increase interactions between parents and teachers.

Teacher Recruitment

Melissa has an associate's degree in print journalism and a bachelor's degree in business management and finance. She lives with her husband. They have six children.

Melissa is a stay-at-home mom. She used to run nonprofit the Friend Tree Autism Center and previously opened an autism therapy center. She also used to be a dance instructor.

Melissa Petrini's campaign for school district director is her first entry into politics.

Said, "\[a\]s School Board Director, I will prioritize focusing on rudimentary and foundational academia and work to build those students up who have fallen behind and need more equitable help."

Intends to focus on combatting the decline in reading, math, and science.

Emphasizes need for mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing supportive services.

Wants to increase interactions between parents and teachers.

- Said, "\[a\]s School Board Director, I will prioritize focusing on rudimentary and foundational academia and work to build those students up who have fallen behind and need more equitable help."
- Intends to focus on combatting the decline in reading, math, and science.
- Emphasizes need for mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing supportive services.
- Wants to increase interactions between parents and teachers.

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Melissa Petrini

Melissa Petrini earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Finance, as well as her Associate's degree in Print Journalism. She lives with her husband, with whom she has 6 children with. She is on the board of the St. Anne Hospital Foundation and Love is My Religion.

Melissa Petrini is currently a stay-at-home mom. Previously, she ran her own 501(c)3 non-profit for 4 years, The Friend Tree Autism Center. She also opened an Autism Therapy Center. She was previously a dance instructor in multiple cities.

- "As School Board Director, I will prioritize focusing on rudimentary and foundational academia and work to build those students up who have fallen behind and need more equitable help."
- Intends to focus on combatting the decline in reading, math, and science.
- Emphasizes need for mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing supportive services.

As of July 5, 2023, Carlos M. Ruiz did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

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Carlos has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.  He has lived in Normandy Park for 14 years with his wife and two daughters.

Carlos used to work for Lead, Pathways and Partnerships: HBCUs, HSIs, & TCU at Google. He also used to be a principal at Sidekick Consultants, LLC and an account director for strategic consulting and stakeholder engagement at Phase2.

Carlos M. Ruiz's campaign for school district director is his first entry into politics.

As of July 5, 2023, Carlos M. Ruiz did not have a website or any information online.

Carlos M. Ruiz

Carlos M. Ruiz earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He has lived in Normandy Park for 14 years with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys volunteering with community focused organizations.

Carlos M. Ruiz worked with Lead, Pathways and Partnerships: HBCUs, HSIs, & TCU at Google from 2022 to 2023. He was also the principal at Sidekick Consultants, LLC from 2018 to 2022, and an account director for strategic consulting and stakeholder engagement at Phase2 from 2013 to 2017.

As of July 5, 2023, Joey Martinez’s website did not contain information on this issue and Joey Martinez did not complete our questionnaire.

- Supports school programs that will teach "accountability and preparation for the real world."
- Wants children to be able to make mistakes in safe spaces, such as the classroom.

Joey attended Garces Memorial High School and Bakersfield College. He lives with his wife. They have two children.

Joey is a solutions architect for ISOutsource. He used to be a senior systems engineer at ISOutsource and for Diamond Parking Service, a senior implementations engineer for Fuse Networks, and a planning commissioner for the City of Burien Planning Commission.

Joey Martinez's campaign for school district director is his first entry into politics.

Supports school programs that will teach "accountability and preparation for the real world."

Wants children to be able to make mistakes in safe spaces, such as the classroom.

Joey Martinez

Joey Martinez graduated from Garces Memorial High School. He also attended Bakersfield College. He currently lives in Burien with his wife, with whom he has two children with.

Joey Martinez is currently a solutions architect for ISOutsource, a position he has held since 2023. He was previously the senior systems engineer for the same company from 2021 to 2023. Previously, Joey has worked as the senior systems engineer for Diamond Parking Service from 2018 to 2021, the senior implementations engineer for Fuse Networks from 2014 to 2018, and a planning commissioner for the City of Burien Planning Commission. He has been a longtime coach for Highline Public Schools.

- Advocates for school programs that will teach "accountability and preparation for the real world."
- Wants children to be able to make mistakes in safe spaces, such as the classroom.

- The School Board of Directors runs the public school system. The School Board of Directors is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- School District Directors work together to make school policy, set the budget, decide what is taught in schools, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- School District Directors are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.